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

that all lots east of the Capitol grounds
and fronting on East Capitol street,
would be ultimately graded to a point
within a few feet of the grade of East
CAPITOL street asked, as an inducement
to owners Of said lots to grade, that
the council grant the same amount of
reclaimed land to them as was granted
the owners of lots in block of the
same plot.
BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS
| A communication was received from
Mayor Baskin announcing the APP
pointment of o. H. Hardy as assessor
and collector Of Water rates, vice
CHRISTOPHER Diehl, whose term of office
has expired. OF Charles E. Angel as
sexton. vice c. e. Offenbach whose
term has expired. OF H. D. Folsom, in
sDector Of buildings, vice A. L. Hamlin
whose term had expired. OF James Il.
Montgomery as sealer of weights and
measures to succeed himself. Of j. y.
| Gilmore as chief weighmaster. OF
Frederick w. Benson as park keeper,
vice Robert Upton whose term of Of
! flee has expired.
The appointment of Hardy was re-
ferred to the committee on water
works. that of Angel to the committee
on cemetery; that of Folsom to the
board of public works; those of Mont
gomery and Gilmore to the committee
\ on markets and that of Benson to the
board of public works.
The appointees manifested their con-
tempt for procraStination in q rush tor
the exit.
DUKES DILEMMA
Treasurer Duke reported that there
was vet due $1,04S75 from property
owners for the conduit constructed in
1892 on North Temple street between
Main and State streets and as there
was no regular assessment made for
the Improvement asked instructions as
to how to proceed to collect the amount.
Referred to the city attorney who will
guide the Duke out of his dilemma.
FUNDS FOR THE FIDDLER.
City Attorney Hoge submitted bill
for an ordinance providing that here
| after whenever any person, company,
etc. shall apply for a franchise said
applicant shall furnish the council with
nineteen copies of the resolution or
ordinance and pay into the city treas
urv the sum of s..
| The city attorney. recommended that
| the petitions of E. S. Croker and e.
1 D. Swan for relief from tax sales be al
lowed. Adopted.
City Engineer, Young desired to
know whether the expense of setting
corner stakes for the capitol building
was ordered by acting Mayor McCor-
nick, should be charged to the city or
territory 1t was ordered charged to
the city
The same officer upon the comuni-
cation of w. n. Ryan relating 10 land
entered by Frank Anderson, reported
that the section was upon government
land.
FINES AND COLLECTIONS.
&c T., let, f<,
Grant H. Smith for the month of
March showed the following:
Fines imposed Observation-Disclosures. $500
Fines paid in labor ................ $50
t1neS cash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 195
Total eases disposed of .......-.-. 1874
The committee on sprinkling recon-
mended that the communication of J.
R. Walker protesting against the
sprinkling of unimproved blocks be
granted Adopted.
The finance committee recommended
that the secretary of the joint city and
county building committee be instruct
ed to furnish the council with a list
of all contracts let by the said commit
tee fer furniture and fixtures.
Adopted.
MUST BE APPROVED.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that the city auditor be in
structed not TO draw any warrants on
the treasurer unless the vouchers have
been approved by the council or where
the pay rolls have been approved by
the finance committee, and that the
auditor be also instructed to draw
warrant to the mayor for the amount
/ of his contingent fund and report the
amount of said warrant at rhe next
meeting. Further, that in The future.
the auditor only pay the, city,s half of
the Joint city and county pay roll and
that all time checks be abolished and
city warrants issued in lieu thereof
The recommendation was approved.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that the city engineer furnish
their committee with an estimate of
the cost to complete the gravity sew
er Adopted
The committee on finance recon-
mended that he treasurer be instruct
ed and authorized to keep separate all
monies from special assessment and to
be paid on warrants drawn for that
purpuose only and that he register all
warrants and pay them in the order
of registry. Adopted.
The committee on finance asked that
they be authorized to employ an ac-
countant in order to ascertain the
amount Of the city's present indebted
ness.
O'Meara stated that the committee
was very anxious to ascertain the exact
amount of the indebtedness that the
council might be guided intelligently
on the question of proposed bonds
Adopted.
The committee on claims recommend
ed the payment of 5000 to certain per
sons who served as jurors in the case
of Selt Lake city against John j. Trew-
held. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of r.
*. Thomas for grading stakes at the
expense of the city, the committee rec
commended that it be not granted.
Adopted.
adversely on the bill of L. P. Palmer
in the sum of $40 for notarial work
Adopted.
AFFECTING PLUMBERS.
The committee on sewerage ren1n-
mended the adoption of a resolution
that no person shall receive a license as
plumber or as drain layer until he has
obtained from an examining board con-
sisting of the chairman of the commit
tee on sewerage. the city engineer and
the inspector of sewers, certificate
stating that he is a propely qualified
plumber or drain layer" Adopted.
ENGINEER's ASSISTANTS.
The committee on sewerage recon-
mended that the engineers department
be allowed the assistants consisting of
assistant engineer, draughtsman, in
spector of sewers, ETC., asked for by
said engineer at the last meeting of the
council.
Councilman Young desired to EWw if
the allowance Of the these assistants
would increase the corps that was en-
ployed by his predecessor.
mo sir" replied the engineer.
One councilman intimated that If the
policy contained in such recommends
tons was allowed, instead of a body
committed TO retrenchment, it would