The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-25

Cheeseman, reported adversely on the
proposition to grant all employees OF
the city a vacation each year. The re-
port was declared adopted, and al
though several calls were made for roll
| call the chair would not listen. Claw
son and OMeara refused to sign this
report.
On the report of the committee on
waterworks that the city engineer be
authorized to measure all streams
flowing into this valley. City creek,
Bill creek, Parley's and Mil creek
| Mr.. Young declared in favor of the
! proposition. Mccormick wanted to
know where the money was coming
| from. This interruption was unheeded
by Young. who argued that the mat
ter was one of great Importance mas
much as it was necessary the city
should know how large the supply Is
The report was adopted.
The public grounds committee re-
! ported in favor of putting in hot water
pipes in the green house at Liberty
Park in order that the plants may be-
preserved.
This brought up objections from Mr..
Young who did not believe in compel
ing with private citizens. while COhn
contended in favor of the report, which
contained 5000 valuable plants. Claw
son thought if the city was going to
establish a horticultural hail." the
report was proper. But it was poor
| economy to say the least. 1t was high
| time the expenses were cut down.
''Transplant them to some florist"
| 'Where?'' inquired COhn.
plant them in the groves Of the
! councilman" said the member from
the Fifth.
The report was adopted-yeas. 10:
nays. 8.
A report from the public grounds
| committee that an esrray pound be es.
! tablished in the north end of the city
was adopted.
miscellaneous.
Clawson offered the following reso-
! luton:
Resolved, That the treasurer be re-
quested to inform the council what
/ amount of the city funds has been on
/ deposit at interest and the sums re-
/ ceived for use of same"
Speaking to this, Mr.. Clawson said
| the city was entitled to about $1,000
| while it had received only about 81 500
/ He wanted a report. The treasurer had
! placed 100000 al interest and but
! $1,000 had been paid in.
| O'Meara moved to refer to the finance
| committee. which was vigorously OD-
| posed by the mover of the resolution.
! The amendment passed-ayes, g.;
! nays, 4.
Bill 166. fixing the salaries Of the
| fire and police board. offered at the
| last meeting, the amount being $3.50 the
/ salary TO be paid $1S7 on October l.
| the balance Deceber 81, was called up.
| COhn, the mover of the resolution
1 TO adopt. said this sum was just and
| proper, which prompted the chair to-
say:
| Why is it just and proper?"
| Because 1T is for services rendered.
| was the reply. Conn then spoke at
some length on the Justice of the bill.
/ The gentlemen met more than once per
| week and as the bill contemplates only
| 50 per week ii was none too much
/ They we'll knew there was no SAL
| airy attached to the positions when
| they took them said the chair.
! Debate from this point was of a con-
l fused nature, arguments being gener-
! ally in favor of paying the board in or
der that the law might be knocked out.
inasmuch as the people will protest
! against keeping up the expense.
! The exception to this rule was Claw
| son. He declared the board had never
| done anything but tangle up the affairs
| of the police and fire departments and
/ pile up expense on the city. This bill
| provided for more salary than the
members of the board of public works
receive. The point made that fixing the
| salary would cause the repeal of this
| law was a poor one. He moved to re-
fer to the finance committee.
! Cohn wanted the council to face the
! proposition; either pass the ordinance
or vote it down.
The motion to refer was lost. and
! Clawson amended by fixing the salary
| al S120 per year. Cheesman amended
by making it 5000. The last motion
was lost. The amendment of Clawson
was lost. Lynn then moved to make
tine sum $50 per month. The amendment
was lost. The bill was placed on final
passage and was lost-ayes, 5; nays.
| land the board gets no salary
The ordinance changing the fire lin
/ its. introduced at the last meeting, was
then called up and passed.
Petitions.
Edison NJ. Stowen asked for relief
from tax sales. City attorney.
Frederick and Joseph Smith asked
permission to sell fruit at Main and
South Temple. Committee on streets.
Frank Harrigan called attention to
/ S1,377.45 due him for work on sidewalks
in the city. Clawson inquired Of Har-
rigan, who was present, if the claim
had not been rejected once. Harrigan
| replied that it had been allowed once
by the board of public works. but at
the instigation of A. P. DOremus. their
city engineer. it was reconsidered and
rejected. He wanted the matter ex-
amined into and a special committee
appointed to look into it; other action
would result in suit being brought.
/ Clawson moved to receive and file the
claim. O'Meara amended by moving for
a special committee to examine, be-
cause Harrigan had not received a fair
deal. He could not afford to bring suit,
because the board of public works had
an unwritten rule to bar parties hav-
Ing suits against the city from getting
other contracts, and as the claimants
time is short. an examination could dc
no harm and might be the means Of
doing the contractor Justice
Bache and Cohn argued on the same
lines, the former contending that an
ordinary committee would answer all
the purposes
O'Meara's amendment was carried
ayes s, noes 5. The chair appointed Nc.
Millen, Lynn and Corum.
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