The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-05
Master Plumbers DO Not Like
Vitrified Pipe for Sewer
Connections.
PETITION FOR A CHANGE
PROMPTLY TURNED DOWN
Claims for Damages Are Filed ;
Other Matters of General
Interest.

! Master plumbers of salt Lake want the
ordinance, enacted a year or so ago. per-
mitting the use OF vit,fhcd as well as Iron
| pipe In sewer house connections re-
pealcd, but they will not have their way
| about it If the recommendation OF the
engineering and sewerage committee Isl
followed by the city council. This com
mittcc Thursday evening recommended
the Ming of the master plumbers peti-
tion for The repeal of the measure, Some
OF the members OF the committee say
that the master plumbers want the ordi-
nance repealed because they can make
more money on iron pipe connectons
IL looks like the Sclf-WindlnG Clock
company will have to pay. the tax OF 81
a year on each electric selfwlndng clock
operated by IT. as the license commit
Longs protest against paying the tax he
filed. The clocks bring in only $i2 II
year each, Manager Long says. and the
81 tax amounts To l6 2-3 per cent OF the
gross income, The company is sub
sidiary concern of the Western Union
Telegraph company.
the application OF Blanco & Curran for
liquor license at 2lT West Second South
street: and of Hause & co, for license
mendcd denied, but the committee recon-
mended me siTtnsing oil License m, IN 'ne
basement OF tnG new vi mining exchange TO
The license committee also recon-
mendcd that Bates IL Schuler be refunded
SoUSS.Jo on tne unuSSu portion OF lhslI
liquor license at the Buena Vista race
track.
Bill for Damages.
The public grounds and waterways com
mittee recommended that the city attor-
ney send the Denver & Rio Graude Rail
way company bin for damages by rca-
son OF fires in Parley's canyon;
The waterworks committee VIII hold a
special session Thursday afternoon TO
hear representatives OF the temple, the
Y. NJ G.. A building and the schools on
their claims for water tax Attachments.
Whether the city can charge the county
for wafer used in sprinklinS the lawns on
the county side Of the joint building also
will be considered.
committee drafted q resolution in rela-
ton TO gravel pits, providing that the
council shall decide. what suitable lands
for gravel pits shall be leased The city
recorder. under this resolution. Is tn ad
vertse for bids for leases on these
grounds, and may reject any and all bids;
The claims committee recommended
that the claim OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
a. Burley for $500 damages for in
iSres received in falling into hole In
Williams avenue be filed. 4 similar rec
ommendation was made on +. r.: Preuss s
claim for $500 for injuries received in "a
fall on State street in front of the En-
pire thcnter, owing 10 the unsafe condi
tion OF the street car tracks. The claim
man. for $4,000 for injuries received an
the testing of hose was recommended
sent to the city attorney.
Wheelhouse Asks Aid.
The appeal of Francis Wheelhouse. run
down by the fire chiefs buggy two or
three years ago. for aid was recommended,
filed by the sanitary committee. WheT
Wheelhouse recovered he was given en-
ployment in the health department, but
afterWard was discharged He wanted
similar aid this time.
The fire committee recommended that
the fire chief be authorized to advertise
for bids on 5000 feet of new hose.
The engineering and sewerage commit
tee recommended the passing OF the first
partial estimate In favor of =. ]. Moran
on paving extension No. 81. amounting TO
S1SS61.19. The discrepancy In the con
tract price of s6.S04SS foot and the price
In the estimate OF $70i7S371 bein eX-
planned.
The petition of Fred M. Schultze and
others that Brock avenue. with the water
main and the paved sidewalk, be ac
cepted by the city and declared a public
street WAS recommended granted.
The engineering committee also recon-
mended the laying OF sewers on Cottage
court from Sixth to Seventh South
street, on Hawthorne avenue from Fifth
to Sixth South street. on City avenue
from State to Second East street. on
Hazel court from Fifth to Sixth East
streets and on Elm avenue from Fourth
to Fifth East street.