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

ola oontrao, which must of nocessit,
involve the expenditure OF money, 20.
IA violation Of tho section quoted. tho
| Council has authorized = committee 10
make tho purchase with tho money APP
pfoprinted, without submitting the same
10 the Mayor for approval or submitting
tho Same 10 tho council for rntiiict ion.
Although I much desire 10 SEQ ihe
private enterprise contemplated succeed,
aud have personally sub,cribol for 10.
aid, for tho reason which ! have stated
my sense OF duty ~ public officer Will
not permit mo to give my sane ion 70 an
Appropriation which, In my estimation,
| " 20 mAnifestly against DO IA law aud
| public policy. Respectfully submitted.
~. BAsgtN, Mayor.
Moran sail he wisheI tne cJmmuni.
! oatlen laiI On the table until later IN
/ tue evening, AZ no dIi nJt believe It
was right ~ vote ON It directly eimply
/ because that o,ulu Ue done. He said hu
knew now he Wa < ling 10 vote. Hu
did not hesitate = say that he was 20.
ing to vote Just a. he did tho other day,
POLAND sail that some Ut this rea.
sous given by hl- honor appeared 10 be-
very tenabio. lie belisveI that under
zeal ami pressure htsty aCtiI mai
Dsen taken 10y the Cru lcii. lie sus.
g,sted tnat the Council puroha,e s2i,'
40 worth Of gr,unds on the Norm
Bench anI CONVEX. II into PARK Tot
public purpO.ts. There could be- no
Illegally about that nor auy unwlsf
eXIenJitufe Of money.
Moran said there was language used
In that veto that was perr0nA aud
Objectionable. IL referred 10 the eighth
cimm ,udm8nt. "Whal does that
moan?" shfiekci Mr.. VI IRAN.
HoIn-lt means that "rhpu shalt
NOT steal" rncre Is no amb gulty
about that. (Lsughief.C
MJfhu-t wonder II the Mayor
knows what the eighth comm aud neni
D.?
Horn-You bet he does. daughter
ami applause from the auIlencr.)
rhe apprOprla ION was thea passed
over the Mayors veto.
nJSD REFERRED.
Deputy Dog Tx Colle,tor Gallsnzsi
sent IN bis bond OF $500 with IL. H.
DIke and a. III. ParsOn5 as surotles.
Committee on Imam e.
AN I'LL ENuigEgg.
The city engineer sent In com.
mu uicatiUn reporting that the expert
engineer recently empiu yed TO come
here from New H0tN ana inspect the
proposed gravity sewer line was un-
vol anu could not nov iiil his part Oi
the contract. Rsicrfcl to the ely
attorney.
the same oil iiAl reported his esti.
mate Of the cost OF constructing asphalt
sidewalks on DJ.n Hidrs 81 STATE street.
IRON Fourth South u SiEth > iulh
street. rns total was $3.50. rhv Tsp),t
was adopted AMI tue city recorder
Instructed to plulish n0llce o. intrn.
tiun.
The same Official reported u adversely
upon the petition OF j. " Mtcie for
a permit 10 connect four buiillngg la
plat u with the h street sewer. Rs.
ierrod to COMMITTEES on sowsts wsn
power to act.
FINES on FmEMEN.
Chief Stlnloi OF tho fire department
reported that ne had deposited In the
tank the sum Of slOO.B5 as iiues
imposed on tue iiIonion tor rules
transgressel during tho year 1902. He
asked that tho money b. set apart ia "a
relief fund for slsk add disaUled mem.
beers OF the department. Committee on
fire department.
THE BOULEVARD QUESTION.
The committee on streets recommend
ed In the matter Of the proposed bogin.
ward, that the city engineer be
Instructed to Immediately survey u
driveway from the southeast corner OF
the Capitol grounds into City Creek
canyon to point at or near the
waterworks, thence back OH tho east
side Of the canyon to a connection with
Zenith street end also with Seventh
street, also that special committee be
appointed TO confer with the autnofi-
ties In command at Fort Douglas and
secure the consent necessary 20 have q
boulevard constructed BcrOss the
military reservation. Committee on
improvements.
BUILDING INSPECTORS REPORT.
The report OF the building inspector
for tho year 1892 was received aud
aled.
Tho report OF city sealer OF weights
aud measures, Montgomery, was re-
f.rred TO the COMMITTEES on markets.
TO GRADE PLAT } STREETS.
The committee on streets reported NJ
follows in the matter Of the POSITION oil
Il. q. Hardy 1T nj. asking that w all
and East Capitol streets la plat be
graded:
We recommend that tho SUN OF 5000
10 appropriated and expended In the
work Of grading Wall and East Capitol
streets; also, that the committee on publit
grounds DO instructed to select un.old
city los of tho valuO OF aboul $4,000,
and that said lots be appraised u. price.
not less than tho prices heretofore re-
celved for plat J properly, and tina. said
lots be advertised amt sold, NJ appraisal
prices can be secured, and that $40. 900 o
the amount realized from such aalo be
expended in additional grading ON street,
in plat j.
Committee on public grounds.
A VOTE or THANKS.
The special committee appointed ia
trait vote OF thanks TO the coast citiei
| Tor the hospitality accorded ~ tn,
Council on their Western trip, sub
mitted tue following resDlutiOn:
Resolved that the city recorder be anf
| IL hereby authorized to convoy TO h,
municipal authorities Of Portland, Ia
coma, Seattle, san Francisco, Los
| Angeles, san Diego, Pasadon, anu Shcra.
mento the hanks OF salt Lake CITY cor