The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12
Main Discussion Over Horse and
Buggy for Public Works
Inspector.
RECON- MENDATI0N MADE
FOR 1926 APPROPRIATION
After Long Debate Council De-
cideS to Make the
Purchase.

The City Council meeting Monday night
was one of the most quiet and peaceful
meetings that has been held for a long
time and. except for lengthy argument
over the question of providing a horse
and buggy for the chief inspector en-
ployed by tho Board Of Public Works the
meeting was devoid of any excitement
As stated, the question OF providing a
horse and buggy for the inspector created
a lengthy argument The Board OF Pub
lie Works sent In communication rec
ommending that s225 be appropriated for
the purchase OF tho rig and that tho anil
NAL be kept and fed at the city stables.
Objection by Ferney.
Mr. Fcrnstrom was strongly opposed to
the proposition on the ground that the
city is Incurring additional expense from
time TO time that 1t cannot afford. He
recommended that the Inspector be al
lowed sufficient cartare To enable him to
accomplish his work. He maintained
that IL Is only during about six months
Of the year that the inspector has any
use for the rig and that during the re-
maindcr of the year tho feed bill Is
dead loss. Mr.. Fcrnstrom stated that he
thought tho riG could be employed to
good advantage at the present time,
but said 1T is a fact that II Is only
for few months that we have use for
the horse and buggy and then we have
dead horse on our hands to feed dur
ing the winter months
Mr.. Holley advanced the theory that
800 u month is a lucrative salary for a
chief Inspector and If the present oCcu-
pant OF the Office is not willing to furnish
himself with the rig and keep 1t that a
man fully competent To perform the work
could easily be secured who would be
willing 10 do so.
Mr.. Holley Is Heard.
Mr.. Holiday and Mr.. Carter both cx-
planned that 1t was not much a mat
ter of additional expense as the fact that
the inspector is utterly unable TO cover
all the work that is being done In the City
at the present time and by employing the
street cars and being furnished with all
the car tickets necessary that he cnn only
cover about half OF the work each day.
The matter was finally disposed OF by
adopting the recommendation OF the
Board OF Public Works on the following
roll call vote
Ayes-Barnes. Carter, Crabtree Davis
Holiday, Mulvey, Preece, TuGdenham.
Nays-Fcrnstrom, Holley. Martins.
Claim for injuries.
A petition was received from Rosalie NJ.
Quinby asking that the city pay her
$1,000 for personal Injuries sustained by
stepping from street car into hole
which had been dug for telegraph pole
at the corner OF Third West and Fifth
North streets She claimed in her petit
ton to have sustained injuries that VIII
be permanent and the hole having been
filled with water to have contracted rheu-
matlsm which she also claims TO be OF q
permanent character.
Referred to Committee,
The matter was referred to the Com
nnIttec on Claims and Municipal Laws
and the City Attorney with instructions
TO have the petitioner appear before the
committees.
Eardly X. BIngley and Bartholomew
ll3 East Eighth South. presented claim
for 500 damages alleged to have been
sustained TO their property owing to the
overflow of water caused by Improper
drainage on South State street. This was
also referred to the Committee
Claims and Municipal Laws.
Contract Is Approved.
The Council approved the contract OF
Hanley & Ritchlo for the construction Ci
the concrete bridge across city creek
which is to be part of the Wasatch
drive The contract price is s9l2.
The contract of w B. Black for the
construction OF four lavatories at Liberty
park at a cost OF S2sSl was also ap-
proved,
wilkins Turned Down.
The Committee on Finance sent in
of w H wilkins for two months salary
as clerk OF tho Board of Public Works
be disallowed The report was adopted
The following ordinance was introduced
and passed on its first reading:
Granting TO the Rio Grande Western Railway
company It's successors and assigns. n fran
chisc and right OF way to construct and oper-
nte q spur railroad track across Seventh South
and Firth West street between Sixth and
seventh South streets. In Salt Lake City,