Show A LIVELY deml AFTER THEIR T E oluff appointed sexton the on street lighting the council met last evening in ree alar eee aien wag elected president pro tern AND the maor to the council that he had the een tenca of charles boren 10 davs and rush banson 12 ilAva adopted the mayor reported that the old water tank biad been eold for 30 adopted rne maor reported the appointment of T H claff as aelton the appoint anent was unanimously confirmed confirm ad trie submitted a list of names of widows and ind gant whose water taxes be be remitted and abated laid on the table later in the session the county collector reported erroneous and asked that ahra account be credited with the same also laid on the table until later henry harrison petitioned for and waa granted a retail liduor license toe county clerk requested a remittance of 1760 2 for janitorial service and cupl for a quarter laid on the table until later in the session OF the police justice reported 21 cafeo for the month of december before him did not care to oppose the report bat he wanted to call attention to the inequality of the fines reported one person it ap peara was fined 28 for tion and 35 for gambling did not consider the two offenses on a per aud simply wanted to express himself on the mattei the board of health reported having inquired into tha condition of mrs hinckley and solicited aid in her behalf the city attorney reported collected from rhodes bros out of adich he paid 50 to jacob babi and 50 to thatcher hallett on Sma ions called attention to iua fact that all money should be into toe city treasury aud diah urbo i by the council the attorney had no right to out money with thas criticism the report waa adopted OP COMMITTEE tho following is aalf explanatory provo city utah jan 7 1895 to the honorable pr and city provo c t TJ ah GE we your committe eon police by of the city barahal ma rahal bag leave to acx that the of provo city be withdrawn frou brou hatton and william elliott AS kneir services are not to ba of any municipality respectfully submitted toe clerk discovered that it was not a report and ao suggested while hyrum hatton arose and asked permission to present a communication both after discussion went over to come up under the head of miscellaneous in the interval hatton was busy writing the committee on finance recommended the abatement of city taxes of alice miller harry grace filen nielson and loveless adopted BUSINESS the counte claim for fuel and janitorial work wag referred to the corn cittee on city property tb list of water taxes recommended for remittance was parti cally allowed and partially referred the erroneous assessments ware audited aldi ted to tha collectors account the communication waa next taken ap simmons moved it be tabled aad mcewan held that as a it was out of order at this stage of the proceedings the chair held it was not a proper communication to come from the corn cittee but thit it should ba made by the marshal th was then withdrawn aud the mirabal made a verbal communication baying that aa a cita carabal he bad become convinced that it would ba t 0 the beet interest of the police service that the star be withdraw from and he therefore male ma le that recommendation ros moved thai the marshals corn be accepted and the stars withdrawn knudsen waited the reason for such ra commendation mcewan thought the matter irregular irr egolar in the way it had come before the council but be favored the marshals recommendation he also abed statement oi reason moved that tha bo to a special committee appointed by the chair he took occasion to say most that none donld be convicted in this free country without a hearing the matter wag referred and the chair appointed mayor hoi brook and ward tue i tion was anen read and re ferrad to the earns committee toe WB as folio WH to the mayor president and members of the council gentlemen from all reports it beema 10 ua ahat the la very and has been evar sino he has beon in office to have the merchants discharge us aa and has aleo been very jealous of ua wearing the atar we have worn lor 16 montha the came into office air elliote and inter viewed him and otic red unto him our aid and assistance and told him that we wanted to work in harmony with him in every respect with regard to enforcing tue ordinances of provo city and how we bad been working for marshals B own and and the city had been allowing ua ahe sum of ten dollars per month he talked and seemed to be very pleased at the time aad stated to us that be would not put a straw in our way but to oar surprise he had a letter published in the nest day elating that our were not desirable and he has I 1 absen trying and plotting ever since to get the drop on and has even had apo tore hired to watch us or try to get ns to d misdemeanor so he could report it up merchants or have our stars taken from ua now gentle man notwithstanding ail of this in jury he aias endeavored to do ua with ahe merch aota that we have worked for the last five years and from whom ve have to depend for the support of our wives and children we have tried to aid and assist him in even respect and we have even gone cal 0 our beats to do so an l we can say that he has never asked ns to do anything but what we have one it and are still willine to do it we have made arresia and helped to make quite a few and have been the aly policemen that have been on th streets atter 12 or 1 I 1 at night for over a year past duttine in time in the daytime and it has been doni free beratis ka far and il you think it can be drove that we have disgraced the baars that we havo been privileged to wt ar in aca acv way j or form we willingly tender them anto i you with the best of fe and thili we arri employed as ni watchmen by the raer chanla we shall do all that we c iii to help provo city thanking you remain HATTON WILLIAM ELECTRIC LIGHTING mayor holbrook made an eloquent plea in favor of the lighting of the streets the mills company proffered to run all the former highs for per month the matter was referred to the committee on finance CLAIMS the regular monthly salaries 0 the city officers were allowed mcewan raised an object n to the salary ot policeman mcewan because no cent tract was made with him some committee claims were allowed and also witness tees D R boray notary 1 00 C H nelson 1 50 ENQUIRER co 2 75 provo coop co op adee 2425 telephone co 1600 P P hindmarsh adee win wathon burying dogs 1 geo halladay hay irvine barney adee J 0 murpha co woolen mills co li 1235 john A brown board prisoners 46 64 the whole appropriations salaries nd all amounted to 95 it was discovered that wiling i fe in bengt johnson case was paid by city when lost the case a d matter was referred adi arned lor one week |