The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-17

city council got started 10 work last
evening. Owing to the Democratic pri-
maries the members of the council. Of
that political faith were absent; The
strangers gallery was also empty, ev-
erybody apparently having gone to the
Democratic meetings.
Messrs. Mccormick. Mcmillan, Coi1n,
OMeara, Mason, Lynn and CIawson,
seven members, were on hand lacking
one of a quorum. O'Meara ordered out
the new patrol wagon to fetch in Coun-
Gilman Cheesman. Before Mr.. Chess
man arrived Mr.. Corum dropped in A
quorum being then present business be-
gan and later Mr. Cheesman entered
leaning on the arm of Provision Inspec-
tor McAllister. and still later Council
man Hardy sauntered in.
Mr.. II. G.. Mcmillan, elected at the
previous meeting to'fill the chair. made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. j. J.
Daily, took his seat in the council, and
the president stated that Mr. Mcmillan
would take Mr. Days place on all
committees of which. the latter was
member.
Two enormous and beautiful bou-
quets of flowers sent from the city GEM
etery by City Sexton Angel adorned
the presidents desk and were presented
to the reporters after the council ad
| journed.
Mrs. J. H. Benbrook and twenty-five
other lady residents Of South Second
East street, in the vicinity of Franklin
avenue, presented a petition praying
for the removal from their midst Of
the present disorderly element called
1.-The demi-monde."
The president suggested that the
matter be referred to Councilman o.
MeaFa with power to act but it, was
I thought it. came within the province of
the chief of police, and to him it was
referred.
Jacob Chatterton asked for a position
as engineer at the joint city and county
building. Filed for the present.
! John. STUDIOS asked to be allowed to
work out his taxes, amounting to
1921. Referred to the mayor.
The Big Cottonwood Power company
| formally notified the council of their
acceptance of the extension Of fran
chise granted them by the council
Filed.
McALLIsTER CONFIRMED.
The following was received from the
mayor:
II hereby appoint Mr. James G. Nc
| Allister to the office of inspector. Of
provisions and submit his appointment
to you for confirmation
! O'Meara moved that the appointment
be confirmed, the term of office to ex-
pire two years from the second Tues
day of last February. The motion pre-
| vailed, and Mr.. McAllister's appOint-
ment was unanimously confirmed.
| The date of the commencement of
! his term of office was made to CORE
spond with the date at which Mr. Ken
dalPs (his predecessor term expired.
Mr.. McAllister was appointed and
confirmed months ago, but the decision
| or the Territorial Supreme court that
Mr.. Kendall was Illegally removed
from Office made McAIhster's appoint
ment also Illegal. and hence his reap
| ,fi-r,,
sidered necessary.
WATER PRESSURE.
The board of police and fire commits
sloners called attention to the fact that
| the pressure on the water mains had
fallen from ITO pounds to the square
inch. to from 80 to 10 pounds, thus i'm
pairing the efficacy of the stream in
cases of fire very much. The commits
Sfoners asked that this be rsnedied and
enough water be turned in to keep the
pressure up to its normal state.
| Lynn said the maater had already
been attended to. and the c6mmunica-
ton was referred to the committee on
waterwOrks.
RAPID TRANSIT DEAD TRACKS.
The city attorney. reporting on the
notice from the Rapid Transit company
| that they did not. recognize the author
lfty of the council to compel them to pull
! up certain dead tracks, stated that the
tracks had been removed sufficiently
to allow the passage of the gravity
sewer; also THAT the company was pre-
vented by the courts from continuing
the building of their line on Second
South street west beyond the east side
| of Main street; that the matter is still
pending in the United States Supreme
Court and should the litigation termi-.
nate favorably to the company it
would be great hardship to compel
them to pull I'D the track which they
might have to relay. The attorney.
therefore recommended that the COM
pany be requested to put and keep in
safe condition said tracks until the
litigation is terminated when. if un-.
favorable to the company, the track
be removed.
In this connection Clawson offered a
resolution as follows
Whereas. The Rapid Transit COM
pany has made satisfactory arrange
ments with the sewer contractors foS
the temporary removal of such of said
| tracks as interfere with the convenient
construction of the sewer therefore,
Resolved. That the order of this
council of October 9 1894. relative to
said tracks on Third West street be-
Tween First and Second South streets
is hereby revoked
| The resolution was adopted as was al
so the report of the city attorney.
CONDITTONALLY GRANTED.
The committee on waterworlSs recon-
mended that the petition of Barlow Fer
guson ct. al, for the placing of a fire
hydrant at South Temple and First
West streets be granted on the condi-
tion that the petitioners pay all ex-
penses of putting same in place, includ-
ing cost of hydrant, and that no water
scrip be issued for the same.
Adopted
MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE.
The same committee recommended
that the petition of Simon Bamberger
and others, asking for an extension OF
water mains from the Warm Springs
10 Mack's and Folsom's subdivisions,
be not granted. for the reason that it
would cost $4,000 and that the revenue
from all water takers on the line would
not pay over per cent on the outlay.
! The recommendation was adopted.
CLAWSON NOW VOTES AYE.
The appropriation list was called up
1CHawson said he wished to explain his
reasons for voting against the pas
sage of every appropriation list. He
did not approve of the manner in vogue
of passing the list as a whole. He
Thought in addition to reading the
items at the time they were voted to be
put on the list, the complete list should
be read when it was made up. The
. order of business was changed TO suit
Mr.. Clawson's views and for the first
time on record that gentleman voted
? aye on the passage of an appropriation
: list.
REMOVING STAGNANT. WATER.
CGrum offered the following:
Resolved. That the street supervisor.
under the direction of the chairman OF.
the board of public works. be instructed