The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-27

1 dulOuuttO 10 SZ,S0o.0O.
Adopted and amount placed on the
appropriation list.
RELEASE FROM TAX SALE.
The city attorney recommended that
A. B. Cart be released from tax sale
on lot Q. block 70, plat A.
Adopted.
On the recommendation of the city
attorney the mayor was authorized to
deed certain property sold under tax
sale to ]. ]. Smell s. Co.. the petit
TONERS to pay $1315.
Adopted.
I PAVING DEFICIT.
The committee on municipal laws to
whom was referred the letter of Engi-
neer Young asking instructions as to
how much of the paving on West Tenn
pie, East Temple and First and Sec
ond South abutting property owners
would be expected to pay for reviewing
the paving of the thoroughfares at
/ length, the contingencies under which
a compromise had been agreed ON with
the Salt Lake City Railway company
by which the company gave its note
for $4,000, and recommended that 1t be
the sense of the council that AUDITING
| owners be expected to pay no more
than they have already made and that
the deficit of $4,000 be charged to the
| city.
| MT. i OuIS speaking W Tic iepol I
stated that Mr.. DorenuS had admitted
that a mistake had been made, no mat
ter who was responsible for it and the
report of the committee was adopted.
| JUDGE HOGES CONFIRMATION.
The committee ON municipal laws re-
ported recommending that the, appoint
ment of Judge Hoge as City attorney
be confirmed.
| O'Meara, a member of THE commit
tee, stated THAT he had not had an OPP
portunity to sign the report or other
wise as he was not present at the
meeting when it was decided to make
1.-THE recommendation. He didn't care
to sign it at present and without any
objection to Judge Hoge he would pre-
| fer the matter lay over for a. week.
The report was referred back to the
committee.
| THE TAX LEVY.
The finance committee submitted the
following:
I'm the matter of the comnnunica-
tion of Clerk II. " Meloy notifying the
mayor and council THAT the assessment
roll of Salt Lake county for THE year
1894 had been filed in his office and re-
| queSting THAT the tax levy for city pur-
poses be made, we recommend that
the request be complied with at the
earliest possible date"
| O'Meara Thought full consideration
should be given this matter before any
action was taken, and such a tax lev
| led as would meet the exigsncies
of the case and obyiate THE necessity
| of selling the waterworks.
Clawsor moved that the rate be fixed
at 5 mills, the same as last year.
| Lynn Thought it would be we'll for
| the council to hold a special session
on Friday evening to discuss 1.-THE mat
| ter.
VI, i
later in the evening.
WILL BE GRADED.
The committee on streets reconmen-
ded THAT the petition of NJ. H Walker
THAT Fifth South street between Main
and West Temple streets be graded be
granted.
Adopted.
TAX LEVY AGAIN.
Reverting to the tax levy matter the
chairman read from the ordinance
which provides that the levy be fixed
before the first Monday in July, and
stated that THE levy must be settled
this week to meet that law.
Young moved that when the council
adjourned it do SO until Friday even
ing, and that the tax levy be made the
special order of business.
Clawson opposed any extra sessions
which would cost the city $50.
O'N1eara and Newell Thought it was
an Important subject and should be
thoroughly discussed before taking ac-
tion on it. The former said he for one
would vote that the councillors collect
no fees for the proposed special ses-
sion.
Badhe thought the thing might be
settled in a few minutes. 1t was simp- |
ly a question whether the tax would |
be 5, or z mills.
ought to be done thoroughly and after |
due consideration if the city is too
poor to pay for the extra session he !
for one would remit his portion.
The motion to meet on Friday even
ing was carried.
CITY AND COUNTY JAIL.
The committee on ways and means |
reported in the matter of building a |
joint city and county Jail that they |
found the present city jail unfit for
use, THAT in case a proper arrange
ment could be made with the county |
ITO build a joint e4ty and county Jail |
a saving would be effected. The COM
mfttee recomn ended that the commit
tee on prisons and improvements be
empowered to confer with the county /
selectmen ito ascertain the cost of a
building and site.
Referred to the committee on pri-
sons.
WILL NOT EXTEND.
In the matter of the petition of the
Deseret Wooden mills for an extension /
of water mains for fire protection and
other purposes, the committee on water
works recommended that the PROPOSE
ton of the Desret Wooden Mills COM
pany be not accepted, but that when
the property owners to be benefited
pay the cost Of making the extension,
that superintendent of water works be
instructed to lay the mains asked for
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Retail liquor licenses were granted {
to G. M. Lewis, 4T0 West First South
street: John Lollin, 129 Main street;
Philip MaTgetts, 81 West First South
street; G.. Janouwitz & Co., and East
First South street
LABOR TRUSTS PETITION.
The committee on sewers submitted
the following:
In the matter of the preamble and
resolution of G. r. Berry and others,
to be on behalf of an organi-
cation calling themselves 1.-THE Labor I
Trust" referred to your committee on
sewers, we beg leave to report as fol- I
lows:
Your committee feel compelled to say /
that this council has no authority to "
interfere with the wages given or pre- I
5cribed by the gravity sewer contract
ors or their sub-contractors; but we
cate the fact that wages have been re-
duced to the minimum to which they i
have been reduced ON the sub-contract {
work. when bearing in mind that the 6
men are required to buy their own
tools, rubber boots, etc, and that board