The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-28
The CITY Council.

The city council met in the city hall at
the usual hour, with Mayor Turner in the
chair. AL the councillors were present
The following petitions were read and
acted upon in the usual manner:
James J. Smyth petitioned the council to
grant him franchise to build a district
telegraph messenger service in the streets
and alleys of Ogden. Mr.. Smyth petit
toned the preceding council for the same
privilege, and the matter was reported
1avorably December Il, 1890.
A. M. Johnson asked for employment by
the city.
The merchants and manufacturers ex-
change, chamber of commerce, real estate
exchange, produce exchange and large
number of citizens asked cooperation in
holding an annual exhibition of the products
OF Weber county in Ogden city.
The committee on fire department re
commended that the city marshal be in
structed to have the trees in front of bust
ness houses cut down, as they are apt to be
great detriment to the fire department in
case of fire; they recommend the adoption
OF an ordinance prohibiting the hitching of
teams to ire alarm boxes.
The committee on waiter supply made a
report in respect to the extension of the
water mains. A communication was re-
ceived and read from Manager II. c. Gil
water subsidies the mains will be extended
across the Ogden river, and up Thirty first
street as soon as the bond is fixed assur-
ins an income of S per cent, accord
ing to the terms of the contract with the
city. jackson avenue is not sufficiently
populated to justify the city water works
company to make any extentions in that
thoroughfare at present.
The committee also recommended the
passage of the amenment to the health or
dinance introduced at the last meeting.
Also that the ordinance relating to the CITY
jail be passed. Also that the matter of the
opera house escapes be referred to the city
attorney. with power 10 act.
The recommendation of the fire commit
tee that the city marshal be ordered to have
all large trees in front of business houses
: cut down was rejected and the committee
instructed to prepare an ordinance requir-
ing all trees in front of business houses to
be cut down.
The report of the water committee was
referred back to the committee with in
structions to investigate the matter and
= make recommendations.
The monthly pay roll of the city marshal,
amounting to S673.05, was ordered paid
The pay roll of the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds, amounting TO
Sl2572, and of the street supervisor, S9eS. O5.
were ordered paid.
The bill Of the city scavenger for feeding
prisoners and several others were ordered
paid.
The bill of Marshal Metcalf for marshsps
sundries of SO was ordered paid
The sundry bills were referred to the
committee on claims. An invite to attend
the May Day festivities was read and &C.
cepted.
The Ogden City railway company form
ally accepted the amended franchise passed
two weeks ago.
The ordinances recommended by the
committee on laws were taken up. The
first was the sanitary ordinance, laid over
from last week. This was read as amended
by the committee and passed. The ordi-
nance amending the ordinance defining the
+. duties of city iailor was read the first and
second times and then referred back to the
committee on laws,
The ordinance fixing the salary of ms
tees of the peace at $500 per year was read
a the first time and referred back to the com
mittee on laws.
The council authorized the mayor and
marshal to have the city jail repaired where
the prisoners iniu rsd the walls in their at
tempt to escape on Sunday evening.
A petition was read from the John A.
Dix Post, Grand Army~of the Republic
asking an appropriation for the observance
OF Decoration day. Referred to the finance
committee.
The city attorney was instructed to draw
up notice of intention of creating sewer
district No2 The council adjourned I'M
I'll Monday evening next.