Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-09

The Mayors veto OF the pay roll OF
the board Of equalization aud review
on sidewalk ASSESSMENT onme up for
the nilh time, resulting ia the moe
sage Of his honor being sustained on a
vote Of eight to Ave.
WATER sCRfr oRDINANoE
An ordinance Ia relation to the OK.
tension Of water mains Aud regulating
this Issuance Of water scrip was passed
sIDLwALK ORDIsANCE.
IN ordinance confirming the asses.
mvnt Of property on both sides Of Fiilh
Last street from second South to
Ninth South aud on Second south
street from Eighth 10 Tenth East
street for paving sidewalks was Iesd
three times aud re.oTed to tho com.
mi.tee ON ilusnce.
nABD WIRE PENCE ORDINANCE.
Au ordinance making 1t unlRW ful to
oon,uuot barb wire fences within the
city limits between places Of residents
wac passed. Existing barb wire fences
Of such n character are, according to
this ordinance, declared n nulhanee.
WAGE AND SALARY REDUCTION.
A resolution providing that during
the present financial stfingenoy anu
until further order, the wages Of All
persons employed by the city either
by the month or day or otherwise.
be- reduced from aud after August lst
Of the present year; also, that each
and every officer VI the city, without
exception, bo requested 10 submit TO
tue same ratio NJ reduction In his sRla.
~ until the financial crisis shall have
passed, was referred 10 the committee
ON finance.
TO WORK OUT MS TAxEs.
u. 4. Benson asked permission 10
work out his taxes, being without
money to pay the same. Referred TO
lhe Mayor.
Mainland offered the following reso.
luton, which was referred u the COM
mittee on finance;
Resolved, That the Mayor and SUI
prTvisor OF streets DO auihorlzsi TO
provide employment TO taxpayer who
are unable to psy their taxes anu who
are willing 10 work out such amounts,
said employment to consist Of grading
on the east side Of Guy Creek canyon,
connecting the canyon ROAD with the
Eleventh street boulevard. Persons
working uut taxes In accordance with
this resolution shall DO required 10 pre-.
sent their tax notices, and the payrolls
covering tn" work performed shall be
held and warrants covering the same
be not Issued until November, 1893.
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
An ordinance confirming the as.
.essment Of property on both sides OF
Second South anu Filth West streets
10 the Jordan river for sidewalk paw.
ing was referred to the committee ON
finance.
WILL HURT sHOwELL.
Rich offered the following;
Resolved, That ON and after this date
no superintendent, head Of department,
foreman, assistant, timo-keeper or
clerk shall DO interested direc,ly or in
directly In the ownership Of any team or
teams working In any Of tho depart
mouts Of the government Of tho city. II
u hhhl DO Anuuu ny lho lhNTuiiHt or
Otherwise, that any OF the above officers
arc directly or indirectly Interested In
the ownership or profits Of labor for any
such team or teams, Il shall b0 deemed
ruihciont cause Tor thoir dismissal from
the employment OF this city.
Adopted.
ELECrRlC POLE TAX,
TaWa.n muye1 that tho CITY altor.
uey be- rsquesled to draw up an ordi'
lance Tor The levylpg OF "a special TAX
onRll electric light poles in this city.
ELECTRIC POLE ORDINANCE YErO.
The Mayor sent in a message Of
about twenty-five hundred words Veto
ing the ordinance passed week ago
imposing az annual tax ON all electric
poles Within the CITY. LAID ON the
bic until ordered taken up.
TIE RETRENCHAlENT REPORT.
The report from the SPe cial rotrench.