The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-22
PARK CITY .
LIBERAL CAUCUSES
To Elect Delegates ! to the City
Convention.
Aldermen Nominated-The Probable Mayor
The City Council Considers the Water
but not the Liquor Question.
April %.
FRIDAY.

to The HERALD. Liberal ward caCcuses
were held last evening in the First ward
at Kimball's barn; in the Second at the
city hall, and in the Third at the Ontario
mill boarding house The meetings were
held for the purpose of nominating one
alderman in each ward, to elect delegates
as follows to the city convention to be held
on the 18th at pm. In the First ward
there were to be elected nine delegates
in the Second, eighteen, and in the Third
ten. There were some remarks as to who
should be nominated for mayor, and it is
generally understood that E. w. Berry
will run for that office. Numerous others
were mentioned among whom the name of
Ezra Thompson was heard.
IN THE FIRST WARD
b. I. Kimball was chosen chairman and
A B. Richardson nominated for alderman.
A committe to name delegates was then
selected, consisting of M. H. Pate, Barney
Riley and j. H Demming. Their report,
however, was not adopted, Balloting for
delegates followed, resliltingin these cleo
tons: Barney Riley, G. A. Short Fred
Ras band, Newell, James Keith, w. j. Con-
ban, Scion Spiro. S. a. Persley, Mike
Scully, John Shields, f. j. Nc .aughlin, A.
B. Emery, w. o. Snyder, ]. L. Weber,
Henry Shields, James Quinn, j. j. Peter.
IN THE SECOND WARD,
George Shields was elected chairman The
nominees for aldermen were: w. S.
Mostly, rs votes; l. L. Osborne, Ii votes.
A committee of five was appointed by the
chair to name eighteen delegates TO the
city convention to be held on the 25th. The
committee consisted of Thomas Curran, S.
L. Mosby, D. c. Mclaughlin, William Nc
Laughlin and Thomas Cupit. The dele
gates elected are: l. L. Osborne, Thomas
Curran, Thomas Cupit, William McLaugh-
lin, Harry G. d. M. Robbins, E. T.
Buchanan, w. D. Sutton, NJ H. Pate, r.
I. Kimball and B. D. jenkins. Several
votes were challenged. The delegates
from the First ward were instructed to
nominate mayor.
THIRD WARD.
]. S. Murdoch called the meeting to
order. That gentleman was thsn elected
chairman and James Farrell secretary.
MIR. b. McDonough was then nominated
for alderman. Mr.. James Murdoch was
nominated and declined. MIR. w. r.
NAPLES was nominated. Matt Uric was
nominated but declined. Nominations were
then declared closed. Tellers appointed by
the chair were James Pearson and b. M
Sperry.
The first ballot stood: Twenty votes ::
first ballot did not declare a choice, the
second ballot was then taken.
The second ballot stood: Twenty-Five
votes cast; NAPLES s, McDonough 16 Uric
l. Mr.. McDonough was then declared
nominated.
Next was the appointing of committee
| OF three to attend the city convention by
Chairman Murdoch The committee
selected j. S. Pearson, b. McDonough and
. Joseph Durkin.
, A w. Kreigbaum moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to confer with
Mayor Gregor in regard to what action
shall be taken toward the suppression of
gambling. Carried. The chair appointed
Messrs. A. w. kreigbaum, James lvel S
and D. Sperry. The chairman thought
that strong talk should be made to the
: mayor, as he considered IL wrong TO allow
young boys to take part in that henious
9 offense. Strong speeches were made
2 against that practice by many loyal minded
gentlemen present.
/ The following gentlemen were appointed
Is delegates to the convention: j. McGhil,
Morgan, Fitzgerald, Pearson, Durkln Loe
( beck, Garvan, Talon, E. Kinball.
5 The report OF the committee was adopted.
4 Ward committee for the year. Post
3 Sperry and Harris.
CITY COUNCIL.
The city council assembled in the coun,
L Gil chamber in the city hall on Wednesday
evening in regular session. Those presen,
were Mayor George, Aldermen Berry
= Lockhart Cupit, B. T. Kimball and b. Nc
Donough; also Recorder Hayt
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved
After the smaller business, such as petit
o tons, hearing of officers reports, ETC., the
members of the council came to the tlrs1
important part Of the evening, VIZ, the
water question.
The first in that line was a presentation
from the Alliance company of bill fol-
8 $3.50 fer use of water for the past two
months, and also the declaration that here
after the rate will be 5000 per month. Some
l. discussion arose as to the advisab illty Of
y allowing the bill, and after the committee
on fire and water had reported unfavoraby
upon the matter, the council decided L
sustain the action of the committee, anC
d instructed the recorder to reply TO tht
A Alliance company that the council couil
4 not entertain That company's proposal, anC
u further, would not recognize the bill. MI
q Berry then moved that the committee OF
t fire and water take all necessary action il
e the matter, and be vested with AUTHORITY
, to act. Carried.
= The next topic on the tapis was that o
: paving, and Chairman McDonougs, OF tn.
. committee on streets, alleys and brlds es
! streets instead of considering the pawn!
of same, and that only TO a depth of abou
- | twelve or fifteen inches as the committed
6 may direct; and during the course of hi!
:. remarks, suggested that Main street be re
:. gutierrez. Carried.
- Mr.. a. B. Richardson, who bal asked
e permission to pile buiuing material OF
. Main street for a period Of three months
y was given the n cessary permit.
A motion to fix the minimum rate of tht
- price of cemetery lots at IS, was, afte
: amendment, referred to committee on city
. property. 1t was then moved and carried
. that immediate steps be taken to place
! fence about the city cemetery.
y 'rhe liquor question how held the atten
q ton of the council, and after some ouib
= bling, and while some aldermen were dec
= in the question, some one irrelevaDtly sug
= gested that the council adjourn. This mo
. ton was carried, and the liquor law still
= remains to be heard from.
9 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
y "Tug" Wilson went to Salt Lake yester
! day. :
"A. d. Moffatt went to Salt Lake las
# evening.
e Mr.. S. J. Kenyon came from Salt LAX
i yesterday.
T. Mrs. Joseph A. Young went to Salt LAX
yesterday
Saturday night, Joshua Simpkins" wi
Il hold down the boards.
c Petty thievery and yagabondism is agai
: prevailing in the city.
g Tonight there will be lecture in tn
e opera house by Rev. Bert Foster
d Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Macintosh wen
q down to the metropolis yesterday.
y. Two vags were up before Judge Hay
= yesterday, aud he gave them tWentv.fnn