Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21

the year was S334050, 002 permits
were Issued $50 OF which were for
work IN new buildings and $50 FOR work
in old buildings; l,S04 inspections were
made, 504 being for sewer connections,
BIO In office buildings and stores and
800 in residences, The plumbing on "a
of the buildings inspected was con-
demned
The Inspector recommends the abol-
ition of grease traps, or else that they
be cared for and cleaned by the city,
thereby insuring a cleaner trap and at
a less cost to property and,
indirectly no more cost to the city
The inspector says;
WORK FOR BOARD OF HEALTH.
This work should be done under
the supervision Of the board Of health.
There are nearly 1876 grease traps I'm
the city, l,215 IN the resident district
and about 100 In the business district.
The city could impose a fee of, say SO
per year on residences having these
traps, and So per year on restaurants
and hotels. This would amount TO
S4314 per annum and. providing the
city employ two men at $40 per month
each, and two at S65 each, IL would
still leave q balance In the treasury Of
At the present time the cost OF clean
ing trap is So for the small size and
81 for the large ones, But as a rule
the traps are cleaned but twice year
or, at most, three times, and then the
work is very careessly done BY the
city taking charge OF this work at the
figures named above the traps would
be regularly cleaned four times year"
The above recommendation are re-
specially submitted TO your honor
able body for consideration
CITY CEMETERY.
The report Of the city sexton shows
the receipts for the year 1904 to be
$l3,567,75, and the expense of the de-
partment $lS6l9.7S, an excess over the
receipts OF $50 o. and an increase In
expenses, as compared with the pre-
vious year. OF Sl,561,7O. However. the
sexton explains this discrepancy by
showing the vast Improvements made
during the year just passed
II is recommended that a 60,000-
gallon reservoir with connecting pipe
lines, to cost approximately. Sl3,250,
be placed at the north side OF the
cemetery and also that $500 be appro-
priated for the grading Of new lots.
The attention OF your honorable body
Is therefore called TO these fecommen-
dations.
ESTRAY POUND,
The report Of the estray pound
keeper for the year 1904, shows that
2S7 animals were impounded, upon
which the city realized 1852 25. The
expense Of the department was
Sl,02S 65.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The report Of the building inspector
for 1904 shows 500 building permits is
sued, aggrcgating In value Sl6G1S27,
a slight increase over the year 1903.
The report shows buildings Illegally
constructed and rebuilt 2; buildings
condemned, 10; condemned walls RACED
s. unsafe buildings 70 be RACED, q.
chamneys substituted for stove pipes,
l6; unsafe buildings strengthened, @
The fees collected amounted to }l1222O
THE CITYs PARKS.
The annual report OF the city park
Keeper for 1904 shows the cost OF main
tanning the city parks TO be:
Liberty park .,.r,,,u,n,,,,u.S $1,000
Pioneer park .,.p,st.,,.,,,.,. 92iSi
city Hall park ,..,.,.u,.,, Sll,OO
Total '.',''''" ',,.'.",,,',,,S963b OF
An increase over the year 1903 Of
$i70l06.
Hay to the value Of $500 was furnished
TO the various departments Of the city
over 1000 plants were purchased and
set out and about 600 new trees Of
various kinds were also purchased and
planted. A new baseball ground was