The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-11
VOTES EXTRA
SEWER MONEY
Council Decides to Increase the Ex-
penditure by $4,000.
FUND FOR PIONEER DAY
APPROPRIATION is MADE FOR
CELEBRATION.

The council last night adopted
the report of the joint engineering and
sewer committee recommending that
1856. 600 an excess of $4,000 over the
amount voted by the people at the spe-
cial election Jan. 3, 1905, be expended
in extending the city's sewer system.
Councilman Black wanted the report
referred TO the city attorney with in
struction TO report on il at the meeting
TO be held next Monday night he said
il was proposed to use the $4,000 pre-
MUM obtained from the Sl.OOO,OOO water
and sewer bonds in defraying the extra
cost of the sewer. and it was question
able if this could be done. as part of
the premium should be credited to the
water fund.
posed the proposed reference, and
Councilman Black finally consented to
have the committees report adopted
with the understanding that the city
attorney viii report as to the legal
question involved at the next council
meeting.
The council appropriated $3.50 to de-
fray the travelling expenses of Judge
Willis Brown and NJ. NJ. Woods of the
juvenile court, who want to take a trip
TO Portland to get pointers as to how
Salt Lake from the Criminologists who
will assemble there in few days.
Money For Pioneer Day.
The council appropriated $500 to help
pay the cost of the festivities on Pho
neer day (July pa at Liberty park. This
last sum was credited to the mayor s
contingent fund. and the appropriation
was made at the request of George M
Cannon and the other members of the
Pioneers executive committee. There
WAS no appropriation for the celebra-
ton of July f.
Councilman Neuhausen called atten-
, ton to the rank growth of weeds be-
tween the tracks of the Utah Light &
Railway company on a NUMBER OF
streets. He moved that the street SUI
perintendent be instructed to notify the
company to cut the weeds. The motion
was adopted.
A resolution by Councilman Preece
providing for constructing asphalt side
walks around the city jail and fire de-
partment buildings was referred to the
committee on fire department, city jai
and city engineer.
Black Wants a Filter.
Councilman Black introduced thi.
resolution. which was referred to the
waterworks committee and city en-
gineer.
Whereas. The waters of Parley's can
yOn are not fit for city purposes at GER
tain times of the year; therefore, be it
Resolved mat InlS COuncn UnSlIuC
the city engineer to present plans to Il
for placing a gravity filter in position t
filter waters of Farley and Big Cotton
wood"
Petitions signed by President oscar
w. Moyle and L. p. Judd, president anC
secretary of the city school board. anC
by George y. PypeT and a number o.
other property owners, asked the coun
ell to open d road of proper width t
! be the entrance to City Creek canyon
( between State street and Canyon. road
and to build a suitable bridge over Cit!
/ creek at Third street for the cOnven
fence of the 200 children who attend TIL
/ Lafayette school The petitions were
referred TO the committee on streets
and the city engineer
Gypsies Whoop in Glee.
Mary Rich, a gypsy fortune-telle
who had paid $50 for a license. peti
! toned the council to revoke the licens'
and to refund her money, saying tina
the police would not permit her to fol
! low her vocation. The council voted &
make the refund, whereupOn severa
male gypsies who had been sitting il
/ one corner of the room arose, gave
whoOp, waved their hats over the head
/ of some of the councilmen and stakes
/ out.
/ City Recorder j. S. Critchlow submit
/ ted his report for the month of June
/ II showed that fines and forfeitures ag
/ Eregating So. 395 were scored no in tn
! criminal division of the city court dur
/ ing the month. OF this amount IS wa
/ paid to the state treasurer and So, SO
. was turned over to the city treasurer
In the civil division of the court tn
/ collections amounted TO Sl93.55.