Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-07
SOUTH TEMPLE
STREET PAVING.
o,,oo,itiou is Defeated so Far as
wv The Use of Asphalt is
Concerned
BIC PROTESTS LAST NIGHT.
mall, is That Macadam May be Used
,a.,,,d--Othcr Matters Disposed
Ofby City Council,

Iaeto al NlllNA NhNNNff
Ofby City Council
From all indications there viii have
-, change made IN the plan for
,ng oast south Temple street, AZ
meeting Of the city council last
wy .ng two strong protests were made
s .,n., the use Of asphalt IN the paw
Inc and both protestants said that they
''id favor the Improvement provided
.s.dam were used instead Of asphalt.
TAo council gave j, y. sharp, Jr" and
p II schettler the privilege of the
soo, 10 explain their reasons for pro
,e,,pe against the Improvement, Mr.
ss,,n stated that he presented the
s,s sbarp families who own prop
wv, wv, ,rhich has "a frontage OF b,2SO feet,
w ,,td mat tho total cost Of the as
~, ns,,ing to- his relatives would be
!.1s',n and he considered that as ok
.,jorstc II the proposed plan is car
VI All al the estimated cost he said
KY, n would mean that n number OF
u.ools an south Temple street would
thslr homes because they could
nav the having tax and hence the
.s,,oyenopt would work a great hard
XXX an those people. He urged that
.scodam No used instead Of asphalt, as
rost would be a great deal less and
no former paving would last five
lines MS long az the latter Mr. Schet-
,or roIncided with the statements Of
Vr sharp and urged that macadam be
used,
PROTESTS RECEIVED.
In relation TO that matter the city
recorder reported that protests repre-
senilng q frontage Of 5,lS2, OS feet had
baen received IN his office The total
frontage OF the proposed improvement
sll75l feet. and it requires 1884 feet
Ia defeat the project. Hence the above
protests are not sufficient 10 defeat the
having without the protests or Mr.,
sharp and Mr. Schettlor As they both
favor the paving II macadam Is used,
ma council viii consider the advisabili-
" Of changing the plan. The protests,
the report Of the city recorder and the
ordinance levying the assessment were
accordingly referred to the committee
on streets Tor COHslutThlloH'
WANT PAVING HERE,
A petition, signed by the j, G, Me-
Donald Candy company and 10 other
property owners was presented 10 the
council asking that west Third South, |
First West and PierpOnt avenue be
paved with asphalt, The petition asks
that Third South be paved from West |
60. ~ y L..
Grande Western Companys proposed
new depot between Third and Fourth |
West Streets that First West be paved |
nom Third to Second South street, and |
hat picrpont avenue be paved from
First West TO West Temple street, The
sgrers Of the petition represent 2662h |
front feet, which Is 2i2ia feet more than |
necessary to secure the Improvement. |
The petition was received and filed and |
,he city recorder was authorized TO adj |
'ertlse notice Of intention 10 make
ihe Improvement
SANITARY DISCUSSION.
The report Of the sanitary committee
recommending that all Of the five
special sanitary inspectors be retained
during the pleasure Of the council was
ad over until tho first of July. Health
commissioner Wilcox recommended |
lhat all but ono Of the inspectors be
discharged as he thought the city was
ID such a condition that his regular
force Of men could keep II In sanitary
condition. The committee didn't agree
win Dr. Wilcox and reported against
releasing the men, The Republican
members OF the council last night urged |
'hat the men be kept because they had
not yet completed the inspection OF
their districts and further because they
would be badly needed during the hot
weather The Democrats considered
a'ner q queer proposition that the
council should favor keeping men at
work at an expense to the city when
me head Of The department reported |
Wat he could dispense with their SER
wees They attempted to amend the
Itport 80 as TO provide for the dis
olarge OF the men on July I, but were
unsuccessful, so they finally had the
report i0ld over until that date.
NEW TELEPHONE OFFER.
The Utah Independent Telephone
Company submitted proposition TO in.
s|l new police patrol system I'm the
poaoe station and throughout the bust.
IVES Nl'uIet or the city, The company
purposes 10 put I'm II stations at IS per
Seat per station or q total Of SIS. the
.yUUacI 70 be for three years. The
5sFm VIII also enable the policemen
w. connect directly with the police sta
uols uIe station or call doctor from
tgu psuQl box. The matter was re.
n, 49, 10 me nance. fire aud police and
PRISON committees.
AGAIN VETOED.
Mayor Morris again vetoed the nav.
,99eht Of $50 TO O. II. Slidmore for SER
myes rendered In Investigating Inc
snuug system Of the CITY. The MAYOR
Waenaed that the report of the com
",",ee which recommended the naV-
,..l %, me Dill was not pronerlv an
T1.eu oy me council. The matter ,yas
ity,,eo pack to the Improvement COM
mi,t.5 NNen later In the evening sub
wbiol' another report on the matter
'" was adopted by the council.
VACATION FOR HINES.
t9a "aterworks and flnanoe commit
u.o es recommended that Supt. OF Wator.
sonro q, i''nes pe granted a leave OF alb
Amerln, N'Nymu the convention Of the |
wblcb , ' NaterWorks association
thai NJ ,,',eu lh ~. Louis on June 3, and |
defrav au'u OF $3.50 be appropriated to |
e6o,, ms expenses. The report was
ANTI-BEER VETO.
mayor Morris veto to the amendment
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