The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-23

buggy, but the buggy is needed, the
chief can't be expected to walk to fires.
| Horn-I don't know how it is Mr.. Hess
came to sign this report, but he says the
buggy is needed and | will vote that the
account be passed.
Heiss-I don't know what Mr.. Horn
means. | won't lie to shield the fire chief
or anyone else. [ didn't know when ne
ordered the buggy.
The chief cannot be permitted to take the
risk of breaking his neck when he drives
around and must have a safe carriage.
Rich am always in favor OF treating
the heads OF departments well but am
not in favor of allowing them to think
they hare the city treasury at their back
and can order what they think necessary
without the authority OF this council.
The bill was referred back to the COM
mittee for investigation.
DAMAGE CLAIM REJECTED.
The committee on irrigation reported
recommending that the claim OF Taylor,
Spackman q Co., for $3.50 for paper
damaged by certain overflow OF water be
not allowed, as the irrigation ditch is in
good order, and the water that reached
the cellar came through the space occu-
pied by platform scale.
Report adopted.
WILL OPEN THE DITCH.
The committee on irrigation recon-
mended that the petition OF w. G. Bur-
ton ct al. asking for the opening of the
ditch on the north side of Second South
between Second and Third West streets
be granted.
Adopted.
TROUBLE OVER MR.. HESS BILL.
Councilman Heiss reported the work
done by the county board of equalization
and submitted his bill for ten DAYS at S.
per day.
It was moved to refer the bill to the
mayor.
This bill for equalization touched Horn
on tender spot and he stated that the
mayor had established the precedent o.. mot
allowing any pay to the equalizers. He
(Horn) was one of the sufferers by this
ruling, as he had done service last year
as an equalizer, but had received no pay
for It. Did not agree with the mayor,
and was of the opinion that the bill
should be paid
Rich-Mr. Heiss has worked from 10 to
5 o. clock for ten days and is entitled to his
pay. | move the amount be placed on the
appropriation list.
Horn-Then the mayor will veto the
whole list.
The motion to place on the appropria-
ton list prevailed.
NEW CITY ORDINANCE.
Simondi moved that section of chapter
26 of the Revised ordinances be amended
so as to make it unlawful for any person
to hereafter erect any barbed wire fence
along or adjacent to any street within the
limits of the city under a penalty not ex-
| ceeding $50. Referred to the city attorney
| to draw up an ordinance.
THE JORDAN CANAL.
Wantlaud moved that the water master
be instructed to examine the sanitary
condition of the Jordan canal, and to re-
port at the next meeting. Carried.
CITY WARRANTS WILL PAY COUNTY TAXES.
POLAND introduced the following ordi-
nance:
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the city council
| of Salt Lake city that the county shall receive
city warrants in lieu of cash for city tax, and
the said collector is hereby authorized to issue
his receipt for said city tax upon the receipt OF
said city warrants.
| SEC. 2. That the county collector shall re-
| ceive the receipts verified by the signatures
| of such persons who are property owners and
residents in Salt Lake city and have performed
| labor upon any of the public work OF salt Lake
| city corporation in lieu of cash, and said col
lector is hereby authorized to issue his receipt
| for said city tax upon receiving the receipts
above specified.
SEC. s. This ordinance to be in force after its
passage and approval.
Referred to committee on municipal
laws.
APPROPRIATION LIST VETOED.
The appropriation list on which there
was about seventy names and appropria-
lions, amounting to about IS 200, was
taken up, but when put to the vote failed
to gain the two thirds majority necessary
to pass it. Evans, POLAND, Kelly and
Rich. 4, voted no, and Beardsley, Horn,
Moran, Simondi and Wantland, 5, voted
yes. The motion was declared lost and
the council adjourned for week. Evans
and Kelly voted against the appropria-
ton because Heiss was on it for $50, his
equalization pay, not because they OBJ
jected tc Mr.. Heiss being paid but be-
cause they thought the mayor would veto
the whole list if it was presented to hi m
with pay for equalization on it.
INDIGNANT WORKMEN.