The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-05
JOINT BUILDING MATTERS.
They Are Considered by the City
Council.
GARRETT is EA0NERATED.
EX-FOoD INSPECTOR KENDALL
WANTS HIS. PAY.
Reports on Paving Tax Rebates and
Water For the Cemetery-The BIZ
cycle misunderstanding of the
Proposed Special Lighting Tax
Appropriations.

appropriations.
Last evenings session of the city
council was, more than usual, largely
devoted to the consideration and Incl
dental discussion of matters pertain
ing to the joint city and county build
ing. A report on the plumbing system
and its defective features and an ex-
change of courtesies over allowing
certain bills approved by the joint
building committee consumed a large
portion of the solors' time.
| Committee reports concerning the
matter of paving tax rebates and more
water for the cemetery were laid over
until next meeting, as was also, al
though less important, the proposed
new bicycle riding ordinance.
Live Stock Inspector Garrett was
eXonerated from the recently investi-
gated charges against him, and ex-
Food Inspector Kendall reminded the
council that he still expects pay since
he was deposed.
A proposition was made by the
Mount Olivet cemetery directorate for
an extension of water mains in eX-
change for right to a portion of the
waters of Emigration creek. Provision
count of sewer extension taxes on
Brigham street.
An over-zealous committees report,
relative to the legality of the proposed
special street lighting tax, was prompt
ly pigeon-holed. Expert information
on the subject of smoke consumers
was applied for, and an appropriation
lie.+ 2 RI
the gravity sewer contractors and S.
0S7.45 for last months gas and electric
lighting bills. was passed.
Roll call showed only Councilmen
Cheesmen and Clawson absent.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA-
TONS.
Under this head the following were
read:
Alma S. Kendall presented claim
in the sum of $3.50 for services rerd-
cred as Food Inspector. A motion
made by Hardy to table the commune
cation was lost, and COINS motion
to refer it to the committee on claims,
with the city attorney associated, pre-
vailed.
The petition of James K. Gillespie
for permission to grade First South
street east of Thirteenth East or THE
laitter-named street south OF First
South at his own expense and under
the direction OF the street supervisor,
using the earth removed in such grad
ing to fill up his lot, was referred to
the committee on streets with power
to act.
Elijah Sells, on behalf of the dinect-
ors of Mount Olivet cemetery, asked
for the extension of the water mains
to the cemetery in consideration of
the board of directors ceding to the
city its water right in the Emigration
creek.
E. F. crandaql asked for similar
extension, at his own cost, in La
Beta Place. Both petitions were re-
ferred to the committee on water
works.
The petition of w. A. Pitt, with en-
dorsenlents, for employment as JAM
tor of the joint building was tabled.
A SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE.
The board of public works submitted
the supplemental estimate to the
eleventh partial estimate in favor of
the gravity sewer contractors in the
sum of $3706.60 with the recommendh-
ton that it be approved for payment.
Adopted.
SUNDRY REPORTS.
The city recorder reported that the
sum of $26 was collected during No
'
unlicensed CANNES had been destroyed,
for which mis- deputy collector was en-
titled to $3.50. The report was adopt
ed
The committee of the whole report
ed its action at last Friday evenings
meeting in considering protests from
payers and providing
means for nearing further objections.
The report was adopted.
The request of the board of police
and fire commissioners for authority
to appoint the young son of Sergeant
deceased, janitOr Of the police
station at salary of $50 a month,
was referred to the committee on fire
and police.
NO CASE AGAINST GARRETT.
The committee on sanitary rules and
quarantine, reporting on the investiga-
ton into the charges Of incompetency
preferred against Live Stock Inspector
Garrett by Carl MachoId, stated that
the charges were groundless, and
that DR.. Garrett be ex- /
by the council. Adopted.
ANENT THE PAVING TAX REBATE
The committee on streets and mu-
nicipal laws submitted a voluminous
report on Councilman Clawson's reso-
ution designed to effect the payment
il the REBATE CldlLleO ny the dDulllnS
for the excess of the
ak collected over the actual cost of
he street paving. The report reit-
rated at length the statements made
n similar report last summer, and
he substance of which has heretofore
,een published, showing why the
mount claimed should not be refund
d. In conclusion, the report recon-
nended that the resolution be tabled
md the claim of the property-owners
,e rejected.
on request of Councilmen o'Meara
nd Mason, who desired an oppor-
unity to examine the report before
dding their signatures to it, action
hereon was deferred until next meet
ng.
The committee on Jordan and Salt
AXE canal, reporting on the petition
f Charles Dayton, recommended that
he canal be bridged over where the
anne crosses Fourth South and Eighth
nd Ninth East streets. Adopted. t,
DEBATE OVER BUILDING BILLS.
When the report of the secretary of
he joint city and county building COM
nittee, submitting for payment the
ills approved at last Fridays meet
ng, was read, protracted debate en-
ued over the claims of the painting
ohlractor, the archltects for commits
ion, j. w. Farrell & Co. and the
nter-Mountain Electric Co. Finally,
he list of claims, with the four OBJ
acted to eliminated, so as to give
pportun1ty for ascertaining whether
ne contractors referred to have al
aady been paid more than enough to
lake the city safe on alleged defects.
as approved for payment OF the city's
ortion.
lore WATER FOR THE GENIE
Terry.
The cemetery committee, reporting on
lie suggestions of the sexton looking
,ward improved irrigation facilities
or identifying the city of the dead.
that pipe connections be
lada with the reSar1,nirS o nj tn, l,i1r,.