Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-15

Tho Proceedings.
INVITATION TO VISIT THE NEW BATH.
$50 RESORT.
Tho Salt Lake 4 Los Angeles Rail.
way company and tho Saltnlr Beach
company sent IN an Invitation 10 tho
Mayor AMI city Council TO visit Salt.
mir o. Monday next 20 see the great
improvements they were making there.
Accepted with thanks.
stenhouss 4 Company requested
that the City Council act iavorably on
the petition Tor seven copies Of their
new directory. Committee on ways
and means.
Secretary Pearson OF the business
Mcn's association sent In 4 commuul.
cation announcing the appointment Of
Hugh Anderson, f. 4. DSushi and
John g. Cutler as committee to confer
with the CITY Council In the matter OF
an intor.mountaln sanitary confer
ence. Mayor and sanitary committee.
j. J. Corum ct al. asked TO havc
cro1swalks constructed on west Second
South Eirest. Committee on streets
and public grounds.
q. j. Salisbury and others asked for
an extension OF sewers. Committee ON
Sewerage.
William Hsrkins asked for n renewal
OF lease on sand pits. Committee on
public grounds.
Ihau.ua W Iannt,a,. IA, ..l,.I
to be allowed to redeem certain land
for unpaid taxes. Committee on pub
lie grounds.
have certain street fences removed.
Committee on streets.
DIR. h. ). Wright asked that the
Medical society bs allowed 10 meet In
tue Council chamber on the second
Monday OF every month. Committee
on improvements.
ENTRANCE To CITY CREEK CANYON.
l.. y. Hills ct al. asked that the pro.
posed road into City Greek canyon be
along the channel OF the creuk from
State street canyon road aud thence
upward along said road. Committee on
streets.
THE APPROPRIATIONS VETO.
The recorder read the following:
Hon. @. T., stanton, City Recorder:
Dear Sir-I herewith return unap-
proved the appropriation OF S2j, 900 made
by the City Council NJ q special meeting
held ON February 10, 1903, in favor OF
George a. Love ct al, trustees, for tho
reasons that are herein set ont:
Ernnn thu uulnnfs. nI fhn prnnaalTpV.
OF tho Council at said special meeting IL
appears that tho following resolution was
passed andi the amount therein named
ordered to be placed ON the appropriation
list, to wit;
"Resolved, That this city government
purchase through George A, Lowe, W.
II. Rowe, Spencer Clawson, J. IS. Cam
eron, NJ. J, Gray, o. +. LooibourOw aud
l.. &. Karrick, trustees, ST., 900 worth OF
unincumbered real estate, aud that s25,-
900 be and tho same IL hereby appropri-
ated for that purpose, and that the city
treasurer ia hereby authorized and dl-
rootol 10 pay said $4,000 TO the above
named persons at onc0, tho title 60 said
property 10 DO taken ~ Salt Lake City
corporation"
Tho sum named being placed on tho
appropriation list, and II was the only
tom which the list contained. on motion
said appropriation OF $4,000 was in pur-
suAnco OF said resolution made TO George
A. Lowe OF al, trustees. In neither thia
resolution or the proceedings OF tho COun-
ell Is tho object or purpose OF this appro-
priatiOu disclosed further than that 1t
should be used 10 purchase real estate.
What real estate or for what municipal
purpose Is nowhere made 10 appear.
Tho appropriation X To Georg ga. Lowe
G. AL, trustees, but tho character OF such
trust, its scope, conditions and limiiA-
tons nowhere In tho proceedings ismado
70 appear.
Itis manifest that all these proper aud
necessary disclosures upon the roG ord was
intentionally concealed; that something
was bong done by indirection which
would DO unlawful II done directly. .
That Is, record was made which shows
upon it, faco TINT the appropriation wa,
made 10 purchase real estate for Tho city
aud II boing within the power Of the rity
to purchase rOal estate for certain pur-
poses, ia the absence Of anything In tho
record showing tho object Tor which tho
purchase was To bo mHuo tho natural sup
position would be on the part OF the iax-
payer that the purchase was for somo
legitimate purpose, and In tho absence OF
anything showing the contrary such per-
haps would also DO the pre- inption OF
tho law. However, In the .aco Of this
presumption, tho object and purpose OF