Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-28
SEWER PROPOSITION
IS AGAIN DEFERRED
Protestants Insist Upon and Get Fur
Their Consideration by
Council.

N"ENNANA ANNNNHNNllNN
PROVO. sept 2s-rhe committee on
sewer ana drains reported TO the city
council. last evening. on sewer district
No. n 10 the effect that the recount ~
potcstants. asked for az the previous
mccting by Judge Miner, mad been
made and that no material difference
had been FOUND. There were not enough
prOtestouts 10 defeat the creation Of
the proposed district. and the commit
toe recommended that the necessary
steps bc taken TO construct the sewer.
There was quite an extended discussion
ON the report. the question of the
amount 10 b. paid by the State Mental
hospital for the privilege OF conncctilg
with the sewer the delays In arriving
az an agreement with the state board
OF insanity on the matter. etc. being
threshed over. Judge Miner again APP
pearod for the nrotestants and suggest
ed mat the matter be again referred 10
the committee and that an effort be
made to arrive az an understanding
Win the prOtcstants. The question
hnaily went over for a week and the
committee will confer with the state
board OF insanity and hear any fur
Their complaints that may be made by
the protestants
The superintendent OF sewers was I'M
structed to direct persons who are
making sewer connections to comply
WIN the ordinance In the matter OF
Milling un the trenches.
The committee on Judiciary rpported
on the petition of Jacob Evans ana
others asking for the re-districting OF
the CITY. The committee finds ac-
cording to the census taken by the
hoard OF education In July. that the
population OF the several wards is az
loIl9ws; FIRST ward L77s: second
ward, ESQ Third ward. 900: Fourth
ward, l,2S6; Fifth ward. 1. $50. making
total OF S.567 and an average per
ward orr l,1iS. In excess OF this aver
age the First ward has S. the Third
ward bSl and the Fifth ward 2aq The
Second ward has 466 less than the av
erage, and the Fourth ward 4s7 Ac-
cording to the vote Of July 27.the wards
nave the following qualified voters:
Fltst ward, SSl: Second ward ss7.
Third ward. 67S: Fourth ward SS7.
Fltth ward. $685. making a total Of ?. 46o
ana an average per ward OF 4a2 In
excess OF this average the First ward
mas 20. the Third ward 1Si
and the Fifth ward. SO. The
Second ward has 12S less than The
average and the Fourth ward 1855. The
committee recommends the folou,in.,
changes: That the first four bIoclgs
south ~ Center street. between Acs6-
envy avenue and First East street 10
taken from the First ward and added
70 the Second. that the tier 81 hlocls
south Of Center street between Tiftb
west and Sixth West streets be taken
from the Third ward and added 10 The
second that the tier OF blocks north
1 OF Cehtef street and between Fifth
West and sixth West streets be t.i-en
from the Third and added to the
Fourth, and that the first five blocks
north or Center street and between
ACADEMY avenue and First East street
he taken from the Firth ward ana
added 70 the Fourth ward
The population win then be as fol-
lows; First ward 1897 Second ward
], SOP; Third ward, 7q4. Fourtb ,rord
LISA; Fifth ward. $50. and he vo,,ns
population as follows: First ward
$50. Second ward. 46S Third ward
o2b; Fourth ward. 476. Fifth ward 500
the committee recommends that mas
much as primaries and conventions
have been called and as there may he
a legal obstacle to making the changes
before the election. they do not go INTO
enect until such a time after the
election as the council NAV defarn,f,o
The report was laid on the tahie a.,
order 10 give the councfIn1en time 10
investigate the figures and other maj
tiers connected with the report
FIFTY dollars was Appropriated 10 the
Little Dry Greek Irriga tIon connsn,,
FOR 1910, to assist IN PROTECTING nc
land owners west Of the citv from
overflow n water from the river
The claim N Robert Bukln for 500
20 nav for trees cut in his land during
high water season OF this wear was
not allowed "o
II was decided 10 place cenen.
covering over tho east drain ~ a. as,t
nnaed cost Of ss7s2o