The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-06
CITY COUNCIL.

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Wednesday evening, July 9TH, 1882
| Mayor Jennings presiding:
Application for license to sell
liquors at their drug store. East
Temple street, for three months from
June 3Oth, submitted from Stewart
s. ChisletL. Granted.
Application for license to. man.
ufacture malt liquors and sell the
same at wholesale Tor three months
from June 1st, was submitted from
the estate Of r. B. Margetts, per
o. 81. Hardy, executor. Granted.
John Van Steeter petitioned for
the privilege CT obtaining a few
loads of sand for building purposes
from the Jordan river, a few rods
below the white Bridge" Deferred
to the committee on public grounds.
The following bills were presented
for action and a lowed, viz: fire
department expense bills for June
S136.30; Dr. Clinton for medical at
tendance on city prisoners S37.75;
Salt Lake HERALD, for printing
brief and other documents connected
with appealed case Of City VS.. Hol-
lister etc. S26. rs; Geo. Schowell for
cleaning out ceSs-pOol il City Hall
yard $500; Taylor, Romney and
Armstrong for lumber had in MAX
ing tables, seats and other con-
veniences at Liberty Park S402 80 !;
as :iStant WatermasterS for month
of June four assistants at S75 per
month, one at $50, 1885; John r.
Winder, for services as registration
officer, collector of poll and special
sidewalk taxes and other extra
services performed the past two
years $500.
The committee on waterworks, to
whom WAS referred the quarterly
report of the superintendent of
wateTworks ending may 3Ist 1882
repOl ted they had examined the
vouchers and found that theyagreed
with the report. The committee
therefore recommended the appro-
pTiatIon of $1,3O1.99, the amount
necessary 10 balance the accou It.
Adopted.
The assessor and collector Of the
city in accordance with the Ordi
ance in relation to taxes sub
mitted a report accompanied by the
city assessment roll for the year
1882, showing a total valuation on
property, real and personal, of S.
$4,000. The report also stated that
it was by ordinance made the duty
Of the council upon the return of
the assessment roll to appoint
a time to hear complaints
"if any" to the assessed
valuation of property, to determine
the assessor and collectors compen-
satiOn, and to fix the rate per cent.
of taxation for the current year.
The assessor suggested Monday, the
18th day of August, at o'clock D.
~, as the most prOpitious time to
meet as q board Of equalization, as
sufficient time would then be al
lowed him to issue 8 notice to each
taxpayer Of the amount Of tax as
sessed against him. The report was
received, the suggestion or the as
SCISSOR relative TO the meeting of the
board Of equalization adopted; the
salary Of the assessor and collector
fixed at $4,000 for the current year
and the rate percent. Of taxation to be
assessed for 1882 was referred to
the committee on finance, with
the Mayor associated and
said committee were instructed to
examine into the financial condition
of the city and its probable wants
for the ensuing year, and report
their findings to the Council, with
the recommendation as to what rate
per cent, in their judgement, would
meet the city's requirements.
The city quarantine physician,
DR.. Clinton, reported that the Mayor
and himself, acting as defined by or
dinance, as a board Of quarantine,
had taken such precautionary meas
Ures for the prevention of smallpox
into the city as had been deemed
expedient, and had made such pro-
vision for the Heception, care and
treatment of patients, should the
city be afflicted with any, as the ex-
igencies OF the present seemed to
demand. The report was accepted
and the board requested to continue
their labOrS.
Alderman Speirs was temporarily
added to the committee on munich
pal laws during the illness of Alder
man Piper, chairman of said COM
mittee.
Adjourned to Tuesday July 11th,
at Z p. N.