The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-21
THURSDAY February 81 1859
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Some Unusual Proceedings in
Tuesdays Session


met as per adjournment. his honor
Mayor Kiesei, in the chair.
The roll call showed all the mem bers
present.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing, Friday February Is, were read.
Before they were adopted. however,
Councillor +. B. Hurlbut moved an
amendment to the effect that the re-
cord of the vote for city attorney that
read I'll. R. Rogers 9 and A. R. hay
wood g." be changed to read "a. R.
Haywood 8, and L. R. Rogers I. result
ing in the election of Haywood"
Instead of waiting for second to the
motion, the Mayor ordered the r, corder
to make the change as moved by Coun-
cilor Hurlbut and to read that por-
| ton as corrected. It was done. and
Alderman Preshaw moved that the
minutes be adopted as corrected. The
motion was put and carried without q
dissenting voice, and no explanations
were asked for or offered. Mr.. Rogers,
who was elected by vote of 10 at
the previous meeting, or at least was
supposed to have been, as that was the
way the vote was tailed, was thus
ousted and Haywood elected by the or
der to change the reading of the min
utes.
The minutes of the special session
held Saturday evening, February 16,
was then read and adopted.
A petition from Edwin Stratford and
thirty-hve others, asking an appropria-
iAr nf fCAy- fhoI -
certain tract of land belonging to the
City and adjoining the Reform School
grounds, was read and referred to the
committee On public grounds.
H. ID. Spencer desired new deed for
his property in the vicinity of Wall
Street as the 0esd previously made to
him by the city did not correctly de-
scribe his land. Referred to the same
committee.
Q. Z. Luce desired an appointment to
the position of engineer of the tramWay
engine. Filed for future reference.
The band boys asked for the unre-
stricted use of the old Council chamber
for band room, and also for the use
Firemen's Hall-Which is the name
the large dance hall in the new City
Hall is known by-tor ball to be given
by them on March 5. In this connec-
ton it was explained that the old Coun.
Gil had long promised them these
privileges, aud on motion of Councillor
| Turner, both requests were granted
without opposition.
F. L. Chaplin applied. in writing, to
be allowed to purchase lots aud 8,
block SO. plat &C." Ogden City Survey.
Referred to committee on public
grounds.
H. G. Hansen desired the appoint
ment of city sexton. Filed for future
reference.
John Adkin wanted to engineer the
steam heating apparatus in the City
Hail basement. Same order.
A proposition from Marshal Metcalf
to the effect that the special police
heretofore serving on private subscrip-
ton and otherwise, should be reap
pointed, was referred to the police COM
mission.
Phillip Ford, Joseph Baxter and J.
B. Trumble all wanted to be en-
trusted with the keys of the city jail.
Filed.
Frank B. KisnelI wanted the same
job, but only for day duty. His ap-
plication was accompanied by numer-
GUS signatures. Filed for future refer
ence.
DIR. 81. ]. Powers offered his services
as quarantine physician. provided the
salary be increased to $500 per year.
Filed for future reference.
A. Il. Lawrence wanted to be janitor
of the new City Hall SO did August
Sparks, Phillip Ford, John Hopkins
ST., Morgan Flaherty and another
party named Brsnten. All of which
were fled for future reference.
A proposition to make uniforms for
the police at S so each was submitted by
Charles Trotter, tailor. Referred to
the police committee.
The committee on claims reported
favorably on the bill of T. q. Ballan-
tyne, ex-caPtain of police, and it was
allowed
Alderman Preshaw. from the COM
mittee on streets, to whom the bill of |
B. White for lumber dated June 28, |
1888, was referred, reported that he
had looked the matter up and found |
1t was correct. He also recommended
its payment. The bill, which called |
for 81 26 was thus at last disposed of
the Council having voted to adopt the
recommendation of the committee.
Alderman Preshaw also reported on
the street supervisors report which |
was TcleTIeO bO ILLS COu mlGtce at
previous nesting, The report of the
supervisor showed soms 135 or 14O
persons still owing poll tax, and sug.
gested that some steps be taken to COL |
lect. The Council thought the sam
thing and remanded the list back 10 |
the committee to bs turned over to |
the new street supervisor, Mr.. Corey.
The committee on water supply ap.
proved the report of Watermastsr |
Brown and recommended the balance |
of$47...5 due him be paid. There we're |
also number of delinquent notices on
his report, amounting to about $25, that
should be collected. The report was
accepted and the amount due Brown
ordered paid.
The report of the committee on pub
lie grounds was next read. It recon-
mended that the petition of J. R Tyler
for the control of the gravel beds be ig-
nored, but that the city charge 10 cents
a cubic yard for sand for building and
other purposes, and that the street SUI
pervisor be authorised and instructed to
attend to the sale of sand and report
his receipts to the Council every two
weeks. The report was received and the
adopted.
The bill from the ex-captaln of police
for supplemental services to SUNDAY
noon. amounting TO $40. was allowed.
The Council then proceeded to elect