Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23
Refusal to Relieve Flooded Condi-
ton of Camps Lane District
Calls Forth Castigation.
FAULT or STREET COMMITTEE
Residents OF Submerged Portion Claim
Kaft Must BE Used TO Reach
Their Homes.

\
| the council to a crisp because no ac-
ton had been taken TO relieve the
| Hooded condition of the Camps Lane
| district in the extreme northwestern
portion of the city. A communication
was received on that matter from
| James Storey, and also one from James
| Gibson in which both threatened 10
| sue the city unless something Is done
| to remedy the evil at once. Storey
declared that he had not been abb to
| reach his home and place of business
| except by raft since last January ana
| he was tired of the delay OF the city
! officials.
Ternstron1 said that the street de-
| partment and the streets committee
| were responsible for the trouble simply
| because they did not have the courage
| to go few feet beyond the city limits
| and clean out the drain ditch and put
| In few culverts SO that farmers could
| cross with their teams without having
| to fill the ditch UP again. He said
| that the conditions out there were a
| disgrace and that the city is just as
| much responsible for that drain ditch
as it Is for any of the canals through
out the county over which it has sup
| erviSon.
Carter, who Is chairman of the
streets committee. attempted to shift
the blame onto the county because
| some OF the distractions in the ditch
We're outside the city limits and stat
ed that the city had no right to clean
out the ditch He declared that the
| county commissioners refused TO spend
any more money In that locality.
Fernstrom insisted that the ditch
drained that portion of the city and
tnat the street department should keep
IL open.- lie pointed out that two men
couid clean it out in two hours and
tnat three culverts would provide
ample crossings for the farmers.
Barnes moved that the street super-
VISOR be instructed to clean out the
ditch and put in the culverts Mt a
cost OF not to exceed 500. and the
motion was finally carried. So il now
appears that with the expenditure OF
SO HUE money and less energy. the
RESIDENTS OF Camps Lane will again
ne anie TO reach their homes without
me aid OF RATS, after having been
shut out by food waters since ian
| uary. JAM
HAS TO USE RAFT.
The letter of Mr.. Storey on tbat sub
9ect is decidedly to the point ana fol-
| lows in full: ''i
Gentlemen:--In view of the fact ,ba.
several applications have been made 10
you regarding the water conditions in
lamp Lane and vicinity IL is NV duty
nov 20 inform You that nothing is heinc
uolle TO relieve the situation. i have nor
Isl ape 10 10 within about Si5 blocks
! ias, loiie ana place of business sincs
last january only by raft and II il ,,oy,
near the end of July and there is no
sigh OF Improvement as the ditch is
not running and there is no show for
.he water to go off this summer. Now II
- - t me my painful duty to say that
r.,, e,,u aitcn rs not opened up and kept
citv. ~ sue .he
). I have already spent about
wv OF my own to improve the public
roadway but 1t is very little beuefit
wniie the water is allowed to cover. the
SEWER ORDINANCES PASS.
The three sewer ordinances submitted
last week and referred to the com
inlttee We're reported upon fayorably
ana were passed under a suspension or
the rules. They make ID oblieato,v
upon all property ov ners whose pror.
rerty is within 400 feet of the sewer In
connect their property with the same
within 70 days after being notified To
do SO by the he1lth authorities. They
also provide that no permit shall be is
suea TOT the construction of any build
Ing within 100 feet OF the sewer unless
the basement of the same Is provided
with sewer connections.
MUST WATT FOR A WHILE
The finance committee reported
against refunding the money Of III. b.
Scott which was paid In over year
ago as his assessment for the COM
struction OF sidewalk in front of his
premises. He has 1874 tied up in side-
walk taxes and 1t looks as though he
would not be able to receive any bene-
fit from II for another year as the con-
trnct for the walks in his district has
not even been let. The report OF tho
committee was adopted over the pro-
test of Fernstrom and several other
members OF the council.
FUND AGAIN RAIDED.
Another raid was made on the fast
disappearing street fund. Upon recon-
mendation of the auditor the sum of
u.2171s was transferred from that fund
TO the special Improvement fund TO pay
the oity's portion of paving extension
No. 81.
GARBAGE ORDINANCE STANDS.
Holiday made his motion to recon-
slider the garbage ordinance which was
passed last Monday night but 1t was
lost by n vote of to and the or
dlnance stands as passed and will be
sent to the mayor for his approval.
Holiday stated that he was quite pos
tive that Mayor Thompson would veto
the ordinance. The ordinance prohibits
the placing OF garbage cans on the
streets and requires them TO be placed
not more than % feet Inside the prop
erty line. II also restricts the amount
OF garbage 10 BIO hauled free by tho
city 10 three barrels each day from
any one business house.
Owing to the absence OF Preece, his
motion TO reconsider the new pure food
ordinance wns not put to the council
and the ordinance viii 60 10 the mayor
for final approval. The ordinance IL
In conformity with the national and
state pure food laws.
COMPROMISE FOR 3i,75o.
Upon recommendation OF tho city
attorney, the council appropriated ti,750
to Mrs. Hannah L. Anderson IN settle-
ment OF her damage suit against the
city. The action was brought to recover
81, 800 for injuries TO her property oil
north Main street caused by the change
In the grade OF the street. Mulvey
wanted TO know what administration
and what engineer was responsible for
the grAde complained OF, as he feared
the trouble would be charged TO the
Americans" He opposed tho settle
nent and wanted 20 fight II out In
court. The appropriation was made by
a vote OF ~ 10 l, Mulyey casting tho
only negative vote.
SPECIAL OFFICER CONFIRMED.