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Show cflu;;ciLiO IIIVEWTE .sm PL1111 Proposed Extension to the Great Salt Lake One -of ; Topics Last NlgOiL As result of th Inveatlgatlon of the proposed site for the outlet of the' gravity grav-ity sewer from the Jordaa river to tha Great Salt lake, made by the city council coun-cil laat week, a resolution Introduced by Councilman M.-E. Mulvey at last night a sesalon of the council providing that the president appoint a committee of three to Investigate the matter of securing a right of way for the extension, was adopted. President W. M. Ferry appointed appoint-ed Councilman M. E. Mulvey, .. O. O'Donnell and L. E. Hall aa members of this committee. The committee Is to report re-port bark to the city council next Monday Mon-day trurht. Council adopted th recommendation or the police and prison committee to sees se-es pt the bid of I4S7S for the Installation of what Is known as tha "Mgnalpnone eveletn for the new police pelrol box signal sig-nal system. However, a protest was read front Frank Swenson and E. J. Klngsley. who represent the "slgnalphone" system of alarm. Thar-thw -matter may ha leaked Into, Councilman Mark Reedall gave notice of a motion for reconsideration at next Monday'a aeration. . Th council decided to file the protest of Contractor J. W. Perclval against the method employed bv th board of puolio works In . letting -the contract for tha water mains for the present year. Council Coun-cil then unanimously approved the contract con-tract entered Into with P. J. Moran for the water main extenalon. The Ptatach Compressing compsny waa granted a franchise to manufacture gas for railroad care. Th eompenr wes given permission to build a plsnt for this purpo In th northwest part a th Council received' a petition signed by flftv etttxens. protesting against the am-ploymeaf am-ploymeaf of foreign laborers by P. J-Moran J-Moran on the paving of Sixth South from State to Second West street. Council decided to look Into tha matter. On recommendation of Mayor-Bra na-ford. na-ford. Roderick McKensle was appointed to fill th vacancy on th board of public pub-lic works caused by the recent reslgns-tlon reslgns-tlon of T. J. Armstrong. John A. A comb w-aa appointed bookkeeper In the water-worka water-worka department. C. A. Brown was appointed ap-pointed patrolman In Parley's csnyon. Upon recommend st Ion of Chief of the Fire Department W. H. Olore. B. F. Thomas and-Joe Nell son wees appointed firemen to fill the vacancies caused by the death of J. I- Walker and tha dismissal dis-missal of 8. J. Powell. Th recommendation of the municipal taws committee that atep be taken to test the validity of the new park law. enacted by tha lata legislature, went over for on week. . 1 The quarterly report of Building; Inspector In-spector - A. B. - Hlfth showed that 12 building permits Involving Ws.ooa had been taken out. Th report was received ami tiled. .. '.v rne council ipnimrnv 1 -Grand Army of the Republic and 10 to the United Ststes War Veterans to easts! ea-sts! tn the financing of the Memorial day observance. The finsnce and eelarles committee recommended to the council that a eomrolttee representing the department depart-ment emoloveee meet with the finance and salary committee for the purpose of discussing the adjustment of salaries. A resolution providing that 1250 be appropriated ap-propriated to defrav the expenses to be Incurred by Superintendent of Waterworks Water-works Thomas Hobday attending the i waterworka convention - to be held at Rochester. N. T., beginning June , went over one week. - |