The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-16
The Proceedings.

The board of education asked that
Peach street be graded. Committee on
streets.
Margaret Valentine petitioned that the
city give her free grade stakes for side
walks. Committee on streets.
Methusalem Thorn prayed that the
privilege be granted him of placing q
fruit stand at the corner of First South
and First East street. Committee on
streets.
Robert Skinner notified the council
that he had completed the side walk on
First South street between Commercial
street and State street and asked that the
same be accepted. Board of public works.
INVITED TO sALTAIR.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
extended the council an invitation to ac-
company the order on its excursion to
Saltair on Thursday, August "a. Ac-
cepted with thanks.
PUT THE bitches IN ORDER.
ED. R. Thompson asked that Pear
street irrigation bitches be put in such
condition as to be serYiceable and avert
loss OF trees etc. Committee on irriga-
ton and canals.
DOG cATcHER's BOND.
The official bond of the new deputy
dog tax collector, Bruce Johnson, in the
sum OF $500 was received and approved.
ii. +. Duke and p. j. Moran are the
bondEmen.
NOT GRANTED.
The city attorney reported adversely on
the petition OF Sarah Swift, asking that
land at the northwest corner of lot 6,
block %, plat B, sold Tor taxes be recon-
veyed to her. Adopted.
A 1IES AGAINST THE PACIFIC PAVING
COMPANY
Simon Bamberger as president Of the
Metropolitan Stone company, notified the
council of a lien against Salt Lake city
and the Pacific Paving company
for the purpose of Withholding
IN the hands OF the council and enioining
the payment OF moneys Que from the city
to the Pacific Paving company, the
amount of the indebtedness being
1854. 81. Referred to the auditor.
NEW ROOF FOR TIE JAIL.
The city marshal called attention to the
condition OF the west half of the roof on
the city Jail and recommended that a
metal roof be substituted at 4 cost OF
about $780, Committee on prisons with
powcr to act
THE MAYOR HAD POWER TO REMOVE
RYAN.
The city attorney sent in bis report on
the Legality OF the mayors action in re-
moving W. Il. Ryan from the Office of
superintendent OF waterworks, which
read as follows
1.-THE action of the MAYOR in removing
w. II. Ryan from the Office of superin-
tendent OF waterWorks, was az your last
meeting referred TO me for my opinion as
to his power to do so. ] find from an ex-
animation of the charter, this clause
section 2a5, page S. the appointive
Offices OF the city shall hold their offices Tor
two years, unless sooner removed by the
city conncll.' This leaves the officer in
the condition TO be removed any time.
and consequently his term is not fixed by
law, but It may be terminated by the
proper authority, and falls within the
reason or the decision OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, to be referred
to hereafter. It may be claimed, and no
doubt is by some Of the members of your
honorable body, that the power of re-
rsoral is vested in the city council De-
cause of the language of the section above
quoted, and for The further reason that
this officer was not appointed by the
MAYOR. As the law stood at the time
this officer was appointed, power
was vested in the council. but By the law
of 1892 this power was taken from the
council and vested il the mayor ex-
clusively-
Section 3, chapter IS, page II, laws Of
1892. provides: s'That hereafter the
mayor shall appoint by and with the adj
vice and consent OF tie council all officers