The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24

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They further reported as follows:
That the Tribune Job Printing Compa-
ny's bid for printing 200 volumns was
S1.I0 Der page. That therefore the bid
for printing was awarded to the Tribune
Job Printing Company, they being the
lowest bidder at $1.10 per page. That
the work of binding was awarded to the
Salt Lake Lithographing Company, they
being the lowest responsible bidder for
40 cents per volume, both awards being
made subject to the approval of the
mayor and this council. They further
recommended that in addition to the char
ter and the revised ordinances that the
book contain the constitution of the
United States, the amendments thereto,
the organic act of the territory, the rules
OF the city council, the names of the
councllmen, the various committeeman
OF the council and list of the city Off
Gals. Also that a cut of the corporate
seal shall be added at the close of chapter
80 and be placed at the attesting clause OF
the city recorder at the close of the vol
ume; that 1 200 copies be published and
that the size OF the index be left to the
discretion OF the compiler; that the con-.
tracts with the Tribune Job Printing
company and Salt Lake Lithographing
company be approved by the council and
submitted to the mayor for his approval;
also that the 1 200 copies after completion
be placed in the hands OF the city rec
order, who shall hold them subject to the
orders of the mayor and council; that
said ordinances be disposed of at s. per
volume, the said money to be turned into
the city treasury at the end of each month
and statement concerning the remainder
of books on hand and number sold or
otherwise disposed of be made in the an
nual report of the said city recorder.
tracts OF the lowest bidders were read.
The contract of the Salt Lake Lithograph-
ing company was approved, but the ma
lofty of the council was of the impress
sion that the Tribune Job Printing COM
pany's minimum Of sixteen pages per day
was too low, and the contract was
awarded to read minimum of not less
than thirty-two pages per day, and ord
cred referred to the mayor for approval,
in the event that the company accepts the
amendment.
An ordinance levying the tax for the
assessment for the property on the east
SIDE OF Second West street, between First
and Second South streets; also along the
west side of First West street. between
First and Second South streets: also along
the north side of Second South street. be-
tween First and Second West streets;
also along the south side of First South
street, between First and Second West
streets. all in sewer district No. 5, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
TAXATION EXEMPTION.
The city attorney reported in the mat
ter of the communication of Willard
Young, president of the Young uni |
versity. asking that lots 1, 2, 8 and 4, |
block Is, plat ID, be stricken from the |
books Of the collector, that he had grave
doubts of the power of the council to
is illegally on the books. Section 81 pro-
vides that the council shall have power
to annually levy and collect taxes on the |
assessed value of al real and personal es-
tate or property in the city made taxable |
by the laws of the territory. lie did not |
think the council, if they attempted to |
exercise this power, can do so by leVying |
on a portion of the property made taxable |
by the laws of the territory and exempt |
ing other portions from taxation which |
are made taxable by the territorial laws, |
and failed TO find any territorial law ex-
emptlng such property from taxation. I
For this reason he held that the collector |
should proceed with his collections. The |
report was laid on the table for one week.
STANDS FOR PROVISIONS.
Beardsly introduced a resolution that all I
dealers in provisions, that expose same /
for sale on the sidewalks of the city, be |
required 10 place SUCH PROVISIONS on !
tables or stands at least eighteen inches
above the sidewalks. The resolution was
adopted
The old matter of the appointment of S.
II. Carlisle by the board OF public works,
subject to the approval of the council, as
inspector of dressing end setting Of curb
ing and laying of stone blocks, under con-
tract with the Culmer-Jennings Paving
company at 500 per month, was called up
and referred back TO the board OF public
works for recommendations.
Mainland introduced q resolution that
the city marshal be requested to enforce
the ordinance requiring the cleaning OF
snow and ice from the sidewalks and to
see that in such removal of snow and ice
the cutters are not INSTRUCTED. Adopted.
An ordinance leyying the tax and for
the assessment Of the property on both
sides of West Temple street, from the
south line of South Temple street to the
north line of Fourth South street, in
paving district No 3, was taken mp and
passed under a suspension of the rules.
GIVE OLD SOL A CHANCE.
A resolution signed by Evans, Hardy,
POLAND. Rich. Kelly and Heiss was in
to the effect that the chairman
of the street committee anchor the sun
and hold the same in allowance SO that the
heat from old Sol can melt the snow SO as