The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-26

answer. Barber thought the right Of way
mad been secured by seven years. use, but
that owners could fence right up to the
road on either side, and prevent
the city from getting material Tor
grading. Yeates was in favor of con-
demning the land as Mr.. Blueme, over
whose land the road passed, wanted an ex-
orbitant price. Barber wanted to know
whether Mr.. Bluemel gave any reason for
refusing to sell at a reasonable price. The
mayor said he had given no reason.
The committee to whom had been re-
ferred the petition Of the Logan and Rich
mond Canal company, asking an appropria-
ton of $500 for its relief, reported favor
ably. The reason given was that the canal
company was about to present petition to
the legislature for aid, as the damage to the
canal had been caused by territorial in
stltutlon, the agricultural college; that the
business men of Logan had held meeting
and had induced it to withhold the petition
at that time; that when it would have been
presented, it was too late to get any relief;
that the reason given for asking the canal
company to withhold petition was that
some damage done at that time by the col
lege would be remedied. 1t was stated
that the college irrigated it's land so ire
quently that the ground became thoroughly
saturated, causing the land on the slope of
the hill to slide into the canal.
The mayor stated that the total cost of
repairing the canal would be over 50, 500;
that the sum asked for was small; that in
view OF the benefits derived from the canal
Logan could afford it. Tho question arose
as to whether the city could legally help
the company. The attorney said that while
the city could not be held responsible for
damages, no one would question the right
| OF the city to render assistance if it felt so
disposed.
After some further discussion the report
of the committee was accepted aud recon-
mendation adopted.
OFFICIALS ELECTED.
b. Robbins be appointed as chief was next
taken up.
The committee on fire department re-
ported that it had conferred with the fire
men in regard to the matter; that the fire.
men said they would have been willing to
serve under any member of the DEPART
ment, but would not serve under nom
member The committee made no recon-
mendatlon as to the acceptance or rejection
Of the petition, but left it entirely with the
council. Report accepted and the commit
tee discharged.
| On motion of Darlington the petition
was refused. The resignation of Ralph II.
Smith as chief of the fire department was
read and accepted.
| @. b. Robbins and Joseph /. Knowles
were then put in nomination for the ONCE,
and after some discussion Knowles was
appointed.
| The resignation of John S. Adams as city
sexton was next read and accepted. Will
liam Ellis and Hugh Adams were nomi-
mated. Adams received the appointment.
BILLS.
The following bills were read and passed
| p,io icrhf n.
ham, Justices fees, SIS; city sexton, for
planting trees and ornamenting cemetery,
ETC., $25; Joseph Tarbet, for work done on
canal, $500; Wick Crockett meals for
prisoners, $3.50; James McNiel, labor per
formed under eX-road supervisor, So; z. G.
M. l., $3.50. The mayor stated that the
money was now ready to pay Thatcher
Bros. Banking Co., principal and interest,
SO, 500: also that the city could if it wished
pay the Asmusen and Nelson notes. The
Asmusen note was drawing II per cent.
interest and the Nelson note s per cent
that the city could keep the Nelson money
for five years if it wished. Some disc, S
sion followed, but it was finally decided to
defer action on the Nelson note.
The following bills were presented and
allowed:
Adolph Anderson's expense account for
recorders Office ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OC
coop wagon ana MaCQlnG COuDaQy------ Z 81
J. Q. johnson, road supervisor s. 81
Other small city Observation-Disclosures 81
NOTES.
Petition of John Nicholson, asking to be
appointed to take care of city park, was
referred to committee on public grounds,
mayor associated, with power to act.
The quarantine physician presented some
matters pertaining to quarantine for the
consideration of the council.
The mayor, marshal, quarantine physi.
clan, Councilmen Carlisle and Thorstense1
were appointed as board OF quarantine.
SALARIES.
The salaries eff city officers were filed al
follows:
Mayor, 5000 per annum; city recorder
500 per annum; water master, 5000 per an
Dum; treasurer, $3.50 per annum; marshal
S65 per month; city attorney, S35 PEI
month chief of police, $25 per month
jailor, $50 per month; street supervisor. s;
per day.
The per diem of the councillors was fixeC
at g per meeting.
f. a. Thorsen was appointed specia
policeman.
The wages to be paid for labor on pubIi
works was fixed at Sc per day.
ALL SORTS.
The conference of the Young Ladie
Mutual improvement association of each
stake was held in the tabernacle at Logan
Saturday, the 23d inst. There was quite
large attendance. The instructions givel
were of the best kind
, The case of Thomas Muir, who is Charge
with having committed misdemeanor b.
placing an obstruction in stream OF waite
3 was up for trial before Commissions
Goodwin on Saturday. The case was con
r tinued until Monday.
Prof. Maeser, of the church board of edu
; cation, delivered lecture last Frida