Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-17
THE OLD And THE new.
The Recently Elected CITY 0ilC'TS
Installed Las Night.
GENERAL ROUTINE BUSINESS

Unsatisfactory Opiuiou as TO whether
the Drffaudld Cuunolmun Can
Recover Back salaries.
The outgoing CITY Council was
called 10 order At T:i5 by Mayor Scott
on Tuesday nigh,, February 10. THO
following membefa answered TO roll CALI
riobafi, Spanord, kartich, Prnilc-
tou, Heath, F'olland, Hyde, Lynn,
Anderson, JAMES aud psr-ous.
Absent -- Young, Hardy rulueu.
ham, aud smith.
Mayor.uloci Basi,lu occupied a seat
on the lee " Mayor scott. The rc.
malndor u the newly elected officers,
except HarIy, were alfJ present The
council chamber was packed 10 over
flowing by Spectators who were present
for the purpose Of witnessing the In
stallation Of the incoming menihers.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Al petitions and communications
were hid On the sOlo as unfuishet
business.
Hills ALLOWED.
Several bills were ,nru read aui the
amounts called for placed on the ap-
prorsiatiun list.
PRISONERS rARDoNED.
Mayor scott sent in written report
Ia which he stated that he had pat
dOnud eight city prisoners since hiH
last report. Adopted.
ON oF ms Own rOCllgr.
Ex.Trtasurer Walden reported that
he had paid SO TOT clerical services
Tor the city, out Of his own packet anu
asked that be be- reimbursed TINT
amount. Laid on the table as uuiln.
isne1 business.
To MOVE TnE MIL.
Dity Engineer Dorcmus reported
that In order To fully complete the WORK
Ut grading STATE street, between
North Temple street ami the
Capitol grounds 10 would bO necessary
10 femDve the old mill wheel anu builu.
ing on that thorOughihre, AMI a.Ecd
thut 1t be done forthwith. Laid ON the
table as unfinished Lu.iness.
ANOTHER INSPECTOR
On accommodation OF the city on
ginpor, l.. J. Williams was appointed
ius, ectOr Ul masonry work row tciug
put In City creek NJ the intersection ui
North Temple md State streets. salary
liked Mt 500 per month:
REFORMATION ASKED.
The city treasurer nskcd that he be-
given more definite Information H..
1ardiug the u. X. Thomas sewer tax.
bsiu ON the table M unfinished busi-
ness.
rROM JusflCE uEE.
Justice Gee sent m report Of the
business transacted IN the police court
for the month Of January " tho pee.
ent year. Received and filed.
uNCoLLEorABLE TANEs.
Assessor aud Collector Cute asked
To be credited with certain taxes
against property owners on account oi
being uncOilectablr.
Lor roR EXECUTIVE sANsIoS.
The special committee appointed 20
confer with the Governor and Lcgis'
lntive Assembly, Tor tho transfer OF
certain land to tho Territory, recon-
m,ndod that thu city do, ate 20 the Tor
Iitory one acre Of ground on the east
side Of state street ana Immediately
south " the Capitol Grounds and In
such shape ~ may DO acceptable 70
tue Territory; said ground 10 be used
rs elite i0r an executive mansion.
Adopted.
INDEFINITE OPINION.
4 very indefinite opinion was given
/ by the city attorney fogardlug The liH-
Utility Of the city t. psy salaries ~ the
I six Peoples cOuucilnlun Tor the time
they were deiriudei Of their seats aud
/ pay hy the "LipoTal" members. Two
| opinions were In reality given. One
/ was based ON the STATE c0nrlH OF New
, York, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon and
! Others, anu the text Of "Muachnm on
| Public Onlctrs, (Which hold that where
! the intruder holds the Office by order OF
| title ana has been paia the salary
up TO the time that the city coun'
I al or Disturbing agent Of tho city
has been notified by The party
rightnlly entitled 10 the office, that lac
has been ~ adjudgod by n court Of
competent Jurisdiction, such snlaTy 81
/ paid TO the intruder cannot bo 10.
] AuFNINh libAn VIC tlNNs ~ ne blHtI was
h9scd on the California ani other
courts, which holu that one entitled In
law 10 an otllce, but not In pos. essiOn
OF the same, is entitled to the salary
Tor the term for which he was elected,
ami the payment Of the salary 10 one
IN possession OF the Office without til,
[ win not prevent the ono having the
title from recovering the salary from
tho city. Read ard iilei.
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.
The committee ou claims reported
tho matter back without rccOEme H.
dalton,
APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations wor,
mauv:
] Western Electric Company ~ %
7 lnlIco department expenses. ~ y
Willlm thfAlnt.t.s..,.s.ss.ssss ,..,..,, $3.50 ~
J For school taxes, etc j. q. anu r.. build.
j, e. poWIin.,,......s .'..'','''.,'.',.,, - %
To,al.,...,sl'ii 81
A. GSrIiMts,iDN.
A recess o, i've minutes was then
taken TO allow the recorder 10 nrrNug,
the minutes Of tho meeting. rhi,
bciHg dOuu the Council was again
called TO order, after which the minute,
were read and proved.
oArns Oh OFFICE TAIlEN
Becor,ter lack then administered tl,