The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-29
MAYOR NAMES
7. ]. ARMSTRONG
Amendment of Contractor as a
Member of Board of Public
Works Confirmed.
MILK ORDINANCE OFFERED
CITY INSPECTOR FIXES NEW
STANDARD or RICHNESS.
MILK ORDINANCE OFFERED

Mayor Bransford submitted to the city
council last evening the name OF Thomas
Armstrong as a member Of the board
Of public works TO succeed Samuel n
Barlow. appointed chief Of police. After
the resignation Of Mr. Barlow from the
hoard had been accepted the council coa-
CURED in the appointment
NJ Armstrong - contractor who has
huilt many Of the leading structures in
inc city, including the BransfOTd apart
meuts.
tine new chief Of police from szlo0 10 S5.VgO
was passed Councilman l. r. Hall fall
ing 10 move a reconsideration, Of which
lc had given notice
Al ordinance was passed changing the
amount u license paid by milk dealers.
These wholesale and retail dealers have
beeu paving one license OF 81 for daily
order of two gallons; g for more than y
or Jess than =, and for each additional
five gallons OF any part $50 The new
ordinance fixes wholesale license at q
for daily sales Of first five gallons and
s. for every additional five gallons.
The new retail license will be $50 for
the first two gallons and $50 Tor eacn
additional five gallons
Standard for Milk.
An ordinance was introduced al the In
stance Of Walter Frazier, city food and
dairy inspector. providing for a standard
for milk Of not less than three and two
tenths per cent Of fat and a total Of
not less than II per cent of solids and
making ii unlawful to sell milk OF a high
or temperature than s. degrees Fahren-
heit II also provides that renovated but
ter must be so stamped and license must
have been obtained from the state food
and dairy commissioner
Councilman john Holley wanted to look
into this and il went over for a week.
An ordinance was passed relating 10 eX-
cavatic1s under sidewalks. This makes
- ted ~
cf bond four feet instead Of three feet.
II provides that no property right. shall
be gained by the person 50 eXcavatinB.
and that there shall be no excavating IN
Ter intersections. This latter clause cuts
out a proposed addition under the Louvre
cife where 1t was the intention of the
proprietor 10 gain considerable addition
To his premises
Intersection is hat of the Deseret News
building, made some time ago, and VIII
not be affected
VIII Pave Seventh East.
There were no protests against the paw
ing of Seventh East street from Brigham
20 Third South and the work Vas or
dered advertised
Protests against the paving Of Fourth
and Sixth East streets defeated both prop
ositions. The Sixth East proposal will
come uD again. as Councilman I. X. Biz
has an idea that about 90 teet OF those
who protested also signed the petition to
have the resurfacily done.
II was received 10 transfer $4,000 from
he waterwOTks fund to make up the de
iiciencv IN the interest payment due OF
SI65 220.s4. The available funds for pay
inent OF these bonds. which were for tbs
Big Cottonwood conduit work, We're only
$1,000 Councilman Hall objected strenu-
Cusly TO the system Of 0Oing business, but
the proposition passed
William Green. mayor of Topeka. Kan,
sent the greetings of the city govern
ment Of that city which We're accepted
and similar New Year greetings ordered
returned.
The council committees viii meet this
week on Wednesday instead OF Thursday
evening