The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Twenty fourth SESSION.
TENTH DAY.
COUNCIL.

from Revenue Collector 0. ]. HC
1. lister, acknowledging the courtesy
III the Council in extending to him Il
III freedom OF their chamber.
Communications were receive
from the House, the first one al
&c nouncing thst that body had passed
e, pill for an act describing the fees fl
! the Secretary of Utah Territory; tb
second, that the House had adopted
9, concurrent resolution authorizing th
printing OF seventy-five copies of til
daily minut9s, instead of $50, q
( previously ordered; the third docu
ment conveyed the information tina
the representatives had passed bill
for an act providing for the orgsnizs
ton OF San Juan County, and defining
e the boundaries thereof; and the fourth
Il communication ttIted the House baC
: passed the bill comforting exclusive
\ original jurisdiction on justices of the
i peace.
The bills we're then read in the
I foregoing order the first time, passed
i. their frat readings and that describing
the fees of the Secretary was referred
to the committee OF claims and
appropriations; tas one providing for
the organization of San Juan County
to the com mittee on counties, and
that comforting Jurisdiction on justices
of the peace, to the Judiciary COM
I nittee.
4 The Council concurIed in the reso.
luton ordering the printing of
seventy-fve copies of daily minutes.
! Messages from the House were re-
ceived and read, reporting the passage
by tt az body OF the bill changing the
name OF Christensen to Rasmussen,
and that changing Charles Angel
Hendrickson's name to Bulow, both
without amendment.
Councillor Thurber presented a
petition from August Nelson and
al others, citizens of Sewer County,
praying Tor the opening of a
road up the Sewer River, through
what is known as Marysvale Canon.
The petitioners represented that at
the last session of the Legislature,
similar prayer was made, and the As
sembly viewed the matter so favorably
as to insert So, 600 in the general APP
preparation bill but owing to the
financial condition of the territory at
that time, it was dropped from the
bill on the lat day of the session.
The present petition renewed the re-
quest for al appropriation to be made
by this Legislature to the road men
toned. Referred to the committee
On roads, bridges. ferries and cafions
Councillor Barton presented a pc
tition from W. R. Smith and forty |
others, residents of Davis County, |
asking that Antelope Island, in Great |
Salt Lake, and the waters intervening |
between it and the western boundary |
CT Davis County be- annexed to said |
county. Retired II the committee
On counties.
Councillor E. Stow presented a re.
port from w. E. Snow, assessor and
collector of Washington County, ask:
ing for the remission of certain de-
linquent territorial taxes. amounting
to $66.17, and for the reimbursing of
D. Seegmiller, ex-sssessor, to the
amount of $15.07, Referred to the
committee on claims and appropria.
tons.
Councillor Smoot, from the commit
tee on municipal corporations and
towns;ies, reported back the bill
amending the charter of Salt Lake
City, and suggested an amendment
in the third section setting aside the
collections from all licenses and Enes
for the payment of the bonds, instead
of the collections from the licenses
for the sale of liquors only, and re-
commended its passage. The report
was received and recommendations
adopted.
A communication was received an
nouncing the passage by the House OF
the bill amending section 1920 of the
Laws.
Councillor Merrill, from the COM
mittee on railroads, reported back the
bill mpowering railroads to deed and
mortgage their franchises, et3.. and
the bill amending chapter 2, title II,
Compiled Laws, and recommended
that the latter be attached to the for
mer as an amendment. Report &C.
cepted.
Couucilar Barton introduced bill
for an &C! extending the boundaries
OF Davis County, which was read once,
passed it's first reading and was re-
ferred to the committee on counties.
a message from the House was
read, saying that on the 18th inst. a
resolution was adopted by
that body, authorizing the sergeant
alarms of each house to procure a
copy of the Compiled Laws and the
laws passed at the Last session, for the
use Of each branch of the Assembly,
to be deposited with the Auditor of
Public Accounts for future Legs.
latures, but that the resolution had
been mislaid until now. The OoUG-
Gil, on motion, concurred.
Councillor Oaine moved to take up
the bill amending the charter of Salt
Loke City, which was accordingly
done. The amendment proposed by
the committee was adopted, and the
second reading was proceeded with,
and the bill was amended in several
places, and q motion to strike out the
clause exempting the bonds from
taxation gave rise to some little dis |
cussIon.
Councillor Smith hoped the motion |
would not prevail, as, il it did the
main object of the measure would be
defeated. The city was fsmishing for
water. Already the corporation hadbor-
roWed money TO the amount of nearly
$40, 900. The interest on the bonds
was fixed at z per cent, and if they
were made taxable the interest would
have to be increased 1 or 2 per cent.
Said our local railroad companies
issue bonds, which are sold in the
east, and no tax is derived therefrom;
then why tax the city's bonds, issued
for 90 lsudGble a purpose. This city
paid over one fourth Of the territorial
tax, and should be favored, especially
as by the issue of these bonds the
people are to be so largely benefited
by the bringing of water into its
limits.
Councillor Game urged that this
clause should not be stricken out, for
i! so, the rate per cent. would have
to be increased, as az per cent. bond
could not be sold ct par If made tax
able. The bonds need not necessarily
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