Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-06
THE CITY FATHERS.
Suudry Committee Reports-The
"Lottery Tea Businesso To
Be Squelched.

The Council convened at the usual
hour and was called to order by Mayor
Sharp.
Charles Hunt called attention to his
abilities and endorsements, and asked
that the vacant position OF weighmaster
and poundkeeper be conferred upon him.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
j. II. Freeman asked for three
months remission OF his license MS fish
peddler, urging decrepitude and hard
times. Referred to the committee on
License.
l.. G. Clifford asked that his liquor
license be transferred to Herman Hill.
Granted.
Jesse w. Elliott and Tomney & Hill
stead were granted licenses as retail
liquor dealers.
Joseph +. Taylor, City Sexton, pre-
scented his report mot in person, by the
way of deaths during the year 1885, as
follows: Males 256, females 1879, total
455. A decrease of thirty-two under 1884,
and decrease OF 141 under 1888. The
above total, 455, does not include twenty
five still births, and eighty-one decedents
brought from other places, making a
grand total of SOL.
The disease to which the greater num-
Der succumbed was diarrh9al, GA. Next
came diphtheria with G1 victims. Mr..
Taylor's report closed with a strong APP
peal to the Council to take means for Sc
curing supply of water for the city
cemetery, and contrasting that burial
ground with Mount Olivet. Referred to
the committee on cemetery.
The City Attorney and the Marshal
presented a report stating that they had
investigated the methods of doing bust
ness practiced by the Chicago Tea Mer-
chants Company, charges concerning
which had been preferred at the last ses-
sion. They found that the tea and coffee
had been purchased of reputable whole
sale houses and was Of good quality
the system of presenting souvenirs, u
however, as the company termed it,
though not strictly lottery, was SC
closely allied to it that it should be sup
pressed. The company had been advised
what the report to the Council would be
and had promised to discontinue the OBJ
noxious feature of their business at once
Accepted.
The Committee on Irrigation stated
that the trouble between Frank Arm
strong and certain citizens, who took
water from the stream on which he de
| pended for water supply, had been annie
ably adjusted.
The Committee on Police reported thai
they had examined the report OF the Po
lice Justice for the month of November
and found it to be correct; the same com
mittee reported similarly on the Mar
shall accounts for the same month.
The committee on license reported
favorably on the petition of Oliver Pear.
son, asking for free license to peddle
hosiery for period Of three months
The same committee, to whom had been
referred the petition OF Frank Foote and
j.. @. Conklin & Co., asking for reduc.
ton in license OF sampling mills, stating
that the ordinance licensing sampling
mills was the same as that licensing
smelters-$l00 per annum. They thought
a fresh provision should be made, lower.
ing the amount on samp!ing mills, and
recommended that the matter be referred
to the committee on revision. In the
meantime, however, they recommended
that the petition be not granted. Adopted
The same committee reported unfayor.
ably on the petition of Eber Case, asking
for rebate OF his liquor license.
The following appropriations were
made To Mrs. NJ. 4. Burt feeding cit,
prisoners, LASS meals, at 10 cents
S2lS.7O; to j. S. Jensen, attending city
clocks, S25. Adjourned.