The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-28
WANTS USERS To
PUT IN METERS
Other CounciImen Attack Null
vey's Measure ON Ground
of Expense.
ORDINANCE Is LAID ON
TABLE AFTER DEBATE
When Pool Room Measure
Comes in Hall Sees No Harm
in Boys Playing Pool.

i'm the city council Tuesday evening,
providing that all water consumers be
required to put in meters
The ordinance, Mr.. Mulvey explained,
was supported by tho committee on
waterworks and the superintendent of
waterworks Mr.. Fernstrom decla red
that the proposed legislation was mis-
chievous, and that it spelled ruin TO
the city 1t meant parched lawns and
general decay, he declared, and he op.
posed it.
Mr Lyme sided with Mr.. F'ernstrom.
He said that there was TOO much tax
ing now. IL appeared, TO him that the
council wanted to tax every man that
hrcathcd and he was tired of IT. he
said He also declared that millions
OF gallons of water were going to waste
daily. and thnt the fluid could be con-
served at small cost
Mr. o 'Donncll said that the ordinance
was aimed principally at the ''wator
boo,'' but Mr.. Hall suggested that
where one (" hog would get what was
coming to him, d hundred other per
sons would suffer. Mr.. Hall also said
he would oppose the ordinance, in any
event, until thc city was in position
TO furnish the meters free,
Mr.. Mckinney also opposed the pro
posed measure. on the ground that 1T
was too much Of a tax on the people
at present.
Mr.. Mulvey declared that every city
of Importance in the country is using
The meter system with satisfactory re-
suits. and added that it was not the
intention to rush the matter.
Crux of Measure.
Tho ordinance was finally laid on the
table and will be called up later. Here
is the meat OF the proposed measure:
Section s13. Hereafter; before any
consumer shall be supplied with water
from its water works system. Salt Lake
City shall require the attachment OF
water meter of type, to be approved
by the city council to the service OF all
consumers of city water,
Such water meters shall be attached
or set under the direction OF or subject
to the approval Of the water works de-
partmcnt. Each consumer OF city water
shall pay tho actual cost price OF and
the total cNIsense Of setting and attach
ing such meter tn the premises, payable
when attached. OF one-fourth OF the cost
OF meter and attachment quarter yearly.
without interest. until paid, All payments
shall he made 10 the city treasurer. WOO
shall keep the same in 81 separate ac-
count, To be designated the meter ac-
count.
The superintendent Of waller works is
hereby directed TO carry into effect the
provisions of this ordinance at once. by
requiring the mctering OF all new serv-
ices and the meterng of all services
in the city: The superintendent or any
shall have the right to enter the prem
ses OF any consumer for the purpose of
installing n meter OF inspecting the water
Appliances. should any consumer refuse
to allow any duly authorized cmploye OF
the water works department to INSPECT
the water appliances or install meter.
the water shall he turned off
The city shall keep clean and in repair
all meters. free OF charge TO the con-
sunier. with the exception OF new parts,
the actual cost of which shall he paid
f,-,. f,,.I It,np u rs.V
Lake City shall furnish To- consumers
water from its water works system at the
rate following: SIX cents per 1000 gal,
Ions for railroad, manufacturing ana
laundry purposes only. and seven cents
per 1000 gallons for all other Jt,rposes
provided. that all consumers shall pay
a minimum rat of so cents 81 month
All meter rates shall be due and pay
able quarterly the first day OF January.
April July and October OF each wear
Consumers In arrears for ten days shall
have winter turned off and service will
not be renewed until all rates are fully
paid to- date and additional 81 for turn
ing off and on the water
When recommendation was made
that the committee on streets be ap-
pointed board of equalization and re-
view on paving extension 81, for the
second partial estimate, the recommen-
dation was adopted, but Mr.. Hall
moved. and the motion prevailed that,
fho city attorney be instructed to- pre-
pare n Dill Tor SuDIIllSStUu W luC
islature regarding this matter. Mr..
Hall said in support of his motion that
no meeting of the kind had ever been
held and that no protestant had ever
appeared
To Restrict Pool Rooms.
Mr.. Moretop introduced an amend
ment TO the license ordinance, providing
that no pool room be allowed to opeT-
ate outside of the district bounded by
North Temple, Fourth South, Second
East and Sixth West streets.
Mr.. Hall declared that the proposed
legislation. which is for the purpose,
in the main. of closing pool room Mt
Seventh East and Fifth South streets.
is unwise.
$50 far as am concerned,' Mr.
Hall said, 81 would prefer. if I had
a boy who desired to play pool, to have
him play as far away from sa loon
as possible, The best people in this
city, or as good as the best, play pool
and billiards in their own homes and
at other proper places | understand
the games are n diversion, and ! can
see no possible harm in them. Neither
do ! sec any harm in playing cards
under proper conditions
The measure went over for one week,
under the rules.
Mr.. Mckinney introduced resolu-
ton providing that contractors on pub
lie works be compelled to employ Amer
lean labor.
.'This sounds fine in print declared
Mr., Hodgsou, but it doesn t work out
When a contractor gets job he has
to agree to finish the work in A given
time, and if he cannot get one kind
of labor he must get another. This
proposed resolution would simply tie
his hands,
The resolution went over under the
rules.
Want Sidewalks.
W. ii. Dickson and others asked for
five-foot cement sidewalks, curb and
gutter on the north side of Second
North street, from Main to Wall street
and on both sides of Wall street from
Second North to Apricot street The
matter went TO the committee on cngi-
peering.
Judge Alexander McMaster of the
Juvenile court asked that the iiouor