The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-18

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The committee on claims by Mr..
Penrose, chairman, reported adj
yerSely upon the petition of J. NJ.
COombs, OF Utah County. for relief.
Report accepted.
The committee on highways by
Mr.. Peterson, chairman, reported
adversely upon the II. T. 80, amend
ing section Is of an act pertaining to
highways. Report accepted and
the bill rejected. Also, the commit
tee reported adversely upon another
act pertaining to highways, which
was rejected.
The committee on counties re-
ported adversely upon the petition
of j. w. Grossly and 100 others for
the creation of new county from a
portion of Piute County. Adopted.
The irrigation committee by Mr..
Partridge reported substitute for
the bill which was recOmmitted to
them, in relation to irrigation com
panies, recommending It's passage.
Accepted and substitute filed.
The committee on ways aud
means, concerning the communica-
ton of the auditor in regard to the
releasing Of the offices of treasurer,
librarian and auditor, reported that
as eligible rooms in the Hooper and
Eldridge Block could be obtained at
a rental Of $3.50 per annum, the COM
mittee recommended that the re-
leasing be not entered into and that
the auditor be instructed to lease
the above named offices. Adopted.
Two reports were rendered by the
fish and game committee, one adj
versely upon II. F. %, to amend
chapter SO Compiled Laws; the
other with a substitute for the bill
to amend section chapter SO Com
piled Laws.
The report of the board of diree-
tors in the erection of the insane
asylum was introduced by Mr..
Hatch, stating what labors they had
reformed and their financial status,
asking for an appropriation of $780,
600 to continue the labers of con-
structing the building which would
probably cost 100000. Considerable
discussion ensued upon whether OF
not it was advisable to erect such a
building as the one proposed under
the present condition of the terri
tOrial finances. The consideration
of the report was postponed for one
week, and the report ordered to be
spread on the minutes.
Mr.. Farr, from the judiciary, re-
ported back q substitute for the
House BIZ As, relating to the pur-
chase and distribution of volumes l,
2 and Of Utah reports, and recon-
mended it's passage. Accepted.
Also, bill to change the name Of
LOrus Christensen and sons. Ac-
cepted.
Also reported favorably upon the
passage OF the II. F. 20, relating to
the mechanics and laborers' lien;
also amendments to the bill in re-
ton to chattel mortgages. The re-
ports were accepted.
The committee on municipal cor
poratiOns and towns, by Mr.. Booth,
chairman, upon the petition of
Richard WarburtOn and others ask
ing for the repeal Of the charter of
TOoele City, reported that the COM
mittee, having considered the petit
ton and also the remonstrance of
Mr.. Gowans and 1853 others, they re-
commended the petition be not
granted. Accepted.
The committee on claims re-
ported, through Mr., Penrose, their
approval Of the claim of the Omaha
Republican for S26.95 for court re-
cords furnished to the district
courts of Utah. The report was ac-
cepted and the amount appropri-
ated.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Thurman, amending sec
ton 5O4 Of the Compiled Laws. Re
ferred TO the committee on private
corporations.
BY Mr.. Dalton, the following: To
amend section 4, title 3, Compiled
Laws, relating to county jails.
Referred; to repeal section
2174, title % of the Compiled Laws
referred; to amend chapter 4, title
90 of the Compiled Laws, relatingto
estrayS-referred; to amend section
Z, chapter l Of the Compiled Laws,
relating to bail and the deposit of
money-referred.
The House bill authorizing the
consolidation Of railroad companies
and the leasing Of railroads, which
had been amended by the Council,
was read, the amendments con-
CURED in, and the bill passed
ayes %.
The following were read the first
time and filed for second reading:
G. Z. IS, relating to dogs; II. F. %,
amending sections 500 and 513 Of the
Compiled Laws; 81. f. Sc, for the
preservation Of fish and game; II. T.
81, to change the name of LOrus
Christianson and sons.
a Council message announced the
passage of III. T. I, granting to iu-
corporated cities certain powers,
with amendments. The amend
ments were read. and pending their
consideration the bill was ordered
to lie on the table until called for.
and certain amended sections or
dered printed.
The special order of the 18th.
Council dill IA, was read and FLED
| for third reading.
The rules were suspended and Mr..
1 Johnson permitted tO Drpsaur tho