The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-30

At the meeting of the city council
last night a resolution was adopted de-
claring against the employment of any
but native labor on the gravity sewer
ana an ordinance was passed fixing the
salaries of all employees of the city.
Treasurer Duke was authorized to
draw upon the purchasers Of the city
bonds in the sum of s500,000, while the
police board was called upon to explain
why the marshal and his men had been
sent to Davis county.
President Mccormick occupied the
chan with all members present save
Councilmen Cheesman and Hardy.
PETITIONS AND COMNIUNICA-
TONS.
Alexander Waston and others pro-
tested against the sprinkling of Fourth
South between Third and Fourth West.
4 Committee on spTinkling. J. r. Walker
Nalso protested as to block So, and same
reference.
Elizabeth Warren asked for free
milk license. Committee on license.
w. B. Kinbraugh asked for same.
Same reference.
The mayor and council were invited
to the grand barbecue and ball at
Atlantic City, Wyo. Accepted with
thanks.
captain a. A. N6lneECOlL dSkSQ 1pl
compensation for a horse killed. Res
ferred.
DR.. r. W. Fisher asked for $25 for
services on account of Sergeant Will
son. Committee on claims.
Nary r. Thomas asked for remit
ting of sprinkling tax. Referred to at
torney.
The Metropolitan Stone company
asked for payment of their account.
Committee on finance.
Various taxpayers asked that the ir-
rigating ditch on First South be con-
tinued to the Jordan.
@. S. Holmes asked that curbing
taxes in front of the Holmes building
be rebated. Board of public works.
Martimas Nelson asked for relief
from tax sale of part of lot 8, block
Il, plat a, enormously made.
The Brigham Young Trust company
Sprotested against granting the Rapid
NFransit company franchise to lay
third track on First South. Committee
on streets.
w D. Williams said he wanted to
buy some land on the Saltair track
eighty rods west of Jordan. Committee
on public grounds.
J. A. Heiss and others asked that the
Rapid Transit be allowed to run to
Main on First South. Committee on
streets.
w. w. Walsh asked for relief from a
tax sale of part of lot 8, block Is, Plat
B. enormously made. City attorney.
The Union Pacific land department
sent in a claim for $2,195.35 amount due
them on land contracts. Committee on
finance
]. J. Gilmore sent in his claim for
expenses amounting to S47.5O and also
his resignation from the Office. Com
Tlittee on sanitary.
The committee on license recon-
mended that Sells and Rentfrow's cir
Gus be granted a license for a con-
tinuous performance on Pioneer square
for $780, The report was adopted and
rental of ground referred to committee
on license with power to act.
EMPLOYEES SALARIES
The committee on municipal laws
recommended that the city officials
,and employees whose salaries were af-
Afected by the amended salary schedule,
Fbe paid the amounts deducted under
the scedule up to March 81. The re-
port was adopted and the amounts
placed upon the appropriation list.
The committee on municipal laws re-
commended that the proposed ordinance
making the chief weighmaster the su-
pervisor of all the books, records and
certif1 oates IF the city weighmasters,
and making all persons engaged in the
business of Weighing hay, city weigh
m listers, and giving the chief weigh
each month. be not passed. Adopted.
NO OUTSIDERS NEED APPLY.
The committee on municipal laws in
troduced the following:
Resolved, That it be the sense of this
council that none but bona fide resi-
dents Of Sal, Lake city, as near as may
be, men with families, be employed by
the contractors on the gravity sewer or
other works of the city, and that a
committee Of five one from each pre-
cinct-be appointed to confer with the
contractors on the gravity sewer to
communicate to them the sense of this
council on this question, and to take
.,such steps as. in their best judgment.
kvill best bring about the result embo-
died in this resolution
Newell asked that Mr. Wilkerson.
ore Of the contract. rs who was pres
eRt.~he heard from, and the gentleman
Responded by saying that it was the
q sire Of the contractors to employ
oaly bona fide residents of the city, and
ne would be pleased to see the resolu-
ton adopted.
On motion Of Newell, the resolution
was then adopted and the following