The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-17
Ut Is Thought the Meat 0rdi-
nance Will Be Passed at
Tonight's Session.
F00TWAY CONTROVERSY
ALSO TO BE SETTLED
Police Department May Get Ten
More Men; Other Council
manic Business.

H' 'IlN CuHUCu dI tonlSDl = StSSIDu
probably viii take up and pass the meat
ordinance providing for system of
municipal inspection of the seven
slaughter houses in and about Salt Lake
CITY now, and all others that may he
established This measure was sched-
uled to pass last Monday night, but
there was too much other work on band
and 1t was laid over week The pass
age of this bill the main features of
which were set out in last Monday S is
sue of The Tribune. will mean much
for the general public health of the
city.
This evenings S session. OF tho council
will probably sec the end of the bitter
controversy between the city and the
Oregon Short Line Railway company
over the company S footway on South
Temple street betvcon Third aud Fourth
West streets. The company. two weeks
ago, agreed TO remove the bridge from
~ feet north of the north sidewalk.
JU3.23 feet south, or 10 within approx
mately thirty-eight feet of the north
Sidewalk, which viii minimize the oh.
struction 10 west siders in getting up
town and returning 10 their homes. aud
tins proposition was acceptable from
the first to the council. but the ratif.
cation OF the agreement between the
company and the special committee from
the council was held ny last Monday
night 10 give west side citizens. who arc
most deeply affected. a chance 10 ap-
pear before the committee last Thurs
day night with objection. if they had
amy. Only one west slider appeared.
ana be To commend the compromise. so
ihc agreement undoubtedly will be ap.
proved tonight.
More Policemen
The decision Of the board of estimates
and apportIonmentS 10 give Police Chief
Samnel NJ. Barlow len more men. in
crcasing the force to practically seven
ty-hvc men. viii probably be confirmed
tonight, IN view Of the pressing need of
more men. Nine of tbe additional men
viii hc patroimcD and one will be
mounted officer This will add in the
neIghbrohood Of $4,000 TO the city's
payroll i'll a year.
Under n resolution introduced bv Mr. |
Martin, the board Of estimates and an.
portlonments Friday went on record
against increasing the salaries of anv
more city officials or employees, but some
OF the conncilmcn think tbe patrolmeu
and firemen need n little more money,
and although nothing in this line is
likely tonight propositiou will be
u.
add at least So month TO the patrol
mems pay. and il Is possible that this
VIII be extended 10 include the firemcn
The board of estimates and apportion-
mcnts also consented 10 the paving with
center parks of Seventh East and
Twelfth East streets 10 which the conn
ell probably Will agree tonight. The
proposition is TO pave and center park
seventh East from Brigham to Third
South and Twelfth East from the same
place 10 Second South. The work was
ordered wear ago, but was not reached
until two or three weeks ago. lust prior
10 which time the council went on rec
ora as against any more center parking.
with the exception of Sixth East street,
which faces on Liberty park. Under the
orders OF year ago. the board Of pub
Ilc works called for bids for having.
with parking. Of both fhoroughfarcs
bnt when the contracts came up to the
city council from the board of works.
the council refused TO approve them.
sending Twelfth East back to the en-
gIneerlng committee and throwing the
contract for Seventh Fest out
IL is Impracticable TO pave Twelfth
East without ceuter parking, though
ana the property owners on Seventh
last object 10 standing tho expcuse Of
Il seveuty'two foot street, demanding
that the curbing and outierng lust put
moved TO the center of the street to
narrow the roadway 10 sixty feet. if
fhc parking Is cut out. and il is likely
nat the council Will reconsider its ac.
tlous IN regard 10 both streets tonight
and approve the board Of works 8 con.
tracts with p. i. Moran for the improve.
lnents and authorize the work 10 pro.
ceed. especially inasmuch as the prop
criy owners Oh Seventh East street have
agreed TO bear the expense of main
tanning the park for two or five years.
Outlet Pipe Work.
The outlct pipe for The west side
Ssw1ge system probably will receive
some consideration tonight. The pipe
las been reinforced with concrete un
dcrncath the railway tracks, whore IL
collapsed several weeks ago. and r. 7.
Moran, VINO Is romcdying the defects by
j"ree account. IS now engaged in rein
forcing the lower 5000 feet of the pipe
with cement, Some Of the euemics of
the city administration profess not TO
know where tho authority 10 Moran 10
do this comes from. end this question
probably VIII be raised and determined
10 the. satisfaction of everybody.
The city recorder also probably will
he authorized 10 advertise notice Of in
tention on several hig improvements. in
Guiding sidewalk extensions i26 and
l2S. calling for something Ike forty
nllIes OF SldcWa!ks IN the First and
Second wards. the paving of Third
South from state TO Tenth East and
Ninth East from Brigham south to The
city limits.
Mayor Bransford has attached his
veto 10 Councilman IIollcy's resolution.
adopted by the city council last Mon
day night, calling for The laying of two
miles of sidewalks ON Center street
The resolution authorized the board Of
public works SO advertise for bids at
once for the Improvement. but Mayor
Bransford says that the financial condi-
iiou of the city is such that the city
cannnt undertake TO do its part of all
public work peIiIioned for by property
owners. and that, anyway. the city al
ready has agreed 20 do as much af this
class of work az its financial condition
viii permit OF this year. This does
not mean. however. that the Center
street property owners will not get their
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