Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-29
REVISION OF ORDINANCES
Discussion Over The appointment Of
PublICe Work Inspector
AMOUNT OF cry BONDS.
Councilman Evans Insluuhics That
Somebody l. In the Dog Farm
ing business For Private
Gain.

The reNlrlOn OF tue oity oHuih"h'N'i ~
ginning where the work was cut short
several weeks ago, when the munich
nal fathers took up the complaint of
dIspruntled taxpayers. The members
pregent we're Rich, Folland, Hardy,
Moran, Horn, Bell, Slmondi, Boards
ley, Heiss, Evans-lO. Abscnt-Loof'
tourow, wantland, Lawson. karfick.
In the absence OF Preeident Loot.
borrow Councilman Beardsley was
chosen chairman.
APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS.
Section five Of tho ordinance in re-
lation to tho employment OF Inspectors
BY the board OF public works was frs,
considered.
Rich moved that the section be
stricken out In order that all such In
spectop can bo appointed by the en-
cheering department. He believed
wherever mechanical labor was re-
quired for public works the engineer
should be allowed to select his own
assistants.
Heiss said he did not think the prop
ositlon was good one.
Rich declared that II would DO In the
interest OF harmony besides being n
general saving to the city II the sec
ton was repealed.
The city engineer stated that he was
obliged 10 have corps OF assistants on
Ill
cases they could act ss inspectors and
thus perform double duty 10 the city.
As far a. he was personally concerned
he would prefer that the matter re-
main rs heretofore but he realized II
the section was repealed 1t would be a
tuhllc benefit.
Evans moved to amend by making
the appointment coniifmablo by the
city engineer and the CITY Council
associated.
Horn opposed this.
Desultory discussion followed for
several minutes when Hardy arose
and stated that the board OF public
works was created by law aud that law
gave the board certain powers among
which was the right 10 employ inspec.
tors. The council could not curtail
the powers give 10 the board by the
Territorial Statutes.
Horn concurred with Hardy and
said no believed that the best and
wisett thing TO do was 10 leave the
ordinance immutilnted.
Rich said the Territorial Statutes
had nothing to do with the matter
whatever. IL was entirely in the
bands OF the council. That body
could add to or tske from such privi-
leges and powers OF the bopfd ii pub.
lie works as II saw fit.
POLAND stated that II had been fse-
quently proven In this city dur
iug the last few months that
city inspectors were general nuisance
and contractors invariably declare that
II the work IL accepted by an author
lied Inspector they are no longer liable
for any defect that might be discovered
in their.work.
The motion 10 repeal was lost.
The discussion then required on the
amendment which Boll said would
surely compllcate things.
Evans could not see II In tho same
light. The engineer should have the
right TO employ the inspectors.
Hardy believed that great deal Of
trouble and unnecessary expense could
b. saved by associAting the engineer
with the board.
The amendment finally carried.
AMOUNT OF CITY BONDS.
Ordinances relating to the Issuance
Of $4,000 bombs by the city were
read aud passed.
CITY ASSESSOR.
The ordinance In regard 10 the duties
OF the city Assessor was next taken up.
Compiler Lippman stated that the
last Territorial Legislature passed a
law aboiishing that 0ilioe,to take effect
IN January, 1888. IL was question In
his mind as TO whether that ordnance
should be allowed TO pass.
POLAND explained that the ordinance
should be retained. III II was repealed
ne doubted very much II the assessor
would be under bonds.
The ordinance WAS passed without
amendment.
OFFICERS BONDS.
When the question OF bonds was
iaken up the parkkeeper's bond was
nhed at $500, the police Justice Mt
5000, the sanitary inspector ut $4,000,
lhe sealer OF weights at $1,000, sGperin.
tendent OF sewers $4,000.
ON BUILDINGS.
The chapter on buildings was dis
cussed at length, but passed without
amendment.
COUNCIL MEETINGS..
The chapter In relation to the time,
place and manner OF holdlpg Council
meetings was also passed without
change.
CITY CREEK CANYON.
zee oriinance in relation to City
creek canyon was passed without
modification or amendment.
EsTRAY DOGS.
Nhapter IL relates TO dogs, II
caused considerable warm discussion.
Nlch moved that the ordinance 10
Alhenued That the minimum line for
Nophg an unregistered dog be re-
yucca from ~ to 81. Lost.
bell thought inahmuch ns 1t coat the
wy nothing TO care for estray dogs at
N.o pound that the license man Oe re-
qulieu TO keep them for Ave days.
Meh declared positively thst the
wy was paying for thc keep OF the
uuss lhe ordinance Ia the contrary
Notwithstanding, and GalleazLi was
'eellng the benefit.
ROLAND added that the dog man had
~. oonh, ~ at the lublic's ex.
psuse' Ills fees were enormous
, oohleni with what no was getting