The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-22
PARK COUNCIL SESSION.
Special Committee Reports on IN
sanitary Condition of Park City's
Slaughter Houses.

Park City. May 2l-The city council
met in regular session last evening. Pres
ident DeightOn called the solons to order
and the first order of business was the
calling roll of officers. the mayor being
absent but the gentleman came in a few
minutes later and the fun council was
then present The minutes were accepted
as read.
4 bill OF s21.25. the premium on the citys
fire Insurance, was presented and same
was ordered paid.
Under the head % petitions came one
from the Park City Baseball association
asking for the exclusive use Of the City
Bah park during the summer months. and
they also asked that they be allowed TO
keep the ball park locked UP. This petit
ton brought forth considerable discussion.
as the cOuncilmen were Of the opinion
that as these grounds we're public property
no one should be given the privilege asked
for by the signers Of the petition Wight
made a motion that the association he
given the exclusive use Of these grounds
on days when games are scheduled. but
that the city shall reserve the right TO
keep such grounds omen TO the public on
all days as they shall designate hereafter.
A petition bearing the names OF sixty
five local citizens was presented. asking
that the city scavenger be made to give
better service than he has been giving for
some time past. Deightou was OF the
opinion that the complaint made by these
people was justifiable and that the citv
marshal be instructed to inform the scaV-
enger that he was not living up to his
contract and that In such case He was
liable TO the FORGETTING Of his bond.
The committee on sanitary and public
health reported that they had visited the
slaughter houses i'm Park City and found
that conditions were none too good at any
of them.
At the f. D. Sullon slaughter house the
( cold storage building and the building
where the killing was done were Just as
clean as could be but when the stock
I Looked IL f0f1u0 that more
I than half Of the hogs had swollen jaws
and that they were eating the carcass OF
a dead hog which had probably died from
some disease.
/ The Park CITY Meat cOmpanv's slaugh-
| ter house was i'm p fairly good condition
on the inside. but the Yards near the house
were very dirty.
/ George Smiths slaughter house was sim
/ PLY terrible and the inside Of the house
where the killing IS done. has not been
/ cleaned in months. so the members OF the
| committee stated.
/ The Thomas lowry place i'm Deer val
/ ley was also looked over and it was found
/ that he had about 100 head Of cattle and
/ that the only food provided for them by
/ him was the refuse from all parts OF the
/ city. Lowry is one Of the local dairy
men.
The committee on streets alleys and
bridges reported that they had investi-
gated the matter Of putting in a new
( flume on The east side OF WOOdside ave-
| nue.. IN the lower part OF llt CRY dlu
/ found that the flume would accommodate
| about five families and would cost the
! city i'm the neighbOThOOd Of 900 and. OW-
I ing to the present condition of tins city s
I treasury. a recommendation that the
/ flume be not bought was made and the
same was carried
/ An amendment 10 the revised ordinance
Of Park CITY. section $50. article ID. chap
/ ter > duties and compensation OF the
/ seaIer OF weights and measures and in
D spector. was given the first reading al
I this session.
The special committee Of the water
/ franchise matter reported that they had
/ been DELAYED again, but that report
might be expected at the next session.
Mayor Wilson stated that he mad seen
the bank cashier and that the city s over
draft would be all right.
Bids for sprinkling were submitted as
follows. For man. team. and wagon. pei
day: James Berry $3.50; James Briefly
$40 The work was given to the lowest
bidder and after the gentleman signs uu
the contract which outlines the WOrh
/ which he is required to do. the water
wagon" will be put I'm use again.
I The fire chief presented the names Oi
I the following men to be appointed fire
/ men to fill the vacancies now existing IN
] the department: L. ]. Berry. Sam RYAN
I Con O'Neil. John I.eahy. Henry Wright
Arthur Hanson and Harry MOl6nl- The
/ recommendation Of the chief was granted
or motion Of Wight and Deighton.
/ II was then after 10 O'Clock and on mo-
| ton the council adjourned
/ The members OF the senior class Of the