| Show CITY COUNCIL the city council Counci lavas yas called to order by mayor scott at last night jan 26 roll boll call was responded to by councilmen spafford pendleton Pendle toa pickard james lynn anderson folland tuddenham hyde young hardy heath and parsons absent smith and karrick Karr lok PETITIONS were read and referred as follows joseph woodmansee asked that action on a certain petition signed by him for extension of water mains be deferred committee on waterworks water works the western bill posting company asked a reconsideration of the action taken on its petition at a recent meeting of the council committee on streets john connelly asked a rebate of sidewalk assessment committee on streets james gallacher und other property owners on apricot street asked that that thoroughfare be widened committee on streets etre ete john mccready and others protested against the annexation of certain subdivisions to the municipal corporation received and filed the sierra nevada lumber company asked that cross arose walks at south temple and third west streets be repaired superintendent of streets biggs ferris asked that they be allowed to exhibit flash light signs on business busi nees blocks committee on improvements prove ments SPECIAL POLICEMAN ole J burg and ana E A byrnes were appointed members of franks patrol system THEY GOT IT the city engineer sent gent in a communication ni in which he recommended that be paid dubois bubois williams on account adopted FOR FOB settlement the board of public works submitted final estimates of ofa J 8 morse for and houlahan Hou laban griffith for for work performed on sidewalks approved the auditor recommended an appropriation pria tion of 77 to pay demands of john L blythe for and J A morlan for 29 amount due on sidewalk tax approved CANNOT ACT the same officer represented that it would be impossible for him to carry out the instruction of the council w with th reference to increasing the width of apricot street before the committee on streets reported on the resurvey 0 of f plat in which that street to is situated committee on streets FOR FOB photographing CROOKS marshal john M young asked that he too be given authority to have photographs of criminals and suspicious characters taken granted A proposition the salt lake power light and heating Company sent in a communication in which it proposed to furnish an additional number of lights to the city gratis providing its present contract be extended one year from expiration p pi ration committe on improvements THE PARLEY CANYON CONDUIT the committee on waterworks water works made the following recommendations that dubois williams be released from further supervision of the work left unfinished by the city and that 1500 shall be retained from the amount due the contractors to pay for the same that the city purchase property of dubois williams which will be necessary to prosecute that and other dorkof a similar nature for and that the plans relative to the city Engi engineer beer be eal carried tried out THE SEQUEL it will be remembered that policeman white while attempting to arrest a footpad at the rear of 0 a saloon at the corner of west temple and third south streets on the night of july last accidentally shot a passing pedestrian in the right leg w which aich resulted in amputation the injured man now asked that he be allowed such damages as might be agreed upon committee on claims SECRET SERVICE ASKED FOR FOB policeman john W jenkins asked first for the inauguration of a secret service division to be connected with the police department to consist of one chief ant and six private privates priva tec second the creation of office of lieutenant at a salary of per month third that the number of patrolmen be increased to fifty fourth a cabinet to bold burglar tools taken from housebreakers fifth that a photograph cabinet be furnished the depart department meni also an indexed description book keo received elved and filed ALLEGED FORGERY it was reported that at a meetie ameeti the joint city and county bu bujda committee held on the b the following resolution was pa passed resolved that whereas it has 1 represented to the joint committee of city council and county court of ofa lake city and county by several f sons whose names appear upon the N of john H bowman as contractor ll 11 salt lake city and county for the hj ful performance of the contract bet beaw him and said city and county for construction of the joint city and con building were not their genuine a fd tures and that they did not in fc fact a sign authorize any person perso n to sig sign n said aid bol that the mayor appoint a special com cocoi tee to meet with the county court to amine witnesses and take testimony a the truth of said representations A said committee are authorized to emi m a stenographer to take testimony 4 evidence produced before said court report the same with reasonable patch 1 THAT SEWER assessment s the committee on sewerage re reboil recommending that on the petitt letitio pe titio margaret sharp and others cimpl compla ing of excessive assessment dorlay for layal a sewer lateral on south temple atre the recorder be requested to I 1 vertise for bids to do the work 13 by M tract bids to be closed february 2 31 the same committee recommend that OR K thomas be allowed to qa hect his premises with the sewer mail imposing conditions adopted THEY THOUGHT BETTER OF IT ltd councilman spafford reprise represent that ane persons petitioning for the thet of certain subdivisions to 1 southeast of the city to the mun corporation now concede that thy not numerically strong enough toi belve recognition and asked that further action be taken in the m mai so ordered and the recorder noti notify withdraw advertisement concert concern the same the action of the com coil was also annul annulled ld CLAIMS the committee on claims reported follows that the petition of johel malin for 20 for the loss lose of a co COW falling failing into the conduit be settled b payment of 15 that the petition of joseph co cond and others for payment for a is aam atm opened through his bis laud land be refer referred the committee on streets 1 that the bill of the salt lake bl road company for running pump from october 1 1891 to D debem bet ber 15 1891 be referred to the findt ft committee that the claim of peter C abrib for damages to a foundation wall fal an irrigating ditch be referred to t committee on irrigation i that the claims of ex policemen 1 A sidney charles H gates ch chach lang and J P jensen beret be referred red the police committee with the le may and the city marshal associated that the claim of arthur amri for for a mule killed in a tre in emigration canyon be settled j 50 that the claim of J john oh n P T son for damages OB oa account of f 1 I juries furies received by falling failing upon the walk at the utah bank corner be a granted adopted w councilman james offered the fol aride ng resolution y whereas seas the pioneer library is the fassy publia publio library in this city and whereas owing to the lack of funds it im not been able to keep open at abbra of the day and evening as aa to be of eat to the laboring man and aheras Wh eras A public library can only be bained by financial support either buc spi ted citizens or the city it kraf be it therefore ved that the C city ity council ampro 1000 per annum for the maintien awand the purchase baRe of new books for library said sum to be paid at ae ra zt of per month preferred to committee COMM attee on finance with the city attorney associated i i I 1 the following appropriations were b v we after which the coune council I 1 I 1 ad jurald for one week morris ai dewalk alk intersections 20 00 sidewalk rebates 77 J 67 59 t 8 vorse morae Boo labanA griffiths griffitha 15 f W P richards Klc hards joe muse fla oBe 00 arthur mead 60 00 1 tor 0 r mr malin 15 1500 00 J 1 T 11 oj 03 total 46 |
