The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
Council Refuses to Permit
Strange q Mcguire Plant
in Canyon.
FOUR POLICE OFFICERS
ARE REMOVED FOR CAUSE
Sugar House District AnneXa-
ton Ordinance Passes and
City's Area Grows.

the meeting Of the city council Mon
day night was the report of the com'
mittcc on public grounds and wnter'
WAYS on the matter Of permitting
Strange & Mcguire, the paving con-
tractors, to locate their asphalt plant
in City Creek canyon. Just north of
the plant of i. i. Moran. The report
uf the committee, which was laid over
from last Monday night. recon mended
that The Strange & Magulrr petition
he granted and that they he required to
pay the city SO a month for the use
al the ground When the matter was
brought up Monday night. Mr.. Mcklu-
ncy moved Ms substitute that the
petition bc denied and that r. j.
Moran be required 10 remove his plant
from the canyon at the expiration Of
his present contract and not later than
.Januay.1 next
Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Iolley, Mr.. Hodgson
and Mr.. Reedall argued in favor of
permitting Strange 4 Maguirc TO use
the canyon for their plant. while Mr..
Mckinney. Mr.. Mulvey and Mr.. Fern
slrom argued against IT. After coli
siderable discussion. the substitute re-
port presented by Mr. Mckinney was
adopted by a vote Of 10 to 1. MIR.
Hall changed his vote from no 10 yes
and gave notice of a. reconsideration
of the matter on next Monday night,
SO IT VIII he considered again at the
next meeting of the council.
The matter Of canceling the lease
of II. :. Margetis on a gravel PIT near
the Warm Springs, because Of his oper-
ating on city property outside of that
leased TO him, was also discussed at
some length The public grounds and
waterways committee recommended that
the lease be cancelled, and that the
4. Il..
rock crusher for 5000. After some ar
gument the report was laid over for
one week upon request OF Mr.. Holloy
and Mr.. Hall
MIR. Wood then asked that his reso.
luton Of last week be enforced The
resolution authorized the street super
visor 10 take charge of tho rock crush
or and permit no one 10 use II until
the Margetts trouble is settled, Prcsi-
dent Ferry announced the street super
visor would be SO advised
Sugar House Annexed.
BY the action Of the council in
adopting the report of the municipal
laws committee and passing the or
dInaucc for the annexation of tho
Sugar House district. the area Of
Salt Lake City has been increased 10
the extent of more than 900 acres. The
annexation ordinance was passed and
House VIII he a part of the city. The
report provides that kimball & Rich
ards. the owners of Highland Park ad
ditjon. which is included in the terri.
tory annexed. shall execute a bond of
5000 10 guarantee that the streets
III that addition VIII be brought TO
grade within six months. The bond
was filed Monday night and approved
by the council
The ordinance In regard TO the crea
ton Of the Office Of purchasing agent
Tor the city was referred 10 the com
m'ttec of the whole TO meet at the
call Of the mayor To consider The mat
ter.
The resolution of Mr. Fcrnstrom call.
ne for reports from committees III
regard 10 the recommendations Of the
saNor relative 10 creating II purchas-
'ng department and also license dc.
partmcnt was also referred to the com
mitiec Of the whole. to be taken up
AT tho same time as the ordinance re-
fcrrcd 10.
To Label Condemned Meat
Mr.. Holley introduced a resolution
authorizing the city attorney TO draw
up an ordinance requiring all dealers
who sell meat from condemned animals
10 label the meat and also to display
Il sign bearing these words: ''Wc sell
condemned meat here The rcsolu-
ton was referred TO the sanitary com.
mlttce Tor consideration,
a protest was received from the
George r. Maxwell post, G.. A. r
against the discharge of old soldiers
from tho city S employ without cause,
and Il was requested that such en-
ploNces be reinstatcd. The matter was
referred To the finance and salaries com.
mittec and representative Of the post
VIII hc asked To appear before the
committee in relation TO the matter
y. y. Jones and 4 number of other
residents on First South street near
the Jordan river submitted n petition
calling attention 10 the floods and
asking that some action be taken 10 re.
lieve conditions. The matter was re.
ferred TO the public grounds and water.
ways committee,
Want Sidewalks Laid,
j. i. Green and a number of otheg
property owners in tho district be.
tween State aud Fourth West streets
and Ninth South and Martin and Roper
avenues called the council : attention
10 the fact that the notice of iptcn.
ton OF LAYING sidewalks in that dis.
tlct was advertised but that the coun.
cil had never ordered the work done.
They asked that some action be taken
III the matter, because the children
were put To great Inconvenience al
present in getting to and from the
new Jefferson school. The petition was
referred 10 tho engineering and sewer
age committee.
The new Gre station No. 6. st the cor
nor OF Eighth West and Post streets viii
open Tuesday. as il has been completed
and fully equipped. There are five men
at that station and hose cart and chem
icSl. which will afford the residents OF
protection.
The, board OF park commissioners noti-
ted the council that II had appointed
Nicholas Byhower superintendent OF
parks. AZ a salary of 1925 II month and
Henry Heath AS park keeper at Liberty
park. nj a salary of $50 SO per month
The matter was referred to the public
grounds and waterways committee.
John Held and Walter LLOYD submitted
a petition asking for all the concessions
at Liberty park this season. The mat
tcs wac referred to the park commission
city Auditor Ain submitted the an
pointment of William J. kau as a clerk
In his office. and the appointment was
referred to the committee on finance and
salaries.