The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-07

man, ClaWson. Hardy, Lynn, McCor-
nick, Morris and Young. Noes-Co-
rum, DAILY, Newell, O'Meara, Reming-
ton and Watson.
CONCURRING FRANCHISES.
The bill for an ordinace prescribing
the manner in which franchises shall
be had was taken from the table and
read for the first time.
Upon the motion of Bache the
amount to be paid into the treasury
upon the filings of the application for
a franchise was fixed at $500.
motion to suspend the rules and
put the ordinance on its passage was
defeated and it was accordingly per
mitted to take its regular course
CITY DAMAGE SUITS.
O'Neara introduced resolution call
ing upon the city to furnish the city
council with a list of the damage suits
now pending against the city, the to-
tai amount involved and through what
department they were incurred Adop-
ted.
Hardy offered a resolution providing
for advertisements for bids for sprink-
ling the city during the present year
Referred to the sprinkling committee.
ASSAILING THE MAYOR.
Remington introduced the following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, Information has been re-
ceiVed to the effect that while acting
in his official capacity on the morning
of February IA, 1894, his honor, the
mayor of Salt Lake city, Utah, applied
vile and abusive epithets to each and
every member of this council; and,
Whereas, The course and vulgar
phrases applied to members of this
body were used in the presence of city
officials while in the discharge of their
official functions; and
Whereas, BY reason of the publicity
accorded his remarks this body has
been held up for contempt and ridi-
Guile. Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the honorable presi-
dent of this council appoint special
committee of three with full power
to investigate and report at the next
meeting of the body.
Young expressed a hope that the
resolution would be laid on the table,
and followed it UP with a motion to
that effect.
Remington and O'Meara both ex-
pressed the belief that nothing would
be more gratifying to the mayor him
self than to have the resolution pre-
vail
Young's motion to lay on the table
prevailed with the following vote:
Ayes-Bache, Cheesman, Clawson.
DAILY, Hardy, Mccormick, Morris. New
ell, Young. Noes-Corum, Lynn,
O'AIeara, Remington Watson.
SALVATION MUST BE FREE.
Hardy offered the following: That
all places used for religious worship
from which no revenue is derived, be
exempt from paying sprinlding taxes
to extent of S21z feet fronting on any
street of the city. Referred to the
committee on sprinkling.
BUTCHERS LICENSE PASSED.
The bill for an ordinance to regu-
late, license, restrain and prohibit
slaughterers, butchers and dealers in
fresh meats was read a third time and
passed.
Under the ordinance the license for
slaughterers and butchers is fixed at
$685. for wholesalers whose sales amount
to $4,000 or less per month, $3.50; for
sales over $4,000 and less than $4,000
per month, 5000; for sales over $4,000
per month, $3.50; for all retail dealers,
whose sales amount to $500 or less per
month, $50; for sales over $500 and less
than 81, 900 per month, SIS; over $1,000
and less than $1,000 per month 500;
over $500 and less than S. 600 per
month SIPS; over $1,000 per month $3.50.
A MERE BAGATELLE.
An appropriation Of over 500 items,
ranging from $4,000 to a few cents,
was passed, and the council adjourned
for one week.