The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-21
GRAVEL PIT MEN
NOW OUT OF i
CITY Council Decides to Termi-
nate All Leases on
October [.
HIGHER PRICE WILL BE
CHARGED IN THE FUTURE
Vacancies in the Fire Depart
ment Are Filled by
Chief Vail.

The City Council Monday night
adopted the report Of the special com
mittee appointed to report on the action
that the city shall take in the future
In regard to the leasing of gravel pits
on city land. The recommendations OF
the committee were that all existing
leases be terminated October l of this
year and that in the future charge
Of Sl00 a year in advance will be made
to all parties desiring to lease gravel
pits from the city. Further than this,
having tight boxes and wheels with
wide tires, the wagons being subject to
inspection by the Street Supervisor.
The Council confirmed the contract
for all of the curbing and guttering
which is to be done in the city this
year, which was awarded to S. Birch
by the Board Of Public Works.
The action of the board in rejecting
the bid of P. j. Moran for the macad-
amiSing Of Twelfth East street was
concurred in, and the board instructed
to readyertise for bids.
Appointments Confined.
Chief Vail of tho Fire department
sent to the Council for confirmation the
appointments of George Lorenzo, O.
Pettingill, A. l.. Hancock and Joe Wat
klns, TO ell vacancies in the department,
and the promotion of e. II. Kempton to
a heutenancy. The appointments and
the promotion were confirmed.
The petition which was received by
the Council several weeks ago from sew
eral OF the residents of Eighth West
street, between Third and Fourth South
streets, IN which they asked the Coun-
Western Railway company stopped
from leaving empty freight cars stand
ing in that block from which the COM
pany is in the habit Of having gravel,
brick and other material unloadcd, was
returned to the Council with a report
Of the Committee on Streets, to which
it had been referred, with the recon-
mendation that the petition be filed.
Several Of the Councilmen were of
the opinion that the railroad company
is maintaining a nuisance, and also that
there is probability that tho franchise
IN that block had expired and that steps
should be taken TO give the property
owners some relief.
Matter Is Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Mulvey, seconded
by Mr., o 'Donnell, the matter was re-
ferred to the Street Supervisor and the
CITY Attorney, with power to act, in
structions being given that in case the
City Attorney finds that the railroad
company has no further rights on the
street, the Supervisor is to tear up the
ties and rails. The motion was carried.
Action was taken by the Council in
regard to the petition received a week
ago. which was signed by all of the
business men on the west side of Main
street, between Second and Third South
streets, liz which the Council was asked
to have the Utah Savings and Trust
company remove the fence from in
front Of the building in course of erec-
ton on Main street and open the side
walk to traffic. A motion was passed
instructing the Recorder to notify the
company to have the fence moved back
to the property line and board walk
laid until such time as work on the
erection of the building may be re-
sumed.
Petition Is Denied.
The petition of l.. R. Martineau and
J. E. Clark, for permission to construct
a scenic railway in Liberty park, on
recommendation of the Committee on
Public Grounds, was denied.
Mr.. Fernstrom, as n member Of the
special committee which investigated
the charges against the Street Super
visor, which were to the effect that he
had been exacting 10 per cent of the
salaries of the men employed in the
department to be used for campaign
purposes, submitted minority report,
Mr.. Black moved that the report be
laid over for another week, together
with the majority report, which was
submitted week ago. Mr.. Black
stated that he had some material that
he desired TO produce at the next meet.
ing of the Council and have filed with
all other papers in the matter. The mo-
tlon was carried.