Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-04
2HELL ExPL.ODEs
AMONG: ALDERMEN |.
rrio Of counciImen Discover a.
Joker in Contract Awarded
Pat Moran.
MINI RESTS Witt. c COMMITTEE
aon,rovcrsy Over Footway at Harri-
nm Depot VIII Probably be
Settled f1lis Week.

controversy w. ~ 80, - 'yI y N -
man Depot VIII Probably be
Settled f1lis Week.
when several councilmen learned for
az first time last night that the con-
.,,ct awarded to P.J. Moran, the Of
a,,,1 contractor, for the paving of
ss,,.ntb East street, provided for a
oo.,oot park i'll The center OF the street,
,.nrecinitated an instruction. Coun-
.,,,nan Fernstrom, Hall and Martin de-
s,arod that an attempt had been made
!, sneak something into the contract
III h was otherwise characterized as
.,, ,s After considerable Jang-
~, tho contract was rejected and the
.l,rso other contracts awarded to Mo-
IN swere laid over q week. The coun-
ai,,,,on objected to the Zig-zag water
eniverts in the Intersections. They
ston I'm with gravel and it costs the
s a;,,. several thousand dollars each
esar to keep them cleaned out.
Moran was present when the coun-
altman went out Oh. q ranpa &c. Several
n them kicked over the traces before
hcfwou,d pull than into line. The con-
.,ncts will be taken up Thursday night
IN committee meetings and It Is prob
able that the kinks will be Strengthened
T. out at that time. The property own
ers 81, seventh East street are de-
s;ro,ls Of having the street parked.
The curb and gutter We're put In two
Years ago at the cost of $500 between
south Temple and Third South streets.
This street is 70 feet wide from curb to
c,,rb. which is about 20 feet too wide.
IL order to cut down the paving ex-
nense the property owners asked for a
mark in the center OF the street. This
was granted in preference to hnvins
ire curb and gutter taken out and re-
nlaced at the expense OF the city to
narrow the street. In the other con-
tracts the water fumes across the in
tersections are placed at different an.
giles, The council authorized the city.
engineer to change the plans and sreci-}
ficatons to make them run as nearly
straight across tire intersections as.
possible.
WILL SETTLE DIFFICULTY.
4 settlement of the controversy over
the location of the foot vladuct at the
Oregon Short Line depot will probably.
be settled this week. Councilmen
Black Fernstrom. Holley, Martin and
RaybouId were appointed as a commit
tee to meet Wednesday with the rails.
road officials to affect q compromise.
Although the details OF the arrange.
ment have not been made known. 1t Is
understood that an amicable adjust
ment Of the matter will be reached.
The contract for the Waterman ex-
tensions for 1909 was awarded to Doyle
Bros. & Schwartz. The amount is s155.-
1906.
The city teamsters and the janitors
IN the city and county building asked
for q raise In salary. The Transfers
want an increase Of 50 cents a day.
making their wages IS per day. The
janltors ask for an increase from $50
to SO a month.
Two petitions for the parking and
paving of Third East street We're pre-
scented to the council. The first was
presented by "A. f. Doremus and the
other by Henry G. Hoffman. They
we're referred to the engineering CON-
mttee.
Samuel Newllouse dedicated Cactus
street and Exchange place To tho city
In @ communication last night. The
two streets will be opened to the pub.
lie as soon as the paving is completed,
which is being done at Mr.. Newhouse's
expense. The streets We're accepted.
The Utah Health league sent a com
muncatlon to the council asking that
body to adopt the rules and regula-}
tons IF the national bureau of animal
industry covering the inspection Of
meats. IT was sent to the sanitary
committee.
The Salt Lake Building company was
given a hours to remove the adver-
Using placed on n fence in front of the
rev Holmes hotel on south State
street Several complaints have
reached the city council about it. When
It was taken up by Building Inspector
Hirth the contractor refused to do any
thing, so the council took a hand in
tile matter. Unless the order is COM
piled with, the street department will
be authorized to tear the fence down.
W. Mont Ferry will act as mayor
Of tho city. He will leave for Los
Angeles today where he will remain FOR
a week on ten days on business.
LIQUOR LICENSE HELD UP.
Heath Bros application for a liquor
license was referred to3the license COM
lnittee. 1t is charged that the amuse-
lneent@company proposes to establish a
Saloon in an outbuilding which will
i make ttle place little better than 4
doggerp Councilman Black urged the
committee to visit the grounds before
me license was taken up.
The report of the fire committee re-
commencing the purchase of 1000 feet
OF New Jersey Car Springs & Rubber
company fire hose at 771a cents per
Ioot was adopted, but Councilman Mar
I'm I'm gave notice of reconsideration hold
ing up the matter for another week,
David Keith, Thomas Kerns, B. FL
NJ. II. Walker. Col u. "A.
wall and w. S. Mccormick protested in
q communication last night to the city
council against the leasing of the
Warm springs for fifty years to a conl-
i,anS for 5000 d month. They claim
t .nat It is very valuable property and
mat better arrangement can be made
~ leasing the property.
=, Ut. NJ. r. Stewart sent his report to
me city council last night in regard to
lhe result of the investigation into the
sanitary conditions Of the slaughter
houses, The filthy condition of four
va told IN very plain terms. 1t was
.luopted with comment from Councii-s
man Black that it was not strong