Show WANT TO KNOW Coal Dealers Propound Some Pertinent Queries City Solons Will find a Great Deal of Difficulty Diffi-culty Attempting to Answer An-swer hem Tho coal dealers are otx their mettle At last evenings session of the city council I the following communication read GENTLEMENIn order to fully comply with I the requirements of the ordinance regulating I the sale and delivery of coal to the public wo would lilio the following information First At what place must we get coal weighed Second In what manner do you wish to weigh the coal sold to farmers and others who come to the coul yards with their ovm teams I Third Coal that is sold by wholesale carloads car-loads and delivered tob cars how do you wish t weigh and furnish certificate of weight fourth To the poor people who purchase i fifty or a hundred pounds at the coal yards and i haul away in hand wagons how does the city I wish us to furnish certificates Fifth Should a buyer decide to take the coal FilShould 1 and for I at the coal companys weights pay same may he do to either hauling i himself or have the company haulers do the work without with-out the city cortlnoato of weight Sixth Will it be required of all teams hauling I haul-ing coal to first visit the citys scales and be weighed for light weight of wagons and horses each load or only once I day Seventh Will the city be prepared to weigh and certify on 1500 to 2000 loads and the same certfy 200 tare weights in ten hours beginning at 7 oclock am each day Eighth Will tne city appoint 0 supervisor or coal inspector with whom we may confer in regard re-gard to rules and plans of action in the expediting expe-diting of business and fill the demands of the buyers of coal so as to make the leust delay NInthTo whom will the difference 1 any be given by the city between weighing on scales that weigh horses und wagon and those that weigh wagons only as there ib usually 1 difference differ-ence of from ally to 100 pounds Tenth Should a difference in weight appear at any time what would be considered by the council as the least difference to be a cause for action against the coal companies by the purchaser I pur-chaser We would respectfully suggest that the city immediately erect four or more tenton scales at a point on Third West near First South whereby there would be I saving to the public oi 25 cents per ton or fraction of a ton as we have been informed by coal haulers that the drayage on coal will be at least 40 coats per ton or fraction of a ton more than ut present when said coal is hauled to the city weigh scales where now locatedwhich 4u cents added to the cost of weighing say 10 cents will add to the present cost of coal 50 I cents per ton or fraction of a ton when weighed over city scales WOLSTBNHOLM Mounts ELL ltEOK BKOTHEUS J S Mouse SONS U M Wiiiuxos DIAMOND COAL COMPANY SAM LAKE COAl COMPANY Referred to committee on markets EXPERT TESTIMONY Professor H Rirsohing chemist sent inn in-n bill for 5100 for giving expert testimony in the recent damage suit against the city heard before Tudge Miner at Ogden The bill was 0 Ka by City Attorney Hogs Referred to the committee on claims MORE POLICEMEN The chief of police and mayor sent in a communication appointing R C Brown as policeman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Carl Bickner also J C Davis to succeed Policeman Duke who was appointed to drive the patrol wagon Confirmed THE CREMATORY BOND CREfORY The mayer sent in 1 communication in which he recommended that the bond of the Eagle Sanitary and Crematory company com-pany of Iowa be referred to tho city attorney attor-ney So ordered OBUIENS LITTLE BILL J E OBriens bill of 322750 against Dr Beatty for detectivework done by himself and others while looting into the sanitary inspectors methods of doing business sometime some-time ago was presented and referred to the committee on claims UTAH CENTRAL SEWAGE The following communication was received re-ceived from the city auditor GENTLEMEN I hereby return for your further fur-ther action the bill of the sewerage department against the Utah Central railway the amount of which I was instructed by your honorable body to withhold from warrant No 7931 for J4J751 issued in their favor on Oct 28 1892 Tne railway company refused to allow the amount the citys bill to be deducted I also enclose for your act on writs of execution against the Utah Central in favor of J C femlth Alonzo Wallace Henry Hotly and theE the-E C ColOn Hardware company Also one against John A Davenport policeman in favor of Louis Berets waiting your instructions I am respectfully AT7RAYittiULD Auditor The citys bill against the railway is for scwT pipe cold during the reign of John W Young and there is some doubt as to I whether the city can hold the present company I com-pany for the amount The railways bill I against the city is for rumoring its track near Parleys carton conduit I was the duty of the city to move the track and it was agreed that the city should pay tho amount of the bill The communication was referred to the city attorney SEWERAGE LATERALS EXTENDED The committe on sewerage reported in the matter of the board of education for extension of sewer laterals that the same be granted and that the city engineer be instructed to return an estimate of cost to this council provided said cost of sewer ago construction shall be borne by the board of education NO POLICE MATRON I The committee on police reported in the matter of the petition of R G McNiece et a1 for the appointment of a police matron that they did not deem it best to recommend recom-mend the appointment at present owing to the lack of suitable accommodations Adopted THE EAGLE GATE APPROPRIATION The committee on improvements reported favorably upon tho petition of Spencer Clawson et ai asking that the council appropriate ap-propriate the sum of 177819 to complete the restoration of Eagle Gae1 Adopted THK CITY WEIGHMASTKH8 The ordinance relating to tho appointment appoint-ment of city weighmastors ana regulating their duties was read twice and referred to tho committee on markets to report at the next meeting The terms of the ordinance are very stringent and the weighm stern will have to walk D chalklino in order to hold their job Upon conviction for making an overcharge over-charge he will put up not less than 50 nor more than 8100 for tho first offense and will be discharged for the second should he make 1 false return of weight he will be lined upon con viotion not less than SOO nor more than will bo There 5250 and wi also discharged is a groat deal of red tape about the ordinance ordi-nance end its requirements but it will certainly cer-tainly produce the desired result nw nun STATIONS The committee on fire department t reported re-ported that they had examined four different feront plans and estimates and recommended recom-mended that the plans of Vin Krolow be accepted as being the best providing that he give bonds in a sufficient amount to guarantee the erection of the three fire stations as per plans for 10000 and further fur-ther that the committee bo authorized to get bids to be submitted to the council The report was adopted Appropriations amounting to 3726 were day made night and the council adjourned until Fri |