The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
RACING RESOLUTION
IS NOT CALLED UP
Presumably for Reason That
Lease on Grounds Will Not
Be Extended.
JUVENILE COURT MUST
YACATE CITY OFFICES
More Public improvements Are
Started: Other Council
Matters.

Mr. Martin was present at Monday
night s session of the city council, but
did not call mp his resolution directed
Mt horse racing, presumably for the
reason that the Utah State Fair asso.
ciation has given the Utah Jockey
club notice that the lease on the fair
grounds Will not be extended beyond
juno %.
Under a resolution Of Mr. Black the
juvenile court was olycu until July /
TO vacate the two rooms in the city
end of the city and county building il
has been using for its headquarters for
the last three years. The reason for
the election of the juvenile court is
that the city Is badly in need of more
room. The resolution was unanimously
adopted. This puts the issue squarcly
up TO the county commissioners TO do
their duty and furnish the court with
quarters.
Two more public improvements were
started-sidewalk extension III and
paXing extension 5S--but the paving of
Ninth East street from Brigham sonth
to the city limits. was held up. at the
instance of Mr.. Black, who wishes 10
investigate. Sidewalk extension 14l
| calls for the laying of sidewalks on
the west side Of Main street between
First North and Third North street. AT
an estimated cost Of S3lS4s2, OF which
the city's part is $96l.0S and the abut.
tiers S22207l. Paving extension 5s
calls for the paving of Edison street
from Second South 10 Third South nj
an estimated cost of $59O1.74 divided
as follows: City's part, S62l.J5; abut.
ters. $3.50.
The paving of Ninth East street the
| 4. 4
went 10 the finance committee.
II begins TO look as if Mrs 2ela
Clifford. matron at the city Jail. will
get more money. The petition of Po-
lice Chief Samuel NJ. Barlow for the
advancing of Mrs. Clifford 5 salary
from $3.50 a month 10 $40 went TO
the municipal law committee and the
city attorney for the drafting Of an
ordinance i'm conformity with the pro.
posed increase, Mr.. Fcrnstrom bitterly
assailcd the increase. however, on the
charges of graft and the like.
Poll Tax Ordinance.
The poll tax ordinance reducing the
poll tax from SO TO 50 aud making the
amount payable in cash instead of cash
or labor was unanimously passed. The
ordinance is in conformity with the
new state law on the subject
The city engineer plan for the
lighting of Main street during the ma
tioua cncampment Of the G., \. +. went
10 the improvements committee Mr..
KeIsey's plan is to place four are
lights at each intersection between
South Temple and Fourth South streets.
two at each intersection at State,
Fourth South and West Temple streets,
and two on each block in the business
district. giving a total of eghty-two
lights for this district which viii
make the territory between South
Temple and Fourth South and West
Temple and State almost as light as
day and give the city one of the best
lighted and handsomost Main streets of
any city in the country.
The mayor S veto Of appropriations
to send the waterworks supcrintcudcnt
and the city engineer TO convontiop.
in the east was unanimously upheld.
The city engineer 5 recommendation
that sanitary drinking fountains be
placed in the business district for the
c. A. r. National cucampment went to
the waterworks committee. but likely
will be adopted The cost is estimated
at 800 "A fountain,
Street Supervisor Raleigh reported
thai the emergency fund has almost
been depleted by the recent floods aud
asked for an appropriation of $4,000 TO
rcplcnish il, which went 10 the finance
committee.
Mr. Raleigh also recommended that
the two wooden bridges over city creek
at North Temple and First and Second
West streets washed out by the floods
he replaced with concrete bridges rem
forced by steel. Referred 10 finance
committee. The estimated cost is
+260O.
The board Of public works contract
with F. !. Moran for the paving OF
Third South street from West Temple
10 Third West street. distance OF
three blocks. was held IN for bluo
prints of the work 10 he furnished each
councilman Thursday evening.
Plans Disapproved.
The council refused 80 approve Ia. y
Bowers plans for n sort Of a cltv mar
llct at First South and West Tempe
streets. for the reason that the buiid
ing proposed is not considered safe' an"
referred The matter TO the build
ing inspector. which practically kins
the proposition, as the building n
spcctor Will refuse TO approve plaus ior
Il building he considers unsafe ana W.
council viii most likely back hlm W
in il. BowcrsE plans for building ~
not conform With the building orul'
napces as 10 safety aud fire Proofness.
making il necessary before he can 20
ahead with tho proposition 10 oota,nI
sp'clal PERMISSION lIoh ~.
which viii hardly he granted =.
The Utah Hotel company was gram,
cd permission 10 construct concreIe
conduit, iX5 feet. to carry heatins'
mains. across West Temple street miu
way between North and South Iemp,r,
across South Temple to n polut W.
Of Richards street, across hlcpa'us
street approximately ten rods south ~
South Temple street and across 'pn.@t Tnst
Temple street midway between Eas'
Temple and State streets. IL.
The petition OF Hcbcr ). Cutler snc
others for the extension of tho garUpsss
district below Ninth South ana 49,
of Main street went 10 the sau"'''
committee. ;~es
Tho counciImen. with theH
aud the other city Officers we,r ,rr,nJ
Young to take ride over the Em'g,a.
zion Canvon Railway company's nns M