Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-14
POLLUTION OF
C|TY'S WATER
!, Greed for Revenue Council
Takes Matter Under
Consideration.
HALL SEEKS COMPETITION
,a,,r,iscmcnts for Paving In
serted in Eastern Journals
TO Audit Moran's BIZ.


:, rne OF an opinion that mining
- in city creek canyon would be
.,sce 10 the public health of salt
~ civ the american" members OF
An, council seriously considered
u. night a contract submitted by the
,.ao Giant Mining company to de-
,.,oc Ms properties in the north FORK
,,,, creek which carried with Il
accessibility that the city might de-
~ some revenue from Il. com
.,,e. Of three was appointed consist
,os of councilmeu Ferry Cowburn. ana
v',rs,rom. TO Inspect the mining prop
s,,y and report to the council.
when the contract was read Council
sn nan declared that It ought not
- NJ considered for a moment. lie
VA that The city had purchased me
"a frou the Union Pacific railroad
NuU ,any which comprises the water
sSs9 nj CITY creek in order TO keep
(. 49, from contamination and that
-, IN was now under considerable
r,nss in patroling city creek 10
zen the water from becoming poilutei
h, animals as well as men.
M mining company asks permission
q. -stablish "A camp in City creek and
s,vslon us claims In return for THIS
ny mining company offers TO pay the
.,. i ro,aItv on an the ores IL might
,,i~aot from the mine The contract
sso states that the company intends
N drive tunnel and that water might
\. developed which would Increase the
,,nme IN city creek. Under he con-
,rset the company agrees 20 repair the
..e5 M the canyon for the purpose ~
tsnling ores. II II strikes anv. AND
s-sl~htine supplies to It's camp. " also
agrees to keep the camp in a sanitary
condition
AN ENGINEERS OPINION
r. Doremus delivered an opinion
"a the council that a mining camp
would be q menace TO the public health
IN igtv creek CANYON He says thar
me sanitary conditions Of such camp
erild not be controlled by the COM
councilman Ferry presented the
snanclal aspect Of that proposition 10
he city. but said that he was not pre-
ared 10 vote for IL until the property
vas Inspected. At his suggestion the
committee was named 20 look into the
natter He said that he believed that
The mineral resources in city creek
canyon should be developed n possible.
Three having extensions which az
rregate eis miles of paving we're order
"a last night by the council and bids
Win be asked for next week. The work
vn b. started this year. but not COM
psei until next year, because the city
hss no money with which 10 pay its
PORTION of the expense. The extern
sons embraced the paving OF Ninth
East street from South Temple street
70 Inc city limits. a distance % four
miles First avenue from j street to
the reservation. one mile. and \Third
South street from state street Ia Tenth
East street. y miles. II is estimated
that these extensions win cost 1870, 900
TIE clty's portion amounts to $4,000,
bat there Is no money in the funds Ia
pay Tor H. After the proposed im-
pOyements were ordered. Councilman
Han suggested that the advertise
merits also be placed IN eastern en-
cheering journals He said that he
thought the extensions were large
enough Co attract the attention %
Eastern contracting firms and that
some competition might be introduced
b the paving line in salt Lake.
ASKS STREET CROSSINGS.
In communication headed by former
mayor Ezra Thompson. the council was
esAed 70 repair the crossing at First
south, Second South and Third South
Streets on State street or put them in
some kind OF condition The petitioners
eeeare that the intersections are in a
ospi0rable condition and that they
told be paved with asphaitum at
th'e The petition was referred TO the
engineering committee with the finance
committee associated 20 figure out some
hheme IN high finance whereby the
pV could raise some money to have the
Nois done. Besides Mr. Thompson, the
euuon was signed by j. g. Lynch, G
Holmes, Roderick Mckenzie, stude-
piAer Bros, the Clayton Investment
'mlany and the Consolidated Wagon
Machine company.
me board Of public works sent a
.anmunioation 10 the council stating
w me members were ready 10 con-
,%i 4 j. Moran's bin OF $40. 900 for
slailhg the outlet sewer pipe. The
,lla asks mat committee OF three
MI the council be appointed to assist
T'n ID adjusting the claim. President
r 80 named Martin. Black and Fern
'19n 10 act as the committee.
wy ATTY j. j. Dinnlny was request
n resolution by Councilman Fern
|,n 20 give an opinion 20 the city
,ln.i next Monday night on the stat
me slot machine case which ia
before the courts. Mr.. Dininnv
oten asked twice for an opinion on
,,, matter but nothing has been heard
'', nm Mr. Fcrnstrom would ike
Know ii the decision of Justlce
",Ns' holding that the slot machine
1llo' b. conhsoated. nullihes the de-
ts ol OF judge Armstrong Of the Third
e,ttl SQUIRT that slot machine Is "A
n"'''ns device and can be oondscat.
GARBAGE CONTRACT
~ S' san Lake a. Los Angeles Ran.
81 company submitted cont,ar, A.
r, council last night 10 carry the civ
aaJ Iho railroad company viii
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