Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-02

monih................-. 20oOi
Leye!er, per month. lp0O,
Rodnen. per month....-..-......... $50
sexton. ices as provided by ordin-
Snce..-..
superintendent Of waterEorks, per
annum.-....-.-----....-. 500 q
I Foreman, per day -.-..-.--........... Sc
Valve masons, per day.. $1,000. &c,
Reservoir keeper. per day.......... 30,
I Chief Of fire department per annum J. se.f
! Engineer steamer, No. ], per annum Os0 D.
; Engineer steamer, NOS, per annum l,OSaO
call men, per annuH. 500.
Quarantine physician. per aunum.. sue
CITY e gineer, per annum-.-------.. 5000 0,
! Meighmast5r. per annum 600 o.
I Sealer sf weights md measures,
and pOundkeeper, ices a. pro-
viced by ordinance
Justice OF police court, per annum-. 2,00l.0l
Cserk OF police court. per annum... 20 o,
Inspector OF buildings, fees A. pro
vided by ordinance. .----..-..-.
The city attorney suggested that
the salaries would have to be fixed
by ordinance. He had drawn one
and the blanks were filled in with
the above figures and the ordinance
passed.
Witcher Jones and associates sub
mitted n proposition TO purchase the
city wateTwOrks, franchises, irriga-
ton works, etc, on the following
terms:
''The undersigned to select an en-
gineer, and the city an engineer, who
shall estimate the value OF said plant
and franchises, and in case they dis
agree, then the Two shall select a
third, and whatever shall be agreed
! 1pOn by the board shall be binding
upon the city and ourselves, and shall
he paid within ninety days thereafter.
| We VIII file with the city bond salts
| factory 10 the city. guaranteeing pay
ment Of money agreed upon as the
/ purchase price aforesaid. At the end
| Of fifty years the city to have the right
1 Of purchasing the plant and water
/ works by paying the value OF the
! same As Il shall then appear upon z
/ report Of a board Of arbi.r ators Sc
] iecied as Aforesaid. We will agree 10
n once begin. and As rapidly as
the work can be prosecuted we Will
I expend sufficient money to improve
I canals, pipes and wafer supply that
I the supply shall exceed the demand
I for water in the city. We viii main
I tain all Of tho waterworks and canals
/ in good order and repair, and viii
/ furnish water to the citizens At a price
not exceeding the present rates for
water. This offer, n accepted, will
secure 10 the citizens an ample supply
OF pure water without using the tax
receipts and without increasing the
| personal water rents. II win result in
the laying Of all new pipes and mains
needed without expense TO the abutting
property owners, and il Will inmedi-
aiely place in the treasury OF the ci.y
a large sum of money which can be
expended on needful municipal i'm
prOvements.
The proposition was referred 10
the committee on waterwOrks,
motion to refer 1t to a special com
mittee Of five being lost.
l.. &. Trent petitioned to have a
street opened leading 10 Capitol
Hill. Referred 10 the committee on
public grounds.
The Western Union asked per-
mission TO put more telegraph poles
in certain streets. Referred 10 the
committee on improvement
VIM. Jones and others protested
against the granting to p. J. Sulli-
van of a license for a saloon opposite
the Utah & Nevada depot. Re
ferred to the committee on license.
Pembroke offered n resolution
providing that the Mayor give the
street railroad sixty days notice
that they must put their tracks in
good order on certain streets or for
felt their franchise. Referred to the
committee on streets.
Karrick offered a resolution rela-
tive to paving crossings, but with
drew it as the subject had been
covered by the report Of the commit
tee on improvements.
Pembroke offered n resolution
calling on the recorder for the cost
Of the waterworks, maintenance,
revenue derived from same, etc,
but il fell fiat for lack Of a second.
Several bills were presented ami
disposed Of, and petition TO extend
the water mains on Third South
Street east, was referred to the COM
mittee on waterxOrks.
The ordinance creating the Office |
Of city engineer was read the third |
time and passed.
The scavenger ordinance was
taken from the table, read through |
and tabled again.
The following amounts were APP
prOpriatsd: To the maTsbal's con-
iingent fund 81 600; c. r.. Beck
worth $50; w. j. Dean S5.35; &. ID. |
Felt s9.l0; a. J. Burt Ss69.50; sewer |
employesS345.
A member moved that the APP
pointment Of city officers be proceed |
ed with. Carried.
COhn moved that the council go |
into executive session. Carried by |
a vote Of u 4.
Immediately after the room was
cleared Of spectators and reporters,
some members objected to secret |
sessions as improper and unlawful. |
The City Attorney being appeal
ed TO, held that the law required the |
sessions to be public, whereupon |
Mayor Scott decided to be out Of |
order the motion which had just
been carried, and the spectators re-
The following appointments to
city offices were then made in open |
AuditOr-Ralph Hoge.
Superintendent Of Streets-Samuel |
Paul.
City Attorney-Samuel a. Mer-
rift.
Sealer Of Weights and Measures
). II. Conely.
City SextOn-Daniel Dunno.
Chief Of Police, Jailer, etc.-J. NJ.
Young.
Water MASTER. NJ. Harvey.
Superintendent of Waterworks-
w. II. Ryan.
Assessor and Collector Of Water
Rstes-Chris. Diehl.
Quarantine Physician - Lorin
Hall, NJ. ID.
Inspector Of Buildings-A. NJ.
Giant.
POundkeeper and Weighmaster-
JOIN Griffin.
Chief Fire Department-W. &.
st ,nton.
City Engineer-A. +. DOremus.
Ii became apparent that the fore
go ng ticket had been agreed 10 in
eau us; but Notwithstanding this
Narriek nominated Mr.. Devine for
nspectOr Of buildings, and J. May
n pOundkeeper. The former re
'eived five votes and the latter four.
Anderson protested against such
collation. Of caucus pledges.
The appointments being made the
Council adjourned for one week.