The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-21
WORK OF THE COUNCIL.
The Ordinances Passed Over the
Mayors Veto.
His Honor Finds Lower Bidder on the
Water Pipe-The Fire House
Plans Rejected.

The city council met last evening with
all members present. Business was trans
acted as follows:
DIR. E. G. Boyle sent in a bill for S74
for damages to his horse sustained by the
animal slipping in hole on the street.
Referred to the committee on claims.
Mrs. M. Mansfield, agent, sent in
communication stating that the Pacific
Paving company laid sidewalk on prop
erty belonging to J. S. Fondvce on Fifth
East street in 1891, and that the board of
public works has not yet accepted the
same. Hence she desired the sidewalk
accepted and the taxes cancelled, as the
city collector had threatened to bring suit
for the same. Referred and filed.
Browning Bros, agents, asked for the
abatement OF city taxes upon the ground
that certain i'm improvements assessed on the
real estate in question had not been made.
Referred and filed.
John D. Ford asked for the abatement
of taxes upon certain lands claiming that
they were mineral in character and unas-
sessable. Referred to city attorney.
A communication was received from
the city recorder stating that notices of
intention to extend water mains Nos.
142, 143, ia and 145 on certain streets,
had been published as required by law
and that he had received no protests. The
usual order was made.
THE FIRST SOUTH STREET GRADE.
The city engineer reported that the
grade in front of the Dinwoodey, Jen-
nings and Eagle Emporium properties
had been changed as previously ordered
by the council. Received and fled.
The city engineer reported that the in
formation wanted by the superintendent
of sewers as to the location of sewers laid
through the city, that the same was
ready and would De transmitted to his
Office as per instructions. Received and
filed.
THE MAYOR HAS A LOWER BID.
The following was received from the
mayor:
In regard to the purchase of water spipe,
which, at your last meeting you directed The
committee on waterworks. to make of Rhodes
Bros, l beg leave 10 state that today l re-
ceived dispatch from the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company. offering to deliver the pipe IN
question at Salt Lake city for S34 90 per ton.
This bid is 30 cents below that Of Rhodes BROS
AS a large proportion of the pc used by the
city has been furnished by this company DO
not understand why bid was not solicited
from it by the committee in the present case.
The acceptance of this bid will save to the city
over $780, and beg leave TO remind the honor
able president and council that, in the former
case, in which this same committee was au-
thorized to make the purchase in the same ir-
regular manner as has been followed in the
present case, was instrumental IN saving the
city $50.
Referred to committee on waterworks.
The COMMITTEES on licenses reported fav-
orably upon the petition ofJossph Krautz
and George Reeves for free licenses. The
report was adopted.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The committee on licenses recommended
that licenses to sell intoxicating liquors
be granted to the Godbe- Pitts Drug COM
pany, e. Jarrowetz & Co., Phil Margetts,
| Ed Borrrette, James Hegney and A.
Slonebrakel. Adopted.
The committee on waterworks reported
| favorably on the petition OF the board of
education for water main extension on
Second South street. Adopted.
The committee on police reported fay
orably upon the petition OF the Union Pa
cific railway company to appoint special
! officer at the company's depot, said officer
to be paid by them. Adopted.
The committee on improvements recon-
mended that the petition of H. Kimball
ct al. for an electric light at Seventh
South and Fourth West street, be granted.
Adopted.
The committee on Improvements recon-
mended the granting of the petition of
citizens for an electric light at the corner
OF L and Filth streets. Adopted.
The committee on claims reported adj
versely upon the proposition TO COM
promise judgment against the city for
/ S299. SO IN the case of Mrs. G.. w. Smell,
who was injured by falling upon side
walk, for $500. Adopted.
The committee on streets recommended
that the report of the board of public
works favorable to the petition of John
a. Groesbeck to construct walk upon
certain property by private contract be
granted. Adopted.
The committee on streets recommended
that the petition of John Williams for
permission to conduct a refreshment
stand on First South street be not
granted. Adopted.
THE IRRIGATION PAY ROLL.
The committee on finance reported in
the matter of the manner in which the
paw rolls of the Jordan canal and irriga-
ton department are kept; that the heads
of the departments make up their pay
rolls from daily time book in the hands
of the foreman of each gang. The book
contains the names of all employees and
the time they put in, and is verified by
the heads of the departments The heads
of departments also identify each employee
and the treasurer is held responsible for
\ the payments to the employees to whom
the money is due as shown by the pay
roll The committee also recommended a
strict enforcement of the resolution re-
curing heads of the deparim ents to sub
nit to the council acquisitions in advance
of purchases for all supplies needed, and
that no heads of departments be exempt
from furnishing the council quarterly in
advance an estimate of the cost of their
departments. Adopted.
vrN KRoTOw,s PLANS REJECTED.
Vim Krolow proposed certain alterations
in the three new fire houses, which would
enable him to bring the cost down to the
amount specified by the committee. Re-
ferred back to the committee on fire de-
partment to solicit for new plans, upon
! their report to the effect that the fire
houses could not be built under the pres
ent specifications for the amount agreed
upon.
OVER THE MAYORS VETO.
The revised ordinances were taken up
and passed over the mayors veto by the
following vote: as-Beardsley, Bell,
Evans, Hess, Horn, Kelly, Lawson,
Loofbourow, Moran Rich, Simondi and
Mainland; nays-Folland, Hardy and
Karrick.
Wantland introduced a resolution that
the city recorder be instructed to advertise
for propositions from property owners
looking toward the establishment of a
public market house. Referred to COM
mittee on markets.
The city recorder recommended that the
matter of examining the bids for printing
the revised ordinances be referred to some
committee, said bids being in his posses
sion. Referred to committee on enroll