The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Result Will Be Readvertise-
ment for All Kinds of Paw
ing Material.
NORTH MAIN AND CENTER
STREETS ARE AFFECTED
Matter of Enlarging Saloon Dis
trict Referred for an
Opinion.

Following a thorough investigation into
the matter by the engineering and sew
age committee in the afternoon the CITY
council last evening sustained Mayor John
S. Bransfords veto OF the order proNld- =
Ing for the paving OF North Main street
and Center street with bitulithic paving
and instructed the city recorder to ad-
vertise notice OF intention for all kinds
OF aSphalted concrete paving, INCLUDING
the bitulithic.
The city council several weeks ago or
dcred the work done with the bitulithic
pavement on the petition OF ths PROF, 33,,
not approve the action, owing to the
fact that subsequent protests were re-
ceiycd from property owners. and he dc &"
sired 10 give them a hearing In the mat
ter Also, he was In favor Of specifying
the number OF inches Instead of stand :
ard thickness
The property owners were heard yestcr
day afternoon and after a lengthy discus
sion It was agreed that II would be bet
ter to advertise for all kinds OF asphalted-
concrete paving. in that the advertise
mcnt for the bitulithic might eliminate
competition. as one firm has a patent
on the material. This resulted In the
mayors veto being sustained last night
and the council deciding to permit the
advertisement to call for all kinds Of
sphnlted concrete pavinS.
Referred to Attorney.
After n discussion of an hour and a
half. which included the Introduction OF
numerous petitions and resolutions In ia
vor Of and against the cnlarGtnE OF the
soloon district. the whole matter was re-
fcrred TO the city attorney for an opin-
ion as 10 whether or not the council under
the new liquor law has the province to
Salt Palace grounds. the fair grounds and
the Warm Springs. The opinion Will
come up with Councilman Fernstrom' s
proposed ordinance covering the provi-
clf ~ it,n 49, I1r flr,1
night.
Council NJ Z. Mulvey recently intro
duced resolution providing for the In
creasing OF the district TO take in the
opinion OF the attorneys office that It
would be contrary to the new law. A
petition was presented Monday night
signed by score of the prominent busl
ness men Of the city, asking that the
district be so Increased as to include the
Salt Palace grounds.
A conlnunleation was received from
Land and Water Commissioner Frank
Matthews calling attention to the dilabi-
dated condition of certain sDillways and
fumes In Big and Lite Cottonwood
date action be taken by the council with
reference to remedyins these conditions
The communication was in answer to
resolution of Councilman J. w. McKin-
ney. asking for information as to whY
there was an insufficiency Of water In
the Salt Lake and Jordan canal This
matter was referred TO the public grounds
and waterways committee.
Contracts Approved.
The board of estimates and apportion-
ncnt Will meet next Thursday afternoon
to take up the Fifth East paving uues-
ton. This matter was referred TO the
board several weeks ago and when a sug-
gestion was made last night that IT be
taken out of the hands of the board II
was decided that the board should meet
and take action on the matter.
The contract entered into with Eldred
q Son by the board of public works for
sidewalk extension No. $50. taking In the
Poplar Grove district. was approved The
contract amounts to s17,1o5 SO The con-
tract with Smith Bros. for sidewalk ex-
tension No. 1872, taking in State TO Fourth
West streets and Ninth TO Tenth South
streets, also was approved. This con-
tract amounted to $25.T3262
The council accepted the invitation of
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks TO participate In the Humbuy cir
Gus parade to be held tonight
Lieutenant OF Police Richard L. Shan
non was granted two months leave OF
absence, He intends TO make trim in
the northwest with his family
City Fire Chief w. II. Glore was grant
ed leave of absence TO attend the an.
nual convention of fire chiefs. to he held
AT Milwaukee. Wis, September 1e. He
VIII be gone about two weeks