Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-19


possible rivals.
Wherefore your petitioners respectfully |
ask that the city iiko the necessary stops
~ forfeit tho franchise In question aud |
givo II IN some other company who Viii |
furnish the service desired by tho travel |
Ing public, OF " the -lid franchise cannot |
be forfeited, that additional right of way
be granted To any company Offering
satisfactory guarantees that such right
will be used M such manner ~ will be OF
beneficial service to the public.
Committee on streets.
~ PROTECT "oRGANIzED Labor"
Tho Federated Trades Union asked
Tint n clause he Inserted IN tho con-
tract Tor the construction % the pro-
posed joint city aud county building,
prohibiting the employment Of all but
"orRanized labor" that Union prices
be- paid, and that eight hOurs consti'
tute laborlng day. Referred TO the
Joint city aud county bullding COM
mlttcc.
To DEFgR COLLECTIONS,
The following resolution was sent In
by Councilman Parsons and laid on
the table for one week
Resolved, Tia, the assessor aud collcc.
tor be- aud horuby Il authorized 10 de-
fer tho collection ~ taxes levied Tor tho
purpose u LAYING sidewalks. except
whore tho board Of public works accepts
tho walk and notifies thl collector, or un-
~ further direction 1. given by tho
Council.
To Lessen tIs DIFFICULTIES.
The board Of public wofss reported
~ follows regarding the above rcsolu-
ton;
Gentlemen We ucg 10 report
that In our opinion the pnasagc
OF tho accompanying resolution
or ono of equivalent putpor, VIII
lesson tho difficulties attending the con.
u.ructiun Of sidewalks In places where
buildings are now In tho course OF eroc.
ton or whore temporary sidewalks have
already been laid, aud viii serve The rc-
requirements fora limited time
Committee on municipal laws.
rowER 10 POSTPONE.
The Board Of Public works reported
the following resolution which was
also referred 10 the committee on
municipal laws:
Resolved, That when upon representa-.
tlon " tho Hoard OF Public Works. iu
their opinion II IL desirable In postpone
tho construction ~ any sidewalk pavo-
inoni now ordered 10 bo laid, that tho col-
lection OF tho tax levied for such im-
proyumonts bo suspended until such time
ns tho city Council shalt order. and that
the Hoard nf Public Works IL hereby In
strucici n furnish the city Council n list
Of such case. as In tholr opinion arc entl.
tod 10 tho exemptions contemplated by
this resolution.
PROVISIONS 40 PAY RACK TiIE fNcEss.
Councilman Young introduced tho
following resolution;
Resolved, That the assessor aud collcc-
tor be instructed la return To all persons
who have paid or who may pay sidewalk
assessments any amounts that said per.
sous may have paid OF may pay Into the
city treasury, IN orxoss VI tho contract
pflco-iho assessor and collector 10 ho
guided by tho instructions Of the Board
OF Public Works a. To tho amount u tho
excess Ia all cases.
Committee ON municipal laws.
MOTION 10 REDUCE the RATE on
TAXATION.
Councilman POLAND moved that the
council reconsider ITS action In fixing
the rats Of taxation nj . mill, ON the
dollar, M In his opinion, that amount
would give the city more money than
necessary tor the coming year.
Councilmen SpaHOrd, Lynn and
Pendleton briefly opposed the motion.
Councilman Young thought the
motion was good ono aud ought Il
carry. II would no, prevent any In.
tended Improvement. According u
the Mayors estimate which was q
liberal one, Improvements In the
We lous departments were all amply
provided for. The 8 mill tax would
bring n large amount Of money int
the treasury that would not bo needed,
and that was unjust. He was also OF
the opinion that certain retfenchments
might ha made by the city such M de-
creasing tho salaries Of over paid
officers. The, rate OF taxation had
boon climbing higher aud higher un'
IN II was thren or four times as high ~ o
few years ago AMI II was becoming
burdensome.
The vote resulted IN tie, being 4
strict party vote. The motion 20 ro
consider was lost by the Mayor casting
the deciding yota against reconsidera
lion.
ron 4 WEEK.
The bill for an ordinance granting
franchise 10 the Salt Lake City stree
railroad company went over Tor on'
week.
IOSp OPINION.
All OF the councilmen except Pick
ard voted In favor u employing Judg'
Dillon OF New York, u decide thu
following questions:
First where the city has incurre,
debt 70 the extent " por cont. OF lhl
assessed valuation, can school district
covering tho same territory rs iho cit
only, incur an additional per cent. dob
undor the Congressional Limitation Of
por cent applYto municipal subdivision
In Territories
Second-ln the same ease where schoo
district limits include the city and add
tlonul territory without the limits, cal
such school district Incur per cent
deDg
Third.-In the same case whore schoc
district limits include part ~ the cit
limits but loss than tho ontiro city, can
incur u per cont. debt In addition
the I per cont previously Incurred b!
the cllyf
RETURNED PETITIONS.
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