The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-07
LEGIsLATIyE ASSEMBLY.
COUNCIL.
FIFTY-sEyENTH DAY.
MONDAY, March 6, 1882.

AiUSI AOI1 cali anu prayer u
Councillor E. Snow, the committe
on judiciary reported back H. f. II
the bill extending the right of sui
frage, with amendments.
The committee on education re
ported back the petition Of w. r
smith and 25S others, citizens o
Davis County, asking that six mills
on the dollar be assessed for schOo
purposes, adversely, as i'll the Opin
Ion of the committee it would bt
UNIV Use Legislation at the present
time TO assess Il heavier school tax
and, as each district possesses the
power under the school law to levy
tax, not exceeding 2 per cent, the
means are in the possession Of the
people to provide for all necessities
in school districts. Report adopted
A message from the IL use stated
that H. F. 81, in relation to fees OF
jurors, and II. F. II, to enforce the
civil rights of the Territory, had
been passed.
G. F. 25, the bill Incorporating
salt Lake City, was taken up, on
consideration of st ctiOnS l and &.
The changes in the boundary, west
and south. not being exactly settled
in the minds of the Councillors, a
motion was ma ie 20 refer it back to
the committee on municipal corpOr-
ationS.
Councillor Caine hoped the motion
would not prevail, us the bill before
the house was what the City Coun-
Gil OF Salt Lake City wanted, and
he had heard no reason why the
people over Jordon should be cut
off from the corporation, for though
they had not paid one dollar of
taxes they had been protected more
or less and were freed from the
presence of saloons, etc, and the
City Council wished to retain this
powN~, so as to keep itself free from
saloons, etc, close to the city, yet
outside their jurisdiction. In rela-
ton TO the southern boundary, no
petition was before this Council,
and what steps had been taken to
extend the city southwark were un-
official. Though the object of get
ting some Of the canal water for If
rigation on the land adjacent TO the
present southern boundary and let
ting the mountain water 90 on the
dry benches was certainly lauda-
BILE one, the Councillor did not
wish to see the passage Of the bill
jeOpardiZed at this late day by such
alterations, and especially as the
representative in the Council were
not advised concerning such meas
ures.
Councillor Cliff saw the necessity
Of cities protecting themselves or
their borders, otherwise liquor sa-
looms and Objectionable houses
could be run free from municipal
restraint or license, and yet be near
enough to the heart of the city to be
a nuisance and do damage to the
citizens.
Councillor Game moved that the
municipal wards be made to CORES
pond with the precincts in said
city as established by the County
Court of Salt Lake County. Car
ried.
Councillor Thurber moved that the
city pay to the county court a just
proportion Of the expenses of carry
ing on of election. Carried.
Councillor Wells showed that
there was no provision in the bill
fer returns of elections to be made
to the city and there is no law COM
polling county clerk to make such
returns.
Councillor Caihe then moved to
amend section 6, by adding pro-
vision that, after the canvass of the
returns, the county clerk of Salt
Lake County shall furnish an alb
stlact to the city recorder of the
names of the persons elected, etc.
Carried.
Councillor Wells also spoke of the
omission Of a notice to the county
clerk what officers were to be
elected, etc. An amendment was
submitted that the city recorder
shall notify the county clerk twenty
days before the election of the Off
GERS to be elected. Carried.
Councillor Caine said that the
present bill states that the act shall
go into force July, 1888, and the
election takes place in August, 1888.
The old officers will then hold over
from August, 1888, to January, 1884,
but the old charter under which
they were elected will have been
repealed. He then moved an
amendment that for election pur-
poses the act shall go into effect
July 1, 1883, and for all other pur-
poses on and after the first Tuesday
in January, 1884. Carried.
Councillor Game moved, that as
section 6S, in relation to the regula-
ton of schools, is in conflict with
the territorial school law, that it be
stricken out. Carried.
Councillor Game also moved an
amendment to the section referring
to the borrowing powers of the city
so that the section should not inter
fere with the power of the city tC
issue bonds for the expense in
Cured in getting water by the canal
Councillor Wells moved to amend
section section 70, in referring tC
the veto powers of the mayor, by
providing that if he shall fail to re-
turn any bill within ten days, the
ordinance shall again be presented
for the action OF the Council. Car
ried.