The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-01
Numerous Residents Enter Wig
orous Protest Against Use of
Wooden Uprights.
TO MAKE FOURTH SAFE
AND SANE BY ORDINANCE
Measure Proposes to Prohibit
Sale or Discharge of Fire
works Without Permit.

tees ON engineering and sewerage and
streets Thursday night about the plac-
ing of wooden trolley poles by the
Utah Light and Railway company on
Ninth East street, which is soon to be
paved. Fully fifty residents on that
street appeared before the committees
and strongly protested against permit
ting wooden poles 10 be used. They
asserted that inasmuch rs the street
was soon to be paved, the company
the same as has been done on several
other residence streets in tho city
which have been paved,
No definite agreement was reached
in thc matter before the council com
mittees, so the protestants retired to
the mayors office and held meeting
at which arrangements were made for
the calling of a mass meeting of the
property owners on Ninth East street
FOR next Tuesday night to take con
certed action on the proposition. This
meeting will he held in the Thirty
first ward meeting house. and will be
well advertised, and no doubt largely
attended, rs the property owners seeI
determined to prevent the use Of wood
En- poles, If possible.
The committees Of the council gave
present their side of the matter and
also heard from representatives of the
Utah Light and Railway company The
protestants said the wooden poles were
unsjghtly and of such size as greatly
10 mar the beauty of the street, and
they were eager to make it one of the
best appearing streets. IN the city.
Steel Poles Dangerous.
The representatives of the Utah
Light and Railway company contended
that, on account of the high tension
wires carried on the poles, II would be
extremely dangerous 10 the lives of
employees of the company and also to
the people along that street to attempt
10 carry such wires on steel poles. They
said the wires would be continually
burning out, if placed on steel poles,
especially in the winter months. and
would be dangerous TO the people on
tho street, as well as the employees of
the company who would be compelled
TO work on the steel poles. AS the
company would have to pay at least
argued that it should be given some
consideration in the matter. 1t was
also said that plans are now being
made for the carrying of the high ter
sion wires on towers TO the south and
not TO use Ninth East street for them
nt all, but that such a plan was not
yet ready 10 be carried out.
The point was raised by the protest |
ants that high tension wires were car
ried ON steel poles in other cities. and |
City Engineer McGonagle was asked
if that were true and If it could be
done with safety. He replied that 1T |
could be done by putting the wires IN |
cables This seemed to satisfy some |
of the councilmen who argued that IT |
such were the case the company should
be compelled TO run the wires in cables
and put in the steel poles.
Property Owners Determined.
1t was suggested that the protest
ants appoint a committee to 90 with
the council committee and representa-
iives of the Utah Light and Railway
company and make thorough investi-
cation of the matter and see if 1T could
not be agreeably settled. Some of the
protestants said that it would be use
less TO talk to the property owners on
that street about such a matter, as
they were determined that nothing but
the steel poles would satisfy them.
The protestants retired to the may
pr's Office and talked the matter over
md appointed number of commit
tees 10 investigate the different phases
Of the proposition. II. A. Smith was
appointed TO look into the franchises
of the street car company and both of
the telephone companies, to ascertain
what is required of them with respect
10 improvements made upon the
streets over which they operate. j, NJ,
Anderson was appointed as a commit
cities in regard to putting high tension
wires on steel poles. w. d. Rishel and
j.. E. Camomlle were appointed az q
committee to see what could be done
in regard to getting a right ofway for
the company TO run its high tension
wires over other streets or alleys. n.
p. Folkcrson was authorized TO arrange
the mass meeting TO bc held next
Tuesday night.
Circulars will be distributed along
Ninth East street calling attention to
the meeting, and it is expected that it
will be largely attended. 1t is the in
fention 20 invite the city councIlmen
from the First ward to attend the
by the council until after the mass
meeting.
Safe and Sane Fourth.
The first move on the part Of the
city council, to insure a safe and sane
celebration of the Fourth Of July was
taken by the municipal laws commit
tee Thursday night, when il decided
to recommend the passage of the ordi-
nance introduced by Councilman
prohibiting the sale or dis
charge of fireworks inside the city linn
its without first obtaining the writ
ten consent Of the mayor.
The ordinance prohibits the sale of
fireworks of any description in the city
without the written consent. of the
mayor, and also prohibits the discharp-
ing of fireworks without consent The
penalty for a violation of the ordi.
nance is fine of 800, or imprison-
ment for 100 DAYS. The permit for dis
charging fireworks shall state the time
and place for their discharge. By pro-
viding for the mayors written consent
for the discharge of fireworks, it is as
serted that any organization can get
a permit to give n display Of fireworks
under proper supervision. and thus all
danger of accident will be averted.
Minor Matters Considered.
The public grounds and waterways
committee will report against the peti-
tion of the Salt Lake Driving club. ask
for |