Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-24
c,,noa Finds a Way to Get
Money for American
Extravaganza.
CORPORATIONS ARE FAVORED.
,,,c Man with a -Four Room Cottage
viii Pay the Frcight--salarlcs
RAISED Again.

,a.- overriding tho opposition, the
,..,.r.can' members OF the city council
..l. an ordinance last night incrcas-
,-., be water rates. which places the
,',,.B ou residents and gives relief
~. r,e corporations. This ordinance
.rf Increase the city's revenue APP
.-,vimately $4,000 year. Of which IL
., sorely in need TO cover the extra
,,gancc in the department Il pro-
,iass for fixed rates OF six cents for
,,cb 900 gallons for commercial use
and seven cents for each 1000 gallons
s,- domestic use. The provisions In
crease the monthly minimum meter
,.ie from Is TO 60 cents by establish
me "a fiat rate Of 81 a. year for "a four
ro0med house FOR domestic use. The
orIiuauce also requires the residents
and not the city TO pay the expense OF
l,rncctlng with the water mains from
g. curb line This will save the city
about $40. 1000 a year, Sc Is estimated.
Uban the ordinance was called for
,.rsIaerati0n. Councilman Hall OBJ
acted t1 It's passage because it showed
INK discrimination and class legis-
iaHon. in establishing lower rate Tor
so-rarluons than for the citizens of
ths city. in view OF the fact that the
rtuzens maintain the waterworks, ho
argued that they should have what
t.nsHts there might be and az least
should be entitled TO the same rate as
corporations
Mn Hall was the only member who
voted against the ordinance on it's final
massage 1t win take effect as soon 40
ID is approved by Mayor Bransford.
WIDE TIRE ORDINANCE
The vlde-ure ordinance. which was
urestuted by Street Supervisor Raleigh,
was passed after it had been amended
An several places. IL provides that
uree-uch tires shall carry not more
han $500 pounds, three and half
inch tires, not more than 5000 and
four-inch tires, not more than 5000
pounds
protest was entered by citizens
living on the west side against the
oregon Shart Line placing its foot Via
dUct 100 feet north OF South Temple
street The council referred the matter
90 tho street committee and Il win be
taken up with the railroad officials
Thursday night.
Land and water commissioner Frank
Mathews sent "a communication Co the
council asking IL what course he should
take TO eject sQuatters from the city
property In the old Jordan canal bot
t1m According 20 his letter there are
30 persons who are using the ground
f0r various purposes. The case was
sent 90 tho city attorney for instruc-
tons
Refunds amounting TO SS.S2S.99 on the
cast Second South street paving exc
tension and Si367,01 on sidewalk cX-
tension 100 were authorized.
silver Bros and go others peutioned
The council % build fire station in
tle nolghborhood Of Eighth South and
Eighth West streets IL was referred
% The fire committee.
The Bungalow theater and the Salt
lake theater must move the awning In
front of the entrances. The managers
win be notified today and unless the
ordinance IS compiled with, suit viii be
filed against them.
Samuel /. Goldman, license assessor
and collector. was given an Increase I'm
salary from 500 a month 20 1925 a
month. The appointments Of W. T.
Sshoppo as clerk, in the auditors Of
fee and NJ. O. Miner and Frank KIM
BAN as license Inspector and book
keeper respectively m tho license in
spectors office We're confirmed. KIM
hlIns salary was fixed at Si0s0 "a year
and Miners at $1,000 year.