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Show -JANNEY IS CHIEF. The New Council (lets Ready for Itusiness Appointment of Committees Resignation Resigna-tion of the Building inspector. The "new" council mechanically buttoned up its shoes last night and started out on its eourBe which promises to be one of the most eventful iu the archives of Salt Lake legislation. Mayor Buskin occupied the chair with Councilmen Hell, Home, Ewing, Beardslev, Wantlatid, Loofbourow, Kar-rick, Kar-rick, Rich, Hardy, Simondi, i'olland, Seles and Moran at their desks. Councilman Loofbourow was excused on his own request whereupon seats fur the "term" were discussed and laid OYBT. Mayor Baskln then announced the follow-lowtng follow-lowtng standing committees: Municipal Laws Loofbourow, Home, lleiss, Simomh, Hardy, Streets Waittland, Hois, Bell, f.awson, Hardy. Public (inlands- Ewing, Beardslev, simondi, Evans, Rich. Fire Department Heiss. Moran, Ewing. Liesmsi Loofbourow, Bell. Hardy, Claims - Home. Simoftdt, I'olland. Waterworks-Moran, bauson, Evans, Karrick, Rich. Ways and Means Ew in;, BcariMov, I'olland. Revision -Loofbourow, BelL .Moruu. Sanitary Regulations Beirdsley, Belt, Want-Le Want-Le d Ewing. -Markets Moran, Evans, Uich. Police Beardsley, Lawsen, Moran, Karrick, Fo'.lund. Jordan ami Salt Lake Cilv Canal- Karrick, Lawson, lleiss. Bell, Hardy. Cemetery- Simondi, Horne, Rich. Elections- Kvans Lawson, Folland. Improvements -Horne, Karnck, Rich. Prisons Borne, Kvans, Harilv. Finance Bell, Wantland, il-iss. Public Vorks--Simonit!, Moran. Kich. Irrigation Kurrick, Kvans, Beardsley, Ewing, Hardy. Enrollment Evans, Sinioiuli, Rich. . Bewerage Lawson, Moran. lleiss, Horne, Hardy. Unfinished Business Bell, Beardsley, Folland. - number of petitions were read and disposed dis-posed of when a communication was read trod) Ed A. Franks, which informed the council that having suppressed the reign of footpadism the patrol was ready to be nius. tered out. This fact should have been kept a secret, as it is more tun n likely that the footpads, learning that Franks and his patrol pa-trol have retired, will take to active campaigning cam-paigning again. The communication from Detective Franks was accompanied by one trom the men who have worked under him and who beg leave to inform the council "that, it having come to our notice that Mr. Franks claim- to have abandoned said palrol system, and, therefore, there-fore, usking your honorable body to receive the resignations of himself ami force for the reason set forth, viz. : that the citizens feel they have no further need of said service, serv-ice, and, therefore, refuse to longer support it. In answer to said statements, we desire to say that we have severally canvassed our districts, and find it to be the unanimous sentiment of the taxpayers and citizens generally gen-erally that the system should be continued, but under a different head. "We therefore respectfully ask that your honorable body take no action in the matter without u hearing of all the parties concerned con-cerned therein." The controversy w as referred to the committee com-mittee on police, where evidence will be heard. The applications for appointments of whatever nature were left over until the first .Monday iu April. Tho nomination of Elmer A. Ellsworth as deputy recorder, and J. L. May as deputy treasurer was approved. The matter of the construction of a bridge over Jordan was referred to the committee on streets. Tho resignation of A. M. Grant as building build-ing inspector was accepted, and the appointment appoint-ment of his successor laid over for one week. A request for an appropriation of $75 from J. li. Vvttlden was referred. A. J. Pendleton was appointed aircnt for the city in the superlntendency of the Parley's Par-ley's canon water system. Marshal Jauuey was appointed chief of police. When the matter came up it was stated that Feb. is, lsss, John M. Young was appointed chief of police and jailer for the unexpired term of Alfred Solomon, resigned. re-signed. Young has been holding over without with-out further aetiou in the matter, and was removable at the pleasure of the council, .lannov's alioointment. was nnAnlviiuii II.. Wai also appointed jailer. The mayor announced his choice of city hall janitor in Louis Kocca, and messenger iu W. A. McKay. Allirined. The joint city and county building committee com-mittee was decided fo consist of three coun-I coun-I oilmen and Hie mayor. Thi' latter appointed Loofbourow, Wantland anil Bell us the three einincilincn. As a street sprinkling committee the mayor appointed, by anil with the advice and consent of the council, Karrick, Kwing and Hardy. The mayor said he diil not 00-dersiuml 00-dersiuml that these Committees could make contracts or take Important action independent inde-pendent of the council. Councilman Wantland asked that the city engineer he required to furnish estimate of cosiof sidewalks twenty feet wide on both side Of -east Temple street, between South Temple and Third Smith; also estimate of coat of sidewalk eight feet wide on the east side of Last Temple street, between I bird South and Sixth Houth streets; also estimate of cost of curbinir on Kust Temple Street, between South Temple und Third South streets. Carried. By the same That the committee on public pub-lic grounds he requested to submit a statement state-ment show ing location and estimate of value of the public lands owned by tin: oily not needed for public purposes. Carried. By the same That the citv marshal be Instructed to vigorously enforce the present ordinances nd rules concerning the clean-ing clean-ing of sidewalks and scattering paper or, sidewalks and streets. Carried. Councilman Karrick moved that the mayor be requested und marshal be instructed instruc-ted to enforce the provisions of the franchises fran-chises of street or other railroads within the limits ot the city as regards cro-ssroads uud rails above Btroet level. Carried. On Councilman Karriek's motion, 300 cards with standing committees were ordered or-dered printed. Mr. San, Levy is now making a superior brand of smoking tobacco in connection with his cigar factory. Try it, you will he uru to i:k it. 1 |