The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-20

$4,000 without interest was good
enough.
O'Meara said thu interest was only
about 1,300, not $1,000.
Young said $4,000 worth of land
should be got for the $500. Not an es-
timated but an actual value. The prin-
ciple of the whole thing was wrong,
but as the old council had in measure
morally obligated the council, If land
worth the money was offered he might
vote for it. He had no confidence in the
committee who made the recommends
ton; they had once before recommends
ed that $4,000 be paid for $4,000 worth
of land and now they had made an
other recommendation to purchase
$4,000 worth of land for $25, 600. He
could buy the block offered for $40, 600
Tor less. Mr.. Young criticized Clawson
for the manner in which he constantly
referred to the present council as he
said squanderlng the money CT the peo-
pie. Such was not he case. The pre- =
ent council had simply carried out the
contracts made by its predecessors and
had not run the city into debt. He re-
PEELED Clawson's insinuati0nS and said
he for one would take no share OF
blame.
Bache thought Young was off as to
the value of the land offered, his opin-
ion was that it was worth $4,000.
it does not need any more. 1t is pity
the old council ever made the contract
they did, but as they have have done it
/ think we are morally obligated to
carry it out. The matter should be
referred to a committee for further
considerat ton.
Remington asked if it was a fact
that the copper plant company had
made a contract with the committee
to take less than S25 000
Clawson-Yes, there is such a con-
tract in existence but I am not at lib
erty to make known the terms of it.
Remington think it is due to this
council to know all about such contract
If it exists, but will not believe that 1t
does exist until I see it.
Lynn moved that the matter go over
for one week to give an opportunity for
the. matter of the supplemental contract
to be investigated.
Lynn's motion prevailed. to s.
COMMITTEE CHANGES.
Cohn offered the following:
Resolved. That rule Is of the stand
ing rules of this council adopted March
20, 1894 be and the same is hereby
amended by striking from the list of
standing committees the committee on
fire department, the committee on po-
lice, and substitute therefor, ION the
police and fire department" as provided
in section 30 of the act creating the
board of police commissioners" ETC..
and be it further
Resolved, That the committee on fire
department. and on police are hereby
abolished and the president of this
council is requested to appoint a COM
m1ttee on the police and fire depart
ments", the same to consist of three
members
Adopted.
Messrs. Daily, Newell and Cohn were
appointed on the above committee.
RETRENCHMENT.
Bache offered a resolution that here
after the assistant chief of the fire de-
partment perform the duties of the
ofncer now known as captain at engin =
house No. , together with the duties
OF his own office and that the office
of captain be abolished
The same councilman followed the
resolution with another that the fire
department committee be and they are
hereby directed to report to this council
at its next meeting such change in
the organization of the department
looking TO lessening the expenses of the
same and which will not impair the
efficiency of the service and more
especially to examine into and to report
plan whereby the necessity of retain
ing force of six men on the fire ap-
paratus known as the aerial truck may
be avoided.
Both the resolutions were referred
to the new committee on police and
fire departments consisting of Daily,
Newell and Cohn.
TO SELL THE COPPER PLANT
BONDS.
O'Meara offered the following:
Resolved, That the trustees ap-
pointed under a resolution of the city
council February IA, 1893, and now
holding the twenty-five 81, 600 bonds of
Salt Lake city be authorized to sell
said bonds for not less than par and
money received from said sale be held
by said trustees in lieu of said bonds.
Lost. Three voting aye the re-
mainder Of the council no.
DUE TO THE CITY.
Hardy stood sponsor for the follow
ing:
Whereas, There is still due this city
from the collector of Salt Lake county
on the taxes Of 1898 about $4,000, and
Whereas, 1t is represented that said
amount is the city interest in certain
property of delinquent taxpayers that
has been sold for said delinquent taxes
for said year, therefore be it
Resolved, That the county court of
Salt Lake county be requested to have
an abstract of all tax sales in which
this city may be interested furnished
this council at the earliest convenience
and that a copy Of this resolution be
furnished said county court.
Carried.