The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-20
Street Car Traffic Ordinance
Passed Upon and Referred
to Attocney.
MATTER OF ELECTRICIAN
TO BE CONSIDERED LATER
Many Other Matters of lmpor-
tancc Also Discussed at
the Meeting.

The municipal laws committee or the
city council Thursday evening consid-
cred the ordinance introduced by Mr. Nc
Kinney providing for regulation of the
street car traffic in tho city. Superiu
iendcnt r. T. Hunt Of the Utah Light
and Railway company met with the com
mittec and suggested Il number %.
changes in the ordinance which had been
provided Tor in the rules of the company,
and n number of amendments We're Of
fered, after which the ordinance was re-
isrIed TO the city attorney 10 insert luH
amendments and submit II TO the council
Tor Snal passage.
The same committee considered briefly
ile ordinance providing for the creation
uf the office oi city electrician and pro-
ClciinG for the inspection Of all electric
wiring and apparatus in the city, Repre-
srntuivcs of the Board OF Fire Under.
writer's. The local Electrical Workers
union and The Utah Light and Railway
company were present and gave their
Views ON the matter and the committee
will hold i special meeting next Wednes-
daJ night aud take some final action on
tDc matter.
IL was decided by the finance and
salaries committee 10 recommend that
The streets committee authorize the street
supervisor to grade ana level OH the
parked portion Of Seventh and Twelfth
East streets prcpara tory TO parking the
same. These streets have been paved
and II strip left IN the center for parking.
but the city has done nothing toward
parIiuc them as yet. Several petitions
that the parking be done at once. the
grading OF that portion Of the streets
will bc done AT once. so as TO prepare for
the parking.
Park Petition Favored.
The public grounds and watervorlls
committee will recommend the granting
or the petition Of residents on Canyon
rosd asking that park he ests sbilshed
in the canyon between Second and Fifth
avenues. and the matter was referred 20
the superintendent of parks TO outline
the plans for the same.
n the report of the sanitary and mar
kcts committee is adopted by the coun-
Gil. farmers will be prevented from stand !
ing their wagons ON Elizabeth street, be-
tween South Temple and First South |
streets. for the sale of their produce 10
the consumers. The committee will rec |
nmmcud the granting OF the protest OF !
S. II. Auerbach and other property owners |
ON Elizabeth street against permitting |
the farmers from standing on that street. |
This leaves only two streets i'm the city |
where farmers may stand: namely. on |
Fifth South. between Sixth and Seventh |
East. and on Second North. between Sec |
ono and Third West street.
The license committee decided TO rec |
ommcnd the passage Of the ordinance
providing for a license of $40 per year (,
ON each wagon used by manufacturers or
others supplying merchandise In the de- /
livery OF their goods. II also Will report |
ia ihNor pi inc passage OF the ordinance |
fixing a license OF s. per year on each |
electric clock or ticker leased or rented \
by firms in that business.
The sanitary and markets committee
viii act favorably upon the ordinance |
providing for the inspection Of all |
meat markets in the city and requir-
ing them TO secure a permit from the
city veterinarian before opening up their
place of business The same committee
viii also recommend the passage OF the
ordinance requiring the inspection OF all
veal shipped into the city and fixing
fec for such inspection.