The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-09
BUSY SESSION Of
CITY COUNCIL HELD
Meeting Unmarked by Political
Plays and Much Work Is
Accomplished.
IMPROVEMENTS OF EAST
JORDAN CANAL APPROVED
Which Means Much for City's
Water Supply; New Police
men Named.

\ lJrCC amount OF lplllut
was transacted by the city council AT
its meeting Monday night. IS there
were no political plays the WORK was
disuoscd of in short order. lnasmucb
rs the council concluded IT'S work OF
canyassiug the returns of the election
in the afternoon, resolution WAS
adontcd at the night session authorz-
ing the city recorder TO issue ccrtii.
cafes OF election TO those who wcro VIC
.loriuus mt the polls last Tuesday, as
heretofore announced.
Tho election cost ;bc city the total
sum of $3,623.75, and bills for that
amount were submitted by tho record"
expenses arc rs follows: Judges of
election 1864: polling places, %iS"' ms,
ccIlancous expenses, $I,9s0.io; special
police officers, S29l;
The report of the vaterworks com
miltcc, approving The plans and spcci-
iicstions for the enlargement OF ne
East Jordan canal from the Jordan
Narrows 10 Little Cottonwood and its
extension from the latter point 10 Par
lev s canyon, wns adopted. These IN
provcmcnts viii cost about $500 900
aud will be of great benefit TO The city S
water system. Tho report also author
izcd the city attorney 10 bring the nee
cssarv notions in court to secure addl-
lionaI water rights and rights of way
for the enlargement and extension Of
the canal.
New Sewer Approved.
Only one contract for public I'M
movements was reported 80 the council
by the board OF public works, that of
GiIltcrson & Bong for sewer extension
rs on Iowa avenue, The contract WAS
approved The board submitted esti-
mates for work already done on public
improvements amounting TO tho total
sam Of about $4,000 aud they were
approved
Street Supervisor Raleigh and tho
board of public works both recommend
cd that the work of repairing the street
paving he done at once, As there was
no estimate of the cost Of the work,
ihc matter WAS referred to the city en-
2inccr and the finance committee for
consideration.
City Treasurer Snyder called the
council s attention 10 the refusal of
the abutting property owners TO pay
interest on the special sewer tax for
sewer extensions i72. lS2 and ls5. He
stated that the refusal TO pay interest
was based on the ground that the sewer
was NOT completed mt the time the at
fcmpt was made 30 collect the interest
and some OF tho property owners
threatened to take the matter TO court
rather than pay the interest. He asked
the council for instructions IN the mat
Ter and il was referred 10 the mInlri-
pal laws committee and the city at
torncN.
Comncilmcn Hodgson and Hall raised
= question as TO whether or not the
rev sewer is cleaned out and ready for
property owners 20 make connections
with. City Engineer Clancy stated
that mis- Office has been issuing permits
70 connect with the sewer for several
dsys past and that the sewer is ready
jor use. MIR. Hall contendcd that the
sewer had not been properly cleaned out
and that II is in such condition that
u cleaner can net be run through 1T.
lie introduced resolution authorizing q
inc city engineer 10 have the sewer re.
paired so that il could be properly
cleaned and iDstruciing him not TO Is
sue any moro permits until that work
is done. AS :hcrc was no estimate of
the cost OF the work the resolution WAS
referred to committee for consIdcra-
ton,
Curb to Be Raised
The finance committee reported favor.
ably upon the petitions of DR.. +. ID.
Woodruff aud Joseph GcogEcgnn fof
The .aislug of the curb one foot If the
intersection Of First North and State
streets and west from that point 10
hc \, W. McCuuc property line on
Main and First North streets. The cost
of the work in front of the Woodruff
crty is estimated at $3.50 aud the cost
, of the work IN front of the CIeoghegan
property is fixed at $3.50 Mr.. Hall
opposed the expenditure Of that amount
OF money on such work but the report
was adopted.
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
pc,Itioned the council TO put in catch
basins at the foot of South Temple
street in from; Of the new union depot
10 prevent rubbish from the CUTTERS
flowing into the sewer and clogging ii
up and thus flooding the sidewalk at
the depot. The matter was referred to
the engineering committee.
Health Commissioner Stewart was
authorized TO extend the time of en-
ploymcu Of tho TWO extra inspectors il
his department for a period of ninety
days from October l. aud II,
The sum Of $500 was placed on tbs
authorized list to tho credit Of the
land aud water commissioner for tn,
purpose of cleaning out Farley crccf
from the reservoir up to the forks OF
Inc creek AT Mountain Dell
City Engineer thancy notified tho
council tItat The scales of the Rndmal
Van & Storage company at Third West
and Second South streets iutcrfcrcd
with the laving of the tcn-Inch water
main and also with the paving Of Thirc
West street, aud he was authorized fC
Instruct the company 10 move thSm.
New Policemen.
Chief Of Police Barlow sent in ih,
appointments OF the following spccia
policemen TO act without pay from tn,
city: Frank Bridge and John Ouu
len, ut the new Utah hotel; y. G
Hair at the Newhouse aud Boston build
ings; G. +. EYlcr. at the Salt LAX,
Engineering works. The appointment
were confirmed, He also revoked th
special police commission of Waite
Rovai, at the Denver & Rio Grand
railroad company yards. aud his actio,
N shat matter was concurrcd in.
Fire Chief GloIc submitted the fol
owing appointments in his department,
which were referred 30 the fire commit
tee for consideration; Joe T. Bowc
as lieutenant; Peter j. Galla2er aud \
II. Flcckenstein az engineers; G. G
Falkncr, S. J. Powell, ". L.. Jones
J. a. Rafferty,, T. d. Anthony, Charlie
Martin and Jack Grimm. as iiremen.
rRoyal' Stalo Bread Depos