Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-08-02 | Page 6 | Tax Levy Passes over Ray's Veto

I TAX LEVY PASSES oVER RAYS mm VETO Councilmen Adopt Measure Notwithstanding Opposition Opposition tion of Mayor Special to The Provo August 1 Mayor Rays veto of the tax levy loY ordinance was passed over his head at city council meeting tonight The mayor vetoed the bill on the grounds that the levy would be In Insufficient InsuffIcIent InSufficient sufficient to meet city expenses of ot the coming year but the city fathers thought otherwise Chairman H 11 F P Thomas of ot the fi ti finance nanco nance committee explained that in jn some of ot the levies the ordinance car carried carried ried riot as groat great an amount as the law I would permit He expressed e th opinion that by economy the levy would be auf suf Councilman J M Jensen objected to making any advance in the levy ley owIng to the special assessment put on the taxpayers for sewers and sidewalks At roll call Councilman J B E i BoWs Bolts vote was the only one that opposed the pass passing passing ing of ot the bill Councilman A G Beeba Beebe Be be was absent abet The Tho matter of or drafting an ordinance prohibiting the distribution of medicine medicina samples was waa referred to the committee on judiciary To the same committee was vas referred the matter of ot drafting an ordinance regulating hack fares and the operation of automobiles Fire lire Chief J W V Loveless and nfl all regularly appointed members of the tho fire department were granted a weeks va vacation vacation vacation cation with full pay Mayor Rays appointments of ot Jacob Evans Evan and J M 31 L Jensen as members of the library board were confirmed The chief of ot police was instructed to enforce the t e ordinance providing for forthe forth forth the th trimming of ot shade trees and the clearing of at weeds from sidewalks In behalf of the Seventh Day Advent AdventIsts Adventists lats W C Willard asked permission to use the grounds south of the postoffice fOI for a gospel tent during six weeks By a tie vote the request was wap denied owing to the fact tact that the tho erection of a tent on the grounds would Interfere with contemplated improvements