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Show THE CITY IN BRIEF. Work of Various Kopartmcnts The Now Administration Down to Baainaaa. Tho new administration has taken aptly to the duties devolving upon it and the machinery ma-chinery is moving without tbo slightest interruption. in-terruption. In Borne departments slight revisions re-visions bave been made in the general conduct con-duct of business but as a whole the flr-t week has revealed uo change. Mayor Baskin has been besieged by applicants ap-plicants for positions on the police force and has a small population from which to select the timber for the administration. He and Marshal Januey are in perfect harmony in the matter and will conduct the appointments appoint-ments on a perfect system of reciprocity. The mayor has agreed that the marshal who is held responsible for the department has the right to select ids staff officers and as a pari and parcel of his magnificent victory vic-tory he will select the rank and ille. However, How-ever, they will consult each other on these matters. a Tho work of paving Stato street, which began several days ago, Is progressing steadily and the contractors, The Pacific As-phultum As-phultum Co., propose to rush it through to the earliest praetiable conclusion. It promises prom-ises employment to a large Dumber of wage workers and the thoroughfare will soon present pre-sent a most animated appearance. Watennaster Harvey has about completed his work on the canal system of the city and is now retnly for the annual flood. The Salt Lake and Jordan canal will next receive his attention and that channel put in condition for the delivery of water for Irrigation Irri-gation purposes, Watennaster Harvey's report re-port shows the 55 per cent of tho water taken !n at the headgate last season was saved as against 25 per eeut of former years. Work in tho waterworks department is lii-ogressing steadily. During tho lust week 8800 feet of six-inch pipe was laid on Lever-lek Lever-lek avenue and Indiana street, forty feet of four-inch pipe on .Second South and West Temple and SOU feet in the southwestern portion of the city. In addition to this con-sldcrable con-sldcrable trenching and tunneling was done on the City creek nigh lino, tho cost of all of which was $2i:,3.70. ft Last week the record of the health department depart-ment was as follows: N inn her of loads of rrurlai;n disposed of.. 887 Number of nirimtils received at cars 17 Number of complaints received and attended at-tended to , 43 "Number of deaths from contagious diseases reported (diphtheria 1, scarlet fever 3),,, 8 Hurral permits issued 15 Transportation per mits issued 0 births reported 0 1'ayroll $254.00 ft ft ft Business in the polico court was panicky the prist week, but twenty-eight crises passing pass-ing through its portals and of which number fifteen were for drunkenness. |