Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-03
THE WEEKLY MEETING.
\ busy Night Among the Ci'S
Fathers.

Joseph William Taylor, whose greatest
misfortune is that he is the son oil his
father, last evening petitioned the Clty |
Council for relief from the old man
wies. The underground Sexton had re-
fused to allow his son many privileges
which the city had granted him, and
there had thus been trouble in camp.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Cemeteries.
4 petition from James Randall for a
free license to peddle hosiery and notions,
was granted: the license to be for one
wear Alderman Taylor remarked he
would rather pay SO poll tax than have
any more peddlers going around from
door to door. This remark was heartily
endorsed.
Bernhard Sprenger pettioned to have
his liquor license transferred to Mrs, NJ.
f. Brown, to whom he had sold his busl-
ness. Granted,
C. w. Parker petitioned Tor retail
liquor dealers license and X. w. Crane
for an auctioner's license. Granted.
A bill for revising the city ordinances
and report was then submitted by Mr.;
Richards: also different kind OF bill
| for $3.50. the cost for Attorney Rawlins'
assistance in drawing up the ordinances
aforesaid, with $40 for typewrter's ser
vices Alderman Ritter thought the
charge exorbitant, and others were like
minded but as the money had been paid
there was no getting it back. MIR. Rich
ards thought the compensation all right,
as it had been done by contract. The re-
port was accepted and placed on file, and
the bill laid over until later in the even
ing.
Police Justice Pypers report for Sep
tember was then presented. The synop,
sis is, aggregate OF cases tried, 81; total
cash collected, $4S3.l5; labor fines,
81 ,292; fines not paid, $75; fines RENTED
by the Mayor, So Referred to the Com
mittee on Police.
The Committee on Public Works re-
commended that Z. X. Little be author
lied to paint the city reservoir roof witt
his prepared paint at cost ol not exceed
ing $50, the work to be done under the
Mayors direction. Adopted. -,
The Committee on Water Works ad
vsed that the four-inch main petitioned
for on Third street, be laid as lar as the
funds contributed will warrant, three
fourths OF the cost to be deposited in the
city treasury before work is begun
Adopted.
The bill OF the City Gas Company, fol
lighting the streets and public offices 10
, nine months ending October 81, amount
ing to So, 1867, was referred to the Com
, mittee on Claims. The bill and state
ment brought ont that the price OF ga
= per lamp has been cut down to $3.50 pc
annum, where few years ago it was 500
:, Also, gas is now So per 1000 feet, wher
it used to be So.
Mrs. Burt's bill for feeding :, 1888 meal
to the aristocratic guests Of the city hote
: for last month, at 10 cents per head
amounted to $53S.20--no charge for tootl
picks, napkins, cigars and cuspedore'
p thrown in with the feed. Amount apprc
prated.
=, VIM. Lambourne and John Smit
n wanted $l4.40 and $3.50, respectively, a
l witnesses in the Levy case. Referred
Y the Committee on Claims.
y As the contingent fund OF the Stree
Supervisor was exhausted, 81 900 was AZ
n prOpriated.
+ The bill for revising the city ordinance
/; was then brought up. Mr.. Richards sal
he thought one careful reading throug
:. sufficient, and as the sense oil ii
4 majority was that it could be don
4 individually by Councilmen at their home
q before next meeting, the bill was referre
to the Committee OF the Whole. 1t viii
=, therefore, be brought mp next week, an
pushed through the quicker because IL
II CounCilmen will have carefully studied
re by that time.
ic The Council adjourned for one week,