The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-21

mended that the ordinance confirming
the assessment for sidewalks on Sec
ond South street from Fifth West
to the Jordan river, be placed on its
final passage.
The council took up the bill and
passed it as recommended.
A TREE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance providing that hang
ing limbs of trees, etc, over the side
walks. be not permitted to exist at a
less height from the sidewalk than ten
feet, was taken up and passed.
Appropriations amounting to $2,397.36
We're passed
Councilman Cohn, on whose mind
the Scott portrait was still weighing,
moved that $500 be appropriated to
Mayor Scott to pay for the picture.
Clawson seconded the motion.
President Mccormick = EX-Mayor
Scott again informs me that he has
made a present of the picture to the
council and will accept no appropria-
ton. small or large.
Cohn-The councils record should be
clear on this matter, and Mr.. Scott
may donate the amount TO the city if
he so chooses. The precedent of may
ors donating their portraits is one
which should not be established.
Lynn thought COINS motion was out
of order, as the gift had already been
accepted by the council. Any way, it
was childish to go and appropriate $500
on the assurance that it would be
given back.
Conn then moved to reconsider the
acceptance of the picture, when mo-
ton from O'Meara to adjourn pre-
vailed and the matter ended for the
present.
THE BANQUET.
After adjournment, the members of
the present and last councils, the men,
bers of the present and last county
courts, Mayor Baskin, ex-Mayor Scott
and all those who had any hand in
the conceiving or erecting of
the new joint city and county building,
with number of their friends, betook
themselves to one of the large ante
rooms, where q cold collation. was par
taken of. The table was loaded with
toothsome viands and plenty of cham
payne to wash them down.
Councilman Mason acted as toast
master and called on ex-Mayor Scott
for a speech Mr. Scott thanked the
council for the privilege of being pres
ent at the opening of the new council
chamber. Being one of the original
projectors of the building, he had
watched its progress throughout with
great interest. It was true the build
ing was not erected with q view to
the present only, but with ar eye to
the future. Dull times would soon
pass and in a very few years the
whole of the building would come into
use. The structure was a magnificent
one and worthy of this city and ter
ritory.
MAYOR BASKIN
was loudly called for. The mayor said
considering what kind of a building
it was, the cost was not excessive. He
regretted the condition of things which
confronted the present city admins
tration when it assumed power, but
did not consider the outlook was
gloomy. The debt of 100000 on this
city was not excessive, and one thing
! was certain, that if some corrupt ad-
ministration in the future did not dis
pose of the waterworks they alone
would yield revenue enough to liqui-
date that debt. He had no apologies
. to offer for the course taken in regard
to the joint city and county building,
and was satisfied to stake his reputa-
ton on it, His honor said he was d
good hand to smell boodling, if any eX-
listed, but he had never even had a
suspicion that any boodling had eX-
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the building and defied the strictest
investigation to show the misappro-
priation of a single copper cent. He
didn't take much credit to himself fol
the building, but thought those who
originated the scheme were entitled tC
great credit and the everlasting graft
ttude of the citizens of Salt Lake. This
building would serve as a statehouse
for fifteen or twenty years, and at the
end Of 200 years would still be ade
quate for the needs of the CITY.
Judge Loofbourow said few words
stating that the building was one our
childrens children would be proud of
The city had got good value for every
dollar it had cost.
Joe R. Morris had no regrets about
the building. The work had been done
throughout as man would conduct
his own private business. True it was
away beyond the needs of the present
day, but in the future it will be found
none too large. He thought it was