The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-18
ENLARGEMENT OF
CANAL HELD Up
Police Officers in Future Must
Submit TO Physical Test to
Determine Fitness.
SUGAR HOUSE DISTRICT
IS TAKEN INTO CITY
License Appointments Are Con-
firmed, but Rest of Auditors
AppOinteeS Held Up.

the committee OF the whole Thursday
night and a number OF the members oi
the council. the mayor. city engineer ana
other officials had been over the route
of the canal and all had agreed that the
Improvement should bc made so as 10
avoid the great damage done heretofore
by the, Jordan river oNeritowing ts
banks In the spring and causing injury
10 property. But whom Mr.. Reedal IN
troduced his resolution authorizing the
work 10 be done by the street super
engineer at n cost OF $4,000. Mr.. Mulvcy
raised an objection TO the expenditure OF
such sum Of money In the manner con
succeeded IN having the resolution laid
over for q week.
Mr., Muivcy objected TO the manner In
which the sppropria lion .! the money
was 10 be made. lie held that such an
improvement as that should Ne done in
the regular manner by the board of pub
lie works anG contended that the coun
ell could not legally appropriate the mon
ey and do the work without Its going
through the board OF public works. lie
cd and no other taXpaycrNtook steps 10
cnloin tho expenditure OF the money as
contemplated he would do so himself. q
Mayor Talks
Mayor Brausfors was called upon 10
explain the reason for the recormcnda~ !
don. He said that there vas no ques- |
non that all emergency existed and that |
something had IL be done at once to |
prevent repetition OF tho floods OF the |
past two years, rs the river now is al |
most fun to tho point Of overilowme. |
and there IS still great deal OF snow
IN the FOUNTAINS which Will cause
much worse condition than heretofore un- |
less something is done to prevent il. He
also said that the engineer and num-
hcr Of councllmcn had been out 10 the
canal and had gone over the situation
thoroughly and decided that Immediate
steps should hc taken 20 prevent the |
iioods aud thereby save the city from q
number OF damage suits which would
probably cost more than the amount in
tended TO he expended
Mr.. Mulycy still was OF the opinion
that The city council had no authority
TO spend tho money in the manner in
tended, and while hc was in favor oG !
doing something Ia help the situation lac
WIS OF the opinion that IL would take
>2"u.Vnp io enlarge the canal contcm-
plated and the expenditure OF So, 900 now
would he merely throwing that amount
away.
Mr.. Fenstrom, Too
Mr. Fcrnslrom said that II Mr. Null
Ney had gone with the other members
pl IN" council aud seen the conditions in
inc southwestern part OF the city he
would not have opposed the resolution,
lie CcuSurcd tho councilman from the |
fifth for not going with the others whom
invited 10 do 50. lie said that tho con-
Iluons There low are worse than they
!dFc ever been and that the city has !
been spending from $4,000 10 Sl0 OO6 each | ,
year 10 protect the people against tho
Hood temporarily and that there was no
Use Of keeping that up from year 10 yesT
,N "ic"ainS Tie surplus canal. he said
HH surplus water from the river could
- taken care OF permanently. In view
y ms being an emergency case he said =,
MAJ there was no danger of any one :
nhonC any complaint about spending the e
mount contemplated i'll the resolution. ,
'!y Engineer McGonigal was asked +
would relieve the situation and make a
ornament improvement. lie declared thai
City Attorney Dininnv was then asked
I IT would he legal for the council In
make 'he appropriation in thc manner d,
e @n1SRPatsd nmbI3 without having the board i
;, 'roIlIl, pnpile WORKS take charge OF The i'm Il
y emergency and he believed that IL =
YOU'D be- perfectly legal for the council ;,
- ~ Amlh9rlHe the. work as intended by 2
nc resolution. but after a lengthy dis +
ussion the resolution was laid over for I,
/, week and IN the meantime the mayor
ny S engine members Of the council o
'orks viii visit the canal and again look u
Emr the situation. The city attorney -
.lll also prepare written opinion upon a.
rderipg the work done without having r.
he board of public works take charge y
I the matter "
The Garbage Question Again, tc
There was also considerable discussion oi
pom I,,,l The rccommendation of the sanI- u
rawn fixing the wages of the drivers OF
drbage wagons at $3.50 day MIR Hall
loycd as an amendment 10 the report f.,
rat the ordinance also provide tb.t the | ~
arbaSe matter be placed under The siI "a
ervlSion of the street deps rtrlenl instead "
INC health department. AS il now Is a,
g sald that the mayor had made that q
'cnmmendation In his message and he q,
lougb IL wise one =.
Mr., Donnell declared that DR.. Paul. 20 20
,r &c b,c hcaiaH ~ I eon1mIssioner, is perfectly O.
rgcd thar he be given an opportunity 70
show what he can do. Mr.. FcInsirom ~
as OF the Same opinion. He thought ar
rat the street department could use :: aI a,
Ieat deal Of the ashes and other garbsc acc -,
repairing the streets and thereby save ~
,e m cost Of hauling il away and that W
,ec. was the best one made. Upon re- So
icst Of two members OF the council the ~
\ Mr frer 1Is, was laid lald over for one week pr
ioption OF his resolution providing that nr nr
| moneys received from the sale of\ciiy ~
nds be placed in separate fund Tor an 81,
e H.Lpps% sye.1.s,nd "i Providing parks and pub mi
IKE; The finance committee recon- va
ended mat the resolution be fled Mr. tb
an I, suggested that the mayor had rec ris
ProIlDc Tor parks and Fairgrounds and TT
couId not understand why this matter ~.
onld be turned down in view of that CO.
comInendation. He thought the council W
'ed duty To the children OF the civ
take steps at once 10 provide pIay
ounds. as Is bring done In every city ort
the country. Tho report was laid over mi
week. upon request Of two members cL
the council. en-
To Examine Policemen. No
IN the future all police officers Will he icl
cured 10 submit to an examination by ,
9 city health commissioner 10 deter In.
nc tnclT htuess TO act az members az tn
e department This examination u,iIi ~,
20 extend to special officers appolntcd NJ
the chief of police upon rccomrnnndo a,', m,,
" OF private parties or corporntions Iot
'iS action Was taken by the adontInn \
resolution to that effect introdi,ccd | no,
Mr. O'Donncll po, po,
lhc resolution also rcvolzcs the conn | a.
sSion OF every special police officer In =
: city. II WAS explained that under "a iza
mcr action Of the council the conmis IN
m OF all special officers ,crmInaied si,
way. the first Of January and that this :
olntion would compel them To ask for va
new commission and they could then ere
examined as 20 their fitness for The ,,,e
III ion " 'ie III, ,
IN. Reed introduced q resolution an ,;o,
'rzng the city attorney 10 draw nm Gcn
ordinance creating the Office, of c,trt IL
agent and defining his duties ~
. resolution was adopted r., r.,
me report OF The municipal laws con, do,