The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
SCHOOLS WILL PAY
FLAT WATER RATE
Agreement Is Reached Which
Settles a Much -Vexed
Question.
TO ABATE A NUISANCE
Fifteen Thousand Dollars to
Be Expended on Ninth
South Canal.

The vexed question OF payment by
the city schools for city water was set
tied yesterday by the commission, the
settlement being effected on compro-
mise basis. Each Of the thirty schools
of the city will pay a fat rate OF sou a
wear regardless Of the size Of the school
or the volume Of water consumed. I'm
der the meter charge, the school board
formerly paid into the city approx
mately $4,000 a year so the new ar
rangemeut will result in a saving by
the board of education of about $500
per annum
The board of education had peti-
rioped for free water for all puohc
schools. The corporation counsel ad-
vised that this could not legally be
given. This view Of the matter was
insisted on by Commissioners W. II.
Korns. while others OF the commls
sion were eager to aid the schoois III
every way possible. The compromise
measure was suggested by Mayor-Com-
missioner Park and adopted by unani
nous vote.
As compensation for the concession
made bv the commission, the board or
education is expected TO grant use ot
all school buildings for purposes OF
gatherings of the people. These buiid'
inps have been used for some time Tor
social and fraternal meetings after
school hours but the COMMISSION wants
n more general use of the schoolhouses.
Nuisance to Be Abated.
Authorizing an expenditure Of Sl5,-
600, not provided for in the years pud-
get, the commission ordered work Whlch
will abate the nuisance Of the Ninth
South canal Corrugated iron pipe, |
sixty inches inside diameter, and cost |
ing $4,000 block, will be laid fer three
blocks. doing away with the open can&l
which, receiving the sweepings from
the streets. becomes in summer time a
menace to public health. Additional
blocks will be added In future years
until the entire canal is covered.
Opposition to the annexation OF For
est Dale developed yesterday from an
unexpected source. Carl X. Lund, rep
resenting a number of farmers from the
vicinity OF Forest Dale, appeared be- |
fore the commission with claim on
the water system Of the suburb. Forest
Dale has listed in its assets the how
from number OF springs and proposes
to give this supply to the city. But the
farmers now claim TO own this water
and TO have held title for fifty years
:. We don I object 70 the annexation of
'sbut we do object very strongly 10
losing the water we need for our
farms.
The commission promi sed that no ac-
tiou would be taken in the matter of
until the farmers could pre-
pare their claims for consideration.
New Produce Ordinance.
The new ordinance covering the sale
OF vegetables and produce was finally
passed by the commission. This ordi-
nance. prepared after consultation with
the commission men. who handle the
farm, garden and orchard products, is
said TO be satisfactory to producers and
dealers and is expected to result in i'm
provement in the handling Of the prod
nee and better values for the con-
sumers.
The Real Estate association submit.
ted TO the commission tho report of its
committee, Walter G., Tuttle, ". +.
and T. II. Cartwright, in the
matter Of the viaducts on the west side
The committee reported favorably on
the commissions plan to have the
structures placed at Fourth South and
Seventh South streets, but urged that
the viaducts be made thirty-eight feet
wide instead of twenty, eight as con-
templated.
A new "dog ordinance" was intro.
duced. providing that licensed dogs
must wear collars bearing tags Some
provisions of the proposed ordinance
were objected to and the matter went
over.
Commissioner Keyser served notice
Of intention to insist on the enforce.
rent of the ordinance providing that
sidewalks IN front of business houses
be swept at an early hour. 'T don't get
down town early ho explained, "but
others do
Electricians Are Present.
A delegation representing the ecetri.
cal contractors and electrical engineers
or the city called on the commission
and considered with that BODY the
terms of a proposed ordinance provid
ing for inspection OF all electrical
work. The ordinance has been pre-
psrod by the commission, but has not
been introduced in formal meeting of
That body and the electrical mon met
Win inc commission 10 consider its
Terms.
After session lasting an honr the
delegation was supplied with a copy of
inc proposed ordinance and will con- I
1der II fully, afterwards making such
as they see fit.
Those present with the commission
were Grand Robbins, s. ". Forsberg
and n. L. Thomas, representing the
electrical contractors. and l.. Brandeu-
berger. W. NJ. Scott, A. A. Moulton and
=. H. Barber. representing the Sons of
Jove.
Road Show d Given.
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