| Show IT IS COM AND NOBLE Council Chooses Two Members of the Commission PAUL A CLOSE SECOND OKDIXAXOE KEDDCIXG TiE PO 11 CE FORCE PASSED OMcara Sot Upon Again ns Usual Mayor Urges the Sale of the Aerial Tuck and Team Also Reducing tlic Fire Department By Five City Will Demand t000 of the Connty Otlicr Business of the City Council W P Noble was reelected a member mem-ber of the fire and police board at the meeting of the city council last night while Louis Cohn was selected to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of Nelson A Empey The election was brought up under the head of miscellaneous by Mr Wis comb who expressed pride at being able to present the name of Samuel Paul for the position Mr Romney immediately moved to adjourn Mr Romney wanted delay but he did not get i as the motion was voted down Mr Buckle urged delay because the coming changes in the police force should be made by the present board who were men of experience He moved a postponement of the matter OMeara seconded the motion Elliott Mulvey and Dale all joined In opposing postponement The motion to postpone failed and Mr Romney nominated Ia man full of integrity Louis Cohn Newel left the chair to place in nomination nom-ination W P Noble Allen had a candidate In the person of James W Ure Voting was then Indulged In with the following result the members voting vot-ing for the two opposite their respect ive names Allen Cohn Ure Buckle Cohn Noble Callister Cohn Ure Dale Cohn Noble DiehlCohn Noble Elliott Paul Noble HaywardPaul Ure Le ProhonPaul Noblft Morris Cohn Ure Mulvey Paul Noble OMeara Cohn Noble RomneYCohn Ure i StewartPaul Noble I Wiscomb Paul Noble Mr President Paul Noble TotalNoble 10 Cohn S Paul 7 Ure 5 PETITIONS ETC Petitions and other communications I were receied and disposed of as fol lows H W Gaylor that he be employed to paint the doors of the city and county building To buiding the joint building buidng committee Mrs Susie Kilpack for free license to the license committee lcense Assistant Fire Chief M M Donovan and twentythree members of the fire department asking that firemens salaries be restored o account of the risk incurred rik in the performance of duty the long hours employed and the expense Incurred in the purchase of uniforms Referred to the finance committee com-mittee with the fire and I associated fre ad police board E T Rice Co for rebate of butchers license Committee on license J H Felt president Mutual Improvement Improve-ment league extending invitation to council to visit its rooms Wednesday Accepted with thanks REPORTS OF OFFICERS The mayor sent in the following I recommend dispensing with and I possible selling the aerial truck now in use at the fire department also the with three horses used in connection there withThis This truck was purchased in 1890 and as I am informed has never been used at any fire in this city I we dispense with the truck and horses as suggested we can also dispense with the services of three firemen at the city hall also two men at the westside west-side engine house without impairing the efficiency of the service Referred to the fire and police committee City Engineer Young asked authority to employ the following assistants t > work by the day when absolutely required quired One transitman at 350 one rodman at 225 two taipemen at 225 team and waigon at 51 two laboring men at 5175 This request was referred to the committee com-mittee on finance with power to aot Superintendent Daily reported the expenses ex-penses of the waterworks department fo January at 263801 Received and filed The board of public works asked for authority to employ an inspector on L G Wilkensons sewer contract ork Referred t the finance committee with power to act REPORT OF COMMITTEES The committee on streets reporting on a petition from people living on the line of the West Side Rapid Transt asking that regular service be given recommended that the recorder be instructed in-structed to notify the company unless it runs oars its franchise will be forfeited for-feited which report was adopted An adverse report from the waterworks water-works committee on ta petition for an entension on Second South to Ninth West which ac adopted The council debated the question of paying the electric light company Mr Diehl contending the corporation owed the city 1475 for water Citizens have to pay in advance and this com Xrany ought to be considered on an equal footing This company is boring for water which if obtained wH place the corporation where the city has no I I redress reress A motion to deduct the amount from the bill wa opposed by OMeara who saM that the electric light company would not jump the town and the bill could be collected at any time Diohl and Stewart favored deducting the amount while Elliott the fat man from the Third thought Mr McCor nicks word was good and < was na in favor of enforcing the collection Mr Romney agreed < that McCornicks I word was good but his money was better I bet-ter I a poor mans water was shutoff shut-off for nonpayment s also should a corporation be treated I was finally decided to pay the amount and trust the water account to Providence and next months light bill billThe The committee on improvements reported re-ported that it had notified the Citizens Light company to furnish lamps for I police station the fire department and the city end of the joint building The company has connected with police and fire headquarters but dec clines to makeany connection with the joint building because the franchise does not require it to light the corridors corri-dors a contended by the committee This question will be decided later by I the committee NEW RULES The committee on revision recommended recom-mended the rules of the old council a the rules for the present except a to rule 15 which provides that all rules may be changed by a majority vote after one weeks notice or by a twothirds vote of members present OMeara beseeched the council to recommit re-commit the report as he was not present pres-ent at the committee meeting and having hav-ing some suggestions he did not want e v to mae a minority report preferring to have the committee consider the same The council declined to recommit and OMearafiled his report which was read Elliott moved the minority report be adopted OMeara spoke in favor of his report saying the rules submitted by the majority ma-jority were no better than the regulations regula-tions of the Lime Kiln Club The various vari-ous dips spurs and angles of the coae were dilated upon at some length the speaker finally asking that action be delayed one week The council decided to postpone both reports for one week POLICE REDUCTION The committee on fire and police submitted sub-mitted an ordinance fixing the number of police officers which was passed under suspension of the rules j The bill provides for a chief captain I cap-tain two desk sergeants and twenty eight additional officers and men together to-gether with the fire and police board OMeara fought the passage of the bill because first it had not been approved ap-proved by the city attorney and second sec-ond because it provided only for two desk sergeants which would require them to work twelve hours per day Duty sergeants were abolished by the bill and this should be changed The bill was read third time and passed without change OMeara votIng vot-ing no OMeara offered the following Whereas As Is the custom among the heads and employees of the several j I departments to purchase supplies I whenever they wanted them and whenever 1 when-ever they desired and I Whereas I is impossible for the auditor au-ditor of the committee of the several I departments to certify to the correctness correct-ness of the said bills and as this is a thing that would not be allowed by any corporation and this is one of the extravagances alluded to by his honor the mayor Therefore be i resolved That in the future no head of department or city official shall purchase any supplies whatever without first making requisition requi-sition for the same and obtaining an order from the mayor authorizing the purchasing of the same and the mayor shall keep a copy of such order The auditor is hereby instructed before any bills are sent to the council for pay ment they shall be compared with the duplicate in the mayors office and no bill shall be allowed unless the mayor has issued an order for the purchasing of same Buckle amended by striking out the word mayor wherever it occurs and substituting the words chairman of the proper committee Elliott opposed the motion to amend So also did several other people Mr OMearas resolution was not adopted He was the only man who voted for it Nothing daunted he fired in the fol i lowing I Whereas As the former council adopted a resolution that all laborers should be paw the sum of 5175 per day and pe ad Whereas As this council has also adopted the same rate and I Whereas As the WJterec following named per sons John Aird JV Benson E Bingley George J D COater Andrew U Dougnet Johnson Chas William Danbv Kedker Lew Malanda William R lareroft Murray Isaac L jIartn Wilam Wm HedkeI Hugh Ward appear on the roll or the street department for pay the month ending January 1 1806 and were paid at the rate of 51 per day which was unauthorized by this council wa Therefore be it resolved That the au < to I hereby instructed to draw a war rant upon the treasurer for the amoqnt or the difference between 51 per day and J175 ed to and the treasurer is hereby instruct to pay the above named persons the several amounts due them perons te The council wasted J12 worth of time and SO cent of wind in discussing this resolution resoluton finally disposing of it by i amending it to pay them at the rate of J175 per day for the time actually tme em actualy ployed which passed ayes 10 nays 4 WANTS THE MONEY Diehl offered the following which t1e riedWhereas folowing wJlch car Whereas The county of Salt Lake owes the crty redemptions amounting to about 16000 on account of money I has received for the citys portion of tax recfived of the year 113 and 1MM sold to Salt Lake coun ty be it therefore Resolved That tie city attorney be cIy atontey atu Is hereby directed to take the steps to secure the amount due necessary the city from the county of Salt Lake cty Appropriations aggregating 5424313 aggretng were 2313 made and the council adjourned |
