The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20

passed by the city council last night
and Willard Young, J. a. Heiss an(
Adam Speirs appointed commission
ers to asses the tax.
The following IS report of the pro
ceedtngs
All members We're present when the
session began except Cohn. who is alb
sent by permission.
Stubbs Makes n Speech,
John Stubs, on behalf of the unem
ployed Worhingmen. spoke ten min.
utes, by permission, in Which he de.
clared that there were between ], POI
and 1850 men in Salt Lake city OUT OF
employment. They were men who
had voted to place the present council
in power and had cast their ballots
with a view of securing retrenchment
IN expenditures, and the providing OF
Salt Lake work for Salt Lake work.
men. But contrary to their expecta.
tons, outsiders had been brought in
to the exclusion of local labor While
fat salaries were paid the WATERWAYS.
ter, superintendent of streets and
water works for doing practically
nothing.
Men present were starving and
needed aid. They demanded that the
gravity sewer be opened and work
provided. Up to date the workingmen
! had suffered in silence, but il some
thing was not done soon, the police
force would have to be increased.
Starving men must have relief.
Stubs also suggested that the pro-
posed working OF prisoners on the
streets be not undertaken. Give the
work to those who need it.
! N. B. Dresser endorsed Mr. Stubs,
and the mater was referred to the
( committee of the whole on Thursday
night
| Petitions and Communications
I A. B. Gibson asked to be permitted
for taxes. City attorney.
| r. w. Alexander petitioned for free
license as second hand dealer. Com
I mittee on license.
William r. Jones. jr, claims s., 600
! damages by the construction Of the
gravity outlet sewer Referred.
Isaac Hunter asks for 5000 damages
to property caused by the removal of
levees constructed by him along the
canal running thereby. Referred.
The Wasatka Mineral Springs com
pany asked for an extension of water
mains from the Warm SPRINGS to
Ninth North street. Committee on
WaterWorks.
T. C. Webber ct al. asked that the
board fence east of z. c. NJ L, which
has INSTRUCTED the sidewalk for two
years, be removed. Committee on
streets.
John Lawrence petitioned for re-
bate on water tax on account Of not
being unable to use the water for about
six months in the year. Committee on
WaterWorks.
Reports Of City Officers.
Mayor Baskin submitted a letter
from G. Boettcher, of the Citizens
Electric Light company, stating that
the plant of the corporation viii be
completed July 1, and that the COM
pany viii be ready to bid for street
lighting at that time.
Mr.. ClaWson inquired if any che
knew the financial responsibility of the
writer to which O'Meara responded
that perhaps the president did The
The letter was received and filed.
City Attorney Hoge reported in favor
fof allowing Alice NJ. Harrison and A
3. Gibson to redeem lands sold for
taxes which reports we're adopted.
Associate Attorney Van Horne sub
mitted the ordinance granting the New
American Natural Gas company
further time IN which to complete lay
ing their mains. Which ordinance was
adopted later in the evening.
Slippery Sidewalks.
Chairman Doremus, of the board of
public works, reporting on the resolu-
ton of Councilman ClaWson regarding
slippery sidewalks, recommended the
cleaning Of walks and All application
of salt and sand, which report was
adopted and referred to the police and
street departments.
The board transmitted an estimate of
the city engineer amounting to 1894. SO
in favor of the Pacific Paving company
for curbing set on State street in 1892,
which report was adopted. as was also
an estimate in favor of the Wasatch
.Asphaltum company for repairs on
Richards street, amounting to 1858.
Silver Bros bin of $54389 for flush
gates for the gravity sewer was, on
report of the board of public works,
ordered paid.
Sullivan Acquiesces
The contract for the sewer on First
South street was returned amended by
Inserting a clause to the effect that
none but Salt Lake Workmen should
be employed; that laborers shall be
paid weekly, to all of which Mr.. Sulli-
van cheerfully assented.
Chairs Wanted.
Watermaster Wilcken asked for
chairs for his deputies to sit on while
at work making out time cards; also
for permission to put in a telephone at
the expense of the street and irrigation
departments.
Mr.. Young wanted the matter settled
at once, but Mr.. Clawson objected to
buying any more furniture While so
many costly and durable" chairs were
sitting around the building. So the
matter was referred to the committee
on irrigation with power to act.
Pratt on Powder.
Chief of Police Pratt reported that
IN compliance with the resolution Of
Councilman Young he had investigated
the powder question and found that
the merchants were careful as to stor-
ing explosives in the city Still, due
vigilance was not exercised in handling
it in making sales. He also reported
that careleSsneSS was INDUCED in the
way of shipping the explosives, being
sometimes stored in depots over night.
while report that twelve cars had
stood in the yards over night hat
reached his ears.
Mr.. Young stated that this
nIeStiOn ShOuld receive oaraftlI a4fan