The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-21
CITY STABLES
MAKE PROGRESS
Majority of Council Favors Im-
proyement, but Matter Will
Be ReconSidered.
MOTOR TRACTION FOR
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Committee Will Report Oh Ad-
visibility; Special Police
Officers Appointed.

Upon finding al Thursday nights coun
ell meeting that the majority OF the
members were in favor OF building the
proposed new city stables, Councilman
j. w Mckinney decided To change ms
vote 10 agree with the majority In order
that hc could give notice of reconsldera :
ton. After an already long session oi
the council. the stable matter ana ns
relation TO city finances was lhoroESnMtH NY
threshcd out. Mr. Mckinney Is OF ,,s the
opinion that there are improvement $
which are needed a great deal more by
Salt Lake than city stables,
Other members Of the council pointed
saving n the city. and u Was snow snow,
that there would be practically enough
left from department appropriations a
she Gnd @ 9 this cost ye2S pay and 'T viii % include
wagon sheds garage. warehouse, sta :
bles proper and shops. according TO .%he %
plans and specifications drawn by inc
engineering department
Two OF the long -talkcd-of comfort s'a :
tions which have been adNocateu oS
Mayor John s. Bransford and others LOT
from the action taken by the councl'
Thursday night The mayor and the
streets committee were authorized 10
designate the location Of the stations.
which probably will be at the inteCsec- :
lions OF Main street and First and Third
South streets. and the engineer was aU-
thoriZea To draw un plans ana SpeoIi'' .
lions for the two stations. which VIII cost
$4,000 each.
Gravel Pit Problem.
The new law enacted by the recent
legislature placing parks and public
grounds in the hands OF the park com
mission entered into discussion oil inc
gravel pit problem, with the result that
II went over until Monday. night TO give
the city attorney a chance TO bring IN
an opinion Of the powers OF the council
and park commission under the new act.
Councilman Mckinney introduced
resolution providing that the nre com :
mittee. with the chief cf the fire depart
rnent associated. bring in an estimate
OF the cost OF equpping the fre ann1 :
ratus with motor traction power, Ihls
was referred To the fire committee
Practically similar resolutions were III,
troduced by Councilmen Mckinney 'an9
L. f. Hall providing that the road ana
water commissioner use all reasonable
means to protect the citv's watershed In
CITY Creek canyon.
Upon the recommendation Of the
streets committee II was decided 10 grade
Fifteenth East street from Douglas park
10 Martin avenue.
resolution by Councilman r! MGhtnneE, l. si.,;,
providing for the paving OF Fifth south
street from Second 10 Fourth East
streets. went over one week.
New Appointments Made.
To take th. place OF +. J. Anderson as
engineer in the fire department, H. v
Coleman was appointed on thc recon- =
mendation Of the chief w. II. Giore.
Mr. Anderson has recently been appoint
ed INSPECTOR in the department
Upon the recommendation of Chief OF
Police :. NJ. Barlow, James Madsen and
Peter Tray We're appointed special police
men at Liberty park; William Wright,
special policeman at Pioneer park; j.
o. Brien and Arthur Rose, special police
men at the Troy laundry. and Joseph T.
Emery, special policeman at the SIX
teenth ecclesiastical ward at l3l North
Fifth West street. without pay from the
city.
The police department was given $685.
for a new motorcycle, and the request OF
Chief OF Police Barlow for two additional
men TO handle Il was referred TO the po-
lice and prison committee.