Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-24
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL.
standing Committees Appointed
Last Evening-PetitiOns and
Appropriations.

The first meeting OF the new CITY
Council took place last night, and the
first business transacted was the an
nouncement by Mayor Armstrong of the
following standing committees:
Municipal Laws-Aldermen Piper, Coun
cilors Clark, Grant, Wells, Cannon.
Streets and Alleys-Alderman Ritter, Coun.
cllors Grant, Clark, Davis, Wells.
Public Grounds = Alderman Patrick
Councillors Wells, Cannon, Grant, TAYLOR,
Fire Department Weber
Councillors Grant and Davis.
License-Alderman Patrick, Councillors
Teasdel and Brown.
Claims-Alderman Cope, Councillors Clark
and Cannon
Cemetery-Alderman Weber, Councillors
Davis and Kirkham.
Observation-Disclosures Piper, Councillors
Taylor and Teasdel.
lmprovements-Alde Ritter, Coun-
cllors Clark and Wells.
City Prison-Alderman Cope, Councillors
Teasdel and Kirkman.
Finance-Alderman Webber, Councillors
Grant and Brown.
Public Works-Alderman Ritter, Councillors
Cannon and Teasdel.
Observation-Disclosures Cope, Councillors
Kirkman, Clark, Teasdel. Grant.
Water Works-Alderman Weber, Coun-
cilors Brown, Cannon, Taylor, Grant.
Ways and Means-Alderman Ritter, Coun-
cilors Taylor and Clark
Revision of Laws-Alderman Cone. .Coun-
cllors Brown and Wells
Sanitary Regulations and Quarantine
Alderman Ritter, Councillors Taylor, Wells,
Davis, Kirkman.
Markets-Alderman Patrick, Councillors
Davis and Clark.
Police-Alderman Cope, Councillors Grant
Kirkman, Clark, Teasdel.
Unfinished Business-Alderman Pyper,
Councillors Davis and Kirkman.
Enrolment Alderman Piper, Councillors
Wells and Brown.
Jordan and Salt Lake Canal-Alderman
Patrick, Councillors Taylor. Cannon, Brown,
Teasdel.
PETITIONS.
From John T. Conk and TWENTY-FIVE
other taxpayers On the new county road
from LETTERS mill to the southeastern
limits of the city, asking that said road
be repaired. Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
From B. G. Raybould and forty-three
other citizens, praying that needed i'm
provements be made to West Temple be-
tween Fifth and Sixth South streets, and
from ID. F. Walkers residence on Fifth
South street to the U. G.. track. Same
committee.
From committee of the Scandinavian
branch of the Mormon Church, stating
hat it was the sense of the meeting held
IN the 18th inst, to petition the City
council to appoint on the police force
John q. Sandberg and Martin Christie
'herson, brethren in good standing. Re-
erred to the Mayor, with authority to
vet.
From B. ID. Young, Martha Shelmer-
line and Charles Hunt, asking for the
position OF city weigh-master. One of the
APPLICANTS submitted certificate of
without a name, evidently
omeones oversight in signing it.
From L. f.. Lineroot and seventeen .
Their residents of the Nineteenth ward. .
skiing that Oak street be made passable.
committee on Streets and Alleys.
From j. A. and L. J. Hoagland. asking
Or rebate on two-thirds of their butcher
cense. Not granted.
From George Hewlett, asking for free l
DO wagoner's license for one year.
iranted.
All OF the petitions left over by the old :,
OoiSii do ullllllSileu business were |
ken up, read and laid on the table.
APPROPRIATIONS. !
the Street Supervisors Contin- n
gent Fund Al 600 O
0 the Fire Department Contingent l
L uHo ........ 100 q
o Of; ;......... ........ 81 100 Il
The Recorder notified the Council that Ii
re Assessor and Collector, M. w. Tay-
r, had filed his bonds in the sum Of c.
$1,000, with 7. E. Taylor, George Whit c.
ker, John Beck and T. G. Webber as a.
reties. The bonds were accepted bv CT
e Council ii
On motion of Alderman Ritter. the Re-
rider was instructed to furnish the Coun- D,
with a statement of the city's finances, m
Guiding its current resources and liabil- to
eS. n,
On motion of Alderman Webber. 200 CT
pies OF the rules, standing committees,
=, were ordered printed. 4e
Ihe Council then adjourned for one tn
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