The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-04

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saloOn-keepers would lose the bulk of
their trade. He would vote for the
report
Councillor Glazier said that until
some of the respectable people referred
to started up private billiard rooms he
would oppose any reduction OF the
license.
Councillor Maibep did not wish to be
misunderstood i'll this matter. He
could not se8 wherein the reduction Of
the license increased tie evil. On the
other hand he believed ti,at by the
reduction there would bs more people
taking out license. He wanted our
ordinance in this l6atter 10 be uniform
with those OF other cities. which had
tested the matter.
When the vote on tie m0tjbn for
adopting the report was ca}led for,
Councillor Malben voted no.
The comm ,tea on streets and alleys,
to whom Eas referred The clam OF the
Provo l.. u. d i. Co.. for stakes, etc.
recommend shat the sum Of S22.7l be
allowed. Adopted
The claim of the City Marshal tor
January for boarding prisoners. show
ing S54 meaIs furnished at 20 cents
each meal, making total Of Sl66 so,
was read and allowed.
The Mayor thought that wien there
we're so many meals they ought to b9
furnished AT q less figure.
Councillor Dixon The tranps must
think ProyO's fat pasture.
The Mayor-'If We only had such a
crop in July, eh?" :.
The claim of Marshal Brown, for
police services for January, for 1864
was allowed, and the amoilnt appro-
priated.
The claim OF the Provo Wooden Mills
for eighteen electric lights for the city,
at So each. amounting to S27G. was
allowed; as also the following: Z. q.
Thurman, watermaster and deputy,
$50. so; q. O. Haws. road Supervisor,
self, team, etc, Sl32.60: Chas II. Gray,
teamster, $40; Taylor Bros. 81 Co., desk
for recorders office, S38; Prove Com
mercial and Savings Bank, interest," AZ
days on $1,000, $50: Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone Co., SIS: S. Jensen
ringing curfew bell for January, 81;
Ben r. Eldredge, ,spikes, pulleys ETC..
for fire department. ST.
The claim of MIS- Sophia Hyde, of
$50. for pulling down her old house,
by the instructions Of the qIaraatin5
physician, was referred tOthe commit
1 tee on claims.
The T3sss... -, ..,.-,, :. aan ,3ises OF
the Peace, for $343.65, was referred
back to be itemized.
The Mayor stated that when he was
justice Of the peace he never made out
a complaint for each prisoner, provid-
ing they could be implicated in the one
Instrument If Mr.. Noon did other
wise, then, of. course, the fees would
run up.
Police Officer Hill stated that in two
cases the officers had prevailed on
Judge Noon to make out one complaint
to cover several defendants, but in
every other case each person arrested
had an individual complaint. It was
the custom, probably, for economy.
with other justices, that if a person.
was fined, he wouldbe allowed, say till
the afternoon, to rustic up money with
which to pay his fine. But now, if
the money was not forthcoming, sag
in three minutes, a commitHert was
made out.
Councillor Dunn dG.spppo8e
! that costs m0DeYg,s
The Yatermaster>Was allowed, on his
petition, one week S extension of time
in which to prepare HIS schedule.
Councillor Maiben, il behalf OF the
committee on fire department, Said the
city attorney had not tie AMENDMENTS
to the ordinance on fire limits ready,
| but would have then'by neXt session.
| This gentleman also called the, atten-
ton OF Tie Council to thefact that son, e
steps should be taken to secure a room
| for the city police. As it was, the city
did not have room in the. building.
The city marshal said the police
could get along With a room in the
Gates-Spow building or in theold Tith-
ing Office. They should, howeTerthave
room right away.
The matter was referred tO-the com
mittee on public grounds and city prop
erty. -.
Councillor Dunn, Of the committee
on elections. reported that the matter
referred TO them of engaging city
pound-keepeF, was yet unsettled. No
man could be found who would accept.
the job. He would like the Council to
authorize him to advertise for one.
Councillor Mfiben thought one of the
police officers could do the work.
Officer Strong was we'll yerSed in the
taking care of stock, and he would re-
commend that the committee confeB
with the marshal in the premises.
Councillor Henrichsen moved that
the committee on public grounds and
city property be authorized to pur-
chase 800 trees and secure the services
of landscape gardener to plant them
in the west square and the GaraeR
City park, and also that the services
of the gardener be retained to look
after the square and park for the year
1891.
Councillor Maiben was opposed to
the motion. He objected to expert
menting any more in this natter
Councillor GlaZier was in favor of
planting trees in the west SQUARES aDd
the cemetery, out he did not think
there was soil enough in the Garden
City park to go to the root.
Councillor Dixon thought it was too
late in the day now to find out that
the city had located park in the
wrong place. A whole pile of money
had been expended in this direction,
and the man who set out the grounds
Unere ought 10 maze known at the time
if the location was not suitable for
public park.
Councillor Henl3chsen said the loca-
ton of the park was the work Of the
last Council, but considerable work
had been done last year in improving
the park, and he thought tie ground
was all right, or Noaid be with a little
more work. He considered it would
be very unwise for the Council tore.
fuse to purchase any more trees be-
cause few Of those already planted
had died
The motion to purchase the trees
was lost.
The Council then adjourned till
Tuesday evening, February 10, 1891.
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