Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-02-08 | Page 2 | Protest Against Sewer

PROTEST AGAINST SEWER. Davis County Officials Make Objections; No More. Work for Prisoners. Officials of Dn.vls county appeared yesterday yes-terday before the city commission to protest against the condition of ihp gravity sewer of this city at the point where it crosses Davis county. E. C. Robinson, county attorney; .lotin Ford, county commissioner, and Alma Hardy, health commissioner, composed the delegation. The committee declared the open sewer canal a menace to health, and the city commission agreed to make a visit of Inspection to ihfe place, at an carh date. The city stables will be placed In the department of streets and public. Improve Im-prove neiits In order to avoid any possible pos-sible confltet of authority. The horses, wagons, etc.. of all departments are stabler sta-bler at this place, and hitherto each commissioner had exercised supervision over the portion of l lie stables used by his department. This action was decided on at yesterday's meeting, when a recommendation rec-ommendation Trorn the water department for the appointment of two stablemen was tabled and the matter of appointments appoint-ments left to Commissioner Morris. Best for City Prisoners. The few elty prisoners who have been working on the roads of City Creek i-an-yon may henceforth remain In their cells at the city prison. Commissioner W. TI. Korns, of thp water department, objected to the charce of St) a day made aualnst his department for the use of two teams used In transporting the prisoners. "This will total 52500 a year, and 1 do not think the Improvement they ! make is worth this amount." he said. The commissioner added that he is doing do-ing everything possible to hold down the expense of bis department, and can use the above sum to better advantage In other work. As a result of the stand lakeu by Mr. Korus. the care of canyon roads, hitherto In the water department, will be added to the duties of the commissioner commis-sioner of Mtreels. An ordinance to this effect will be Introduced today by Commissioner Com-missioner George I"). Keyser. The ordinance granting the Bamberger road the. right to double-track Its lines from Ninth North to Seventeenth North is also 'slated to come before the commission com-mission loday. Tho objection said to have formerly existed to this work has been withdrawn on promise of the road to construe! crossings, etc.. In that locality.