The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-11
AN UNSIGNED PROPOSAL.

committee on police and city attorney.
AN UNSIGNED PROPOSAL.
The city recorder presented a proposal
received for the establishment of a market
house. but the party making the same
forgot to attach his name. The proposal
offered S2%x132 feet in the center of Ia
block between Main and State streets and
Third and Fourth South streets, Tor
term OF ten or more years at 81 per year.
Referred to committee on markets.
The city treasurer stated that the license
department would need 900 zinc tags for
the ensuing year which would cost Sl4o.oU'
Referred to committee on finance.
A communication was received from
the building inspector with reference to
an invitation received by him, inviting
him to attend the Fourth annual conven-
ton of the National Association of Com
missioners and Inspectors OF Buildings,
which meets in st. Louis, Mo-, on Feb.
Ia. Moran moved to refer the matter to
the COMMITTEES on ways and means, and
Heiss moved to appropriate $40 to help
defray Mr.. Hanlin' IS expenses. After the
usual amount of controversy the motion
to refer was carried
The city attorney presented an ordln-
ance in reference to the assessment OF
special or local taxes levied to pay for
local improvements, which was laid on
miscellaneous.
NO SUNDAY SHOWS.
A communication was received from the
city attorney in relation to the petition OF
the Wonderland Amusement company,
asking that they be allowed to give enter
tainments on Sunday. He was under the
impression that it would be misde
meanor under the statutes to keep open as
nd hot l,0
council could not grant to any person the
right TO violate criminal statute. The
revised ordinances also prohibited the
keeping of such place open on Sunday,
and the attorney thought if the request of
the company was granted the ordinance
would first have to be repealed. Laid
over to come up under the head of miscel-
laneous.
Wantland, Bell and Evans were ap-
pointed to draft and tender a vote of
thanks to the municipal authorities Of the
coast for the royal receptions given the
council on its junketing trip.
SANITARY CONVENTION.
wantIand introduced resolution as
follows:
whereas, It is Of vital Importance to the
people ofthe Pacific coast and the inter-moun-
tain regions. that vigorous quarantine and
sanitary measures shall be established and en-
forced during 1593
Resolved; That Salt Lake city hereby iuvite
the municipal authorities Of the cities having a
population OF 10000 or more on the Pacific coast
and inter mountain region, TO join this city in
convention 10 be composed OF the health Il
GERS of said cities, to be held in Salt Lake city
during the month OF April or May.
Resolved. That the chamber of commerce
ana Business Mems association are hereby re-
ouested to appoint a special committee TO act
with the mayor or president of the council
sanitary committee, health commissioner and
board Of health. as general committee of ar
rangements 10 have full power to issue invita- |
tons and arrange the datails for the conven-
ton.
The resolution was adopted.
THE 8 O'CLOCK ORDINANCE.
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance making it unlawful for children OF
tender years to be upon the streets or in
public places at unreasonable hours with
out proper permission, as per q petition
of numerous parties TO that effect, and a
recommendation from the committee on
police. The ordinance authorizes the city
marshal to arrest such children after
o'elack p. M, and provides for g fine of
81 for the first offense, imprisonment for
one day, or both; for the second offense,
S. or five days, or both; for the third,
not less than S. nor more than $40, with
like number OF days, or without, and
from then such children can be sent to
the Third district court as candidates for
the reform school.
The report of the committee on markets
in the matter of the proposition to erect
scales at the various coal yards, which
was first presented to the council on Jan.
IS, and laid on the table number OF
times since, was picked up and once more
relegated to the table.
The bill of the uperintendent of sewers
Of frvvaat
duplicating his annual report was taken
up on the recommendation of majority
OF the sewer committee that the bill be
paid, and a minority report of o. H.
Hardy, that it be not allowed, on the
ground that it was q precedent that
should not be established. The matter
was laid over for one week.
Bells old resolution with reference to
appointing a clerk to attend all committee
meetings and report same, was taken up
and referred to the committee on ways
and means.
THE COMPILER BILL.
The bill of Joseph Lippman for services
as compiler of the revised city ordinances.
in December, in the sum of S1S2, was
again taken up, and after the same old
stereotyped argument, was referred to
to the committee on finance.
The bill of the Kansas City Fire Depart
ment Supply company in the sum of
$50 for two adjustable collars and harness
was referred to the chief of the fire de-
partment for explanation.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriations were made as follows:
Utah Paint and Oil company. l *
Peoples Forwarding company. rs II
Peoples Forwarding company...... IL 10
Kelly & CO. 49, ..,...., N
Mason g. Co... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 03
q. NJ. Scott q 20 '..------,'...-----...... l pS