Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-29
DOREMUS WILL
HELP ENGINEER.
III, Council Authorizes Mayor
Norris TO Employ the State
Official
ILLUMINATED STREET SIGNS.
o,llnaucc Regulating tac Hanging of
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Small rhsatcrs Receive Attention

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Small Thsaters Receive Attention
rr, city council last evening adopted
..oort OF the special water commit
~. recommending that Mayor Morris
y. authorized to employ state Ensl-
.r r. poremus az consulting engl-
~, 10 city Engineer SNOW durins
,.ork ON the proposed water improve
,asr,s TO be made by the city fog the
.,n.taptial increase OF the water sup
s,y nine committees repot stated that
~, poremus had been called In with
IN. consent Of Mr snow and had given
~. committee valuable assistance for
' w" weeks past While II was tormu-
auug its plans
ELECTRIC SIGNS.
c,isf Bywater OF the fire department
.,d cItv Building Inspector LOWS are
anononeihle for the Introduction Of an
ordinance regulating the hanging OF
soctrIc sgns on the streets me ordll,-
,oce was drawn by Assistant cry Az
,oney Bramel and Is modelled AFTER the
'bi.ago and Cleveland ordinances on
he s9me subject. Following Is the
main portion Of The measure when was
naksei by the council
slens IN which all or part Of the let.
,,rs of which are made IN an outline or
lncsndescent lamps transparent glass
lens illuminated with electric lamps
apd signs with painted or raised letters
bsv,ne A border Of incandescent lamps
Tbe number OF lncandescent lamps ON
euch SIGN shall not be less than one
smp 10 each one and one-quarter
SQUARE foot OF sign surface on each side
syeos4d. provided however, that no
,lru sbau project from the building 10
wblrh # Is attached across any side
walk street, avenue or alley to u greak
Or distance than 10 feet No signs now
M position or hereafter placed IN posi-
lion on a building shall exceed In Width
four foet including all guys and brace
rods an signs must be put up under
the supervision Of and TO the sotlsfac.
lion OF the building Inspector, who viii
issue permits for the same aud collect
Inc following Zee therefor. Fifteen cents
per SQUARE foot FOR each and every H.
Eliminated side OF such electric Sign
The ordinance provided FOR the signh
TO project out 10 feet but Neuhausens
amendment changing Il TO 10 feet was
passed and the ordinance was changed
accordingly
THEATER FIRE PROTECTION
An ordinance was introduced by
HariensteIn amending the measure reg
ulatng fre protection In theaters and
other public places. The former ordln-
auce applied TO places with seating
capacty Of 500 or over The substitute
ordnance includes theaters and othe'
public places with capacity Of 200
or over BY the change Il win be seen
that the vaudeville tneaters VIII he IN
cuied The ordinance was referred 10
me committee ON flre department with
ihe chief Of the department associated,
ASSISTANT CITY PHYSICIAN.
Harenstein also introduced an or
dInance providing for the employment
Of an assistant city physician at a
salary Of $50 per month whose duty
Wi be 10 assist city Physician Wilcox
and attend TO emergency cases at the
City jail J.. II Davis opposed the or
dlmhce and wanted II fled After some
argument on the matter the ordinance
was referred TO the committees on mu-
nleUal laws and sanitary regulations,
WANT J. n. BAILEY TO PAY.
Upon the recommendation Of City At
lorney Dey the council voted 10 pay
me Judgment Of NiOS06 secured by
Minnie V, Cannon against the city Tor |
injuries received by falling over AN |
obstruction on the Sidewalk. The case
was appealed 20 the supreme court |
where iha Judgment OF the lower court |
was affirmed, The attorney also stated |
lhai 10 had taken steps TO hold j. II. |
bllley liable for the amount as the
injury was caused by a gate falling |
across The walk In front Of his prem |
ieS
SALOON A NUISANCE,
a complaint was received from the
Vl1 Fellows against the saloon on the |
'orner Of East Temple and Market |
streets which, It Is claimed, has become
nul~nce because Of the indecent con- |
luot Of persons who frequent IT, The
matter Was referred 10 Chief Of Police |
Lynch Tor investigation.
SECOND AND o GRADE.
A resolutlon was introduced by Tid.
SSggnnam providing for the grading Of |
second end o STREETS down to the |
SNae established for the sidewalks on !
,ne corner At present the walks are |
uoWn in a hole five feet below the |
street The resolution ALSO approph-
aea N'o ior putting IN steps from the
NAG 10 the property OF J. f. Cowan.
ne resolution was laid over for one |
"eek 70 allow the councllmen an OPP
prlunlty 10 visit the location, as some |
Of them We're Of the opinion that tho
grade Of the sidewalk should be filed |
MORE CLAIMS,
INC claim of Eugenla Klmball and |
olhers tor $500 FOR injuries to their
property by reason OF the change I'm |
sIade on north Fast Temple street was
ton. az V"'''''"
An appropriation OF $500 was asked |
Wy ClIy Engineer Snow to defray the
sApense OF revising the street and side
wax grades established number OF |
sgAIs ago He also reported the re-
oTlpis OF his Office FOR the first 10
NTh'ns or the year TO be si,Sl0.S9
., " " VI Benedict submitted "a claim,
W FlVO for emergency calls made by
] 1894 " " ~ '''
M me conclusion Of ,he session the
.onnel took a recess until Wednesday
e,shlng az 1880 o'clock when the pay
foiis win be approved.
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