Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-14


j. IL. Young asked thst Robert
Built be appointed n special policeman
to DO paid by the Union Pacific Rail.
Way company. COMMITTEES ON police.
Il. q. Hardy asked tina, certain
streets be graded In PlatJ. Commit
tee ON streets.
John q. Mcdonald & Sons asked TO
be paid 5000 for a crippled horse being
shot by policeman. Committee on
claims.
John Williams asked permission to
run refreshment stand at No. East
First South street. Committee on
streets.
The ID. A. & NJ. society asked to be
relieved from paying taxes for con-
stroclion OF water mains In front OF 1t,
property. Committee on claims.
Francis Smith and others asked
that they be relieved from paying Ger.
tain sprinkiing tax. Committee on
sprinkling.
"CusrER's LAST RALLY"
John Mulvany asked that he be
allowed 10 exhibit ga large aud
magnlflc painting entitled "Cus-
tors Last Rally" Hv described II as
being chatse and beautiful and believed
that Its exhibition would DO source Of
enjoyment and instruction TO the PEG.
pie aud therefore asked that permission
be- given TO exhibit without exnc,ing
the usual license fee. Committee on
license.
ENdINEER's REPORTS.
The city engineer sent ia a com.
munication with reference to the cost
Of sidewalks on the west side OF East
Temple street from Third 10 Sixth
South street, In district No. 8, and
both sides Of West Temple street from
Second 10 Fourth South streets In dis
trict No. 7. Tho cost was az follows:
la district No. S, S2ls5.57; district No.
Z, s952970. Committee ON streets with
city engineer associated.
The city engineer reported that the
cost of a viaduct across the tracks OF
the Rio Grande Western railway on
Sixth South street would be about
$4,000. Committee on streets.
The city engineer reported the cost
for CURLING and paving State street, dis
trict No. /, from South Temple to
Fourth South street. The curling cost
s5332,3O, and the paving s66,074.02.
Committee on streets.
THE SEWER PUMP MATTER.
with reference to the resolution on
the sewer pump purchase the city at
torney reported that the resolution
failed 10 give any very definite inior-
nation as to what he was required to
pass upon, but being guided TO
some extent by data derived from
other sources AMI believing II
best under the circumstances to
answer the questiOn as he understood Il
he proceeded 10 10 30. lie took II that
proposition topurchase sewer pump
and machinery was submitted TO the
counci, by tue committee on sewers
aud bid to furnish the same was ac-
repied by the council anu referred TO
the Mayor for his action therein. That
the Mayor vetoed the same which hs
returned 10 the recorder, but through
soma oversight the resolution OF tho
council submitted b him did not
reach the recorders Office prior to tho
next meeting OF the council, when tho
Mayors veto was laid before tho coun.
Gil. He understood that the then pre-.
siding officer ruled that said veto mes-
sage was not properly before tho
council. He failed to find anything In
the law which says either directly or
by implication that notwithstand-
Ing the Mayor shall veto an
ordinance, contract or resolution, and
that the same In not returned with tho
veto IL shall become law. He believed
the only way TO make 1t valid where
vetoed II for the Council TO proceed to
vote aud dispose OF the objection. US
provided in the law. Filed.
AUDITORS REPORT.
The city auditor submitted his report
for November, az follows:
RRCEPTs.