The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-17

acted upon:
Several citizens in the southwest part of
the city petitioned the council to have the
water mains extended west Oh Twenty
south to TWenty-eighth street. Committee
on waterworks.
The citizens on Adams avenue, between
Twenty-eighth and Woodmansee's add
ton. reminded the council Of the deplorable
condition OF that thoroughfare and asked
that some steps be taken for their relief.
They also asked that the assessment i'm
posed on them be looked into. Committee
on streets and laws.
that the petition of the owners of s'West
Ogden addition by S. J. Burt and B. M.
Short, be granted. Adopted
AS the proposition of George 81. Matson
relating TO the opening OF Thirtieth street,
hes been withdrawn, the committee had no
report to make
In relation to the ordinance prescribing
| the duties OF auditor, the same committee
reported an amended ordinance for the con-
sIderation of the council
The committee also recommended that
the petition of David Kay, Matson, Abbot
y Barnes and others praying for protection
from peddiers, transient merchants, ETC.,
be acted upon by giving the city murshal
instructions to strictly enforce the ordi-
nance relatlng TO those pests.
The committee on laws reported in favor
of designating the land west of the
city hall as 8 place for hack drivers and
draymen to hitch their teams.
The committee on claims recommended
that the following bills be paid:
J. w McNutt ss5 10
W. w. Browning & Co.. -...... 90
Malan Brothers 40
Il. Nj. Bond & Co-------- --... 10 90
Ac 10 ha Tloi of III
trio Light company against Ogden CITY for
twenty nine arc lights from February lst
to February Is, 1891, amounting to 1922, the
committee left TO the council for consider
alton.
The report of Joseph Baxter, city pound
keeper. for the year ending February l4th.
was recommended paid. providing the
amount due the city, SI62.55, from him has
been paid to the city treasurer.
Ali the committee reports were adopted.
The mayor reported upon the purchase OF
chemical fire e1tinguisher, recommending
the purchase Of 319 Champion fro ex-
tlngulshef, at $500. The report of the
mayor was adopted, and he was authorized
to order an engine as per report. The vote
stood ayes to mays.
The report ofsthe city marshal was read
and placed on file.
The payroll of the street supervisor was
oSeoPeou anu oLoelcu paul. 1ne pay-r0ll OF
the city marshal of S742 was accepted, ex-
cept $40 TO the marshal md ordered paid.
A number Of other bills were presented
and ordered paid, but the hospital stew
ards bill for meats furnished was referred
to a comml9teee for investigation.
The police commission reported recon
mendlng that Jailor Tackett be superseded
by L. Williamson as night iail6r, and that
Marshal Metcalf be permitted TO occupy
rQC1dpnPQ OF he ai4 all J
furnish the prisoners their meals ut the
regular prices. This caused considerable
heated discussion, Mr.. Cannon explained
the reason why the committee recon-
mended Tackett's discharge, that he had
been disrespectful to his superior
officer. Councillors Lund and Allison
opposed the removal OF Tackett, Allison
also opposing the recommendation that the
city marshal De given the contract OF feed
idg the city prisoners. Jailor Tackett spoke
in his own behalf, defending his course in
Office and also IN going to the police com
mission with his complaint instead of going
TO Marshal Metcalf first. The motion 10
adopt the report of the commission was de-
feated, and rackett still remains as tailor. |
The liquor ordinance, requiring saloon
TO be kept unobstructed. wac +
read the second and third time and passed. /
When 1t came to considering the question /
Of the ordinance granting an amended
to the Ogden City Railway com
pany the minutes showed that at the last
meeting vote on the ordinance had been
taken and it had been killed This was
wrong as the motion defeated was "That
we proceed TO the passage of the ordi-
nance !" Allison, however, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the ordinance
vas shelved, which motion was carried.
Allison then offered an amendment
providing that the Ogden City
have the. right to construct
'nly one track on streets not already
operated under the charter of 1883. This
amendment was adopted with only one dis
enting vote--Cannon-a and with only
light changes the ordinance was passed |
dr. Rhodes thanked the council for its
,indness anc care in passing the ordinance.
nd everything went on as merry as mar
iage bell. Ogden will now soon have an
lectric railway system in full operation.