Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-27
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
BOyman's Bond Said 10 Have Been
RraudulenIly Slsued.
an INVESTIGATION TO he MADE.


o5. Roll call was responded TO by
Councilmou Span1rd, Pcudleton,
pickard. James, Lynn, Anderson,
FolIand, Tuddenham, Hyde, Young,
Hardy, Heath and Parsons. Absent
Smith, and Khrrick.
rErITiONs
we're read and referred M followE
Joseph woodmansee asked that ac-
ton ON certain petition signed by
him for extension OF watermains be do.
tetred. Committee on waterworks.
The western Bill Posting company
,,kei n reconsideration Of the action
taken on its petition ut recent meet
ing u the Council. Committee on
streets.
John Connolly asked rebate Of
sidewalk Assessment. Committee on
streets.
James GALLAGHER nnd other property
owners on Apricot street asked that
that thoroughfare bo widenod. Com.
mittee on streets.
John MoCready and others protested
against the annexation OF certain sub.
divisions to the municipal corporation.
Received and filed.
The Sierra Nevada Lumber com.
pany asked that cross walks at South
Temple and Third West streets be re-
paired. Superintendent VI streets.
~ a a 49, 10
allowed TO exhibit flash light signs ON
tusiness blocks. Committee ON linz
provements.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
Ole j. Burg and T.. A. Byrnes were
appointed members u Franks patrol
system.
THrY GoT n.
The city engineer sent In commu.
nicntion In W Inch lie recommended that
$1,000 he paid Dubois a Williams on
account. Adopted.
FOR SETTLEMENT.
The board Of public works submitted
final estimates Of ]. >. Morse for sj7 80
and Houlahan 4 Griffith for s6O2.i5,
for work performed ON sidewalks.
Approved.
The auditor recommended an nppro.
priatlon Of slO6.T 10 ray demands Of
John l.. Blythe for s77.77 and j. A.
Morlan for 800, amount due ON side
walk tax. Approved.
CANNOT ACT.
The same officer represented that II
would be- impossible for him TO carry
out the instruction Of IN. council with
reference TO increasing the width Of
Apricot street, before the committee
on streets reported on the rosurvcy OF
plat In which that street Is situated.
Committee on streets.
iOR rnOrooEAriiiNu CHooKs.
Marshal John NJ. Young asked thst
he be given authority TO have photo.
graphs Of criminals and suspicious
characters taken. Granted.
4 LiuH7lNu PROPOSITION.
The Salt Lake Power, Light and
Heating Company,sent I'M communi.
cation In which IL proposed TO furnish
an additional number of lights to the
city, gratis, providing liz present con.
uact lie extended one year from OK.
plmtion. Committc ON improve.
menls.
TiiE FARLEY CANYON CONDUIT.
The committee ON watsrw0rss made
Tue following recommendations
That Dubois N Willlama be- released
it0m further supervision Of the work |
LEFT unfinished by the city, and TINT
$500 shall he retained from iii.
amount due the contractors 10 my Tor
the same. That the city purchase |
property Of Dubois * Williams which |
VIII he necessary Ia prosecute that and |
other worko n similar nature for SOS. |
70, and that the plans relative to the |
,liy Engineer 10 carried out.
TIE SEQUEL.
II VIII DO remembered that Police. |
man White, while attempting 10 arrest |
hi0otpsd, At the rear OF saloon at the |
corner OF West Temple aud Third |
ooulii streets, on tho night OF July |
10Th last, accidentally shot n passing |
pedestrian In the right leg which |
resulted In amputatlon. Tho injured |
man now asked that he bu allowed |
such damages M might be agreed upon.
committee on claims.
SECRET SERVICE ASKED roR.
Policeman John W. jenkins asked;
INST, for the Inauguration Of a secret
service division TO be connected with |
lhe police department, to consist OF one
ohlei anu six privatos; second, the
creation Of office OF lieutenant at A
salary OF sll5 per month; third, that
lhe number Of patrolmen be- Increased
10 nifty; fourth, cabinet to hold
burglar tools taken from housebreak.
tlsi NH, that a photograph cabinet he
furnished the department; also an In
drxed description book. Receivod anu
filed. ""'
ALLfuED FORGERY.
TWAS reported that Mt meeting Of
lho Joint city aud ounty building
geommlttoo held on the 10Th Inst
'he following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That whoroas II has been
represented TO the Join. committee OF Tho
,ly C0uncil and County Court of salt
axe wy and County, by several nor.
SOUS whose names appear anon the bond
~ ioLn IL. bowman, as contractor with
sslll Lake CITY ind County for tho faith.
iul performance N tho Contract botw een
MN ana said oily and county foI tho
conjunction Of the Joint CITY and county
nnilding were not thoir genulne ,lyna.
lures and that they did not In fact slim or
suthorifo any porson to sign said bond.
, ,nh, lhe mayor appoint special commit. |
w 70 ineet with the County Court 10 ex.
atullnn witnesses and take testimony AZ 10
.a run 81 said representations. And
s"lu committee arc authorized 10 employ
",5f'i,i,usIapher To- tAkO testimony and |
1871 s.'y produced before snld court and
patch. u's'
THAT SEWER ASSESSMENT.
The committee on eev.ra,,., ,,,,.s.,.,