The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-23
BLUE PRINT FOR
FO0TWAY OFFICIAL
SO Says Mr.. Hall in Connection
With Controversy With the
@. 5. l.. Railway.
HANDSOME METAL SIGNS
FOR THE CITY'S STREETS
Better Pay for Patrolmen, and
Increasing of Force Are
Considered.

That blue print OF the Oregon Short
Line Railway company filed with the
city council. showing the footway on
south Temple street between Third and
Fourth West streets on the liuc Of the
north sidewalk, is official, according TO
councilman Hall. in spite OF the cnnnlnu"
nicatiorS TO the council last Monday
night Of William Ashton. chief engineer
and Parley l.. Williams, general counsel
oi ihe railway company. TO the contrary
The blue print filed with the council
was made September 30. 1907, Mr. Hall
pointed out 10 The streets committee on
Thursday evening. 1t was filed by the
resident engineer. tho railway company
having no chief engineer at that time,
and bears this inscription.
This shows franchise as granted
The blue print shows the footway on
the line Of the north sidewalk aud al
s Snonsh 1t was filed with the city re-.
granted. will cinch the city's case
against the railway company. council
men nas5, declare. Another blue print. Med
earlier than this, shows the foot%ay in
another location than the second print.
and bears this inscriptions:
ibis shows the footway as wanted.
TIL" street committees report, recon-
mcndng the removal by Street Super
visor Raleigh OF the two west tiers of
the footway that arc built in alleged VI
and the city attorney will he called on
for an opinion as TO the course the city
shal pursue in removing the f9otWay
so as 10 conform with the franchise, as
the council sees ii
New Signs for Streets.
Salt Lake City's streets will soon be
adorned with handsome signs. pointing
the way TO the stranger here. The
streets and Improvement committees.
after considering the bids of the Ameri
can Sign company Of Clyde. o.. and the
Enamel steel and Sign company OF Los
Angeles. decided TO recommend the ac-
was based on the engineers estimate. OF
1850 signs and was $3.50, The other bid
Was $3.50. The former signs are metal,
with enamel letters and projecting top
as a sort Of a protection. The 1890 signs
will be distributed as follows:
Single signs for buildings. so; four
way signs, with brackets, 500; two-way
signs, with brackets, 200; fonr-Tay signs
for posts, $50; two-way signs for posts.
%,
That the patrolmen will get some sort
Of an increase in salary appears certain.
The police and prison committee took
this matter up for awhile, but took no
action. Just after Mr.. Ferry moved
that it he recommended that Chief Bar
low be given authority 10 employ eight
special policemen for thirty days, begin
ming May l. it was pointed out that the
finance committee is wrestling with
recommendation 10 increase the pay Of
patrolmen who have seen Il years serv-
trolmen who have not seen twelve
months service to $50. and no action
was taken.
There is little doubt however. that the
matter Will he taken mp soon and that
the patromcu not only Will get In
crease In pay. but that the force viii
be increased by something like eight men.
II the eight men are not put on perma-
ncntly they viii he employed for three
or four months To hold in check the
crooks that are sure 10 visit Salt Lake
City this summer with the G.. \. Il. en-
campment and other meetings that are
TO bc held here.
This committee also recommended tha
Mary Rero be given ten cents meal
instead of nine, FOR feeding The city Jail
prisoners. Th" county sheriff gets ns
teen cents and the inmates OF the county
i3il arc not compelled To- perform hard
manual labor. as are the city Jail IN
mates.
The municipal laws committee recon-
mcDded the city attorneys special 3S-
sessmcnt notice ordinance for passage,