The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-25
The Council.

the consideration of which over d
week has been taken up.
The Council.
Council convened at . p. m.
Booth. of Salt Lake. Booth of Provo,
Seely. Hague, Williams and Eldredge
being in their seats. These members
with the presiding officer. made a
quorum. Taylor also appeared early in
the session.
Booth, Of Provo. asked that Seaman
be excused on account of urgent bust
ness, and Williams preferred the same
request on behalf of Hart, and Booth,
of Salt Lake, for Lund.
President Breeder presented a claim
OF Dr. Condor fer $l00 for expert testi-
mony in the Third district court.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME.
Eldredge presented a petition asking
that the Industrial Home be converted
into a hospital FOR women, the inSti-
tute 10 be managed by the Gentler sex.
The petition was signed by Mrs. Jane
5 Richards. Mrs. Romania Is. Pratt,
nj. D., Mrs. Priscilla p. Jennings. Mrs.
Bertha l.. Bamberger, Mrs. Hannah
Mccormick and twenty-three others.
The petition was accompanied by c. J.
NJ. in relation to the same. Both
were referred TO the committee on MEM
orials.
The committee on claims recommends
ed that the sum of 1862 he allowed on
c. c. Is, for maps for the use of the
county assessor.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The committee on ways and means
submitted the following report:
Mr.. President-Your committee on
ways and means, to whom was referred
the report of the territorial board of
equalization, beg leave to report that
we have carefully examined the same
and we find that the total assessment
as reported by said board for the year
1899, is $l17, $3.50, and that the aud
itor's report shows only S115,114,S42 A
discrepancy between said reports of ST.
$3.50, 5SS19
The clerks of the county courts of
Salt Lake, Weber and Utah counties
appeared before this committee and
from the evidence produced before us
we find that the discrepancy between
said reports occurred in this manner:
After the respective assessment rolls
are made up the total amount of as
Sessment is reported to the board of
equalization have completed their la
bors in making corrections, remittanceS
and attachments of taxes and the dupli-
cate assessment roll is made up, the
amount is certified to as required by
law to the territorial auditor; therefore
the difference between the above re-
ports is The remittances and attachments
by the county boards of equalization
throughout the territory.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION
ERS.
The committee on municipal corpora
tons reported favorably II. IS. 101. for
an act to appoint a board of police
md fire in, -
first and second class. and to place
the police and fire departments of said
cities upon a nOn-partisan basis, with
amendments.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
Williams introduced c. 3. 105, so
amending the existing statutes that
the limit of Indebtedness for Salt Lake
city be made per cent in accordance
with the recent act of Congress. on
motion OF the author of the bill, the
rules were suspended, the bin read
the second and third times and passed.
UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT.
Booth, of Provo. introduced c. Is.
106. authorizing the endowment Of the
University of Utah. The provisions of
the bill were that the university could
accept endowments. that chairs might
be named after the donors and in
some cases the professors might be
chosen by the donors.
SERVING COURT PAPERS.
Eldredge introduced c. B. iO7, to
amend sections 3.554 and 5.442 of the
compiled laws of 1883. providing that
when private individuals serve court
papers no fees shall be paid and that
these fees shall not be included in
court costs.
SECOND READING.
c. s. 100 was read the second time,
and referred to the committee on uni
versity. c. B. 107 was read the second
time and referred 10 the judiciary
committee.
THIRD READING.
c. B. IS. relating to the fees of
county and court officers was rejected.
H. 3. lO3, to prevent officers and
members of the police of cities of the
first and second classes from accepting
other Offices was rejected.
& 3. 81 10 amend section 1914 rela t.
Ing to special verdicts. was passed.
c. 3. II, an act creating the office of
encouragement was rejected.
C B. 3. an act for the more effectual
prevention Of cruelty to animals, was
rejected. A substitute for the same
WAS tabled.
H. 3. rs, an act providing for the
appointment of women upon certain
territorial boards, was rejected.
C 3. lOS was introduced By Booth,
of Salt Lake. by request and regulating
the sale Of property for taxes. and pro-
Viding for the keeping Of records, was
read the first and second times and re-
ferred TO the committee on ways and
means.
At sos Williams moved that in con-
sideration of the fact that wonderful
progress had been made the Council
adjourn that the Republican members
might go into caucus. Carried.
Council Notes.
Mrs. E,ldredge and Mrs. Wines
visited the Council.
A half dozen little maids from school
occupied seats in the lobby.
Governor West made an Informal
visit at the Council chamber.
Ex-Governor Thomas drops in occa-
sionally to lock after certain pet meas
ures. He is the father of c. 3. los, in
troduced by Rooth, of Provo. yesterday
Bishop Hatch did some handshaking
in the Council chamber yesterday. He
was a member Of the territorial Legis-
lature for twenty-three consecutive
years.
House.
The House was called to order at 2
n m. by Speak er Emery.