Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-04
FIFTH ORDINANCE
AGAINST SMOKE
introduced in The City Council
Last Night and Dis
cussed.
ONE FATALLY DEFECTIVE.
According to The Statement Of City
Attorney lIiles--I'crnstrom Raised
An objection.

For about The nth time IN the past
Nv years another smoke nuisance or
dinance was introduced IN the city
council last night aud was discussed at
considerable length and finally referred
10 the fire department committed for
further consideration. There Is an or
finance w regard 10 the smoke nuisance
now IN effect but the city attorney is
VI opinion that IT is fatally defective In
some respects and hence the ordinance
OF last night was introduced IN its
stead Tho ordinance now In effect has
been dead letter and has never been
enforced by tho proper authorities and
several OF the councilmen We're heartily
IL favor Of passing an ordinance that
can be enforced and compel the owners
of large heating plants to install smoke
consumers without further delay ana
abatc the smoke and SCOT nuisance
FERNsrRoM OBJECTED.
Femstrom az first objected 10 the or
dinance for tho reason that there Is one
In force nov In relation TO the matter.
When informed by the assistant city
attorney that the ordinance was con.
sidered defective hc then favored the
new one and urged us passage without
delay. Tuddenham also favored the
new ordinance but WIS OF the opinion
that the owners Of steam heating plants
should be given more than Is days
within which to install consumers.
Martin and Black both urged the
passage Of the ordinance and said that
The matter had been UP for about Ave
years and they thought II time that II
Ia IA ,ttntt11 m.
suit IN the abatement of the smoke
nuisance Martin said thai several 0t
the people he had talked to about the
consumers had promised time after
time that such people should be prose-
cuted
Holiday opposed the ordinance on the
ground that II would work hardship
upon the owners az small plants who
would be compelled to expend large
sum Of money TO secure a consumer
that would be satisfactory and comply
With the ordinance Martin closed the
argument by moving that the ordin-
nnce be referred to the fire committee,
which motion was carried.
The ordinance provides for the In
stallation Of smoke consumers sud de-
ciares the emission of black smoke or
cinders from smoke stacks or chmneys
10 be a nuisance aud subject to u fine
OF from $40 to 500.
FERRY OFFERS ONE.
Ferry introduced an ordinance maxi
ing II unlawful for any person 10 keep
fierce vicious or miscieYous dog With
in the city limits and authorizing the
cher Of police to enter the premises
where such dog Is kept and remove II to
the pound, Tho ordinance was re-
terred TO the municipal laws committees
pDonnell introduced resolution IN
struciing the board OF health TO notify
the owners Of private ALLEYS I'm the
business district that the same must be
paved within four s'ks from notice or
they VIII he declared public nuisance
and ordered closed until they ARE paved.
The resolution was adopted
"A resolution by IIolley was adonted
authorizing the board Of public works
10 ne .Ify contractors 10 put IN stone
ofors-walks In the sidewalk districts
without further delay.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Ferry's resolution. requiring all
heads of departments to flle their re-
quialtons for supplies and labor with
tho finance committee for close scrutiny
before being passed by the council, was
hnNplcu y! y nnunlmOuS vote.
HOLIDAY introduced an ordinance do
Ing away with street lunch counters
md prohibiting tho display OF uncooktd
meats IN the windows OF restaurants
IN the city, Tho ordinance YVES Pc
fcrred to the municipal laws commit.
tee.
Upon the recommendation Of the city
attorney tho council appropriated tho
sum of S2G2, 80 for the settlement of
the condemnation suit brought by the
city against james Russell for a right
OF way for the Big Cottonwood con.
dult.
\ petition was received from =. ].
Moran, asking for lease on the Pascoe
stone quarry north Of the Warm
springs Most Of the rock crushed
FOR matchmaking the streets Of the
city is taken from this quarry. The
Tetiuon Of Moran was referred to the
streets committee,
MONEY COLLECTED.
city Recorder Moreton reported that
the sum Of N.5S2 was collected ln the
criminal division OF the city court dur.
ing the month Of November yl2I i'm the
eva division Of the court 500 from
state eases. S35 from tho juvenile
count; 81 lou automobile licenses.
Tho total recq'ptB OF his department
amounted Ia 1871
The oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany and the Salt Lake Public Ser
vice company petitioned tho rouncil for
permission tu construct a switch TO
the Pubic Service compnpyS power
plant on Third West street The mat.