The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-03
IMPORTANT WORK
IS BEFORE COUNCIL
New Meat Inspection Ordinances
Probably Will Be Greatly
Changed.
MORAN HAS CHANCE FOR
WATER MAIN CONTRACT
Compromise Agreement May BE
Reached in 0. s. l.. F0OtWay
Controversy.

Tonight's session of the city council
promises 10 be short and sweet as the
city fathers got together all told three
times last wcek-once I'm regular session.
once in an adjourned meeting and the
third time in committee or the whole
and ccarc most of the routine business,
including several matters that had boon
hanging fire for weeks. out Of the way.
There arc two or three important mat
tcrs. however. that Will come up tonight
I'm some form or other. one or which ie
the meat inspection ordinance and an
other the Oregon Short Line Railway
company's footwav on South Temple
street between Third and Fourth West
streets. The meat inspection ordinance
likely will 90 back TO the committee for
a whole lot of amendments that VIII
practically make new measure out OF
II. and there is no telling what VIII hap
pen In the railway tootway matter
The meat inspection ordinance as now
drafted provides for federal inspection of
slaughter houses having n sufficient busl-
ness To justify ii and a municipal sys-
tenn OF inspection for the smaller sfaugh-
tcr pens but from Washington. D. C.. Il
has been learned that unless special
privileges are obtained federal inspection
will be furnished only to places having
an interstate business. and as few of the
seven slaughter pens in and about SAT-
Lake CITY have an interstate business,
ing these pens system OF municipal meal
inspection unless Salt Lake City should
bc specially favored by the national bu-
reau of agriculture and federal inspection
furnished even though the slaughter
houses do not carry on an Interstate
business.
Inspectors to Meet.
The federal inspectors all over the
with the head inspectors in Washington
soon however and Or. Woollen the gov
crnment meat Inspector stationed at the
Interrnountaip Packing company'a plant :
here. has promised 10 do everything in
his power 10 secure special privileges for
Salt Lake City, which means that fed
craI inspection will bc furnished even if
tho slaughter pens do not engage in an
interstate business.
II these special privileges for Salt Lake
City cannot be secured. however. the
own system OF inspectors and this viii
neccssitate the rebuilding OF a practically
the city may have two inspectors and II
is probable that the hours for slaughter-
ing animals Will have TO he designated
for each slaughter pen by the city's in
spectors. For instance, one slaughter
house will have To do its slaughterinR
in tho forenoon Of certain day and
another in the afternoon OF a certain day
that the inspectors may be present at
the killing. the overseeing OF which by {
the cltys inspectors is the main thing
In securing TO the city wholesome meat.
spectors' qualifications Of high stand
ard. requiring each inspector TO have
three-year course In veterinary surgery.
and two or three paSes Of the amended
ordinance that will be necessary if fcd-
cral inspection cannot he secured will be
devoted to other qualifications required
OF inspectors.
The municipal system of inspectors ,
il federal inspection cannot he
gained will be kept out OF politics ss
much as possible, IL is said. being mod u
eled along civn lines. but the inspectors
necessarily will have 10 be appointed by
the mayor. subject To confirmation by
TO be worked out. though. when II Is
finally known that no federal inspection
desired can be obtained.
Talk of a Compromise.
The council has virtually decided that
the Oregon Short Line Railway COM
Ing the footway li3 feet north of the north
sidewalk of South Temple street instead
Of directly on the line of the sidewalk
and the matter has been referred to the
city attorney for an opinion as to the
city's course TO pursue In enforcing the
decision. but II is understood that the
some sort OF compromise agreement to
offer that may come In this evening. The
it is unauthoritatively said.
south to within eight or ten feet of the
inc OF tho north sidewalk and II Is be-
icvod that the city Will accept the com
promise and that further dispute will be
,bviated.
The contract OF the board of public
works with Doyle Bros. & Schwartz for
he water main extensions for this year is
still in the hands OF the waterwords and
engineering committees. but will prob
IDLY come out tonight. This firm was
he lowest bidder, but there was only si7f
difference between this bill and p. j.
Moran +. II is understood that some of
hc counclmon are slightly inclined To
;ivc the contract 10 Moran. whose public
ElID N In TODD vt1A t--k ~ 49,
md travel and as there is no law conn
'olllns the awarding OF contracts for
,ublic improvements to the lowest bidder
he inclination may he followed out. The
ate OF the contract probab bly, will be de-
crmincd tonight. one way or the other.
t any rate: It was awarded, to Doyle
works. Friday. April 23. and sent up to
he council for approval. and has been
= committee since the following Monday
light
Main Street Work.
The board of public works is not much
, favor Of tearing up the curbing and
ntt"rines, IN Main street and replacing
!. hem with cement curbing and .gutterinE,
's and rcsurfacins OF the thorough hfare
rom South Temple to Fourth Soufi,
,Tf@t. , and did no, advertise for bids
nldipe 10 The theory that the replacing |
I The old curb and gutter with new curb
nd gutter as contemplated would be
oedleSs expense, and 1t is likely that
iiS matter will bc discussed at tonighf's
ession OF the council A conference be-
Sccn tn" board OF public works and the
iayor and city engineer has been ar
inged for Tuesday afternoon. too, but
The plans and specifications for the
nproNemant already have been drawn to
cludr the recurbng nnd regutterinc or
'e street and as the expense Is provided
II In the levv OF approximately S6 n
ont root and Is acceptable 10 thu prom
III be any change in the plans. Then.
10 IL Is proposed to use the old stone
lrbs and cutters in crosswaIk work else
Eerc in the city. so that nothing will be
ST In the putting down OF now curbs