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Show CAPTAIN El). . I ANNE Y! THE CONFIRMATION GOES THROUGH WITHOUT A DISSENTING VOICE. Hie Americai! Natural Ous Company Ask lViiiiissioii to KxUmd it Main 1 hroiic,li the St it-els) Keen i pts slid Disbursements in the Auditor's T4ic folly to which statesmanship, on-r-Come by ruining pi ejudiee, occasionally yields was again inmli; apparent in the coiiu-" coiiu-" i 1 chamber last night, on which occasion the ordinance abolishing the ollice of captain of police was declared invalid ly City Attorney At-torney Hall, and the vacancy tilled by the council. As revealed exclusively in these columns the police committee held a meet-ng meet-ng Monday afternoon, and after coiis.ider-tble coiis.ider-tble debate, into which the wisdom of I'ity - Attorney Hall was called, determined deter-mined the iiuentlons that were last night submitted to the board. Alliriiiing the. de-decision de-decision of the committee Mayor Scott submitted sub-mitted lli- follow iug communication: Gentlemen of the Council : lecoiiuii.-nd thai the lollowing appcdntinents lie made: hdgarM. Jannoy, captain of police, vice William I. I'ar-ker, I'ar-ker, deceased: and I'atrolmaii J. I. Knnui to be police i-i-reant, vice K. M. Juniiev. promoted to the cajitaim v. GEOKGE M. W OTT, .Mayor. The recommendation was unanimously adopted, and Charles W. Miincr was appointed ap-pointed to step into Oiliecr Brown's shoes in tin' lower ranks. In the regular order of business a number of petitions and communications were disposed dis-posed of. The board of public works asked for instructions in-structions on the acceptance of side wnlks constructed under private contract and was referred to the committee on streets. It also submitted the following estimates of the city engineer for the mouth of November, No-vember, whereupon appropriations were ordered in favor of tne same: Mountain St on- com puny $.").t',7 1. 10 Houlihan A; Griilin " l,l."ii..".U the contract and bo:ul of M. 11. Hennessey to whom was awarded the contract for the opening and grading of State street, was approved. A number of liipior ii.cnscs were renewed, re-newed, while the application of tircenewald ov Livingston for a license at :j": State street was denied. The city engineer reported having received Cue following bids un the construction of culverts in City creek. Mountain Stone coiupanv JgTiri.no W ilkes .V. Palmer ." acm.iM ! M. 11 Hennessey liitMi.g.") The engineer rejiorted that lie inid been notified by coun-el for the City Railway company that it would not pave more than four feet of the seven between tracks. Referred Re-ferred to the city attorney. Fire Chief Stanton reported the sale ot the old tire engine for s:VJ."i. Poiindinaster Silver reported having col. lccte.il from dogs during the month of November. Benj. II. Johnson, John 11. llardman, A. W. Harvey and J. II. Keen were appointed special olliceis w ithout pay. They comprise the first sipiad in Detective Kd Franks' merchants' mer-chants' patrol system. Auditor lioag submitted the subjoined report re-port of receipts and disbursements for the mouth of November: llKt Kid's. City tax $l-il.5-..M Water main extension tax 7.i'4i.f7 Liquor license o.Tijo.SHI General license 3. IS. 10 v aier raies ;'.. 4-1 Sidewalk tax l,il'i.'.fT Fines, police court HOi.iHl Cemetery T.-o.nn Poll tax U4.00 Waterworks, pipe sold 4H5.00 Sewerage, pipe sold ; jt '. 7 . 4 4 . Sewer tax.! SKIfl Engineering department Ji.STi Tax sales M.4M Streets, gravel sold III. 00 Interest on tax sales li.i") Liberty park 4 ihi Prison 3.115 i T ..Tuta! $144,iir2.Ki Svaterworlts. .- ;...' 5 3H.:e;.47 Parley conduit lbOMT.'.t) Crosswalks i,7-'ii.72 Salaries T,'fR3l Police 4,(i,.s.'.7o Sidewalks t a,Si.3.oo Fire department 5.!i.4.:;! Engineering -J.tHiti.siT Street lighting -'..sr.r(i Streets 7. .VjltiH Sewerage 2,4."ii.ig Waterninster 2vl3.s.7H Street sprinkling ." J.swi.oO Cenietary l.tisO.uo Health department 1. Kin. Hi Licenses S4U.S1 .'l inting and advertising 4s.i Prison expense 4"i.T.'i Oenerul expense 4: '4.27 Liberty Park a".i.3'.i Uobpital xiiik.oo ' I hi. tin ."ity and county building 132. (a) K stray pound 122.p1 1 og tax Us..")ii City tax 1..st Jordan .V S::lt Lake canal till. St; Chains and damages ,V.aO Itt'lltS l.'i.WI Total g S7,3Hi.lS StMMAUV. Balance in 'j -usury November 1st. . . $Hi:i.f7a.l5 Add receipif I41,ij72 d Total $:i,f:,4.-, .no Deduct disbursements S7,34t'i. IS j Balance in treasury Decemser 1st :J221,1'.rs.sg j The American Natural lias Co. asked a franchise citing that it bus several Mowing wells in Davis county, twelve mile.-, distant. It desires a franchise authorizing it. to eon duct the gas into and through the city, the company to furnish gas at per cent less than the present cost of coal. Kcferrcd to the committee on streets. The secretary of the joint city and county building committee reported that tin- following follow-ing bills had been audited: Colorado Coal A: lion coinp.-inv Slt),32o.27 John 11. liuned, jr " s.711 J. C. Dow liu .!-i.oo Ctah Ventral liailway company 'ii.iio C. K. Stanton ll."i 10 J.H.Bowman 0,132.12 Total Si'.),!.:'.!.!!".! The petition praying for the extension of water mains along the North Bench was denied. The bill to amend the hack ordinance wan laid over for a week. Councilman Spatlord launched tin; following follow-ing resolution : Reftilt.'l That from and after the 1-t dav of J miliary, ls'i2, eight hours shall constitute a din 's work for all labor employed by the city. This shall not apply to contract work. The resolution was laid over for one week. 'I'he following appropriations Were made and council adjourned: Mountain S'oue company j .".ti. l.'4 Hoiihih.oi A: Orittiths l',.-,,i';,o Joseph Silver "l .'4 r( 1 O. S. Holmes -0.00 City and County building f24 ,'i.' Total t $ii;,:.m.:!) |