The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
ZION WILL Be
WELL CLEANED.
Council Approves of Health
Commissioners Scheme to
Renovate City.
CONTRACTS CONSIDERED
FINAL ACTION POSTPONED FOR
ONE WEEK.

Salt Lake City is to be cleaned, polished
and thoroughly renovated. The health de-
partment will do the work and last night
the council approved of the recommended
ton by DIR. NJ. r. Stewart, health COM
missioner, that additional sanitary inspec-
tors be employed to carry out the work.
DR.. Stewart asked that four be appoint
ed at a salary of S225 a day. Councilman
Black thought there ought to be five, one
from each municipal ward and Council
man HOLIDAY was under the impression
that they should be paid at least %.S0
day, in order that good men might be
obtained. Both suggestions prevailed.
In his communication to the council the
commissioner stated that II IS the lnten-
ton to 90 about the work IN system
attic way and that the provisions recent
ly made relative TO the disposal OF gar
bage will help considerably.
Another matter concerning the same
subject was brought up in communica-
ton from J, T. Raleigh, superintendent of
streets. who stated that his efforts to
clean the down town streets during the
eight were nuilified by the TACT That Ger
tain merchants persisted in disregardiug
the ordinances by allowing all their store
sweepincs to be thrown into the cutters.
The chief of police was instructed to see
that the ordinance IS obeyed-
Contracts Postponed.
The mix-up in the Rtting of contracts
becaus eof the new law, which requires
that each piece of improved property be
advertised separately. came up when the
sewer contract awarded James Kennedy
by the board of public works, was as
cuSsed Through Councilman Black, Mr..
Kennedy offered to test the law in the
courts in so far as it applies to hlm, as
he claims that his contract was partially
entered into before the law went into ct-
feet. The council did not seem to think
favorably of this scheme and II was dis
cussed at some length.
Finally Councilman Black offered a res
clution 20 the effect that the city attor-
ney should give a written opinion on the
law. and that the Kennedy proposition
he also referred to him The whole mat
ter was accordingly laid over for one
week and the check of ). Burch, which
accompanied his bid on sidewalk extern
sion contracts, was ordered not returned
until the matter had been definitely set
tied.
A communication was received from the
New State Gun club. complaining be-
cause the supervisor of streets had en-
tered on its preserves at the mouth ~
the Jordan river and blown out its dam.
4 proposition to compromise the clubs
claim for damages at 500 was submitted,
but the council paid no attention TO II,
and the recorder was instructed to notify
the club that il never had any right 70
dam the river.
Veto From the Mayor.
A veto was received from the mayor
on the petition approved a week ago,
asking that First South street be paved
from Sixth East to Thirteenth East
street. The mayor said that the people
were divided or the proposition and the
veto was referred to the streets commit
tee with instructions to advise all inter
ested property owners to attend the meet
ing of the committee next Thursday even
ing.
A claim for 5000 was received from
Cornelius Glassett, who said he had been
irj ured by falling on a slippery sidewalk
at the corner of East First South and
Fourth East streets. 1t was referred to
the claims committee.
A proposition from p. ]. Moran. offer
ing to haul material secured from eXca-
vations he is making on the streets 20
other streets in need of filling at the rate
of 10 cents a block for load for all dis
tsnces over four blocks was received and
referred to the street committee
D. w. Gamble, building inspector, re-
ported that during the first quarter of
the year he had issued 127 building per-
mits amounting to $3.50, 400.
Ninth East Paving Again.
The Ninth East street paving matter
came up again and was put over again
for one week. Councilman Holiday said