The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-20

O'Clock.
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Council resumed its sitting.
The bill to provide for recordir
location notices and other purpos
was read the tAird time by its til
and passed.
The bill amending an act amenC
! ing charters of incorporated cities WI
taken up, passed its first reading b
its title. second reading by section
the third time by its title, and
passed.
The bill amending the charters
Incorporated cities, was taken up 0
its second reading by sections.
Councillor Merrill moved to civ
cities optional power to collecl q
ad vslorem tax of two mills on til
dollar for road purposes.
Councillor Snow argued against thi
provision, as law had been past en-
abling them to collect poll tax O
So per year,
The motion was lost.
Councillor Caine moved an amend
ment to the bill, as follows: 9TH,
city council of any incorporated
city may apply to the county court Of
the county in which such city is sit
uated for the consolidation of the
school districts thereof into one o,
more districts, and when 80 consoli-
dated, said city council shall have
power to provide by ordinance for
districting said city for educational
purposes. provide for the election OF
trustees, thu appointment OF q board
of education and prescribe the powers
and duties thereof, and make all
necessary rules and regulations for
e: tiblishing and conducting said
schools, also to provide for levying,
assessing and collecting an annual
tax for school purposes. which tax in
no case shall exceed the amount pro-
vided by law to be assessed for such
purpose in school districts"
Carried.
Councillor Smith, from the COM
mittee on revenue, reported the bill
the revenue act, with
to sections 2, 3, 5 and z.
The bill was considered and some
discussion arose between Councillors
Snow and Wells as to the value of
auditors warrants, their utility, the
difficulty experienced in obtaining
money on them, and the injustice OF
heir being paid to school teachers,
Or given out TO a county as the school
lpportionment. The debate was
)ccssioned on motion by Mr.. Snow
that school taxes should be
collected in lawful money of the
United States, ard that each county
should retain subject TO
by the territorial
of district schools, of |
monies 30 collected, a sum equal to
hat spportioned the previous year,
Or schools in his county; while
Councillor Wells maintained that there
houId be no difference between
be pay of teachers and that
iven parties employed by the
erritory. The discussion was quite
engthy, Councillor Snow holding that
was wrong and unjust to pay school
aachers in warrants when it was
romised they should be paid in
honey. The argument was brought
} a conclusion By substitute intro.
uced by Councillor Game, which
Ovsred the objections on both sides.
he bill was then read the third time
y its title and passed. i
During the discussion Councillor
aine introduced the following proyiso
} Councillor Shows amendment,
'hich, however, vas voted down,
My Councillors Wells, Smith and
aine supporting it by their votes:
'rovided, That no county shall be en-
tied to receive greater portion of said
,ho0l money than the amount Of
,hool tax collected in said county.
Councillor Harrington reported back
le House bill redistricting the Third
nd First Districts, without amend
lent and without recommendation.
u motion of Councillor Wells, the re-
ort was accepted and the bill laid on
ne table.
The bill creating territorial insane
sylum then came up as in order,
ut, on motion OF Councillor Smith,
as made the special business of the
ouncil for Friday morning, after
commencement, ard the Council ad-
urned ill 10 O'Clock on Friday