Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-25
RALEIGH BUMPED
BY C0U ! I [ \ |: !.
quiet Meeting III a Tailor Shop
Puts Quietus on His
Aspirations.
WANTED TO UPHOLD THE LAW
lie Was Once u Dctcctivc, but tho
Aldermen Did Not Believe That
Helped His Case.

Former Detective George Raleigh,
who sought to be re-instated on the
notice force, was turned down by the
+ police and prison committee in q prl-
waite meeting held in an up town tailor.
shop last week and to save him any hui
initiation he was allowed to withdraw
his name. He is now engaged in pro-
tccting the "innocents' from tho "toutss
and dips at the race track. This
camc out at the meeting Of the city
council last night when Chief S. M.
BARLOW presented the name Of Josenll
Armstrong to fill the vacancy which.
Raleigh was to fill. His appointment
was confirmed without any discussion.
seventh East street will be paved and
marked In the center This was decided
upon after Councilman Hollsy's mo-.
ton FOR reconsideration had failed. The
contract with Patrick j. Moran. the
Inc work will begin Immediately.
twelfth East street, where one biocki
is to be parked between First and Sec
ond South street, went over for one
WeeI..
The petitions Of Henry c. Hoffman
and others asking that a'hird East.
street be paved from South Temple
street to Third South street, was era mt
cd and the city recorder authorized 70.
advertise notice OF intention.
William c. Clure. John Oal<ason, Roy
w. Wager and D. e.. Montgomery Were
appointed members of the fire depart
ment.
The council appropriated $3.50 for the
purchase from Hoffman Brothers of q
site for the new fire station. The pro-
perty Is at the corner Of Eighth South
and Post streets. TX 55s33 81
Upon the recommendation OF Thomas
Holiday, superintendent of waterworks,
the council instructed him to purchase
from j. w. Percival supplies which he
had left over when his contract for lay
ing water mains expired. This amounts
TO $4,0S1.06
Doyle Bros. &c Schwartz, who We're
sirenthe contracts for water main ex
tensions have been unable to go ahead
with the work because the city had not
laid out any work for them. The firm,
petitioned the council last night to
have the extension mapped out and the
work ordered so that they could get
started on the work. This was referred
to the engineering committee.
The local veterans We're given an APP
preparation of $500 to assist them in de-
frayng the expenses of Memorial day
exercises The United Spanish War
Veterans asked for the same amount
but only received $50.
LIE Grand Young offered to decd to the
city limestone ledge in Emigration
canyon to furnish the streets with
macadam. He inclosed a report from
the United States agricultural depart
ment to the effect that the stone was
suitable for such purposes.
ECHO OF FLOOD.
s,lpt Holiday of the waterworks sub
amitted the first bills arising from the
break in Parley's canyon on account of
the floods. One was for 5000 for meals
which We're furnished by Mrs. S. T..
Brown, at the rate OF 40 cents per
meal. The other was for $32 for street
car transportation. Both We're allowed
Tie council recinded its contract with
Mary Bero for feeding the city prison
ers food ats cents u meal. a new
contract will be drawn giving it to her
on q basis OF 10 cents a meal.
After some discussion the automobile
purchased by City Engineer Kelsey
was ordered paid. The purchase price
was $1,000 but Council1nen Holley and
Martin declared that the same car
could be purchased for s1,500.
Upon the dation OF jake
Raleigh, the council paid s210.75to Jake
Raleigh for S43 loads Of gravel. This
gravel was used on the streets in cases
Of emergency, the communication al
legged,