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Show ALTOiKTHKK TOO SLOW. There is a great deal of complaint regarding re-garding tho slowness of action ou tho part of tho eily council concerning pub-lie pub-lie improvements. This is true as to tho abatement of the dust nuisance Although ten sprinkling carts havo been ordered, It is not likely that they will reach hero before Juno or July. Meantime something should be done to lay tho dust. There is plenty of water, and it ought to be utilized in some way for sprinkling purposes. " Another matter that ought to be pushed is street paving. Although it is claimed that nothing can bo done until the new law goes into effect, which will be several weeks honce, all the preliminary prelimi-nary work cau bo done iu the meantime, so that a good start can bo made all aloug tho lino when tho proper time comes. Street grades must be established, estab-lished, paving districts must bo created, material selected, proposals for grading, grad-ing, paving and curbing advertised for, aud so on. All this can and should bo dono within the next . four weeks. Still another thing about which there is much complaint on the part of citizens citi-zens who want to soo. .Salt Lake push ahead, is tho delay iu granting franchises fran-chises to street railway companies who aro anxious to begin work and stand ready to spend a great deal of money and give employment to a large number of men. The dilly-dally action of tho council in these aud other matters is causing a great deal of indignat ion -nnd criticism. Tho people aro getting impatient, and want to see the couucil "get a move on itself." There is considerable talk about calling a mass meeting of properly prop-erly owners and cilizeus generally to discuss tho subject of public improvements improve-ments and the tardy action of the council. |