The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-16
DESIRE To COME
INTO SALT LAKE
Residents of Waterloo and Su-
gar House Ask Council to
Annex Districts.
PAVING CONTRACT is LET
CITY ENGINEER GETS INsTRUc-
TIoNS TO EXAMINE SEWER.

Residents of Waterloo and Sugar House
knocked at the door again last night
when two long petitions asking for adj
mission to Salt Lake were received by
the city council. Both were sent to the
committee on municipal laws, engineer
ing and the city attorney Delegations
from each district will probably be be
fore the council committees Thursday
night to hasten action upon their re
quests.
The Waterloo district, signed by c. G..
Evans and 100 others, is for the annex
alton of that territory bounded by lem
pest street and Twelfth South. Fifth, Ea9t
and Third East Charles d. Smith heads
the list from Sugar House, upon which
there are about 200 signatures. They ask
for the admission of the territory to
Twelfth South street and from Seventh
East to Eleventh East, south of the pres
ent CITY limits. All members of the cOun-
ell appear to favor both propositions
NJ. T. Burmester again sent in his claim
for $500 damages to his property from
the floods last August and it went to
the claims committee again
F. y. MOedt reported TO the council
that his slaughter house is now in first
class condition and wants IT inspected.
That the city will have more than the
East Jordan Canal company to fight N
its condemnation suit for the enlarge
ment of the canal was indicated in a let
ter read last night from the Telluride
Power company, which says it will op-
pose any change of the present system
or taking water from the Jordan river.
The city engineer submitted maps for
the changing of street and sidewalk
grades an Elizabeth street from Sixth
South to $50 feet north. Garfield street
from Eighth South to Ninth South. Ninth
East street from Tempest to Wilson ave
nue. and Ninth East from Wilson avenue
TO the city limits.
]. w. Mellen refused to obey the orders
of Frank Mathews, land and water COM
missioner, to build a fence around HIS
gravel pit, and the city council last night
decided that this stipulation will here
after be made in the contracts with Mel
len, or he doesn't get sand and gravel.
Ordinance Changed.
The ordinance regarding Migrants was
changed upon suggestion of City Attorney
r.. j. Dlninny to conform to the law
passed by the last legislature It is be-
heved this clause will aid the police de-
paTtment If il cares to clean I'D the
streets from the present disreputahle con-
dition.
The council approved Mayor John S.
TRANSPORTS appointment of Joseph Ben
zon as meat inspector, and backed up
the mayor in his offer of $500 reward for
ne capture Of the murderer of Special
Councilman 7. R. Black and President
A. J. Davis tried to hold I'D the award
Ing Of paving extension No 81. Third
South street from State to Tenth East
but the council approved the contract
entered into blythe board of works
strange a Mcguire get the contract with
a bid of $147, S52.O9. This company will
Immediately begin the installation of an
asphalt plant in Salt Lake to handle this
and other asphait work il may get by
underbidding p. ]. Moran
Inc council also approved the contracts
TO the James Kennedy Construction conf
pany on sewer extension No. 22S for ST.
59S;Ul; and sewer extension No. 225 for
Sl0l. S32. 10.
Another protest was made by Council
man L. +. Hall against the condition of
the main Intercepting sewer both at Sew
enth South and First South streets ana
tfled TO have his resolution adopted for
the city 10 dig down, ascertain what is
wrong with the sewer and then repair il
30 80, the cleaner will 60 through. City
Engineer George Q. Clancy said this
would cost about $4,000 but Councilman
Han believed the work should lie done
tnough he said he thought Chsnev had
Stretched the amount needed. The reso-
luton was finally laid over for two
weeks, during which time the CITY en-
slneer Is instructed TO clean out the sewer
Snd ascertain, if possible what is wrong
dig down ms u
=, councilman T. r. Blacks resolution for
the sale of all city land on state street
norm OF First North and on West Can
Eoh road. was approved BY the council
Inc land will be sold AZ nubIio a,,o+go,.