The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-08
STRANGE -MAGU|RE
PETITION ON DECK
Further Consideration of Mat
ter Takes Up Time of
Council.
MARGETTS MUST VACATE
GRAVEL PIT AT ONCE
Another District Is Now Seek
ing Annexation to the
City.

ution of Strange & Mcguire for pcrnis
sion TO locate their asphalt plant in Cit,
Creek canyon. and also in considering
the matter OF canccling the lease OF II
s Margetts on the gravel pit near th
Warm Springs. Both of these matters
were laid over from last Monday night
new petition was received iron
hc permitted To locate their plant OF
Fourth North street and also asking
leave TO withdraw their former petition
for the site In city creek. Tho council
finally decided TO permit them TO with,
draw their petition for city creek. anc
their petition for site on Fourth Nortl
street between East Capitol and West
Canyon streets was referred 10 the COM
mitteo on streets for consideration.
The remainder of the committee re-
port in regard TO requesting +. j. Moran
To remove his plant from City Greek can
Won by january ] next. was adopted
This settles the matter Tor the present
at least. i is very likely that the COM
new petition of Strange & Maeuire for
the use OF part OF Fourth North street
FOR their asphalt plant.
The report OF the public grounds and
waterways committee recommended that
the lease OF III. :. Margetts on the gravel
pit. near the Warm Springs, be Cancelled
and that he be required 10 vacate the
same inmediately' The report was
MulVcy gave a notice OF reconsidera-
tion on next Monday night, and the
Proposition Will be tcllgHl out again at
that time. Mr.. Muvey contended that
IL was an injustice To Mr.. NIargetts TO
cancel his lease at the present time. for
tho reason that he had contracts for sup
plying gravel and crushed stone 10 sew
cral of the large buildings In process OF
construction In the business district and
the cancellation OF his lease would mean
delay in these buildings.
New Petition Received.
4 new petition was receiN ed from II. S.
NJ NJ Is IN
feet of the gravel pit near the Springs
at rental of S500 per year They agreed
70 give bond Ia the city in the sum OF
$1,000 20 guarantee that the terms Of the
lease would be compiled with A num-
Der Of the concilmcu were in favor of
the new lease, for the reason that IL
was the first time the city bad received
u reasonable offer Tor the pits. Hereto
fore the city has been leasing gravel
pts for St00 per year. The matter OF
the new lease was referred TO the public
grounds and waterways committee and
the city engineer for consideration.
The residents in the Sugar House dis
,r!et !E which has Anst been annexed TO
loon in that district. as two petitions
were received by the council protesting
against the granting of liquor license
for saloon al Twelfth South and Elev-
cnth East streets or at any point within
= radius OF two miles from that point.
The protests were signed by William
tloarc. Herbert L. Hays and several hun
dred other residents OF that district. The
matter was referred To the license COM
nittec for consideration.
II the petition OF Mcciis x Mccartney
and other property owners of the dis
Trict is granted the city limits will again
he extended. The petitioners ask that
the district between Tenth and Eleventh.
South and Fifteenth and Seventeenth
East streets be annexed to the city. The
uett!on was referred 10 tho municipal
laws committee and will be considered
Thursday night
Still After Raleigh.
Councilman Wood is still after the res
leigh. For several weeks he has been
irving 10 get the street supervisor 10
take charge of the city's rock crusher.
which has been used by II: 5. Margctts
IN bis gravel pit. but each time the coun-
ell has. in some manner, delayed action
on the matter. After the council adopt
ed tie report Of the committee in regard
10 canceling the lease OF Marcetts and
notice OF reconsideration was given for
next Monday night, Mr.. Wood introduced
resolution stating that inasInuch as the
council had previously instructed Mr. Ra-
leigh 10 take charge or the rock orusber
md he had failed TO do so. that he be
cited 10 appear before the council next
Monday night and show cause why he
should not he removed for disobcying the
orders of the council The resolution
Was not adopted, but WAS laid over for
one week upon request of two members
Samuel II. Auerbach by H. 7. Wallace.
mis- agent. submitted z petition asking
that the saloon license of Patrick Ken
nedy at 52I-329 South State street and
Of +. L, Galpin at 30s South State street
be revoked because OF violations OF the
city ordinances, IL was stated in the
petitions that both parties had per-
month and also sold liquor 10 women in
room!nG houses. contrary to the ordi-
naEces. the license committee Will in
NcstiSate lii" matter,
The N1mCuS sent fi a fiIi,,
asking that the ordinance in relation TO
Feeds in the streets and vacant lots in
tue city be enforced aud also the ordi-
nance In relation 10 the use Of recepta-
cIes Tor garbage be enforced The mat
ter WAS referred 10 the streets commit
tee.
mems American club and the Women's
league asking that the city provide a
public market for the use of farmers who
have produce TO sci! I'm this city. Both
petitions we're referred to the sanitary
and markets committee.
New Patrolmen Named.
Chief OF Police Barlow sent in appoint
ments 10 fill the vacancies caused by the
removal oL several. patrolmen on last
Monday night. IL a. Calton and d. IL
from patrolmen TO mounted officers and
the new names sent in were those Of
". H. Hendrickson. Phil +. Giles Carl
Z. Christensen. j. Z. Woodard and f.
IL. FrantZ. The promotions and new ap-
pointments were confirmed by the coun-
ell
Chief Clore Of the fire department sent
10 the following promotions and appoint
rnents in the fire department.: Lleuteil-
ant Knight promoted to captain: Fire
men James Paul and David Miles pro
lnoled 10 lieutcnants; Chris Nelson. w
II. Williams. 4. II, Wilson. w & Graves
j.. j. Anderson, Daniel Keith F. NJ
Prophet. George Loreuz. Bert Turner
August SchencZel and y. 5. Stone an
pointed as fremen. The fire committee
VIII consider these promotions and ap-
pontments.
In order TO be prepared for the spring
cleaning In the city. the council author-
ized City Health Commissioner Paul 10
employ nve additional teams To haul gar
base for the next 6fty days Heretofore
Inc council has authorized the EMPLOY
meDt Of ten extra teams during the busy
season. but DR.. Paul was OF the opinion
that ne could get along with five extra
leans this year and hence only asked
for that number.
y petition was received from a COM
mittee representing the citizens of the
west side asking that tho stockade he
closed. Upon motion of Mr. Fernstrom
the chief OF police and city attorney
were instructed To see that the law is
enforced In regard 10 this matter.