The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-01
CONDEMNED MEATS
OFFERED FOR SALE
Attention of the City Council Is
Called to Alleged Violation
of Inspection Law.
RALEIGH GETS A REBUKE
STREET SUPERVISORS RECON-
MENDATIoNs PASSED UP.

| Charging that there is a general sale Of
condemned meats in Salt Lake butcher
shops. Councilman John Holley, of the
Third precinct, offered a resolution call
ing attention to the evil, and the council
last night decided to investigate.
! The resolution asks chat an ordinance
/ be passed, requiring all butchers and meat
dealers who handle condemned meats, to
| hang out sign reading we sell con-
demned meat here" Councilman Holley
charged that an inspector has been going
the rounds of cattle owners and condemn
| ing cattle for being infected with tuber-
culosis. The next day after the inspect
! or's visit, he says, a person would can
on the owner of cattle and offer to buy
the condemned meat, getting 1t at low
figure and making a profit by placing II
on the market.
As a result of the exposure, the sanitary
committee will call city inspectors on the
carpet and investigate.
An error that has slipped by the fire
| department and the city auditor for q
| year was unearthed last night when Chief
| w. II. GlOre asked for $50 January IA,
| 1903 the city council authorized the de-
partment to pay S. w. Potts S35 a month
| for teaming. The following month he
was paid $40 without authority, and re-
ceiVed that compensation for year. until
the error was detected. The council fixed
| il up by voting $50, and making Pitts
stipend $40 month as usual.
The appointments of Nicholas Byhower
as superintendent of parks and Henry F.
Heath, as parkkeeper, made at q recent
meeting of the park board was referred
for confirmation.
The Schramm-J Johnson Drugs No. 5, at
| 13 Exchange place, and the Rex Drug
company, at Third South and West Tenn
pie streets, applied for liquor licenses.
Ask Refreshment Privileges.
A petition was presented by John Held
and Walter Lloyd, asking for the refresh
! ment privileges at Liberty park during the
| season of 1870 agreeing to provide free
band concerts at frequent intervals in
recompense. The privilege last year was
held by Lloyd and A. S. Zimmerman, who,
according to the present petition, made no
money The new petitioners, however, are
willing to take chances on better weather
conditions the coming summer, and to this
end have asked for the privileges. The
matter was referred to the park commits
sion.
Property owners on State street, south
of Ninth South, have joined in signing
petition with other property owners in the
southern and southwestern part OF the
city. asking the council what became of
the order that sidewalks be laid in that
part of the city. 1t is claimed the work
was ordered advertised August s, 1867, and
that there were no protests, but that the
walks were never laid. Meanwhile the
children in that part of the city are COM
PEELED to travel through mud on their way
to and from the New jefferson school
during bad weather. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on engineering.
The city engineer reported that the pro-
posed public comfort stations will cost
5000 each, as planned. No action was
taken.
The council rebuked Jake Raleigh, street
supervisor, for interfering with the board
of public works, when two of his recon-
mendations were passed up to that body,
instead OF being acted upon, as he re-
quested. He asked that p. ]. Moran be
ordered to start at once with the patch
work in the paved district and also asked
that Davis and Heuser be compelled to re-
store the stone crossings on West North
Temple street. Councilman Moreton said
that IL was not the function of the street
department to make such recommended
tons, and asked that they be referred to
the board of public works for action.
The council referred Supervisor Raj
elgh'S request for S1OO, with which to en-
force the payment of poll tax
By order of Chief of Police Barlow. R.
NJ. Johnson, custodian, and r. L. Patter-
son, Waterman of the joint building, were
vested with police powers.
All contractors, hereafter will notify
the Waterworks department Xfbefore they
commence excavation for Street paving
SO that the valves may be protected.
Captain n. w. Edison of the Volunteers
of America asked for free water at Vol
unteers' hall in East First South street.
The petition was referred.
N A. Jones and others asked that the
city install pumps at the crossing of First
South street and the Jordan river to
prevent damage from high water.
Orle E. Maddy, a fireman with the
hook and ladder company, who was in
jured during the fire on the fourth floor
of the joint building August Is. 1903, asked
$4,000 damages. He claims that bones in
both feet were broken.
Georgia K. Prince, who wants to es-
tablish an employment agency for do
mpStlpS
council for free license until she ascer-
tains whether the experiment will be a
success.
City Auditor Alff appointed William 7
kaul as clerk in the auditors office It
is an additional appointment to the pres
ent force.
Water System Unnecessary.
City Engineer McGonagle pointed ont
that there is no need of putting in the
proposed water system on the east bench
leading to NeWhouse addition, although II
was provided in the 1903 bond issue of
100000. He asked that the eight and ten
inch pipes which are scattered along GER
tain streets on the bench be transferred
to the southeastern portion Of the CITY to
afford the residents there a more ade-
quate water supply, and to prevent a re-
currence of famine this summer, The
council saw it that way, and the mem
bers from the Fourth precinct were agree
able, inasmuch as the deal provided that
the pipes, for other Improvements when
they need them.
The council will meet, as a committee of
the whole, subject to the call of Mayor
BransfOrd, at which time the question of
a purchasing agent for the city will be
discussed. The Mulvey resolution, calling
on the mayor to make known whatever
other appointments he has on his mind
will also be taken up at that time, as
will the committee reports on the recon-
mendations embodied in the mayors an
nual message,
The council spent an hour discussing the
feasibility of leasing the city rock
crusher to II. S. Margetts, who has a
lease on city ground near the warm
springs, from which he is extracting sand
and gravel. 1t was finally decided to de-
fer action. Street Supervisor Raleigh was
ordered two weeks ago to see that Mar
gets did not use the city crusher. This
order was made imperative last night.
Additions to City.
The council added 9OS acres of ground
to the city by annexing the property in
cludes Kimball & Richards Highland
Park addition. The company, which has
plated the ground, gave bond for ST.
binding it to bring the streets TO city
grade.
The Godbe-Pitts drug store at First
South and Main streets will undergo
radical change of front. The firm ap-
piled for the privilege of erecting a fence
on the Main street side until the improve
ments are finished