The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-19
PURCHASES SITE
FOR CITY STABLES
BranSford's Recommendation
Is Carried Out by Council
in Record Time.
BOARD OF WORKS CHILLED
INSPECTORS PAY EQUALS THAT
OF GANG ON JOB.

The record for quick action was made
by the city council last evening on one of
the mayors recommendations in his an
nual message. The mayor recommended
that property be purchased for city sta
bles and city supply store. An option had
already been obtained on land adjoining
the present city lot on Fourth South and in
the block bounded by Third and Fourth
South and State street and Second East
streets.
The council without opposition voted to
purchase this property from John Don
elan for $1,000, and put the JpriatiOn
through at once. all approving the may or 5
recommendation. The property carries
with It a right of way from Fourth South
to Third South streets and is go By 80
feet. on this. with the land already
owned by the city. stables will be built
capable of housing thirty or thirty-five
horses. City officials viii not be given
allowances to maintain their own horses
as at present but will have to send to the
barn for a horse as such is needed This
win do away with the horses in such de-
partments as that of the city engineer.
plumbing inspector, humane officer, and
number Of others.
1t is meant so that there shall sooner or
later De a city store and that the city
shall have a purchasing agent who will
buy everything in the way Of supplies in
stead OF allowing the departments to buy
their own supplies as at present.
a 3 Hirth was reappointed building in
spector at Sl25 q month. The appointment
Of J. Frank Godbe as deputy treasurer was
confirmed, as was that of Walter J. Fra
zer as food inspector. All these are re-
ceiving increases, as Is George W. Law
renee. chief deputy in the street depart
ment
J. T. Raleigh, street supervisor asked
for man to act as special officer and
prosecute those who spill gravel on the
pavement as well as contractors who mix
mortar on the streets.
After word or two from Fernstrom on
the way in which the board of<works was
allowing the streets to be ruined. this
went to the streets committee and the city
attorney to draw an ordinance.
Roast Board of Works.
There were few more shots at the
board Of works when the contract for the
new bridge over the Jordan, awarded to
the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery COM
pany for S4.192, was sent back. and Mar
tin took fall out of the city engineer by
accusing that official with not furnishing
the city council with proper information
Two other contracts awarded by the
board, one to Zerbe & Walker for a sewer
on Linden avenue, and another to the
same firm for laying the pipe line in the
Nineteenth ward irrigation ditch. were not
approved, but went to the engineering and
sewerage committee
Fernstrom, " asking that these be re-
ferred told of a contract for one block
of sewer awarded long ago which should
have been finished by Jan. l. but would
not be done for month. There were but
two S1-75 a day men on this job, but the
board of works had one of its inspectors
watching It, and he drew $3.50 a day.
The milk ordinance was referred back
to the committee. which will meet with
dairymen on Thursday evening.
North Temple Aqueduct.
Councilmen Fernstrom. Holiey and
Black moved resolution calling for the
advertising of the North Temple aqueduct
from Fourth West to the Jordan.
Councilman Stewart jumped in with a
protest First, 1t had not been agreed to
build to the Jordan but only to Ninth