Show T THE CITY COUNCIL I I i i The Ulayor Authorized to Offer a I Reward of 850O for the Discovery I Dis-covery of the Perpetrators I of the Eccent Outrage I The City Council turned out en masse last night and disposed of the business I on hand with dispatch I PETITIONS I Through E G Mathews the residents four cobble of West Temple street for I stone crosswalks from the corners of I West Temple and Third South streets i Referred to Committee i Brown Whiting Jake l H Wag ener A Podlech P Margetts H Buh ring Godbe Pitts Co and Newman Reed petitioned for retail liquor licenses which were granted i REPORTS The report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department for the quarter ending end-ing August 31st was read and referred to the committee in charge Thirteen fires have occurred during the last three months at a loss of 10120 insurance 5000 The total expenditures for the quarter were 40203 Mr Dean moved that the Fire department depart-ment committee bo instructed to look into the advisability of purchasing a team for the fire engine Carried The Watermasters report showed an expenditure for the last quarter of l793 31 97556 of which went for work in Liberty Park and 33980 was expended on the canal for the same time The three statements went to the proper committees RECOMMENDATIONS The committee on finance recommended that 27875 b3 placed to the credit of the city tax collector for uncollected taxes assessed during the year 1884 The water works committee recommended recom-mended that the superintendents last report re-port bo approved and filed MISCELLANEOUS Bills were allowed to F W Taylor for services in the city tax office 50 and to the U C Railway Company for gravel car wheels and freight on the same 14920 On motion wire screens are to be placed over the principal flumes to prevent rubbish rub-bish clogging up the same w < ijLue SireeT tJupervifui < Sff liifvFucted to repair Main street and remedy the complaints com-plaints as to its rough condition THE OUTRAGE MATTEU fIE It was stated that the City Marshals contingent fund was exhausted and 500 was thought sufficfent for the present month Alderman Speirs objected and thought that to enable the officers to detect de-tect the perpetrators of the outrage on Messrs Dickson Varian and McKay last Sunday morning the amount should be at least 1000 and that the extra 500 be used as n special fund for rewards etc Carried On motion of Mr Speira i was carried I that Mayor Sharp be authorized to offer 300 as a reward toward the arrest of the guilty parties Adopted The sad condition of the streets was called attention to and action will betaken be-taken for their improvement After some minor matters had received I proper attention the Council adjourned for one week one a |