The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-11

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the FRANCHISE Tor street railway on Second |
South street west, granted on January 90 |
Filed.
PEDDLER.
w. II. Chapman asked that the amount |
Of his license as peddler be RENTED, Com
mittee on license.
MERCHANTS LICENSE.
President Donnellan, of the chamber of
commerce, submitted the following resolu-
ton adopted by the directors Of the chamber
on February 5:
Resolved. Thatit is the sense Of this board of
directors of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce
that the recommendations contained in City
treasurer Walden's report TO the mayor and
city council that merchants licenses be abol
ished be hereby endorsed and that the city
council make such change.
Referred to the finance committee.
TO BE RENTED.
The Fifteenth Ward Relief society re-
quested that the tax of SIS 90 on part of lot
l, block 79, plat A, be RENTED. Commit
tee on claims.
TO RUN WIRE.
Arthur Liday asked permission to run
an electric bell wire from room is, Enter
prise house, Commercial street, to No. 222
South, First East. Committee on improve
ments.
BE MAY CORRECT.
Assessor rClute asked for authority to
correct an errcr in the special water as
sessment on lot 5, block &c, plat E.
Granted.
TO LOWER DITCH.
L. r. Sharp and others asked that the
ditch on Roper street be lowerdd three or
four feet. Committee on irrig alton.
PADDOCK AGAIN.
A. @. Paddock asked that the sand pits
on the north bench be leased to him on ex-
piration of the present lease. Committee
on public grounds.
WANTED SPILL.
z. Wood and others asked that spill be
placed at the corner of First West and
Sixth North streets. Committee on water
works.
Osborne & Hayward were granted per-
mission to pile building material in front
of Little's Row.
TEE DEPUTY CONFIRMED.
The nomination of Dr. c. H Grain as
deputy recorder was then taken up and
unanimously confirmed.
TO TEST CEMENT.
The city engineer asked for authority to
TO purchase cement testing machine and
leVeling instrument. Granted.
IT'S o. K.
The committee on fire department re-
ported that they had examined the report
of Chief Stanton and found il to be O. K.
Adopted.
WANTS LAND.
The committee on canals recommended
that the portion of land in the Utah MUIR
sery company formerly occupied by the
canal be sold to that company for $500 an
acre. Adopted.
THAT THIRD WEST GRADE.
Councilman Pembroke called attention to
the fact that the Great Salt Lake & Hot
Springs Railway company had constructed
such grade on Third West street that the
people living on that street were indignant
over it. The grade was so high in some places
that it was impossible to drive over it, and
he thought it was an outrage. The matter
was referred to the engineer.
wALpEN'S SUGGESTIONS.
The committee on finance, to whom was
referred the annual report of the CITY
treasurer, recommended that his sugges-
tions regarding pawn brokers be adopted,
and reported an ordinance on the subject.
Adopted.
POLICE OFFICERS SALARIES.
The ordinance creating the offices of cap
tain of police and three duty sergeants, was
then taken up The ordinance provides
that the mayor, by and with the consent OF
the council, shall appoint from the police
force, captain of police and three duty
sergeants; the captain shall receive Sl2(
per month and the three duty sergeants
$40 each per month. Nothing in the ordi.
nance is to be construed as authorizing ar
increase OF the police force.
The ordinance was read twice, and or
nf TNrarD lima ND 1r,c
over for one week.
NOMINATIONS.
Mayor Scott then sent in the following
nominations:
Captain of Police-W 3. Parker
Sergeants-John Donovan and Ed Jen
ney,
''leaves vacancy"
The matter was referred to the polio,
committee.
AS TO PAwNBROKERS.
The ordinance as to pawnbrokers wa!
then read. The ordinace provides that an,
person who loans money on personal prop
erty or buys such property on condition o
selling II back again to the PLEDGE, or VIII,
loans or advances money on personal prop
erty by taking chattel mortgage thereon
is pawn5roker; that no person shall en-
gage in this business without previousl,
obtaining license; all persons, before re
ceiving such license, shall produce to tn
mayor or council evidence of their goo
character; every person receiving such
license shall pay into the treasury tex o
800 per annum, and no license shall b
issued for less period than six months
every pawnbroker shall keep a memo
randum of all articles received, the amour
loaned on them and the name of the perso
pawning them, and this shall be open t.
the inspection of the police authorities
every pawnbroker shall deliver to the chic
of police each day except Sundays. dc
scription of all goods received; n
pawnbroker shall receive any greater rat
Of interest that 80 per cent. per annu1
upon any loan not exceeding S25, or 80 pc
cent per annum upon any loan exceedin
the sum OF S25: no pawnbroker shall re
ceive any article in pawn fror
q person who is intoxicated or VIII
is known to be an habitual drunk
ard, thief or an insane person, o
from any person under the age of twenty
oue wears. nor shall any pawnhrol,er eu