Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-17

City Attorney Merit reported as
follows:

That in view OF the vacancy in til,
oific,- OF city recorder. he submitted
bili Tor "al ordinance providing 10
Milling vacancies that may exist in an,
elective Office OF Sail Lake CIfy.n To,
charter authorized she council TO pro
vide fur such vacancies a. might oc
cur in any elective Office. etc. III,
found upon examination that Their,
was no ordinance providing for tn,
filling OF such vacancy. and therefore
reported the hiil and asked it, pasSag.
before the Council proceeJed TO nil
such vacancy. Adopted.
The same officer reported that in
matter Of the the communication Of
r. X. Clute, assessor and collector.
In regard TO the special assessment,
for the extension Of the water
mains, assessed against the Des. ret
University, rep5rei that he had
examined the question anu is of the
opinion that said assessment can
not he enforced against the
property of the said Uni
versity, for the reasons that the
title to said property Is held by the
Territory for the USES named in the
deed conveying said property. in
trust for educational purposes. and
that the city made the conveyance.
AMI that the University is a Terri
torial institution. supported by the
Territory, by legislative app. opria-
tons, and a. such c4nnei be a-s.-s-
sed or taxed for local purpne..
Adopted.
Committee on streets reported as
follows:
That the bill OF W. J. Trddenham
fof Sl3l.25 be rIantel; that the Plat uf
beaver Place b. a1D.uyed- That the
ai'ey west Of Comme, era Street be
made 10 cDb'of.r 20 lie l.tle OF TOM
me- ciai Stree that i6e pei, IN OF J
Warou. on and others. al i-g that
Rope Street be gr.dcd, b.- nol Z. .sui-
ed; ,bas the ci.T engineer be ia~i rur az,
10 fur. III es ana - OF cnl .l.. sad
hlling Necessary 10 open = aeS Geer
TO the capi.,I Hill grounds be,9ceo
Moth Tent le and CapI.ol Eni, and
that toe board OF pa;,lic wor;s b.
10 lct a.coa. nat lor work
to the lowest responsible bidder.
Adopted.
City Assessor and Collector Clu.e
reported that be was In need Of a
complete SET OF maps Of the various
blocks and subdivisions of The city
AID asked that The city engineer be
instructed 10 furnish them n. the
earliest cOnveei.nce. Adopted.
A bill OF tire Salt Lake Building
and Manufacturing Cum,any
u s2eO.S9 for fencing
done at the City Cem-t-iy was reau. |
on Cemetery.
The ordinance for filling vacan-
ries that may occur in any elective |
1iiice Of Salt Lake City was then |
'aken up and passed.
The oruinance Is as follows:
An ordinance providing for filing
sacancies thai may exist in any elec- |
i've Office OF Salt Lake City.
Section !. Thai Ia ease any vacancy
nay exist in any elective office OF the |
. Y, the city c unril shall appoint a
nj able person 10 MI said va ancy,
Who shall qualify and give bGnds ia
he same manner, perform the same
luues, and be subject 10 the same
liabilities, as the officer whose Office
ball become v.cant, aud lie shall hold
fire until his successor shall be duly
iecfed and qualified. unless sooner
by The City Council for
ause.
Section .. This ordinance 20 be in
'rce from and aiier lis passage.
The cemetery ordinance provid.
,g for the narrowing Of a certain
venue in the City Cemetery then
ame up.
On motion Of Councilman cohp.
ction Vas deferred for one week,
Mr.. Cohn said: That after due
Dnsideration and Consultation with
ne people most interested in the