The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-17
THE OLD AND THE NEW
The Municipal Government
Changes Its Personnel.
TRIBUTE TO MAYOR SHARP.
Rushing Unfinished Reports to The
Table-Taking Oaths-A Night of
Swearing-The Ins and the Outs.

ne ms ana the Outs.
at the hour of O'Clock last evening,
In addition to the gentlemen whose
faces have grown familiar to the people
Of the city as the guardians of the pub
lie veal there sat in various portions OF
the Council chamber, fifteen other gen
tiemen, whose general demeanor indi-
Gated at once that they were not mere
casual spectators, bat that they wer-
present on business connected
with the affairs of the municipality:
and If anything else were nect ssary TO
youchsafe their entire right to be
present, each came prepared with 4
little certificate in his pocket setting
forth that on the Sth day of February
A. D. 1886, he was duly elected to the
Office Of Mayor. Alderman or Councillor,
as the case might be, of Salt Lake City,
which certificate bore the signature of
Hon Arthur l.. Thomas, Secretary,
attested by the great seal of the Terri
tory.
Hon. FRANCIS ARMSTRONG, the Mayor
elect, was given a seat on the char
mans platform alongside Mayor Sharp,
and the regular business of the even
! ing was proceeded with as follows:
PETITIONS.
| Or MARTHA EDWARDS, widow, IN
limited circumstances, at No. 544 Fourth
South Street E., asking remission of her
license as small dealer in merchan-
disc for one year. Granted.
! OF GEORGE HEWLETT, asking remis-
sion of his license to run a job wagon.
on account of misfortunes and dull
times. Laid on the table subject to call
OF II. W. WEST for transfer of the
unexpired portion of his license as retail
| liquor dealer at the Referee saloon TO
Mr.. H. w. Morse. Jr. Granted.
REPORTS.
By Adam Speirs, Police Justice, fol-
the month of January, showing that
forty-six cases had been tried in the
Police Court and four dismissed; that
the total of fines assessed during the
month was 81 1856. 05. OF which $401 was
paid in cash, $357.50 in labor and 1923. 55
appealed to the upper court. Approved.
By the committee On license, q petit
ton of J. H. Freeman for remission of
license to peddle fish, etc., stating that
they found the facts to be asrepresentsd
and recommending said remission.
Adopted.
By the same committee on petition Of
Lorax and Carter for rebate on license
as restaurant keepers, saying that the
facts were as represented and recon-
mending the prayer be granted. Adop-
ted.
By the same committee, on petition
of NJ. Goldsticker, asking remission of
license, stating that the petitioner was
now deceased and his estate unable to
pay the license and recommending its
remission. Adopted.
By the committee on claims, on Isaac
NJ. Waddell's bill for searching records,
making plots, etc., of title to City Greek
lands, $50, recommending its allowance.
Adopted.
By the committee on police on the
Marsbal's report for January and Feb
ruary stating that they found his &C
appropriation of 1901. 60 to cover the ex.
cess Of expenditure. Adopted :, s.c,
| By the committee on canal on peti
tions of Daniel Welsh, E. Il. Williams,
H.. w. Brown, James D. Stirling, D. s.
Casper, Robert Sherwood, John Suthef-
land, Joseph .Warburton, Nels A. Mel.
son and MinnieL. Howard, saying that
satisfactory arrangements had been
made with all excepting the last two
named; that they. did not consider
| Nelson had any claim upon Salt Lake
| CITY for bridge for his private use and
that Mrs. HoWard's damages to house
complained of, from canal seepage dur
ing certain seasons, was attributed
more to excessive irrigation than to any
lother cause. Adopted lf1e -Iu
BY the same committee on petition oil
is. a. Woolley, Chas. A. North, n. H.
Brady and Oscar B. Young, without
recommendation, as unfinished bust
ness. Accepted. r,s,-..,f,yr .ao.'s,,
i By the committee ON irrigation, on
petitions of S. A. Richards and others,
and Jas.-D. Van Tassel and others
both in relation 10 irrigating water
rights, back without Recommendation
as unfinished business. Accepted -
Ry the committee on improvements
on petition of A. McRae and Others
asking that the telephone and telegraph
nOIeS De spldCtQ IL the gtllL1c7OA 7 II o.
South Street east and the remonstranct
| of Bolivar Roberts and Others thereto
hack without Recommendation as I'M
finished business, Accepted.
Bv ALDERMAN PATRICK, chairman
committee on markets. reporting bach
the poundkeepers semi-annual report as
unfinished business. Accepted. 80
By ALDERMAN SPETRs, chairman com
mittee on water works; on petition o
w. R. Jones. Jr., for return of $50 paic
on account of extension of water mains
without recommendation as unfinished
business. Accepted. fhfA6 7
MISCELLANEOUS.
The petition of James Watson anS
Others, for remission of Mrs. Taylor
Ct taxes, and of G. F. Parrot for re
mission of his city taxes, which ha'
. lain on the table a year or more, wer
called up and appropriations made 4
Bin OF Fred W. Taylor. $50. for sen