The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-14
REVISING THE LAWS
Some Radical Changes Made Last
Night.
an Amendment That the Council Nav lie
move the loliee Jus ice at Pleasure
Is Carried.

The meeting of the city council was not
called 10 order last night until Sis. There
was q bare quorum present, Evans, Fol
land, Hardy, Heiss, Horn, Lawson, Loot
bOurow, Rich and WantIand answering to
roll call. Beardsley came in few min
utes later aud was followed by Moran and
Bell
Rich opened the ball by going back to
the ordinance relating TO the deputy for
the assessor and collector of water rates
and tue words city council" were inserted
where mayor occurred.
Evans wanted to know if the council had
q right TO repeal an Ord1nane by simple
resolution and thought perhaps the coun-
Gil was not proceeding regularly.
Beardsley wan ted the opinion of the city
attorney.
Mr. Hoge said no ordinance could be Gre
ated by simple motion. The amendments
offered should be taken and noted, then
they could be adopted as a whole, but they
would nave to run the risk Of a veto by the
mayor.
The words ''who shall hold his office sub
ject to the pleasure Of the city council
which was tackled on after the section Great
ing the deputy Tor the assessor and collector
OF water rates, the chairman suggested,
would be in conflict With the charter.
an of1icer, the words were clearly in con-
fliot with the charter.
The chairman said. after looking at au-
thorities, that the words would do no
harm.
The words were inserted.
Moran wanted the city auditors deputy
only appointed with the advice and con-
sent OF the council"
The ordinance creating three desk ser
geants caused some little discussion. Mo
ran didn't want them called desk ser
geants" He thought police clerks"
would sound better. They are to be ap-
pointed by the mayor instead OF chief OF
police.
Rich wanted the inspector Of sewers
eliminated from the list Of officers. Rich
was sat upon, and the inspector remains.
The chief Of the fire department., so the
council decides, can only appoint "by and
with the consent Of the council"
The inspector of building will also have
to consult the council in appointing depu-
ties.
The same rule applies to the jailer when
ap pointing an assistant, aud also to the
/ city marshal in appointing deputies.
All appointments OF the recorcer come
under the same rule.
After the ordnance designating how the
I police justice is to be appointed. these
words are added "And the council may
remove the same at their pleasure.
The sealer OF weights and measures is
! restricted TO one deputy.
! The assistant supervisors Of streets are
/ to be here after designated as foremen, as
will also the assistant watermasters.
The city sexton and watsrmaster can
only appoint assistants BY and with the
/ consent Of the council.
/ y motion 10 adjourn was made and lost
r ca said be would like 10 set another
hour on the Work.
i A board of equalization will be appointed
to sit on the sewer assessment
The chapter of the ordinance relating TO
the health department was referred to the
board of health
Another motion to adjourn was made and
lost.
1t was moved that all specifications from
the board of public works shall be sub
mitted TO the council before bids are adver-
tlsed for. The motion was carried.
A motion 10 adjourn was then carried.
The committee on equalization consists OF
Lawson, aeiss, Rich. Horn and Simondi
During the evening Deputy Recorder
Ellsworth went TO sleep on one OF the
benches. POLAND wrote out a resolution
that he be required to select more retired
spot for his sIumbers, but failed to intro
duce it.