The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-05
Want a Monopoly.


with the chief, Of police and clear that
street at once
Want Monopoly.
The ] ". Curtis company submitted
a nropogition by which. in return for ex-
elusive moneymalIing privileges In Lib
ertv park. they would provide band or
orchestral concert once week and
would give other entertainments They
also stated that they would at once be
Gin the collection OF animals for zoo
Logical garden in the park. This matter
viii be dealt with by the public grounds
committee. II is understood that other
parties are after the same concession.
Mavor Thompson sent i'm communica-
tion stating that he had vetoed the coun-
Gin IN reference TO the special tax ON the
property Of the board of education. The
mayors veto was sustained By a vote OF
gto4.
7 b Moretou. city recorder. reported
that there had been collected from fines
and unclaimed deposits In the criminal
branch Of the city court during the month
of January 81 $500 and $3.50.
The city auditor reported. a payroll
amounting to a0.5@1S. which was APP
proved
L. c. Kelsey. city engineer. submitted
report Of his Investigation into the al
legged dumping OF Stag and sand concen-
trates into the Jordan river. He had
found that nothing Of a deleterious ma
ture came from the smelters at Murray.
but a fine Stag was being thrown into
the river from the United States COM
pany's shelter at Bingham Junction The
seine company also had a concentrating
mill Of fifty tons capacity which was dis
charging sand concentrates into the river.
By far the largest quantity came from
the small stream from Bingham CANYON.
This stream does not carry much at GER
tain seasons. but when the snow melts
thousands Of tons are deposited in the
Jordan.
tie also found a man at the mouth OF
Bingham creek working under a contra CT
by which he was to receive 500 to open
the channel in the river fourteen feet
wide and four feet deep. A large area
of farming land was covered and he I'M
derstO0d there were four actions brought
I'm the district court against the Utah
Copper company which. it is alleged. was
responsible The amount of matter be-
ing carried into the river is surprising
and Immediate steps should be taken TO
stop t. The Jordan and canals commit
lee will take up the matter
A New Model Suburb.
Il was decided to grant a petition of
Earl Dunshee and others for annexation
70 the city of sixty acres outside the
southern boundary An ordinance will be
oraWn and formally passed at the next
meeting. The property which will he
taken in is bounded on the north and
south by Eleventh and Twelfth South
streets ana on the east and west by Thir-
tenth and Fifteenth East streets. 1t Is
the intention of the petitioners to Iay
out the property in a model district tC
oe known as Westminster Heights. anC
they want To enjoy city privileges.
An order was passed that bids be ad.
vertised for for the enlargement and Elk.
tension Of water mains
The salary OF the chief inspector of the
board of public works was raised from
$OO 10 1925 a month. and ne was allowed
live assistants at 8 a day each.
A resolution passed to take steps to al
once condemn and enlarge the right of
way on the East Jordan canal.
Herman Hamburger sent In communi-
cation asking If the city would consider
q proposition Co dispose of all manner OF
city garbage. The proposition Mr. BAN
merger stated. would involve lease OF
lhe city crematory plant. This matter will
ne taken ~ by the sanitary committee
OF the council.
An ordinance was passed granting the
oregon Short Line and the Rowe. Nor
Us x Summerhays company the right 70
put IN a spur track to the property OF
Lle latter on Third West between Fifth
south and Sixth South.
motion was passed approprating $50
ior the purpose OF grading Fourth North
between Seventh and Eleventh streets
Lnls Is the street leading 10 the new