The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-24

Referred to the engineer with au-
thority to act.
The engineer stated that 1t would
not cost more than $50 or $40 TO put In
order
CULMER- JENNINGS ESTIMATE
The city engineer and the board Of
public works, to whom was referred
the petition of the -Culmer-Jennings
Paving company, asking that their
October estimate be made out ana
appropriated at once, reported thal
the delay was caused because the con-
EcFete work on the south side OF Second
South street, between State and West
Temple streets, was not acceptable TO
| the board and the engineer The mat
ter was referred to a special commit
| tee of five named by the chair, viz,
Councilmen Cohn, Corum, Morris,
Newell and Watson
AGAINST FIRE.
Health Commissioned Beatty report
| ed that there was no adequate pro-
vision at the crenaatory for the ex-
ltinguishing of fire should it occur in
the structure, and recommended that
| the crematory be connected with the
water system by a two-inch pipe, and
that a hose be provided.
| Committee on waterworks.
| THE AFRO-AMERICANS-
The following was received: AT the
recent indignation meeting held Janu-
airy 20, 1894, l was appointed without
my knowledge, on a committee TO take
testimony in regard to the recent ap-
pointment of Mr.. William De Young
to the Office of patrolman. The Afro
American Citizens club of Salt Lake
! city endorsed unanimously Messrs. De
Young and Jackson to the said office,
land left it to the mayor to select the
man he thought best fitted for the
position. He selected Mr.. De Young.
and the executive committee OF the
Afro-American Citizens club unani-
mouSly endorsed the action or the
mayor in the premises. From this
sprang the indignation meeting Hop
! ing that you gentlemen will pay no
attention to the unjust charges laid UP
against Mr.. De Young, and that you
will unanimously confirm him, I am
! Very respectfully yours
j. R. SIMPSON.
Filed.
PHYSICIANS REPORT.
City Physician NIeaeham submitted
his report of the number of city
patients treated by him for the
The number of outdoor patients was
in October, SO; in November. 112; in
December, 120. Total, 315, and the cost
for drugs for the same $106.S5.
Patients in hospital in October, s.;
in November 6. in December, 2. Total
10; at an expense of 1851. A total of
1913 patients at total expense of
S457.S5. Filed.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The committee on police recommend
ed that the mayors appointment of
Moroni Gillespie, Thomas Everill
Gronway Parry and William DeYoung
to the Office of policemen be confirmed
Mr.. Daily although he had signed the
recommendation thought it advisable
to submit a protest to the council from
some of the colored people against De-
| Young's appointment The conmuni-
Ication was read but the nominations
We're all confirmed. O'Meara and
Remington voting no in the case of
DeYoung. Remington no in the case
of Gillespie and all yea in the cases of
the others.
PUT ON THE LIST.
The committee on finance recon-
imended that the several amounts on
the appropriation. list which was
vetoed on December &c, 1893, by the
mayor be now placed ON the appro-
Ipriation list. Adopted.
RAYBoULD Is CONFIRMED.
The COMMITTEES on finance recon-
Imended that the mayors appointment
lof Albert w. Raybould as auditor of
public accounts be confirmed.
The report was unanimously adopted.
INTEREST ON WARRANTS.
The committee on finance reported
lon the request ofaJ. e. Banaberger that
IhA hp iSSnad g ;,,+o
bearing warrant in lieu of time checks
held by him to. the amount of $4.273 65
be not granted.
1t was explained that it was out of
the power of the council to issue any
isueh warrant because the limit of the
Indebtedness had been reached.
Remington was of the opinion that
time checks and all debts of the city
lshould be interest bearing if it was
possible to make them So If the labor
ing mans time check was interest
bearing he would not have to sell il
lat discount.
Cheeseman said the city and county
building employees We're paid half i'm
cash and half in warrants and that If
the men didn't like the warrants or
time checks they needn't work.
Remington-1t is easy for the man
who has plenty to say to the poor man
that he don't have to work, but l say
he has to work, he has to live. CAP
plause from the visitors.)
The report of the committee was
adopted.
PROVIDING FOR INTEREST.
Hardy moved that the city attorney
be instructed to draw up an ordinance
providing that the time checks and
warrants be made Understanding.
tO'Meara moved to amend by referrine
the matter to the finance committee
and the city attorney. The amend,
/ ment carried.
MUST PAY IN CASH.
The finance committee reporting n
the matter of the request Of 3. K
Bloch ct al. to be allowed to pay
their liquor license in city time checks
recommended that the request be mo-
granted.
Adopted.
THE SKATING RINK.
: The committee on water works
recommended that the request of Car
r c. MoPitz and ]. p Fowler to be al
: lowed to use water from fire hydranfs
: for skating purposes be not granted
: Adopted.
WATER TAX REFUND.
, The same committee recommended
that the petition of Edward Home FOL
| refund IF @7QQ on :