Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-24

10 committee on Police.
liz WANTS An ofICe.
Jno. +. Hardio asked u be appoint.
ed city auditor giving recommend.
tions.
ofFicB-srFKERs GALORE.
A large number Of petitions from
oflice-seekefs was temporarily laid on
the table.
sEcRE1 SERVICE DEpARfMFNT.
The following was referred TO the
committee ON police:
To the Hon. Mayor aud City Council.
Genilemcu--B Believing that 90 sro,
service department. IN connection with
the police department, would BIO q great
beneat 20 the city and Va, safety aud .U-
curly OF the citizons In particular In the
detection aud prevention OF crimes, aud
believing that IN order 10 successfully
enforce The same II would be necessary
tn have au efficient ON er In charge Of
said department, therefore we, the un-
dor igned citlzon- Of salt Lake City rcs-
pcciiully petition your honorable body
office OF chief " detectives, de-
lining tho duties thereof and
urgently tcquUs, that YOU appoint
TO said office Hugh l.. Glenn. the present
city detective, au nflir1r whom your pe-
titioncrr heartily indorse and believe to
be thoroughly competent for such posi-.
ton. and your petitioners will over pray.
Joseph VI. Stout. W. ;. Mccormick, 4.
l.. Holland. Frank Knox, j. T.. booloy,
l.. =. nus. II. NJ. Wells, j. W. Donnel-
Ian, NJ. j. Cheseman, y. Il. Walker, 4. u.
WiuHnr n A smith InafuWu It,l.U-
son, 7. q. WobboT. Cohn Bros, J. II.
Gillespie, u. AIN, Dr. j. VI. Dart, 4. q.
llrixun, \. }. Wyatt, J.. W. Gfoenman,
T.. n. Parsons, g. l.. Haines, W. T..
smcdley Co, J. T.. Wiscomb.
THE OFFICE vAcASr.
The resignation OF A. NJ. Grant as
city building inspector was received
aud the matter Of the appointment OF
his successor laid over for one week.
ANOTHER BRIDGE.
w. II. Ryan recommended that the
city engineer itrnieh specifications TOT
n bridge TO be built across Jordan on
Seventh South street. Adopted.
CONTINUED ~ OFFICE.
a. j. PendlctOn was continued rs
arbitrator between the city Lnd the
farmers having right 10 the wster IN
Par!uy's Canyon creek.
THE OLD Mill.
The matter OF the removal Of the old
mill on City creek was referred 10 the
committee ON streets.
OBJECTIONABLE SEWER TAN.
Margaret SHARP and others presented
the following petition;
Your petitioners, undersigned. re-
spoctlully represent
That on the inih day " January lsl2,
thoy potitionod your honorable body rela.
tive to the sewer literal being laid ON
South Temple street, and rcprcseutinu
that thC amount assessed therefor, - Wit:
. cents por square foot 10 rods back was
greatly excessive, that the work could DO
done tor much less than cents per
square foot, and asking that the tax as
sossnd therefor ho made 10 conform In
amount to tho actual cost Of the improve
mont. that said petition was referred,
and such recommendation taken, that
bids were advertised Tor aud received by
your honorable body. by which the rep.
Tosoniauons Of your petitioner. wore
thoroughly verified; hut A. vet tho said
prayer Of your petitioners that tho
amount ~ the assessment FOR this pur-
posc be adjusted to the actual cost of the
Improvement, has not been acted upon;
whereas tho said tax, unless action hu
taken at once bv your honorable body,
will be required 10 be iully paid ON or
before the 9Th inst. Tia: the same be-
ing eNorhitant aud unjust, will work
great hardship upon tho people con-
cctnod, and particularly upon certain
citizens who are not financially able TO
lay the same. Wherefore, your poiiti-
toner, now respectfully pray that the
time FOR tho payment u said assessment
DO extended 10y your honorable body un-
III the matter can DO fully investigated
and decided.
"Iour petitioners further represent
that they have carefully computed the
cost OF said Improvement according 10
tho various bids received 10y your honor
able body, aud at which responsible
firms have stood ready, Wiling aud auNi-
Gus 10 do tho work, and give heavy
bonds for tho faithful performance
thereof aud we lind that ut the rate
figured upon by the lowest " the i've
bidders. allowing that the city furnish
the pipe ni the actual cost To w. and com
putting the whole distance which the uipe
would have To be laid, Including street,
aud taking into consideration manholos.
functions, Otc., tho cost would be SiiG 30
less for each block than the amount Of
the oity'a assessment, Ia other words II
would DO done Tor l.3 cont per square
loot instead Of . cents, and for "a pur
cent. Of ,ho ciiy'Aestimnto.
''rhat The cost OF tho same, according
to the very highest Of said bidders osli.
mates would loo only - cent per
saunre loot; aud most OF the bids arc
much low0r than that.
"Whoroiorc, your petitioners pray re-
llof as above.n
The collector was instructed not 10
collect the taN until further notice.
DEPUTY RECORDER.
On recommendation u Recorder
Stanton, Elmer A. Ellsworth was ap.
pointed deputy city recorder. Ap-
pOintmeut mnde.
DEPUTY TREASURER.
Treasurer Duke recommended the
appointment OF John l.. May as deputy
city treasurer. Appointment made.
CIuEF OF POLICE.
The MRyor-l wish to call the atteu.
ton OF council TO the appointment OF
certain officers. The law prOvides that
the appointlye offices OF the municipal
government shall be made on the
second Tuesday OF April. Itappears
from the record that John NJ. Young
Was on February Is, 1890, appointed
chief Of police and jailer for tho unex.
pired term Ut Alfred Solomon, resigned.
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