The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
P. J. Moran's Bid, the Lowest
One Submitted, Aggregates
1921, 900.
GARBAGE CONTRACT GOES
TO HERMAN BAMBERGER
Council Sustains Mayor Thomp-
sons Veto of Bishop Scan
lan's Petition.


cided TO use iron pipe instead of
wooden slaves for the enlargement Of
the city water mains. After much re
search, the Council concluded that the
iron pipe would be the most durable
and best adapted to the purpose The
contract, as received from the City
Attorney and Board of Public Works,
was read and adopted
P. j. Moran was the lowest bidder
on this contract. both for wooden
slaves and iron pipes. Mr. Moran g
bid for the latter was approximately
1921 900, so that he will now proceed
with the work at that figure. The
contract provides that the work he
completed by the month of July, so
that there will be full supply of
water when the "dry season. ar
rives. and for that reason final action
was taken last night on the Moran con
tract.
All the other bids, except that of
j. W. Percival for the water mains,
will be taken mp by the committee of
the whole on Thursday night The
committee report on the bid of Mr..
Percival contained the recommendation
that the Board of Public Works be re-
quested TO instruct him TO proceed with
the laying of 10000 feet Of water
mains under his contract of 1906, and
that all water main extensions granted
and not complied with be rescinded by
the Council. The report was laid over
for one week
Bamberger Proposition.
The Sanitary committee reported in
favor of the acceptance of the PROPOSE
tlon of Herman Bamberger for the dis
position of the city garbage. Mr.. BAN
berger will dispose of the garbage at
cost of $3.50 per carload TO the city.
The report of the committee was
adopted, and also the contract as sub
mitted by the City Attorney, provision
being made in the latter that bond of
tecting the city from any claim for
damages that may arise in the dumping
or hauling of the garbage,
Mayor Thompson s veto Of the petit
tion Of Bishop Lawrence Scanlan for
permission to erect q frame building
for church purposes near the corner of
Fourth South and Fourth West streets
Mayor held the granting Of the petition
would be violation Of the city
ordinance, az the proposed building is
within the city fire limits.
A petition by w, +. James and others
for the paving with asphalt of First
South. from Sixth East to Thirteenth
East street, was received and filed, and
the City Recorder instructed to publish
notice of intention.
r. 6. Bosley submitted a proposition
TO lease the sewer farm for five years
at an annual rental Of Sl25; he also
agreeing to pay 5000 toward extending
the sewer ditch. The proposal was re,
ferred to the Sewer committee.
The petition of i, w. Goliath, ask
ing that Fifth East street, between
South Temple and First South, be
macadamized. curbed and guttcred, was
referred to the Engineering committee.
Licenses for Draymen.
The Salt Lake Carriage association in
a communication to the Council, urged
that all draymen be compelled to take
out a license. IL the ordinance was not
to be enforced, they ask that their H.
cense money be refunded.
License Inspector 3. B. Quinn and
the Chief of Police were instructed to
enforce the ordinance.
City Recorder Moreton reported that
for the month of March the fines and
forfeitures In the criminal division of
the City court amounted TO S1759.65
The sum OF S450,45 was collected on
State cases in the criminal division;
$l2l.50 was collected in the civil di-
vision, and SIS was collected for auto
mobile licenses,
City payrolls for the last half of the
month of March, amounting TO Sl2,-
66099, were allowed and ordered paid
Chief of Police Sheets made the fol.
lowing appointments. which were con.
frmed by the Council: William Pass.
.ler special officer at the Newhouse
buildings, and Richard WRIGHT, special
officer at the Salt Palace. both to act
without. pay; ". ", Griffin, patrolman,
succeeding j. G. Morrison, and George
p, Tinges, patrolman, succeeding 2. E.
Timmins, resigned.
f. M. Matthews, Land and Water
Commissioner, was allowed an appro-
priatiou of $500 to defray the expense
of cleaning City Creek canyon,
The petition of Hewlett Bros. and
others for the paving of State street
from Seventh to Tenth South, was
granted, and the City Recorder will now
prepare and publish notice of intention.
The work Will not be proceeded with
for some time, as the City Engineer
has yet TO prepare plans and estimates
Poles in the Street,
Councilman Black introduced an
amendment to the city ordinances pro-
viding that no one shall be permitted
to erect any electric or other poles on
the street unless they hold franchise.
Referred to Committee on Municipal
Laws.
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Carter. providing that the
Utah Gas and Coke company he com
PEELED to clean up the streets after
making excavations for pipe laying
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Councilman Fernstrom handed in a
resolution, which was adopted, to pre-
vent property owners from encroachiug
upon the sidewalks by erecting fences
and cement walls, and instructing the
Street Supervisor 10 see that all OBJ
structions are removed at once.
Councilman Tuddenham introduced a
resolution instructIng the Building In
spector and Chief of the fire depart
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