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


present except Corum, and presiden
Mccormick occupied the chair
The session was a long one and {
good deal of business was transacted
The usual number Of portions wer
read and referred to :he appropriate
committees.
The petitions of the Labor trust
asking tlhlat the contract FOR The com
pletion of the gravity sewer be can
celled and that the order of the ceun
oil. fixing Taborer's wages al Sis De.
day be reconsidered, were read by the
recorder and referred to The COMMITTEES
ON sewer.
City Attorney Hoge recommended
that the damage suit of Elizabeth
Tucker VS.. the city be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court.
A stiff protest against the payment
of the $4,000 damages to the sewer
contractors was recommended from c
Q. Whittenore and filed.
The supplemental gravity sewer con.
tract and the contractors bond were
submitted to the council by the board
of public works and approved.
The ordino zee levying a sprinkling
tax in distri ) Nos. 1, 2, 3, I, and was
passed.
dng Co, I'm the sum of S9,07050 was
passed on the recommended action OF
the mayor and the amount placed on
khe appropriation list.
= The amount for the payment Of the
special police officers FOR services rem
dered in the absence Of the regular
force was appropriated.
The matter of making arrangements
for providing a more suite Die place for
the detenrion Of city prisoners than
the present city Jail, was referred TO
die committee on ways and means
The question of the $25, COO bonus to
The copper works came up and after
considerable discussion action was pest
pcned FOR a week.
BY a resolution offered by Council
man Cohn the committees on lire and
police departments were abolished and
a new committee, called a committee
on police and fire Departments crea ted.
Bache introduced two resolutions
looking to the reduction of the force
employed by the fire department, both
OF which were referred to the newly
crea,-ed committee on fire and police
Appropriations amounting 20 S34.52S,-
20 were made.
The Proceedings.
B. n. Ellerbeck asked privilege to
use the Durham system of sewerage in
moving a set of plumbing fixtures.
Referred to the city engineer.
George B. Bailey asked for $50 dam
ages on account of overflow of Jordan
canal.
Committee on claims.
Schwarlz & Heiwecke asked that the
wa termaster be restrained from remov-
ing fence on lot l, block 3 West
Grand View.
Committee on Jordan canal and irri-
cation.
Arthur L. Thomas and others asked
that the boulevard be completed.
Committee on streets.
William G. Taylor asked that he be
allowed 5000 for damages sustained by
the overflow from the Salt Lake and
Jordan canal at Draper.
Committee on claims.
Notice was received of an action
brought by the Wasatka Mineral
Springs company VS.. the city to collect
damages in the sum Of $4,000.
City attorney.
James Mack and others asked that
grade of streets on Capitol hill be es-
tablished.
City engineer.
A. B. Cort asked for release of tax
sale on lot 2, block 79, plat a.
City attorney.
G. r. Berry and others asked that
the resolution fixing the compensation
Sof city laborers at S1.75 be recognized
and also that the sewer contract be re-
scinded
Referred to the committee on sewer.
The Labor trust. Laboring Mems as
soclstion and Domestic Labor club pro-
tested, against reduction Of wages on
city work and asked that the contract
for the completion Of work on the
sewer be not approved.
Referred TO the committee on sewer.
City Attorney Hoge recommended
that the case of Elizabeth B. Tucker VS..
salt Lake city be appealed to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States. A
Verd1ct for $1,000 for damages for per-
scnal injuries sustained by plaintiff
was rendered in the Third district court
which was affirmed by the territorial
supreme court.
Adopted
M. Il. Walker and others asked that
kIsth South street. between Main and
West Temple, be graded. Referred TO
the committee on streets.
PROTEST..
A communication was received from
c. Q. Whittemore. attorney for a num-
against the appropriation by the conn
Gil IN favor of Houlahsn, Griffith. Nor
rs. Hobson & EYilkerson, for damages
CANNED to have been sustained under
their contract with the CITY for fine
construction Of the gravity sewer. The
warns each member of
the council voting in favor of the ap-
that he will be held na
sonally responsible for the amount. .'for
the reason that said payment will not
be made in setteTnnt of a valid legal
claim against the city, but as a bonus
for the completion of the work that
they are already legally bound by con-
tract 20 perform. I protest" continues
the petitioner, for the further rae GOV,
that several members Of this honora Bile
body have openly stated that they have
been offered brides for their votes in ia
vor of this appropriation, and no mem
Der OF this council should vote for |
where the offer OF brides ba
been deemed necessary to induce favor |
able action
Received and placed on file.
O'Meara said that such q natit;on |
came from Mr.. Whittemore with very
bad grace, as he had been paid $3.50 for
the city in a suit arising ont |
IF the sewer question ard the pre |
sumption was that he wanted another
suit Of the same kind.
MAY REDEEM.
The city attorney recommended that
The request Of John H Bailey to he AL |
owed to redeem certain property sold /
Tor taxes be granted on poyment of in |
-erest and costs. Adapted.
DENIED.
The city engineer reporting on the /
petition Of the board Of education for |
the establishment of permanent side
walk grade at the Wasatch school. |
that it be granted. The
stated the cost would be from |
1915 TO $500.
Petition denied and the communica-
ION filed