Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-09
ropnciI To Replace Old Pipes
With LARGER Ones on Portions
Of Second Avenue.
81 hcK TRIES TO BLOCK PLAN.
President Davis Says Action is Neces-
sary to Avoid Tie~up Next Win
ter--LiveIy Session of Solons.

HI Gilman Bldch tllSu w Aoe'N e'S
off With a plea in regard TO the hnan-
N o,aI condition of the city, the council
NJ last night adopted the report OF the
II vaterworks committee recommending
Il thar new 6~lnch watermains be laid
VI on mart of Second avenue in the place
II of the old mains at a cost OF sSi sbS,4J.
n The district to have the new, pipes at
M ,,,esent is between and q streets, but
other parts of Second avenue and also
RI FIRST avenue will have the larger pipes
az soon as the city can find the money
yvjth which to make the Improvement.
trba change In the district is absolutely
necessary at this time owing TO the fact
that after excavating for the mecadam
on Second avenue II was round that the
n water pipes were only about six inches
below The ground and hence they would
he very likely to freeze IN the winter
and lie up the entire system on the
bench.
When the report was read President
Davis announced that II would be
n adopted If there were no objections
n Black called halt and wanted to know
h where the city was going 70 get the
money to make the Improvement. He
declared that he did not know any
thing about the matter at all except
what he had read in the papers and that
was not very much.
President Davis stated that the Inn
movement was absolutely necessary at
This time IN order 70 avoid q tie-up
on the system next winter, and that
the CITY would have 10 find the money
some way. With this announcement
he declared the report adopted and
Black sat down.
TRIB WON'T HOWL ON THIS,
Fernstrom made a final talk on his
amt hnr 10 call fDr
bids on printing of all advertisements
for public improvements, which was
recommended filed by the finance COM
mittee last week and laid over upon the
authors request. He insisted that the
advertising should be let by bid as well
as any other part of the expense of pub
lie improvements and that it would be
illegal to do II otherwise. When some
taxpayer comes in and contests a
special tax assessment on the ground
that the advertising was Illegally done
he declared that the majority Of the
council would be to blame and not the
minority members. The Americans
would not think of jeopartizing the
chances OF the Tribune in regard to
public printing by giving any other pa
per any show to get it at all hence
Fernstrom's resolution was ordered
filed.
BIKE ORDINANCE PASSED.
The new bicycle ordinance was placed
on its last reading and was passed with
several amendments. One amendment
permits the use OF sidewalks outside
the paved district of the city by wheel
men from Nov to May each year
between the hours OF and s O'clock
a, m. and Gnd z o'clock p. m. This
is for the accommodation of working
men who ride their bicycles nearly all
winter. Every bicycle must be pro-
vlded with a gong and all who ride
on the sidewalks at night during the
months mentioned must provide a light
for their bicycles.
WILL VISIT MAGAZINES.
A resolution was introduced by Fern
strpm requiring the removal of all pow
der magazines outside the city limits
within so days The author of the
resolution ciled the recent explosion OF
three cars of powder in north Salt
Lake as an example OF what could he
expected If any of the magazines should
explode. He pointed out the danger to
the people in that part of the city and
urged that the resolution be adopted at
once.
Black asked that an Investigation OF
the condition out at the magazines be
made before any action Is taken on the
resolution and Fernstrom consented TO
low as many of the members of the
council as desired to go out there on
Friday afternoon at O'clock. The start
will be made from the Wilson hotel and
1t is expected that nearly all Of the
members will make the trip.
BOARD WILL. ADVERTISE.
An opinion was received from the city
attorney that sidewalk extension No
los could not be divided up now and
The work let In sections as requested
by the board OF public works as such
action would be Illegal. The council
decided TO have the board advertise for
bids for the entire extension.
SNYDER PROTESTS.
Bismarck Synder, OF Fourth and +.
streets, has become tired Of the delay
nt the administration in the matter OF
putting In sidewalks and submitted n
strong protest against such tactics. His
communication stated that year ago
ae received special tax notice for the
Sidewalk in front OF his premises and
he paid his tax amounting TO $50 but
The nearest he has come to getting a
sidewalk Is an excavation In front OF
his premises of splendid proportions"
In conclusion the letter says: II now
demand that you either complete the
sidewalk or cause my money TO be re-
thllu'l 10 me. l lnlellu 10 nave ~ hlut-
walk there ana " the city IA unable
10 complete 1t by reason OF the incom-
letence Of the board OF public works or
Otherwise. ] win put II in myself The
protest was referred TO the finance COM
mittee to find some way of paying back
the $50.
THE OTHER SIDE OF JORDAN.
David Whitaker and about 30 other
residents west Of the Jordan river and
north OF North Temple street. submit-
ted a strong protest against the poor
drainage In that part of the city and
asked that some action be taken to
relieve the flooded condition on the
protestants win ask 90 have their land
disconnected from the city AS they ara
paying city taxes for the support OF the
various departments but 80 Far have
received no benefits from the same.
The superintendent Of streets was In
ftructed TO investigate the matter ana
report TO the council next Monday
night.
OH, PLENTY OF FUNDS,
The enormous sum of S9s.iS was or
dered transferred from the street fund
TO tho special improvement fund with
which to pay the clty's portion OF the
cost OF sidewalk extension No. g. thus
showing that the Improvement fund Is
W n decidedly dilapldated condition and
iannot meet an expenditure OF that
small proportions.
PERMITS IN JUNE
City Building Inspector Gamble re-
ported that during the quarter end
Ing June 80 he issued ITS building per-
mits representing a total valuation In
property OF 81 All $50. The reCoitls OF