Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-03
JUNKET HAS A
GOOD EFFECT.
For Despatch and Harmony Last
Nights Council Meeting was
A Winner.
GOT BUSY AND DID THINGS.
Typhoid Fever Situation Laid Officially
Before the Solous VIII Arbi.
trate Water Dispute.

The city council established record
nj it's special meeting last night for
despatch and harmony in the trans
action OF It's business The meeting
was called TO order at o'clock and
all OF the business transacted and an
adjournment taken at $3.50 o'clock,
There was a large amount Of routine
work attended to, but nothing arose to
mar the harmony Of the session Moth
ing whatever In connection with the
latest board Of public works difficulty
was brought up at the meeting. so there
WAS no trouble from that source.
THE TYPHOID SITUATION,
Health Commissioner Stewart brought
the typhoid fever epidemic which now
exists I'm this city officially to the coun-
ellis attention In u communication ask
Ing authority to employ additional
sanitary inspectors and garbage wag-
ons so as TO keep the city In n cleaner
condition. rhe authority asked for in
his communication was granted during
tho pleasure OF the council The let
ter follows I'm full.
The number of garbage wagons and
sanitary inspectors In this department
are not sufficient 10 meet the require
ments OF the city, and with the press
ent number OF wagons We are not able
to keep the city clean. | therefre, ask
authority to increase the number Of
garbage wagons from eight to IL, also
10 put on sanitary inspectors for each
precinct to serve until Jan. I, 1904 In
order to properly carry out the work
THE presence of the severe epidemic
OF typhoid fever emphasizes the neces-
sity OF a more thorough cleaning, Sew
enty-three cases of typhoid were re-
ported in August and nine thus far in
September.
I'VE are receiving complaints daily
Of garbage awaiting TO be removed
and as to existing nuisances throughout
the city, the department being taxed
beyond It's facilities to either remove
II or inspect IT,
WILL ARBITRATE.
A communication was received from
the Emigration Dam and Ditch com
pany notifying the council that Charles
L0ngson Ben r. Harrles, John Prey
and A, $. Martin had been appointed
as an arbitration committee to meet
with like committee from the council
grafton creek The communication was
received ana filed and A. j. Davis vi
gus and Tuddenham were named TO
represent the city on the board OF ar
bitration.
ACCEPTED THE EXTENSION.
The Salt Lake a Suburban Railway
company notified the council that Il
| accepted the extension of time for one
year from Aug. II, 1908, for completing
It's railway under the terms Of its
franchise,
COUNCIL WILL PARADE
The council accepted the invitation
OF the Utah Federation OF Labor 10
participate In the Labor day parade,
ANOTHER PROTEST.
Edward w. Hunter and 70 other pro.
perty owner on First West street sub
| mtted protest against the granting
| OF a franchise on that street to the new
electric road which viii pass through
the city running from springylle and
| Provo 10 Logan. The protest was re-
fcrred To the committees on streets and
municipal laws
OBJECT TO CHANGE.
Mrs. II. L. Anderson and others re.
| siding ON north East Temple street
| submitted a protest against any change
| In the grade OF that street between
| North Temple and First North streets,
| The matter was referred TO the COM
mittee ON streets
OTHER ROUTINE MATTERS.
city Recorder Nystrom, ex-officlo
| clerk of the city court reported that
22O cases We're disposed OF In the Grim.
| lnal division of that court during the
month Of August for which Sl,5i5 was
received In fines and forfeitures.
city Auditor Reiser submitted the
department payrolls for the last half
OF August, amounting TO SlO5OL70. They
| were referred for approval.
Raleigh q Hartman were awarded
| the contract for hauling the hay from
the clty's land In Parley's canyon to
the various departments of the city.
Their bid was $3.50 per ton.
The appointment, by Capt. Burbldge
Of r. NJ. johnson as special policeman
at the city and County building TO
act without pay from the city, was
confirmed by the council