The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-03

The Street Lighting Ordinance
PASSED Last NIGHT
AFTER A LONG DEBATE.
MORRIS, o,MEARA, MASON AND
WATSON WITH THE MA 1oR.


DIeted BY the Committee-ALost of
the Evening Taken Up in Discuss
sion-Petitions and Reports Fixed.
The city council held a long session
last night. although but little business
of Importance was disposed OF aside
from the passage Of the lighting ordir
nance over the mayors veto.
The Proceedings.
/ Clawson, COIN. Newell, Young
Bache, Mcmillan. Lynn, Corun, c;hees-
man, Watson, Morris OAIeara aalsti.
Mason We're, present when Presidsnt
Mccormick called the meeting to or
der. and announced that everything
was ready for business.
Petitions Filed.
Petitions were filed ais follows:
/ 9lspnen daWksWorth put in an am
pilcarlon for work on account Of in
luIles sustained two years ago. Re-
erred TO The Joint COMMITTEES, street
committee and committee on water
works. Z 70 : ~
George ]. Dent requested that errors
IN ms, account with the waterworks
LOT water rates be corrected. Same
committee.
oonu u spencer, county collector
elect, asked the council to fix his
bonds as regards city taxes. Mr.
ClaWson suggested that the amount
be fixed at 100000 Mr.. Lynn moved i
the matter be referred TO the commit
Tee ON municipal laws. Mr.. Young
suggested the finance committee as
Inc proper body, and after some dis
cusslon 1t was so referred.
Robert Morris, president of the
eleventh ward ecclesiastical corpora
tlon, asked for a correction of errors
IN an account relating to water tax.
referred to the committee on water
works
G. W. Bowdle asked for a license to
peddle fish free of charge. The com
matter.
Regarding dogs, the recorder an
nounced sl5.50 due for CANNES
wrecked, which sum was appropriated.
The amount of S1025O on license was
also set aside, subject to draft of Mr..
Taylor, deputy dog tax collector.
Inc annual release granted the Rio
Grande Western in the matter of
freight rates was read and adopted.
The Smoke Nuisance.
City Engineer Young's report on the
smoke nuisance was read. It was q
lengthy document, the chief point he
ing a, recommendation regarding the.
coal tog from the stack of the Joint
city and county boiler house.
The chairman of the board of publie
works, the city engineer and the coun-.
Fly court VIII discuss the matter this
week.
Gravity Sewer.
The board of public works reported
the completion of the sewer on the
south side of South Temple between
Sixth and Seventh East, which report
was filed.
Police Court Business.
John James, clerk of the police court
filed his annual report, showing the re-
5 ceipts for 1894 as being $25,471, of which
$500 20 is pending on appeal. while $7.22
has been RENTED by the mayor. The
amount of fines paid in labor was
S9,S62.25, leaving a cash balance of
$14,2S75
: This document was also filed.
l Superintendent of Water Works
5 Daley called attention to the exposed
= condition Of the Waterman in Parley's
S canyon and asked permission to move
Y one of the abandoned tank houses in
< City creek to the former place After
e some debate the matter was referred to
1.-THE waterWorks committe with power
to act.
Fitting Up the Old Hall.
When the report of the police and
fire committee in relation to the reju-
venation of the old city hal
was concluded Mr.. Clawson an
. nounced his vote in the negative
.. saying that fle.did not propes to vote
. money for the fitting up Of the old
council chamber for the accommodation
of Chief Devine and family.
Mr.. Clawson also protested against
the appropriation of SIG for the funeral
- expenses and floral designs incident to
the obsequies Of the late Mr.. McCurdy
Mr.. Cohn advocated the payment OF
the bill mentioned and was sustained
) The bill being placed on the appropria-
e ton list.
II The council granted the petition OF
= David May for free license as ner-
Il .chandise peddler, same to continue fol-
i twelve months.
s Liquor licenses were issued the fol.
lowing:
n F. S. Hadra, B. K. Block & Co., Jano
= WITT &, Co., Phil Margetts, L. w. Dit
man and Paul Blinn.
-. The joint building committee repor
- ted in favor of paying the Cleveland
! Gas and Manufacturing company 81,
1920 for gas fixtures. O'Meara pro
tested in so vigorous a manner that th'
. subject was laid on the table until
certificate in form is furnished.
- The list of appropriations made oil
= Monday by the joint building commit
i tee was read and approved.
- Expensive Globes.
When the bill of the contractors 70
lie furnishing globes around the ground
E. came up, President Mccormick inquire
lie how many there were.
es Zone hundred and two" replied
d. member.
lg "What?" queried the presiden
a CHOSE lamps in the garden?"
Of Eyes, sir"
r How much do they cost?"
I'd six hundred and seventy-five do
a lars
fe President Mccormick expressed az
e. constituent at the bill and debate ra
is riot for some time, succeeding whic
re Morris moved that O'Meara be az
it pointed committee to investigate. Th
n. latter accepted without a, murmur an
promised some hot stuff, but the cha,
declared the motion out of order an
the bill went over
ii Christofferson's Dill.
rt Mr.. Christofferson's bill for service
as amounting to 500, for December 1S9
called forth an expression from tt
". chair antagonistic to the new selec
he mans claim, which said remark We
of followed by one from LIE Grand Youn
in in opposition to the proposition of en-
n ploying Harry Willard as superintel
dent of the building at Sc per day, an
T. offering to furnish several acres
he equally as good men at 81 per day.
of The latter bill was allowed and NJ
in Willard still holds the fort, viii
m Christofferson will wait
The Joint building.
ed 1Fr Chessr3ap of tba Joint cac,,,~,,