| Show I MAYORS REPORT FILED i City Council Listens and Orders I One Hundred Printed I LAN CONTRACT RATIFIED ELECTRIC IIGUT COMPANY SUBMITTED SUB-MITTED A HID I I I Three Hundred Lights for iar50 Per Month Accepted and the Attorney ViI Draft the Ordinance CoiuimH sinners ViI Be Appointed 3IIH Creole Citizens Refuse to Trade Water Ice Ordinance Goes Over City Ofliecrs Fil Financial Re IiortH General Business of thc Council While last nights meeting of the council was not marked with the acrimonious debate which characterized the one previous it was none the less interesting Mayor Baskins Deport I and the financial statement of Auditor Raybould together with the proposition i proposi-tion from the Electric Light company were the features of the evening although al-though the discussion over the contract with the Union Pacific for the purchase of lands along the water shed maybe may-be entitled to equal distinction of the The following is an account proceedings Those present were Young Bache Hardy OMeara Cheesman Clawson Lynn Morris Watson Newell Mc Millan and Mr President Delegation from 3Iiil Creek Pending the reading of the minutes Alex McFarland the chairman of a delegation from Mill Creek precinct addressed the council on motion of Le Grande Young granting him permission permis-sion and stated that the citizens of the precinct had refused to accept the proposition presented by the council regarding the trading of water from Jordan canal for Mill Creek water inch for inch by a vote of S to 4 in committee appointed to decide I j Another member of the visiting delegation dele-gation explained that he thought a careful canvass would achieve the desired de-sired result The matter was in a sort of tangle when 11 Clawson arose and remarked that as yet no formal offer had been made to the Mill Creek people peo-ple The subcommittee appointed was to have conducted negotiations in such manner as to have permitted no one to have a voice in the matter except those directly interested which had evidently not been done I I Mr Young favored dropping the matter mat-ter right there It appears according i to Mr Young that the Mill Creek peo j pie are suspicious that they are going j I to lose some vested rights when as a j matter of fact they would be the gainers The trade would benefit Mill I I Creek in more ways than a mere increase in-crease in the quantity of water which they would be sure to get for after the transaction was completed the city would be in duty bound to protect I them against legal invasion I Final action resulted in appointing Watermaster Wilcken to act in conjunction con-junction with two members of the Mill Creek contingent in obtaining a con census of opinion on the matter it having been suggested that there is a division of opinion I 1ctitioiiK mid Communication I Under the head of petitions and communications the following were read and referred as stated Morris Hobson Wilkerson called attention to the request of a certain labor organization which had asked that their contract on the gravity sewer be cancelled and requested that j they be given a chance to be heard before I be-fore any action is taken Referred to the board of public works with the engineer associated I I Caroline Pettigrew prayed to be permuted per-muted to redeem lots 12 and 13 block 21 Blair and Curtis subdivision from a special tax sale Referred to the I city attorney who later in the evening I even-ing reported favorably upon which the I request was granted The Mayors Report I II I Mayor Baskin filed his annual report which was read amid great interest I with that of the The report together wih I I city auditor will be found in another part of this paper Mr Lynn suggested that the report I ought to be printed Mr Watsons motion mo-tion that the matter be referred to the committee on enrollment with I power to act was amended by 11 Bache who wanted the committee authorized au-thorized to ask for bids After a speech by Mr Clawson in I I which he expressed himself as desirous of having the mayors suggestions re ferred to the various committees Mr I Hardy put a substitute before the house which accepted the report and ordered one hundred copies printed That IJuiul Contract Mayor Baskin submitted a contract with the Union Pacific for lands in City Creek and other canyons on the watershed for ratification which brought Mr Clawson to his feet with I a protest He thought the mayor had thrown the responsibility upon the council and he did not blame him for so doing The council however ought not to buy lands with such roserva I tions Thee lands were bought for I the protection of the water from pollution and under this contract I con-tract it was very easy for the company to sell the excellent tone quarries located on one tract to outside out-side parties whose workings would accomplish ac-complish the results which the purchase pur-chase of these lands is designed to avoid Mr OMeara at this point raised the point that the contract had been approved ap-proved and called for the record which was read apparently justifying Mr OMearas proposition A motion to ratify the contract was again vigorously opposed by Mr Claw son No one would purchase land with an encumbrance upon it and this reservation was an encumbrance He should vote and work against the measure Mr Lynn thought Mr Clawsons allusion I al-lusion to Mayor Baskins action was far fetched The lands were purchased pur-chased by the council for the protection protec-tion of the watershed only The sale of these lands to the city was made on the same terms as to other parties I the city desires to purchase the stone it can do so by paying the price asked about 20 per acre I i Mr Watson agreed with Mr Claw son in his position and announced his intention of voting no i votng Clawson again got the floor to state i i that under the contract the city was I buying something that I would have I no control over City Engineer Young was asked regarding re-garding these stone lands and replied that the prospects of their ever being worked ae very remote Councilman Young said there was no stone in the quarry mentioned worth taking out Clawson replied that it was not a question as to whether the stone was worth anything or not It was whethoi someone thought it was worth anything any-thing or not The contract was ratified Messrs Clawson Watson and Young voting no Recorder Bachman filed the report of i the dog tax collector showing 5229 collected I col-lected for dogs during the month of January 1S95 The report was adopted II ed Mr Bachman fled a report of stationery sta-tionery purchased for all departments amounting to 510947 which was adopted I adopt-ed I Other Officers Statement Superintendent Dailey made a request re-quest for certain supplies for the current cur-rent quarter which was referred to I the committee waterworks The same officer filed his report tor January showing an expense of S24130S Sewer permits issued 1 connections con-nections made 13 The report was referred re-ferred to the same committee filed a report City Engineer Young fled for January showing the net expenses of his department at 101575 which was adopted The report of the supervisor of streets for the month shows an expense of 519808 which was filed Chief Pratts report shows the expenses ex-penses of the police department to be 405618 Filed Chief Devine reported the expenditures expendi-tures of the fire department at 243676 I Filed Settled for Fifty In the matter of the claim of Albert Pantsch for damages caused by fall ing on a slippery East Temple street walk the claims committee reported in favor of giving him 550 which report vas adopted Tarpeys Petition Cemented The street supervisor was authorized to grant the oetition of D M Tarpey et a1 to build a crossing at Sixth I south and West Temple streets The petition of the Eleventh Ward Coop for adjustment of error in water script was granted Slaughter Pens Must Go I The report of the committee on sanitary I san-itary rules and quarantine in relation to the petition of Anton Pederson and seventythree others for the removal of the Utah Slaughtering companys slaughter houses from their present location lo-cation near to and just north of the Warm Springs sets up that the complaint com-plaint is well founded that the air is polluted and the place a nuisance to health Appended was a report from Dr Dalby in line with the above statement state-ment The committee recommended that the slaughter house be removed I Which report was adopted Liecii > cft Granted Liquor licenses were granted the following fol-lowing named persons C C Merritt CUr house Frank Muller Golden Grape Wilson Busby 55 East Second Sec-ond South street B C Harvey 63 West Second South street J W Elliott El-liott B9 West First South street and the Wagoner Brewing company Grey Gets One Hundred A report from the committee on sewers was filed recommending that Andrew Grey be paid 100 damages for damages done a spring by the construction con-struction of the gravity sewer which after some debate was adopted Price or Street Lighting A proposition from the Electric Light company for 300 2000 candle power arc lamps to be located as the council may direct was then read By its provisions the Philadelphia moon schedule is to be adopted which provide for an all night schedule on dark and stormy nights even when the moon is full or not the position of lamps to be permanent after once Being set except at the cityS expense the lamps to be located one block I apart twentyseven feet from the ground the price paid to be 2550 per month for 300 lamps and 850 per light for each additional lamp All payments pay-ments to be made in cash on or before the 10th of the month the contract to I be closed before March 1 1SD5 Mr Young favored the proposition i as did Mr OMeara The matter was referred to the city attorney to draw up a contract There being no vacant room suitable for the use of the militia the committee com-mittee having the matter in charge so reported and the report was adopted I was William denied Krants application for work Working Prisoners Mr Clawson called up his resolution providing for the working of city prisoners on the streets OMeara moved to refer to the committee com-mittee on streets with the supervisor associated which prevailed nfo Special Pay Rolls Mr Clawson offered a resolution directing the auditor not to pay any special pay rolls without the consent of the council Speaking on this matter Mr Claw son said that the reason he offered the resolution was that there resoluton was too much carelessness in expending money On motion of OMeara the matter was referred to the committee on finance Commissioners Cominsr Mr Young moved that the president nominate three commissioners at the next meeting to levy the tax for electric elec-tric lighting under the new ordinance The motion carried Ice Ordinance Laid Over The ice ordinance was called up and referred to the committee of the whole on Thursday night I Will Inspect Powder On resolution of Councilman Young the Chief of Police was ordered to inspect in-spect all houses selling explosives with a view of averting any disaster which may occur after which the council passed the appropriation list amounting amount-ing to S4S4979 and adjourned |
