The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-10
ALTA CLUB FENCE
MUST Be REMOVED
Order to This Effect Is Given
to Building Inspector
Hirth.
UNIVERSITY CLUB MAKES
PROTEST TO CITY COUNCIL
Busy Evening Is Experienced
by the SOlOnS of Salt
Lake City.

The city council Thursday evening
instructed the building Inspector to see
thar the fence erected for the shelter
of building material and workmen in
front Of the Alta clubs addition on
East South Temple be removed and the
sidewalk restored for the use of pedes.
trians. This action was taken at the
request of the University club, which,
in communication to the council,
stated that the fence was an obStrnc-
iion and an ANNOYANCE to its members.
1t was stated on the floor that the
building OF the Alta club was so far
progressed that the fence is no longer
needed, and it was consequently or
dcrcd removed.
The plat of the Grand unven sub1i.
vision, south of Liberty park, was ap-
proved.
The city attorney, to whom was re.
ferred the matter OF drawing a special
ordinance, providing for the punishment
of persons destroying street signs, re-
ported that the present ordinance GOV
cred the matter. The ordinance will
be supplemented with an offer of A
reward by the mayor for the conviction
of persons found guilty of this par.
tcular kind of destruction.
New Firemen Confirmed,
On the recommendation of the chief
of the fire department, w, IA. Glore,
the following appointments were CON
tirmcd by the council: Joseph T. Bow.
en-, lieutenant; Peter j. Gallagher and
4. F'leckenstein, engineers; G., G, Falk-
ner, S. J. Powell, H. T., Jones, j. A.
Rafferty,, e. d. Anthony, Charles Mar
tin and Jack Grimm, to fill vacancies
in The department,
BY resolution by Mr.. Black, the city
offices will be closed at noon Friday,
December "a, in order that the city en-
ploycs may have an opportunity to com
pletc their Christmas shopping.
The various heads of departments
were directed to take an inventory of
city property in their charge and to
turn the lists in to the auditors of
fee by January 10.
y petition was received asking that
) street, between South Temple and
Fourth avenue be paved. The petit
lion for the paving of Second West
from South Temple TO Warm Springs,
brief review of which project APP
pearcd in The Tribune Wednesday
morning, was also formally read.
The Salt Lake Electric Supply com
pany was ordered to remove the ends
of pipe on Main street within five
days, If the dangerous projections are
still there Mt the end of that time, the
street supervisor will remove them with
the aid of sledge hammer.
Mrs. Began, who has been occupying
the keepers house at the Capitol Hill
reservoir, will be legally ordered TO va
cate nj once, because the superintendent
of watcrworks needs the house as Il
residence for the keeper. Mrs. Began
has repeatedly been notified, il was
Stated, but she has refused TO 90.
The suspension of Police Officer
James Eckstcad of fifteen days by the
chief was confirmed.
Other Minor Matters,
The Campbell Construction company
sent In communication asking whether
or not any further action VIII be taken
with reference to lis claim for the build
ing Of Il sewer. The claim VIII besrct
opened and Mr.. Campbell Will have an
opportunity TO present his facts again,
in spite of the fact that the claim was
once disallowed by the council,
The proposition TO purchase a new
street paving. repair plant at a cost Of
$1,000 was referred TO the finance com
mittcc, 1t is not likely that the ex-
pcndIture will be made until after the
first of the year.
With regard to the claim of the wa
tcrworks department against The Fair
Grounds association for SlS9.50 for wa
ter furnished, 1T was ordered that the
bill be collected and that If the Fair
Grounds association has a counter-claim
for the storage of city street sprinklers,
it should be presented i'll regular form.
j. G.. Cutler asked that West Temple,
between Ninth and Tenth South, be
paved
Hemenway &.Moser asked permission
TO erect Marquiso canopy at 270 South
Main street.
Mcmillan g. Sons were granted city
inspection for sixty days under the pres
ent conditions. They expect TO have
government inspection within that time
Councilman Reedall presided at
Thursday evening meeting. Those
present were Murdoch, Cowburn, Hall
Holley Black, Ferry, Martin, Wood
and Raybould-