The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-01

They Appropriate 500 to
Help Celebrate the 4th.
Loan of s., 900 to Help the City in Its
Temporary Straits.

The City Council met in adjournec
session last night. Mayor Booth was il
! the chair.
w. II. Brown, III behalf of the com
mittee on the Fourth of July celebra
ton, asked for an appropriation from
the city to help defray the expense!
of hiring music.
Mr.. Maiben moved that the petition
be not granted.
Mr.. Dixon stated that it would be a
good thing if the city could legally helI
this laudable move; but in theil
Strengthened circumstances it was 8
hard matter for the city to appropriate
any money.
Mr.. Dunn: | think it is the duty OF
every officer to help in this matter, and
/ move that 800 be appropriated to help
defray the expenses.
Mr.. Maibeni | only made the motion
so as to have something to talk about.
| am as much in favor of it as any one,
but | do not want to see an appro-
priation made if it is to be
expended in fireworks. l therefore
withdraw my motion.
The motion for the appropriation was
then put and carried,
Smith & Pitt, Rawlings & Gray and
Julian Riley applied for retail liquor
dealers licenses,ss all of which were
granted.
The mayor presented a verbal petition
asking that help be given Aaron Dug
dale, an INDECENT person. Referred to
the committee on quarantine.
The City Treasurer, by the Mayor,
asked that one of two things be done
by the Council, either furnish
the money to meet the warrants, or stop
issuing them, as the treasury was SO 900
behind.
Mr.. Maiben moved that the Mayor be
authorized TO borrow $1,000 fer three
months. Carried.
A communication from Henry Stage
was presented, in which lie rendered
his resignation as sealer of weights and
measures for Provo city, as he was
not citizen of the United States.
The petitioner recommended Joseph
Faucet as his successor.
Mr.. Dixon moved that the resigna-
ton be accepted and Mr.. Faucet be
appointed his successor.
MI. Henrichsen amended by striking
out the name of Joseph Faucet and
inserting that of 7, R. Sundberg.'
Mr.. Maiben-1 shall oppose the
amendment on account of Mr.. Sund-
berg being employed by the Sun
Foundry Company, and consequently
is not his own master.
Mr.. Henrichsen stated that he had
talked with Mr.. Sundberg and he was
willing to act and give the position all
the attention necessary, and that he
had had considerable experience in
Chicago and other cities;
The amendment was put and lost:
The original motion prevailed,
A communication FROM s. g. Cluff
was read, in which he stated that the
watermaster was constructing a dam
whereby his land was being damaged.
Petitioner requested the city to in
terfere in the matter. Referred to the
COMMITTEES on irrigation,
The Chief of Fire Department
submitted the following report:
To the City Council of PROVO City,
GENTLENEN-I herewith submit nv
report as chief of fire department, for
quarter ending June s, 1891. There
have been four fires during the quarter,
located as follows, to:wit:
One on Eleventh street, between l
and J streets; estimated loss, $3.50; sup
posed to be incendiary.
One on Fourteenth street, between n
and o streets; cause, street motor.
One on Fourteenth street, between NJ
and Il streets; cause, street motor.
One on second street, between l and
J streets; supposed to be ircendiarY;
loss, So, 900; insurance, S4,700.
Total loss for the quarter, s. 900.
There are now enrolled twenty seven
volunteer french. Tile apparatus is In
good condition with the exception of
the hose cart, which is very much
worn.
would respectfully recommend for
your consideration the following to-
witt First. that you tuffiish the des
parthient with new hose wagon, also
hook nd ladder truck; eight pairs of
rubber boots, eight rubber coats. and an
appropriation to reimburse the firetheii
for clothes spoiled and damaged while
at fires. JOHN Brown,
Chief of Fire Department:
The report was referred to the COM
Ihittee on fife department..
The committee on judiciary sub
mitted the following report:
To the City Counrii of Prptb CNty:
Gen IL EMEN Your committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred the
petition of G.. A. Conklin, asking that
the ordinance be changed so as to al
low, him conducting his ph0tographing
Business seven days week, respect
fully report that we have considered
he same and recommend that the PEE
litiOn be not granted.
II. J. MAIBEN,
Chairman.
The hearing of petitions for remit
,ances and abatement of taxes was then
aiken up.
the following persons appeared and
made complaint that their taxes were
too high: Mr.. Baum. VIM. Harrison,
in behalf of his daughters, Mary and
Elite Harrison), John Kuhn, VIM. Mel
son, Charles \. Smith, John Craven,
James Bennett, Charles Anderberg, An
drew Anderberg, Mr. Bigelow, Moroni
Bigelow, Elizabeth Brown and Thomas
COcnrane.
The following applied for an abate-
ment of taxes on account OF inability to
pay them; Leo Bigelow, an invalid, Ida
K. Knuds0n nd Sarah Clark.
Dir. Simmons appeared in behrlf of
the National Bank of Commerce, and
stated the objection to the tax was that
it was assessed on a prospective capital,
it being assessed for $50, 900 while only
S25, 900 had been paid up.
G. II. BloomSterberg appeared and
wanted to know how if was that after
selling about one third of his property
since last year his assessment was high
er He could not understand how it
could be higher unless he had been as
Sessed for the roses on his place.
The Mayor: Mr.. Bloomsterberg,