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

On motion of Young. the rules were
suspended and Mr.. Young presented
President Mccormick With a handsome
gavel, the gift of the members of the
council. Mr.. Youngs presentation
speech was very appropriate and was
Responded to by President Mccormick.
Business was then proceeded with as
follows:
The Kyune Graystone company
asked that the amount due them for
stone be paid. Referred to committee
on finance:
]. B. Walden called attention to the
dangerous condition of sidewalks on
Main, First and Second South streets
Referred to- committee on streets.
Mrs. j. S. lockwood asked for relief
from a tax sale. Referred to city at
torney.
Caleb Lunker's claim for damages to
his carp pond, by the gravity sewer
being constructed through his prop
erty, bobbed up for the third time. The
claim has already been denied twice
Referred to board Of public works
Richard w. Young, Wendell Benson
and a number of other prominent citi-
zens asked that the immoral women
now residing on Franklin avenue be
removed. One of the grounds stated
was that there was q, school house at
the north end of the avenue and that
little children are daily compelled to
witness the most revolving sights.
Referred to the committee on police.
J. c. Watson & Bros. asked that bids
for sprinbling be advertised for at the
earliest possible date in order that they
would if they were the successful bid
ders. have sufficient time to secure
water carts. etc. Referred to COM
mittee on sprinl1ling.
THE MAYORS VIEW.
The following was received from the
mayor:
To the president and city council:
| Gentlemen hereby appoint Thomas
Z. Mulloy to the Office of supervisor OF
streets in place of Frank L. Hines.
who is hereby removed from that posi-
ton. and respectfully submit the APP
Dointment of Mr.. Muloy to you for
confirmation.
In this matter 1 have pursued nv
usual course in like matters. notwith-
lstanding it is directly in the face of
lyour proceedings in the matter of the
appointment of Mr.. McAllister and the
removal of Mr.. Kendall when the
matter came before your body the
Iclaim was made by q member that the
mayor had no authority under the law
to remove an appointed officer or ap-
point Such an officer until there was a
Vacancy; that the city council alone is
vested with the power TO remove an
officer. and that therefore it was
necessary for the council to create a
Vacancy in the Office of inspector OF
provisions by the removal.
lof Mr.. Kendall before the appointment
lof Mr.. McAllister could be rightfuIly
entertained or confirmed by the coun
ell. In pursuance of these views. q
resolution was accordingly introduced
land unanimously passed. removing Mr.
Kendall The matter was sprung OF
the spur of the moment and withou
Preference to any committee or the cit,
. attorney, without the opportunity O.
. Investigation, and after a mere casua
discussion the resolution passed.
The first time the mayor exercised
the power of removal was in the cas-,
of the chief of police the circumstances
| of which are well known both to yol
and the public. My action in that cas-,
: was sustained by the council in tn,
} continuation of Captain Paul, whom
lappointed to fill the vacancy created
/ by the removal of the former incum
bent. The next time / exercised thi
! power was in the removal of tn,
! superintendent of the water works tn,
circumstances of which are ais