| Show 1 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAYOR MAY ORa City Council Received Message at Last Nights Session AN I ol ci JI I til UI Of or lie III II ii n dillion Undo fur Air this Ih Mayor Mayer lid his an annu ap 1 nu float i to III ui 1110 Iy ut 1451 1 t night in tn which I Ig ti this re ra report port of ot other city official III and d depart l rt menu The following Li in th the report port In full Gentlemen I submit to you OU my soy annual report and nl also o Hit liv th re reo rePorts Ports of tiC the tile various y municipal do tic doof of ot this city Ity for fIn the yeas 1002 cirs Cash on ohi hand tn to city elt treas Irea treasury ury tiry Jan I 1 1 1903 1002 3 21 Receipt from torn all Mil II for mIlu tot total totI l m nt for Cor all ur urI I poses OM for ur or 1102 I on hawl In lii city ell teens treas treasury ury tiry Dec SI it J The Tue carefully prepared of or orth the th city t nail AM the Uie City C ty aUdi l ll tor br show Bho the Iho of ot the cIU motley money hy by and nut the expendIture i In III detail during the tho ho year yoni TIme Tim ho above II H l I it taken from the ho city tr treasurers n ur r report Title This shows also ulMo wits Wilt collected for liquor In 1902 being an nn of ot II a as 1111 compared with 1901 nd for tor or merchants licenses 2 22 nn on increase of at 12 for tor forthe forthe the year CITY IN IV rn cases g wor eri disposed of or during durin the thu your year In tile the district court of 01 0 the th Third Judicial district wherein the tho city eIther olther nn nil plaintIff or de defendant fondant rho amount paid by the city lIly for to Or In III hele cases aHeN wall IS 81 2 mid hillI III In one CUsO cn the th city reco erel 1111 OO and In III two eases cane C the Ih city acquired property reasonably worm Thus Thu tilt actual to the city In of ot these theno the cases wa was 1 1 or 01 about 4 1 per cent of ot the ruM nal the tho city The fh nit ag II demand In these thele milti SUIts artis 32 OliO SO In 1901 the suit ull of ot Joseph Smith el et ul iii is H 11 Bait Salt Lake v City eft defendant which brought In 1892 commonly known nt as Parlays canyon conduit kUlt ault was wai compromis compromised ed ell and anil on Oil March 4 I 1902 thu sum of ot nH paid to plaintiffs as ns agreed by compromise TIlE THE HEALTH The Tile total amount of DC money moncy expended by for tor the year WH Will saS of ot whirls amount 1 wan ivitS used In the lie department dc 1 1 9 13 in the crematory department anti and fur tor the The mortality In iii the city for tor the year a 11 death ute sate of ot 1132 1332 Ier per thousand l on an estimated population lotion lation of or The of ot the office of oC city It chemist some time hue ago was AS a II most step for the Rood good of or the community The Tho Incumbent of ot thin of or office ornee nee lice le Is Mr Herman Hermon harms Harlin who lio In Is an un chemist Dr PI King I hll tile HIP health commissioner says The servine of ot Mr tr have already the greatest safeguard In III the of ot disease and especially the of oC children Tho In mortality among children under tIe five year years nf or f age during the brat year of oC ills hit Wll wa as remarkable anti and Hilly Uny be Ll b traced directly to a II It better bettor anti and purer milk supply The health further slates v that time the amount of ot clerical work In the tho department hat has greatly Increased durIng th the lost last two ami only the high ROll and un untiring untiring tiring Iring zeal Mai of ot the clerk of the Iho board of or health liaR ban It Il possible lf to keep keell the records up to Jute date I 1 strongly recommend mend bend an R n In the salary of or the clerk clrk of ot the time board tram from rota sri to 30 u a month 1 I cheerfully concur In III this It 11 la is alto also by the health commissioner luller that three extra teams for tor the thc purpose of ot hauling garbage for tor two 10 month beginning April 1 I should 1 bi he h employed Thus The teams leams cm inn plo ell by liy II the hue department ore are unable to 10 handle the garbage anti and refuse at that lime time of oC the year which has hua ac aCt accumulated cumulated during tho thiO winter mouths months This Thill should be ho complied compIled with viti to JO 0 that the garbage can he be disposed ll Of oC without delay 1510 and without detriment to tile the health of 0 till the hit city elt OF OP During the th month of ot August 1902 1002 the time chIco of ot Insi inspector tor of provisions was TV rim TVeit eit established Till hll wee 1 a a very ery beneficial act net of ot legislation The Inspector lias hns sInce nine he ht took charge of or this malIc SWO WO In its this the discharge of f his hll du do The Of tit Salt Luke lake City owes owe It to 10 the peOPle Of or Ibis It that no some foods food are r sold In the market PARK pAm It Is 8 gratIfying to state that toots more nO people visited Liberty perk rk the put pout year yeat lIr then than un any other previous pr lolI year ar arThe The band concert were wen elated t II by the hi public as u manifested by bythe b bIbe bythe the Ibe laiK larIC attendant Im Improvements m nu are be I UK continually math In the tb lb park rk thus making Ina king It Il t what It should be beo n I Plate place fin fo f comfort o anI pleas urr UN UT for tor th lb InhabItants of ot our illI Th The expendItures for tor the park luring tho year were 11 and aDd the for forhay forhay hay ha oId M inT The for tor or Pioneer park WI v rere re anh for fill tr the th tint Joint city d y and amid county bull ground BUILDING According to the report of lh l tor tar of ot building OM GM new ness bUl wire WIrO erected or partially 10 o In III the city at 11 a contemplated wl I t of or I S n 1200 2011 Th Ih The fees fee IB in this derailment depa blent and on paid pahl Into Inlo the thO Oily ctt lre amounted to 25 The Tb receipts of or the city cemetery tey rr for fr forthe the year were nere IUM anti and net tb expenditure S I hearIng a net t bian balan of The In during dIning the year t ar t torl gallons of ot Illuminating nil 4 t nf Of r which nt fU veto r rh rr fg t fea N t for tor tc tP oils e ls and men ma tires uron II err N of ot which h Ji ht 11 i 1 i were ore twid to the Ih city treasurer mind and an th it balance Jinn H was ns paid Id early In III m Uti The Tue council tome some time ago age gave Jae an assIstant lel to 10 Ihla department I believe 1 the al Ian r the Ih I Is receIving m III p money nione well ell spent Mr Ot ker the in inspector lisa lia been very OW busily buill engaged In testing and anal nd waling lIn weights weight measure m POLICE Dl HT iH T The present police poliN force loree with drivers driver K guard of prisoners ct N eon con sista 1 tM of oC W 31 ier Ir n nTh ft Th The total UP of o made madeI I during the y year ur w was j ts The amount of ot lints Willi ir 75 Time The tur lures s of ot the thu police poll e hog Ing the th prison department Wo tl U nl lINT Nf The Thue actual expenses en of oC till ment In 1802 were wen Olle Oe hUnt hun hundred dred deed nod ev fire tire were answered Time The h lu loss by lire 1110 as us It appears by hy the report of ur the thief of or ibis department amounted to The rho loss lorn by hy fire In 1001 was WON U hi UIs Hla Is lit a it source of Ut great that the loss by He tie In 1 1802 02 hun has C 11 kept k pt at al earls UPI a low figure Mr 11 James Devine Ue lne hi of ot tho the fire Ort department In iii his annual among other ther things thing recommend rm h w following with lIh which 1 am Bm In III hearty accord I 1 recommend time the Immediate of or an on ordinance creating the clIPS nf jf city electricIan el defining 11 hm 11 I I dutli dutIes antI and regulatIng the 1 of oC wiring and amid othor electrical appliances Huch Macis nOire regulated 1 by will contribute large 17 tr to tt t the convenience of or the tho public and ond will reduce UK hue fire firo and inn an be iso practically maintained without touch much If it tiny uny cost SL to 10 the Ihl V We WI V art arc aware of ot at tile tue uses URes of fit The nIlly tar for In ln p mechanical n lJ ihy hi h electricity la II I put to use tuo l I lt Just Juit aw Sn I iii a 55 the Iho Inspection of ot plumbing ot Im buildings ull Many MillY cities cUlp In m time the rl having leva lea thun than StIlt Salt I Isk City It v hue have such r I suggest IU that limit time the of ot Mr II he acted upon ulon hv 1 o tour our body n as soot soon ii hs hsI II I lii 10 V LIGhTING Tho Th number of ot street lumps l In this dt d ity la Is I O exclusive of at five Ove 10 O te teP P laer er lamp hoop on 00 Eagle Kagle I gate aol and 19 10 free ale l hLa under the tho lighting tIme The price for t rhO tho various for lor this the year wn WAS J A discount of 0 mil wi made fur ij outage The rho net nt cost copt 10 t Wr Or t r strett t lighting during tile the year was StIs l ANI IRRIGATION DE J The cot coit oa of ut the strut amounted l to and tho the cost coat for forthe II the department of ot wart wait li 1 17 16 The net liet cost coat of or the lie street dI It was u This Is 18 a Ii IiII small II ilia II expenditure when vo we e take Into the fact that Halt Lake J ko City covers mote aron iron than any tiny of ot the time following cities dills ilz h 11 San Han Pit Da no I volt or Milwaukee and 1111 1 that there ore are only six whose areas exceed that of or Salt Luke Lake City Tim Tho expenditures of ot this department during tIle the year jear wore ore About feet of oC water wilier main mom extensions ere laid within the tho lie year On Dec jec ec 31 W 1102 Salt Sail Lake city had laud milt mIles of or water vater mains Time The Xh amount of ot collectible water for tor tile the year y nr ending end III Juno June 30 1103 1903 as ag by II tilt tho Indent of ot tIme the waterworks Is IA 3 Mr Me nines hInes tIme the again that nil mill dead ends t our water system he be extend extended ed Id as 55 as ns possible to make con connections connections with other mains If It proper prop r connection vero pre made Inside mo o It would permit a hotter circulation of o water and do away with the large expense of ot Hushing which Is la now IIO being Incurred for tor that purpose This recommendation ought to 10 be Into Inlo execution Without delay The superintendent also recommend that hint nil wooden Humes lumell anti and II nIl tanks tank In lit City 11 creek ercek lio Le replaced hy by brick or stone As s to time the material to 10 bt bl used probably concrete would he Ito the best It ft Is III efi eu eI nn no excellent recommendation r to replace these Humes and find tanks with substantial u material and action Should be br taken taku by IJ your honorable lo th carry out tho Iho suggestion LAND AND ANI IFT The Time amount expended by tills this depart ment for tur the tho year was wn Con hai imas been experienced In the thc past from stock especially e sheep from roni destroying tle the tho shrubbery of ot the watershed of ut canyon conon ar nr well as us the water Iter The Till Innel nail water commissioner caused cau notices to la to according to 10 the ham statutes tatule of ot Utah that no om one I would be ime to betus of oC If sheep through brought I canyon after otter Jan 1 I 1903 If It this notice Is properly enforced the evil ell will be remedied The land lami and water rec that time the city enter Into Inlo cor ear with the forestry branch of or the lie Interior department of ot tho the United Ettee with a II view to 10 planting th ill of or Mountain Dell anti and the Resort In III a Parleys canyon with evergreen or ohe olie tree Iree trees If It trees were wern planted In thIs thU canyon as well as ilK In Its the other con can y n of ot the city the results would not bs bl Immediate however how Ir It Il would prove proe highly beneficial In years to come mo The records of ut title this department are arc II still Incomplete tui NI to 10 the lands w Tv the city dt A system should be adopt ed ad d lv ly 1 which a complete te and amid accurate could lw be I made mule If It the are ar once completed led It will he lIe te a Ii simple Imrie matter batter to note the changes nee e escAr eary to 10 u J be made from time to time CITY CIT The report of or the llie city recorder shows 1731 lIcenses 8 were ere Issued during tho Ii year liquor licenses license mill mel clients chant licensee e 1023 bicycle licenses es SI 31 31 dog do tax ll licone 1272 and bleed laneous lIcenseS n a GH The lb Ih number of ot letters and notice 4 sent from thin deportment department during tho thoMar th tb nor Mar wa WM was Tho The um iUm of 01 47 7 1 IU p ld Into Inlo the city treasury from this department This amount wits wag n r cf Ived hlll from tile the sale al of ot ally olty lilt real 1551 estate eala I d tiu for ix tax lax Mis 11 n rp r P dog dOff tax and mla matter I nie nl Elm report of or thIs how shows that the city council In 1902 1903 of t thi i following Petition and ami oti 01 II ff I r t communications SIO of or rII H it meers 8 W reports of ot committee l r hUla hills for tor ordinances s Introduced is or passed iaM J 11 and Introduce In this thU connection Mr till the city dIJ recorder in i his hl an annual anneal nual neal report Pays cay The trait acId td by the he City Council during th Ih y year ar shows how an Increase Ine e over ont U of ot si Sh v pet lilt cent over otter 1800 of ot per elt anti and over 01 1901 1091 1 of ot 27 7 M 11 j PS rent twitt t This Phi tu tia arlly increased the work In all til 11 city dunes The work In this lieving Increased nc 10 per rent coat when com cam laced Ired with whim the th year yeu lUO I 11 an Ina Ini rea of II nearly JS 3 per pr cent nl ever ov the tie year ar IWI W MM sad nd an Increase In If of ot over OWl 3 1 per p cent over OWl hue year INt 1101 CITY The Th total of O the department for tie tbt year sr ut II a S thus the tM Mt e Nt of o Ihl this 01 sold andI and special tt ws thus thu it time nt tue asset at o this thin d 4 r m was ra NiMit K The e r iV m Ire To owing lm r MH nj slur time the P Pw t I ty ia r ttA sa u 4 M V e Tte r I 3 cOI jV V Va a the I V C I ia paid laIl far fer Mid tn in 1100 paid in 1102 on inn Irn Irni i v cram u for 1901 tK Total amount paid ei in 1902 for improvements V The total amount of expenditure for public improvements made the V six years 1902 v ns 66 during the year Wi 10 the city ex ox expended nn amount almost almo t equal to that spent during the previous six years Among the various recommendation of the city engineer I Is the 0 own That a reservoIr of at least gallons Capacity be constructed near limo HIP high line Intake In City ity Creek can call canyon yon and by constructing U it at this point connectIng the high line with the Ito Twentieth ward anti and brick tanks looks It V would afford protection to the entire city In case of tire Ire IreI I heartily Ms thIs recommendation thom tion and ur urge your honorable body to Carry this suggestion into In 1191 or 2 tIle the city made an excava excavation Ion tion nt at tile the point by the th engi ngi engineer neer seau costing several everal thousand dollars for or the tha of constructing such a Nothing has lias been beeb done In Inthe the tho mutter matter since that time Such a it would a twofold purpose first a protection In case of lire Ire and second tile the surplus water of the c non could be stored In time the night nighttime time foi ue during the day Tho cost costOr of Or such an aim would be about a small um sum considering tile the great the city would derive from room It SETTLEMENT OF OLD CLAIMS During tie the year 1003 the city it paid haiti 8 In settlement of which originated against the City t to toJan Jan l 1 1300 Time The suit salt commonly known n fl Parleys canyon conduit suit aUit tu to reference ba b tore fore been made nid In which time the city paid was In 1892 1132 re for services rendered lit jit serving In i suits nulls hit year W 1900 other Mims were paid during 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