The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-09


,eceiver, and stated that he would take
legal proceedings to prevent the work
from being further prosecuted unless the
work is stopped. He also stated that he
lid not recognize Mr.. Beck's authority
70 make such an agreement with the city.
Referred 10 the city attorney.
SALOON MEMS LICENSE.
The retail. liquor dealers by B. F.
Whittemore, Fritz Riepen and John J
Riley requested that IN view of the de-
pressed condition of financial affairs that
the license fec be reduced to $3.50 per
quarter for the two ensuing quarters i'm
succeeding the expiration OF
each present license. Attention was
called to the fact that in 1892 the retail
liquor dealers paid into the city treasury
S1U9, $50 and for the six months ending
June 80, 1898, 1850. The petition was
by thirteen leading business
men of the city.
Frank Hoffman was granted permission
to address the council on behalf of the
petitioners and said that it was impossl-
bic for the LIQUOR dealers to continue their
business unless some reduction was made.
Times were hard and there would be lots
OF vacant stores and rooms, now occupied
by saloons.
Rich inquired if the property owners
ut<Q ICJuCcQ JuC ACHtD ~ JOA N~Abe 49,
same percentage as the petitioners asked
the license to be reduced.
Moran said most Of The endorsers OF the
petition were people who had rented 10
the saloon keepers and he thought they
should begin by reducing rents 90 per
cent.
Wantiand thought the merchants
licenses should be reduced as well as the
saloon keepers. The petition was re-
A.. ~, lnarco
ANOTHER BID FOR THE BONDS.
N. w. Harris and Company and E. lei.
Rollins and Company made PROPOSE
ton for the sale OF the city bonds as fol-
lows:
The city of Salt Lake to grant to said
N. w, Harris & Co. and E. H. Rollins
q Sons, the exclusive financial agency OF
said city for the purpose of disposing OF
the S275, 900 6 per cent. 1920 year city
bonds. The city to receive for all bonds
sold by Messrs. Harris d Rollins par fat,
less a commission of * per cent. and in
case these gentlemen succeed in selling
any part of said bonds al premium said
premium shall be divided share and share
alike between the city and Messrs. Harris
d Rollins.
Messrs. Harris & Rollins to have the
exclusive financial agency for the bonds
lOI IL R6I1OQ VI bAlEty QdyS CA0 IA ~ooO
Harris & Rollins sell $4,000 OF said
bonds before the expiration of Sept. 10,
1893, then said agency shall be continued
to Oct. 15, 1898, and in case another 400,
COO of the bonds are sold on or before Oct
Is, then said agency shall be continued
for an additional period of thirty days
from Oct. ID, on the balence of the issue.
Wantland was in favor OF doing some
thing at once toward the sale ofthe bonds,
as the city would be greatly benefited
thereby, and thought the council should
consider the proposed agreement then and
there.
MR.. DE WITT TALKS.
Privilege was then given the represen.
tatives of the bond houses to say few
words and Mr.. M. A. De Witt came for
ward.
He said that he and Mr.. Penhale, FOL
their houses, had expected that they
would be able to make a bona fde bid fol
the bonds, but during the afternoon res
ceived telegram from their firms, stat
ing that they were unwilling to assume
further obligations Just now, but believed
that they could dispose of $50, 600 worth
of them in fifteen days.
|. Loofbourow was opposed to the ar.
rangemept, and stated that the bond:
would never be made to bear per cent
the opinion that it would be foolish tt
throw the issue on the market at such {
time, and favored communicating witt
eastern moneyed institutions relative Il
the matter.
Il was then moved that the matter b.
referred to the mayor and the 1inancl
committee, but the motion was lest.
Rich moved that the proposition be re-
jected. Carried.
SALT LAKE sANIrARIUM COMPANY.
| The Salt Lake Hot Springs Sanitariun
company asked permission to connect
three-inch pipe from the Hot Spring
Sanitarium building on Third street witt
| the city water mains. Said pipe to b
used for fire protection and the waite
from it to be used only in case of fire
There will De three different hose attach
ments. The sanitarium is about com
pieted and it is desirable to have the fir
prevention apparatus in as soon as pos
| sible. Committee on water works.
THE sPRINKLING TAX.
Treasurer Duke notified the council t
send the right party to attend the Thir
district court on Saturday, August 18th
to show cause why the Injunction re
straining the collection of sprinklin
| taxes for 1888 should not be issued. Re
ferred to the city attorney.
THE CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING.
City Attorney Hoge submitted hi
opinion regarding the status of the con
tract between Contractor Bowman an
the city and county building committee
and specially as to the power of the com
mittee to put an end to the contract an
take the further work on the buildin
into their own hands. The attorne
points out that section 9 of the BoWna
contract provides ''that, should the cor
tractor at any time refuse or neglect t
supply proper skilled workmen or materi
ais of the proper quality, or fail in an
respect to prosecute the work wit
promptness and diligence, or fail tn tn
performance of any of the agreements
such refusal or failure being certified b
; the architects or by the Inspectors, til
parties of the first part, the committee
shall be at liberty after three days. writ
ten notice TO the contractor, to provio
any such labor or material and to dedut
the cost thereof from any money then du
or to become due; and if the architects
inspectors shall certlfy that such refusa
neglect or failure is sufficient ground fe
! such action, the parties of the first pa
, viii also be at liberty to terminate tt
employment of the party of the secon
: part for said work, and to enter upon til
premises aud to take possession of sal
building and all material, etc. -
This gives the committee power to a
in the matter, and the committee W;
justified in terminating the contract.
MIR. CoAD SPEAKS FOR BOWMAN.
A. F. Coad, attorney for Mr.. Bowar
was given permission to speak in relatic
to the matter, and stated that he was col
fident that the facts in the premis
wouid arDear in q yery different lip]
when carefully investigated He state
that the plans and specifications, whic
were given the contractor at the time
l laorrnn work uarn, NOT the nrnrlnr on