The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-08
DREDGING MACHINE
TO Be PURCHASED
City Council ApprOpriateS $10,-
900 for This Purpose BY
Unanimous Vote.
FRANCHISE MATTER TABLED
DEFINITE ACTION WILL LIKELY
BE TAKEN THURSDAY.

Though a capacity audience appeared
at the meeting of the city council last
night attracted by that stirring melo-
drama, 1.-The Saltair Franchise" nothing
was done, and the whole matter went over
to be taken up Thursday night by the
| council as a committee OF the whole
| Many women were present, and the cOun-
ell chamber was crowded more than IL mas
been in years, indicating that another
| large attendance will be seen Thursday
night, in spite OF the disappointment last
night.
As a result of a caucus in the after
noon, all of the letters and proposed con-
| tracts in regard TO the widening and deep
| ening of the surplus canal were flled ana
the council appropriated SlO,gJQ lot the
| purchase of a dredging machine TO De
| shipped as soon as possible, to be used
on the canal work. City Engineer George
| f. McGOnagle will go east at once TO buy
/ the dredger and TO attend meeting OF
! city engineers to be held III Chicago. The
| council appropriated $3.50 as expense
money. The plan of the council is to run
| the dredger year in and year out on the
surplus canal and the Jordan river TO
| guard against floods in the future
| A large crowd or prOteStdntS against
| the granting OF franchise 20 the Saltalr
| company, under the proposed routing APP
| peared on the scene to listen to council
| orators and to take part, II allowed, but
/ nothing was heard of the matter. The
| municipal laws committee met yesterday
| afternoon and changed the routing again.
! This time the Saltair company is given
| the right to place a double track in South
| Temple street from the western limits of
| the city to Fifth West street then north
| to the Utah Light & Railway tracks
| across the VladuCt at North Temple
| street. east on the Utah Light tracks to
| West Temple street. south to First South,
/ west to First West, north to North Tenn
| pie and then west over the same route.
| 1t takes the Saltair cars off Main street
| altogether.
Want Cement Sidewalk.
L. L. Goddard and others peuuOned the
council 10 lay a fIve-fOOt cement sidewalk
on both sides OF Ninth avenue from IL ~
| NJ streets, ana another from J, j.. " mt
| dlIer and others asking Tor a sidewalk on
| the north side OF EIgnJn avenue from b
10 A streets, ana on the east side OF a
| street from Eighth to Ninth avenue. BOtL
! went to the engineering committee.
Isaac Lester sent complaint 10 the
council against +. ). Moran closing Gale
street ana using IL IOT private roadway,
asking the council to order the contractor
! 10 open 1t up at once IOr public use. Gale
| street IS between Eighth south and Ninth
! south streets, and Second West ana Thru
| W est streets. MIR. Lester lives at 34I
| West Ninth South street. This went 10
| the committee on streets.
A claim for Sl,UUU damages from Joseph
Inc Sullivan went TO the claims commit
| Tee. She complains OF damage as d re-
| suit OF the condition OF the sidewalk IN
front Of her premises, 40 East FIRST South
| street
The Utah Automobile Dealers associa-
| ton was granted the privilege Of string
ing banner across the corner OF First
south and Nam streets, advertising tnS
| automobile show which viii be held from
| February ~ to 70 in the Coliseum on
! richards street.
Karl L. Williams was appointed clerk
! IN the city auditors Once by Auditor
Aft. and the council approved the ap-
pointmenL Williams viii take the place
| OF Joseph .. Cecil.
In the future the city engineer will
charge % cents Tor every house number
given out for new houses. That is, il Will
ne done in case the council passes an or
dinance to be drawn up by the city attOr-
ney TO that effect The city attorney was
instructed to draw the ordinance last
night,
Railroad Responsible.
City Attorney II. J. Dninny informed
the council, in letter, that the franchise
of the Salt Lake Route holds the COM
pany responsible for all fumes and
bitches blocked in building its road. He
Y by 1 feet at Seventh West and Ninth
South streets and another by feet at
Eighth West and Ninth South streets.
The city recorder was instructed TO tell
the railroad company to arrange for the
fumes at these two places at once.
Chief OF Police Sam N. Barlow an
nounced that special police powers had
been extended to G. B. Turner, j. \.
Wheeler NJ. Fitzpatrick and Ralph Oar
ling and asked the councils approval.
The letter went TO the police and prison
committee.
The old bill Of $3.50 for Raleigh & Har-
mon for supplying gravel to the city came
up again and was referred to the city at
torney. B. Jones, one of the fOTemen for
he firm, sent in the bill. which has been
leld up for the last six months. Jake
Raleigh is supervisor of streets, and it is
claimed illegal to give him any money
Lor this work. In all 800 loads of gravel
were sold to the city by this firm. The
| talk of F. S. FernstrOm to allow the claim
was the only bit OF excitement furnished
for the amusement of the large crowd, but
| FernstrOm and John HOlley were the only
3 / two voting against referring the matter
| to the city attorney,
The watermaster was instructed 10 pre-
pare for a flood this spring and the city
, recorder was also instructed to notify
the railroad companies to prepare for
J high water.