Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-24
SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Simon Bamberger Scored for Bad
Condition Of Streets on
His Right Of Way.
AFFAIRS OF WEBER COUNTY
MI Musical Tonight in Weber stake
Observation-Disclosures Permits
Police Court.

Ov6-n. Feb. 24-Following a petit
ton presented by Robert c. Carr and
others protesting against the condi-
t.p of Pingree, Wall and stevens
venues said TO be badly blocked with
and from excavations made by
o.orl,ucn. President Simon Bamberger
end tho Salt Lake and ogden railway
company came in for considerable
criticism at last nights meeting of tho
r.lv council Upon complaint Of
councilman Austin city Engineer
Parker was instructed TO have sur
New Of Healy avenue made from Lin
colin 10 Washington 20 that President
Hamburger could be instructed TO conf
plcte at once the necessary grading In
accordance with the original agree
nent.
Residents OF the neighborhood at
seventeenth street and Wall avenue
PRESENTED o petition declaring that
property was In serious danger OF
damage as a result Of the poor con-
diu0n Of the Ogden river bank at
that point. Proper committees were
Instructed to investigate and report.
The street committee was empower
cd 10 have several gravel pits on
twentieth street between Madison
and Monroe avenues fenced in. These
gravel pits are owned by the city
and Councilman Sam Thomas COM
planned that there was a considerable
amount OF trespasslng by the public
In preparation for contemplated inn
urovemonts In the citys new water
works system q accommodation was
offered by tho special waterNporl1s
.0mmission and was adopted for the
purchase OF three thousand feet of
water mains and IL fire hydrants OF
Che Ludlow type.
Grant avenue residents owning pro-
nery between Thirty-first and Thirty
third streets presented a petition ask
Ing that that section be created
cement sidewalk district, Their petit
lion was referred to the sidewalk COM
mittee.
The claim OF p. J. Moran, Of salt
Lake, for paving and repairing Twenty
fourth street between Grant and
Washington avenues amounting 20 So
1851 was referred TO the street COM
miuee and the city attorney.
Payrolls amounting to 3Sl6.50 for
city employees were ordered paid.
WEBER COUNTY AFFAIRS
At a short session Of the board of
r.'ahANf commissioners ANA4 AtnNNAAaA
afternoon a contract was let To the
Nheelwright Construction company to
make two cuts IN tho channel Of the
Weber river near the Foy bridge The
contract price was 1907 and the work
VIII begin at once. The filling Ia OF
The original channel Of the river has
caused 10 to overflow the low lands in
The spring OF the year II Is thought
mat the floods will be averted In tho
iHturc by making the channel deeper.
u. I. A, MUSICAL.
Az the Weber academy auditorium
This evening win be gwen the musical
event OF the season under the aus
pieces OF the Mutual Improvement as
soaiations Of the Weber stake In the
program the best talent OF the city has
been secured and that the entertain
ment viii have the largest audience Of
Che season there is no doubt.
ALDER CREEK IRRIGATION 90.
The Alder Creek Irrigation company
p. Pleasant View through It's attor-
uoN Joseph Chez. has died articles OF
Incorporation with the county clerk.
Tho company which o. organized TO do
b scncral irrigation business throughout
the county g. capitalized for $4,000.
with $50 shares OF the par value OF
$40 each. The directors are James
story. John e. Maycock and James Jon-
seI' who are also president. vice presi-
Do and secretary treasurer respective
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SMALLPOX IN CITY JAIL.
Lynn shaw. 80 years OF age and hail
lns from Texas, was Guaranteed with
smallpox al the police station yester-
day by Sanitary Inspector shorten aft
on am Investigation had been made.
Later the man was removed 20 the pest
house. where be was placed 10 the care
NJ nurse. shaw went 10 the police
station Tuesday night. 10 get nights
lodging, and his condition was discov-
cred the next morning II was ncces-
tary 10 fumigate several OF the corrl-
ders al the JAN and supply prisoners
with clean clothing so as 10 prevent "a
spread ~ the Contaglon.
MARRIAGE PERMITS.
Marriage licenses were issued yoster-