The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-16


that they were unable to accept the
proposition and could give the en-
pi0yeeS no definite assurance as to
when their pay would be forthcoming
Your petitioners further represent
that they have made every concession
asked of them by those in charge of
the construction of the city and county
building, and earnestly desire that the
work Of completing said building should
go on as rapidly as possible; that they
are and always have been willing and
anxious to accept warrants as payment
for their services; that the statement
in the public press that your petition
erS demand cash is not true. Believing
that the laborer is worthy Of his hire.
your petitioners respectfully ask that
some provision be made for their pay
ment at as early a date as possible,
and as in duty bound your petitioners
Will ever pray, etc.
JOSEPH r. PARRY,
JOHN. GIBSON
The petition was indorsed by the
Utah Building Trades congress.
Mainland stated that the whole mat
ter was the result of misunderstood
ing and hoped it would be referred to
an appropriate committee for inyesti-
CATION
Referred to joint city and county
building committee.
ELECTRIC AND GAS FRANCHISE.
S. r. Walker petitioned for a fran
chiSe under the usual conditions allow
ing him to occupy the streets, lanes
and alleys of the city for the convey
ance of electrical currents for the fur
nishing of power heat and light, and
for the distribution of natural and
manufactured gas. Laid over to come
under the head of miscellaneous.
STREET CAR TAX.
A communication was received from
the treasurer stating that the street car
companies were willing to pay a tax
of s25 per car, the Salt Lake City COM
pany on thirty-tWo cars and the Rapid
Transit company on eighteen cars, and
recommended that their proposition
be accepted. Adopted.
SHOWELL RESIGNS.
The following was received from the
sanitary Inspector:
Hon. President and City Council:
Gentlemen have made all neces-
sary arrangements to enter into bust
ness on an extensive scale on Jan. l,
1894, and desire to tender herewith my
resignation of the Office of sanitary in
spector, to take effect on the date men
toned, Jan. /, 1894. Very respectfully,
Sanitary Inspector.
Moran moved that the resignation
be accepted to take effect at once
HelSS moved as an amendment that
the matter be laid over for one week.
Horn moved as a substitute that the
resignation be accepted when ShOWelrS
successor is appointed.
All three motions were put and lost
and Wantland moved that il be re-
fc1~1 -c6 70 b "a
carried. The committee is expected
TO report on Tuesday with reference
to the mayors appointment of Mr.
Adolph Anderson as Showelrs sue
cessor.
TIME cHECKs.
The board of public works submitted
a time check drawn by Frank Harri-
gan in favor of c. Hines for $1,000 and
recommended that the amount be paid
and charged to the contractor Adop-
ted.
The board made similar recommen-
dalton in the matter of time check
for $l45.45 drawn by A. Holt & Sons
and assigned tos4the Consolidated I'm
plement company, but the matter was
laid over until the next meeting. 9th
er recommendations of a similar char
acter were also laid over.
WATER SUPPLY ALL RIGHT.
In the matter of the complaint of the
superintendent of water works relative
to the loose manner in which work was
being done on the boulevard in Civ
Creek canyon, in the way of interior
ing with the water supply, the city
engineer reported that he had visited
the ground and found that the work
was progressing satisfactorily and that
no injury would now result to the
water supply or works Referred to
committee on water works.
A CEMENT BILL.
The board of public works presented
letter from Spreckels Bros, of San
Francisco, claiming that the Culmer-
Jennings Paving company owed them
commended that the same be paid and
charged to the company. Referred to
the finance committee
CROSS WALKS.
In the matter of constructing cross
walks at the new school buildings the
committee on streets recommended
that the matter be referred TO fine
street supervisor for an estimate of
cost and recommendations. Adopted.
NO TELEPHONE.
The sanitary committee recommends
ed that the petition of T B. Rratlv
for q telephone at the crematory be de-
nleo adopted.
TRANSFERS EFFECTED.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that the following amounts he,
placed on the appropriation list Of
taxes due the CITY, and that the audi
tor and treasurer be instructed to make
the transfers:
Gravity sewer contractors. SIC, 900, 90
John 0. Smith & Son. 5SI On,
+. e. SchODDe e On 70 Ie
Tuliidge & Co.. 9S.50
Total Observation-Disclosures. .S1o, 632. y6
Adopted
WILL NOT REFUND
The city engineer sent in a comm,,-
nlcatlon in reference to the refund of
paving tax asked by NJ H Walker ct
al, and stated that the tax was Justly
assessed and there was no reason Whv
1t should be refunded.
Referred to the board of public
works.
STREET REPAIRS.
The committee on streets recon-
,nended that the street supervisor per-
form 800 worth of repair work on
Ninth South street between Eleventh
and Twelfth East streets.
Referred 20 the finance committee
|CULMER-JENNINGS APPROPRIA-
TION.
Upon the recommendation of the fl
nance committee the urgent petition of
the Culmer-JenningS Paving company
for an appropriation of $4,000 was
granted and the amount placed on the
appropriation list
FREE LICENSE.
On the recommendation of the Ii
eense committee a free peddlers license