Show THE DAY THE OLD appropriation BILL OF 86 PASSES THE HOUSE bill authorizing cities and towns to borrow money TWENTIETH DAY JAN COUNCIL the council met pursuant to adjournment journ ment at 2 p m saturday bryan wimmer oisen and tuttle being absent A communication was received from the governor notifying the council that he had approved and filed with the secretary 0 T memorials aos 2 and 3 in relation to the alien land act and the appointment of a fourth associate justice for the territory the following communication from the auditor of public accounts was read and referred to the judiciary committee with instruction to investigate hon E JL smith president and members of the legislative assembly gentlemen I 1 desire to call your attention to chapter 7 of the laws of 1886 entitled an act for the benefit of territorial prisoners released from the penitentiary it will be seen that under said act the warden of the penitentiary is authorized to draw money from the treasury without first obtaining an auditors warrant all claims against the territory should be first presented to the auditor and if payable a warrant will issue which will be redeemed by the treasurer out of any funds in his hands this has been the custom and is the correct one as under any other system it would be impossible for the auditor to keep an account with treasurer as the law requires I 1 would therefore suggest that be drawn on the order of the S marshal on a certificate specifying in substance the facts amder which the claim is made said certificate should cover the points mentioned in section 7 of the act above referred to ery respectfully NEPHI W CLAYTON CLAY TON Auditor of public accounts the report of the warden of the penitentiary was read and referred to the committe aon penitentiary and dvir carlisle presented a petition from the county court of cache county asking that an appropriation of be made to aid in building a bridge over Bea referred highways mr ambot presented a petition froni and other residents of remonstrating against the petition of david boyan and others asking that wio limits of Spanish Pork be reduced to the original town site entry referred to committee the municipal corporations gohd towns mr shurtliff introduced C F no 16 a cities and towns to borrow money for certain purposes the bill was read for the first time and referred to the committee on and towns following is the text of the bill BE IT ENACTED by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of Utah that any incorporated city or town in this territory may for the purpose of supplying its inhabit ants with water sowers or making other public improvements borrow money as a direct loan to any amount in the aggregate include ing existing indebtedness not exceed per on the value of its taxable property to be ascertained last assessment for territorial and county taxes next preceding the incurring of such indebtedness or irmay issue bonds to any amount including existing indebtedness noc exceeding four per on the value of its taxable property to be as aforesaid payable at such times and places within twenty 20 years and bearing auch rate of interest not exceeding seven por cent per annum is its council or trustees may deem for its best interest and may provide that such bon ds tadd by them such bonds diall not bo sold for less than their par value the second reading of C ano 11 a bill providing for and defining the fourth judicial district of utah was postponed until monday adjourned HOUSE there were several vacant chairs when the speakers gavel fell and the speaker was called upon to grant several excuses mr king opened the ball by introducing from citizens of deseret De miliard county asking for an appropriation to build a bridge over ae bovier river deferred to the committee on highways mr hatch presented the petition of B VV driggs jr and others in favor of a local option law beef eef erred committee on elections air richards presented TI bill for an act authorizing cities and towns to borrow money for certain purposes he asked that it ho referred to the committee on municipal corporations and cowna so ordered it provides that any incorporated city or town may for iho purpose of supplying its inhabitants with water constructing sowers or making other public im pro emonts borrow money as a direct loan to an amount in the aggregate existing liabilities noc exceeding 4 er cent on the value of its taxable property to be ascertained from the lost assessment asse for territorial and county taxes next preceding the incurring of said indebtedness or it may asrue bonds to adv amount in indebtedness not ex j beeding 4 per cent on the value of its taxable property to bo ascertained acs payable at such times and places within twenty years and bearing such rate of interest not exceeding 7 per cent per annum cil or trustees may deem for its bes interest and may provide that such bonds ishall not bethem by them such bonds shall not be sold formless than their par value fu 4 C F no 9 a bill for an act m re lation to county recorders came tip on ita second reading was read by bitsi title and referred to the committee on counties v s mr alark that the order of business toe suspend edHe made the motion he saida order that might be hurried for r S exir the bill was put its passage and went through with only one negative vote that of hoge ELF 29 prohibiting the sale of liquors on election baysy was read and ordered printed H JF 33 a bill for an act providing for the removal or barial of dead animals came up and was read as amended by the committee to whom it had been referred the amendments were agreed to and pending its second reading the bill was ordered printed H F 10 providing for the establishment lish ment of a reform school came up and was ordered printed and made the special order for tuesday next adjourned |