The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-27

Iular session. In the absence of PreSi
Ident Mccormick, Councilman Cohn pre-
sided and Messrs. Young, Bache, Chees
imam, Hardy, O'Meara, Newell Morris
Watson, Lynn, and Clawson were pres
lent The chair Of Mr. Remington O.
IPocateilo was vacant, that gentleman
not being able to come so far from hi:
Ihome to attend the meeting, but a!
there are two more meetings of tht
council to be held this week, one OF
IThursday and one on Friday evening
lit is probable that he will be presen
lon one evening at least.
County Assessor Lynch notified the
icouncil that the city assessment this
lyear would be about EOS, 100000.
Chris Diehl was nominated as deputy
assessor of water rates.
The final estimate in favor of Franl
Harrigan as side walk contractor
amounting to 50, S63.39, was approved.
The committee on municipal laws
recommended that the deficit of $50, 00(
in the paving account between the city
and the Salt Lake City Railroad com
pany be charged to the city. The
Recommendation was adopted.
! The confirmation of Judge Hoge as
city attorney was referred back to the
committee, the recommendation of the
committee not being signed by a major
lily of the members.
The matter of the tax levy for the
current year came up and was dis
cussed for a few minutes. 1t was re
solved to hold a special meeting of the
| council on Friday evening to fully con-
slider the matter. The indications are
that the council will decide to raise the
| levy from five mills to six or probably
seven mills.
The committee on sewer, to whom
was referred the petition Of the Labor
trust presented at the previous meet
ing, made a lengthy report, the gist OF
er to dictate to the contractors what
rate of wages they should pay.
| The matter of the purchase of the
Kimball block for $4,000 for the copper
plant bonus came up and was again re-
ferred to a special committee of five
to ascertain the actual value of the
land offered, with instructions to re-
port to the council the result of their
investigations.
| Clawson offered a resolution looking
to the converting of the second floor of
the city hall into city Jail as soon as
the joint city and county building is
ready for occupancy by the several de-
| partments of the municipality. The
| matter was referred to the committee
| city engineer associated
1t was resolved to hold an informal
| meeting of the council on Thursday
evening for the purpose of further dis
cussing means of retrenchment. The
heads of departments were request
TO attend the meeting.
O'Meara wanted to know how much
had been spent on identifying the
Eighth ward square, and introduced a
resolution calling on the auditor to
furnish an ftemized statement of the
same, which was adopted.
ClawSon thought it was time the
waterworks committee had reported on
the appointment of Major Daley as
superintendent of waterworks, and that
Treasurer Duke had said something
about placing out the city's surplus
funds at interest. He introduced reso-
buttons, which were adopted, asking the
recorder to communicate with the re-
spective parties and request them to
speak up.
The Proceedings.
Petitions as follows were read and
disposed of as indicated:
From Albert d. Bruce, asking for
work promised him in January last by
the council in settlement of a claim
Committee on improvements.
From A A. Nethercott, asking that
$3.50 be allowed him for the loss of a
horse that was killed while i'm the en-
ploy of the city Committee on claims
From Julia w. Smith, asking for re-
lease of tax sale. City attorney.
From the Brigham Young Trust COM
pany, asking rebate in paving districts
2, 3, 4 and 3. The petition calls atten-
ton to the compromise with the Salt
Lake City Railway company whereby
the company has paid the city $35. 900
for the paving of it's tracks when the
actual cost of said paving was about
$65, 600. 1t has been suggested" con-
tinue the petitioners, 'tthat the rebates
due the abutters would be used to cover
the remaining $4,000 of the cost of
track paving" Any attempt to retain
the abutters' money for that purpose.
the petition concludes, woAsd be unjust
and a protest is entered against it.
Board of public works.
From w. ]. Lynch and others, ask
ing the opening of Jefferson street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth South.
Committee on streets.
From William Groesbeck, asking that
the assessor be enjoined from shutting
off his water unit! an investigation is
had.
Committee on waterworlzs
WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
From Elizabeth Tucker. asking that
her case against the city be not an
pealed to the supreme court and offer
ing to compromise. The petitioner pro-
cured judgment in the sum Of So 600
against the city for injuries sustained
in fall on the sidewalk in front of
barn. The matter was re-
Ierred to the committee on claims with
the city attorney associated.
ASSESSED VALUATION.
County Assessor Lynch notified the
council that the assessed valuation of
Salt Lake city for 1894 will approxi-
mate $36, 100000
Finance committee.
FRoM THE POUNDKEEPER
Poundkeeper j. J. Gilmore presented
a Oil of expense for feeding crippled
horses amounting to $1S.T5.
committee on sanitary rules and
quarantine
DIDN'T KNOW.
Superintendent of Waterworks Griffin |
returned the bills Of the Cuimer-Jen- |
nings Paving company amounting to |
$3.50 Tor extra work relating to the
water department with the remark that |
as the work was done during the in
of his predecessor in office
he had no means of verifying the cor
rectness of the bill.
Board of public works.
DEPUTY ASSESSOR.
Superintendent of Waterworks Griffin
sent in the following: 81 hereby appoint
Mr.. Chris Diehl as deputy assessor or
water rates and respectfully submit his
name to you for confirmation"
Committee on waterworks.
GRANTED.
The city engineer recommended thai |
B. NJ. Fllerheck be allnwad To 11sa tln