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Show Sealer of weights anrt measures 1$. H. Conway. - City Sexton Daniel Dunne. Chief of police John M. Young. Water master J. M. Harvey . Superintendent of waterworks W. H. Ryan. Assessor and collector of witter rate Chris. Steele- Quarantine pliysie.lan-lr. Loron Hall. . ' Of these all received a full vole, except ex-cept Hall, who got but votes, Steele, 12. Harvey 13, Dunne 10. The struggle then began on the nomination nomi-nation for building inspector. A. W. Grant was the caucus nominee, while John Devine was also nominated. After considerable "chin music" had been indulged in-dulged in, Grant was continued by a vote of 8 to 5. John Griflin beat J. L. May for pouudkecper, by a vote of 0 to 4, and V. A. Stanton defeated John Greenntun for chief of the tiro department, by a vote of 11 to 2. A. F. Pot-emus received 13 votes for city engineer, and the council coun-cil then adjourned. Third South street (both sides), from East Temple ttf Seventh East streets. And the following streets constitute district No.2: South Temple (both sides), from West Temple to Third West street. First South street (both sides), from West Temple street to Fourth West street. ... ; Second South street (both sides), from West Temple street to Fifth West street.. Third South street (both sides), from East Temple to Third West street (excluding (ex-cluding block from Clift house to Metropolitan Met-ropolitan hotel, and north side of what is known as the old fort block). West Temple (both sides), from South Temple to Sixth South street. East Temple (both sides), from Third South to Seventh South. East Temple (west side), from North Temple to First North. First West (both sides), from South Temple to Fourth South street. HARD ON THE ITALIANS. The license committee recommended that iu. future, no license be granted street fruit stands, which was adopted with a whirl, after which a resolution fixing the salaries of city officers was read. By the advice of the city attorney, attor-ney, it was drafted into an ordinance. Mr. Pembroke wanted it laid over for a week, but the attorney said uo, it must be passed right away, and passed it was as follows: Mayor S2.500.00 Treasurer 2,400.00 t j Am on Valve masons, per day . : f 3.00 Reservoir keeper, per day . .... 2.00 Chief lire department, per an,- uura 1,800.00 Engineer steamer, No. 1, per annum 1,080.00 Enjrineer steamer, No. 2, per annum. 1,080.00 Call men, per annum 50.00 Quarantine physician, per an- , num 000.00 City engineer, per unuitm 3,000.00 We'ighmaster, per annum ..... 500.00 Sealer of weights and measures, meas-ures, and poundkcepeiv foes , ' as provided by ordinance. Justice of police court, per annum..... an-num..... 2,000.00 Clerk of police court, per annum..... an-num..... Inspector of buildings, fees us provided by ordinance A BIO PROPOSITION. Then came a proosition by "Richard Jones and associates" of Kansas, to purchase witliing ninety days, for cash in hand in large fat bills, the entire system sys-tem of city waterworks, the value of the same to be determined by an engineer engi-neer selected by the council and another an-other engineer selected by Richard Jones and his associates; in the event of their not agreeiug a third to be selected. They want the system for fifty years, ut the end of which time they will sell back to tho city the plant ut a tigiirc to be determined de-termined by a board of arbitrators. The offer took everybody's breath away excepting that of the council, and with the exception of Councilman Pembroke, Pem-broke, .who was evidently "knocked silly." He recovered iu time to suggest that the recorder furaish a few statistics regarding tho cost of maintaining the system, and how much money there was for the city if they decided to retain re-tain control, but his suggestion met with no support and the matter will go to the committee on water-works. HECITY FATHERS ii Important Meeting of the City Council Held Last Evening. ANT TO BTJY THE WATEEW0EKS. ficere Appointed fend Salaries Fixed Street Trait Stands Abolished- Other Business. Thirteen members of the city council iwered to roll-call last night' and ien Louis Hyams had finished read-K read-K the minutes, plunged into business Rardless of the fact that the baker's enis generally conceded to bo an lucky number. ' It was a busy ses-m ses-m and matters were lively from start finish. .' PETITIONS. L'nder the head of petitions came a I nest from a number of property Mors asking that ' a bridge put across the canal on First nth street and a statement to the i'ct that they would assist in ilding it. Their prayer was an-red. an-red. Property owners on Cordmer-1 Cordmer-1 street asked for more electric lights d residents in the vicinity of block 31 ed that the dumping of garbage in it vicinity be at once discontinued. ' these were properly referred. The vn of Granger wants a gravel road ! tween Salt Lake City and that place I " which to haul their butter and ?s, and asked the council to co-oper-' with the county court in securing saaie. This was also referred. WANTS NEW GRADES. necoiuei Assessor and collector (to be , fixed on his making return of assessment roll) Assessor and collector's chief clerk 1,800.00 Assistant clerk, per month. . . . 100.00 City counoilmen, per annum.. 200.00 Additional for each special meeting 5.00 Auditor.? J.800.00 Deputy recorder 1,200.00 Recorder's clerk 1,000.00 Tj'pe-writer aud ofiice boy 00 00 Collector of licenses 1,500.00 Assessor and collector of water rates.... 1,500.00 Collector of dog taxes, half of amount collected City attorney 3,000.00 Assistant city attorney 900.00 Assistant jailor 900.00 Inspector of nuisances, first " year 1.080.00 Second'year - . 1.200 .00 Nightwatchmau, first year. ... 1.080 00 Second year.. . 1,200.00 Police, first year..... 1,080 00 Second year. 1,200.00 Supervisor of streets ...... , 400.00 Collector of poll tax, per day. . 3.00 Superintendent poll tax, , per day Teamsters, per day o.ou Man with chain gang, per day. 2 00 Guards of chain gang chiefs, per day . - Assistants Caituienr per day Watermaster, per annum .',40U.ou Assistant watcrmastcrs. per an- num....... atsp.w Park superiutendent, per day. 2.M Workmen, per day -w Superintendent sewers, jwr month m0 Engineer sewer construction, per month -00- Levcler, per month 100.00 Rodmcn, per month . . . . . - - - - - - w Sexton fees as provided by ordinance Superintendent of waKrworkt perannnm... Foreman, per day... " MOKE TELEGBAI'H I-OLES. The Western Union petitioned for permission to erect a line of telegraph poles on Second or Third South from the Rio Grando depot to their oflice on Main street. The company contends that he present poles are not sufficient to hold their wires, and say they will put up a daisy lot if permitted. The committee on public improvements will decide the matter. SULLIVAN KNOCKED OUT. Mr. Sullivan wants to start a saloon in block 81, plat A, but fifty property owners protest, and his chances are slim. The petitioners say that "Sully" is a bad mau. ML ST COME TO TIME. ' The mayor was instructed to inform the Rio Grande folks that if thay didn't fix up Second West street, north of Temple, they would lose their franchise which action was followed by the passage pas-sage of an ordinance defining of the duties of the city engineer. OFFICEKS APPOIXTEP. The committee then voted to go into executive sessiou, after the style of the United States senate and everybody was tired, but the city attorny hunted tip the law and the sergeant-at -arms was sent out to inform tlirm that an executive session in Salt Lake was not legal. ' , ; ' ' The following were then appointed without a struggle; Auditor Ralph Hope. Supervisor of streets famuel Paul. . City attorney Samel Menitt. I he city surveyor recommended the S iblishment of grades on all streets as 'a as possible, which suggestion was ead on the records. The reports of sealer of weights and measures and N supervisor of streets were then read 1 filed, and then the city attorney e ') report that he had taken the -rty of giving the Rapid Transit com-jyand com-jyand the Salt Lake City railway npanytime in which to file briefs i make arguments regarding rights "ret East street, and that he would Wa report on Tuesday evening :1 x l CYCLERS WILL NOT CYCLE, ?v"eral minor matters were next ea uP, after which the report of the "mittee appointed to consider the Position of the Cycling club to rent iington square was submitted. It brief and recommended that the ler be laid either on or under the e. which was done, and the whecl-1 whecl-1 will not roll around on the square V gre.it extent. lyDg district No. 1 was then created flows: t side of East Temple street from ll Temple street to First North from Third South to Seventh . street. f'tEast street (both sides), from J Temple street to Sixth South r-t South street (both sides), from 1 f-t-t to Seventh East. )t Asd South (both sides), from Fust -to Seventh East "streets. |