Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Sewer system Recommended Session OF
County Board-sehoul Election.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Logan, Cache Co.., Dec. S.--The city
council met In regular session last
night. President @. w. Llndqulst In the
chair.
Mr. oscar Johnson asked the priv
ilege OF leasing q piece OF ground neal
the city park and was referred to the
committee on public grounds.
A, G. jacobson asked for the privilege
Of closing up the canal across the old
cardlng mill lot and offered to con-
struct an underground pipe for the
water necessary for irrigation purposes
and for the Danielson mill The petit
ton was referred 10 the committee on
streets, t. investigate and report.
Sawyer & Everett asked for the priv
iege Of strlnglng an awning across the
sidewalk In front Of the vaudeville the
alter.
A resolution was passed appropriate
Ing the amount from treasury now due
Gllmartin & Zitsman on their paving
contract, and the recorder was in
structed 10 draw warrant for the
balance TO draw eight per cent interest
after Jan. 1.
Fire chief Robbins stated that there
was not enough hose ON hand 10 meet
all emergencies and asked that sever
al hundred feet additional be pur-
chased,
a communication from Mayor Rob-
lnson was read. setting forth the un-
sanitary condition Of the business dis
tiict and recommending that com
nittee Of three be appointed TO look
into the adyisabllity Of constructing a
sewer system throughout the business
district, the length and probable cost
OF same and the advisablity OF secur.
ing lands for dumping grounds etc.
Bell, Evans and Quayle were named as
q special committee IN accordance with
the mayors suggestion,
As 10 street improvement the mayor
reported the result Of his investigations
as to the purchase Of rock crusher.
one could be bought for $3.50. Material
could be found In the bed OF Logan rly-
or to supply crushed rock FOR the
streets for some time 20 come. This
matter was referred 10 the committee
on streets, with the city engineer assoc
clated.
The mayor further recommended
that steps be taken to ascertain the
amount OF water owned by the city IN
the various canals and that measure
ments be made and recorded and that
ownership be secured OF the springs In
Logan canyon, which will be necessary
to Insure a pure water supply FOR the
city IN the future.
Recommendation was made that n
new plan be devised for computing IT,
Censes, the present plan was not salts
factory and was the source OF consd-
cradle complaint on the part OF the
merchants.
Reports OF the various departments
were read and iiled. and appropriations
Irade for current bills
SESSION or COUNTY BOARD.
At the session OF the county com.
mlssloners yesterday, Attorney w. w,
Vaughan reported that County Attor-
ney-elect Walters would not require
office room at the courthouse, and ask
ed that he be permitted to occupy his
present quarters after assuming tho
duties Of district Judge. Granted.
An unusually large batch OF INDECENT
bills We're allowed
T. II Merrill Of Richmond was al.
lowed s2S for burial expenses OF 0. Jor.
gensen, an INDECENT
Several hundred dollars were appro-
prlated 10 day the expense OF the late
election, and court adjourned until Dec.
20.
Joseph Knowles. commissioner elect,
met with the old board for the purpose
Of becoming familiar with the routine
work.
RESULT OF SCHOOL ELECTION.
The school election yesterday resulted
IN the selection OF three Republicans
and two Democrats as members OF the
school board. The following were elect
ed; Wesley Jacques, First district;
John THAN. Jr., Second district. Frank
Thatcher, Third district; Lorenzo Ben.
son, Fourth district; w w. McIaugh.
Ian, Fifth district
FREE LECTURE SERIES.
The faculty OF the New Jersey acad.
envy has arranged series OF free lee
lures TO be given at intervals during
the winter. The first OF the series will
be delivered at the Presbyterian chapel
tomorrow night, when Or, Puden Of
Salt Lake VIII talk upon The Friend
ship OF Books The next lecture viii
be by Or. j. A. wldtsoe Of the Agricul-
tural college,
The city lights were out for e few
minutes last night, caused by the burn
ing out OF a fuse at the sub-statlon.
The fees collected by county officers
for November were as follows. Re-