The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-18
Ordinance Creating Office OF
City Electrician to Be Sub
mitted to Council.
WILL REPORT FAN0RABLl
ON AUTOMOBILE PATROL
Lake at Liberty Park TO BE En-
Iarged to a Considerable
Extent.

An ordinance creating the office o.
city electrician who shall inspect all cleo
trio wiring apparatus and appliances In
stalled in the city. VIII be submitted TO
the city council at its meeting tonight
by the municipal laws committee ana VIII
be up Tor discussion. The committee
has had the ordinance under consldera-
ton for some time, and II Is now ready
to pass up To the council. The salary
of the city electrician is fixed in the Or
dinance at $500 per annum and the fees
to he charged for inspections are also
fixed so that il is expected that the Of
flee win he self f-sustanins.
1t is provided in the ordinance that all
electrical apparatus. appliances ana
equipment shall be installed and operated
In conformity with the rules and rcgu-
lationS laid down in the national cleo
trcal code which has been adopted by
the National Board OF Fire Underwriters,
The manager of the board OF under
writer's OF the Pacific was before the COM
mittec when the new ordinance was con-
sidercd last Wednesday night. and made
the statement that ii the council passes
the ordinance the board VIII decrease the
per cent. He has been requested 10
put this statement in writing. and ii VIII
no doubt be forthcoming at the meeting
OF the council tonight.
Discussion Looked For.
There Will probably be some discussion
upon the report Of the municipal laws
committee recommending the adoption OF
Mr. Holleys resolution requiring the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company To va
cate the west one third OF Third West
street from North Temple to First South
street. When the council granted the
franchise TO the company for its new
depot it gave The west one third of Third
West street to the company TO be used
for railroad purposes. That portion OF
the street is now being used for a park
I'm front OF the depot. and IT is claimed
by the committee that that is not for
railroad purposes within the meaning OF
the franchise. The committee will rec
ommond the adoption OF the Holley rcso-
luton and Will also authorize the city
recorder TO notify the company TO va
cate that portion of the street.
The finance and salaries committee will
report faNorabiy upon the recommended
tiou ~ The police and prison committee
that Chief $. NJ Barlow be authorized To
purchase an automobile patrol for the
use of the department al cost OF $4,000.
The matter was held up last week for
the reason that the council was not posi-
tive that IL had been provided for in the
budget OF expenditures. The finance and
salaries committee, after an lnvestiga-
tion. found that it had been provided for
In the apportlonment to the police de-
pnrtment. so 1t will no doubt be ap-
proved.
Will Enlarge Park Lake.
The lake at Liberty park will be en-
larged TO a considerable extent, as the
public grounds and waterways commit
tee has Concurred in the recomme endalion
OF the board or park commissioners on
the matter. and the hoard OF public
works viii be instructed TO advertise for
bids for the improvement at once.
Owing To the great increase iu the
volume of business In the civil division
OF the CitX court. the ordinance fixing
the number OF deputies and clerks I'm the
court Will be amended so as to provide
for an additional deputy at a salary of
$50 per month. Such action Will be taken
upon the recommendation OF the nunict-
pal laws committee.