Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-24
CANYON ROAD
TO Be WIDENED.
,,.,,iI Decides to Purchase a
Strip of Land From the
Wells Estate
NJ WILCOX GETS AN ASSISTANT
,u,nore Is Paid for Expert Services
MAYORS Veto of Hamliu's Bill
Sustained.

- o,,y council, at It's meeting last
~ transacted lot Of routine bus
i's" , which prolonged It's session for
,N,ee hours, and at the conclusion OF
,'', ,ootlng an adjournment was taken
Wv In reyt Tuesday evening AZ 5 o'clock
:. account Of Monday being Decoration
~, one Of the most important mat
oD before the council was the widen
w. and paving of Canyon rvad for a
I,s,once OF 1870 feet back from State
',ae, The much needed Improvement
'm no made In accordance with the
,,,,tlop of the property owners on that
horolghlare. The committee on streets
recommended that the strip Of land
,unnIng back that distance from State
,,,set be purchased from the estate Of
~bsresa c. Wells. deceased, for sl,650
-. the purpose Of widening the road.
Tpa report was adopted by the coun-
III with the provision that the road be
nsved BY the property owners, and
that no UOltk ne fItiN'u III Nlt iOhl
40 the change proposed, Canyon road
III bs "a feet wide at the opening on
STATE street, but the widening will not
r rS'' back as far as proposed by the
city engineer, the council holding that
me- expense was too great and that
nractically the same. results will be
achieved by widening the road at the
junction with State street
y,,otioN pf Walls tho NltN
corder was also authorized TO at once
advertise notice OF intention to pave
,be street In accordance with the petit
lion OF the property owners.
ASSISTANT FOR DIR. WILCOX.
Health Commissioner Wilcox request
ed authority 10 appoint an assistant
health commissioner at salary OF $50
per month. The commissioner guaran-
iced that he and his assistant would at
Tend to all emergency cases Of the city
or pay for such medical attendance
out Of their own salaries. An ordinance
was introduced by Hartenstein Great
ing the office Of assistant health COM
missioner and fixing the salary at $50
per month. The ordinance also provides
that the appointment be made by the
mayor with the consent OF the council.
The ordinance and communication from
Or. Wilcox were referred TO the NUM-
clpal laws and sanitary committee.
sKlDIoREs BILL PAID.
After considerable argument the bill
q Electrician O, II. Skidmore for $3.50
for services rendered. was ordered
PAID ikdmore was employed by the
committee on improvements TO make
tests OF the lighting service furnished
the city A number Of councilmen OBJ
itcted to paying the bill until report
was received from Skldmore showing
the result OF his work. IL was stated
BY Martin that such a report had been
made, but that some member OF the
committee had lost t. He said that
he would secure a duplicate copy
MAYORS VETO SUSTAINED.
The necessary 10 votes TO pass over
Mayor Morris veto the appropriation
OF 5000 TO A. l., Hamlin, the balance
due him on the Liberty Park green
house, were not forthcoming, so the
veto was sustained. The mayors veto
was also sustained IN regard to the
permission granted the Salt Lake &
Ogden Railway company to construct
a spur track on Third West, Just south
OF North Temple street. The mayor
held that the permission should have
heen granted by franchise. and the COM
pany should have deposited the required
SoO with it's application for the fran
ehise.
POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
Chief Of Police Lynch submitted the
appointments Of y. c. Howell w. J..
Goodsell and r. ]. Lemon as special po-
loemen at the Salt Palace to serve
without pay from the city. The APP
pontments were confirmed by unan-
imous vote. The council also con-
hTmed the appointment Of Luther 7.
Wakeman as special policeman at the
Sly cemetery and the appointment OF
W. r. seryls Ms special bicycle police
man, both to serve without pay from
the city.
Chief Of the Fire Department BY
water submitted the appointment OF w.
j. Lloyd as member OF the depart
ment TO I'll vacancy. The appoint
ment was confirmed by the council.
DRUMMERs WILL PLAY BALL.
The council received an invitation
ron the commercial travellers OF this
Vlty TO accompany them TO Logan on
June to attend a game Of ball between
lhe commercial travellers and the Cache
yahey merchants. Upon motion OF
paok the invitation was accepted In
Oehalt Of his motion he said that the
commercial travellers would have their
oiB annual outing on that day and
would guarantee the council good
ume lie said that n good ball team
mao been secured at a great expense,
me hne-up OF which is as follows:
Satcher O'Neill, Chicago; pitcher Grlf-
ntn' New York; shortstop, Hans Wag-
hef, Pittsburg; first base, Davis, Phila-
Ielphia; second base, Ferris, Boston:
snird base, Bradley, Cleveland; center
nen, Heidnlck 81. Louis. left field.
r ca,w,er' st. Paul; right field, DalanS
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
claim was presented TO the council
~ sophia Bredericksen OF 227 east Sec
oIu south street, asking for S2b dam
81 toF Injuries done TO her household
suoas by the overflow Of water from
sne street cutters during the recent
nesNE rains. Mrs. Fredericksen stated
-. Hel petition that mud and water we're
V ". ner tloors six inches deep. The mat
"' was referred 60 the committee on
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