The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-01

Hon. J. c. McNally, chairman of the
county court, be appointed by this coun.
eli to take entire charge of, and see thai
inc delegates are properly entertained
WINE mere: Inc expenses incurred by
said committee to be paid out of the
mayors contingent fund.
Clawson favored the idea of enter
tanning the delegates bug protested
against the use of the funds as it
was voting money for corporate pur-
poses.
Young supported Clawson 5 position.
Replying, O'Meara said that
the mayor could spend his fund for
shoe strings if he liked; the council
was voting no money, it was merely
asking the mayor to do so. He could
decline if he wished.
Cohn said to pass a resolution with
out money was bosh. Something must
be done. The agitation now in favor
Of silver must be kept up and the
city should do 1t.
Bache and Cheeseman declared
against the payment of money. Claw
son moved to strike ont that part re-
lating TO expenses, which carried. Nc
MILAN Morris. Newell and O'Meara
voting no. The resolution was then
adopted.
Petitions Presented.
Petitions were read as follows:
Geo. Piper. Frank Pierce, Sheridan
Smith, Kelsey & Gillespie, for reIlef
from tax sales. City attorney; after
ward granted.
Sven Olsen, that he be permitted to
remain on city land in Parley's can
yon, or that city pay him for I'M
provenenits. Public grounds.
Stevens estate, for refund on water
rates. Waterworl1s-
Seymour 3. Young, that in consider
alton of his rehnquishing part of MS
property for sheep trail the city council
erect a fence to protect the remainder.
Public grounds.
Hiram E. Booth, for extension of wa
ter mains on Second North. Water
works.
Twenty-third Ward Water company.
for right of way for water mains and
privilege of driving flowing well on
Fifth North between Second and Third
West. Committee on streets.
Ben Whittemore. asking for reduc-
ton in liquor license at Beck's Hot
Springs to $50 per month. The pream-
BILE states: Your petitioner, old h.
Whittemore,' respectfully represents
that he has of late years fallen into
busted Committee on license.
Charles Miller, asking the council to
appropriate $1,000 for Fourth OF July
celebration. Committee on markets.
Reports of City Officers.
Chief Devine submitted an invitation
to the council to be present at the
exhibition drill today, which was ac-
cepted.
The board of public works asked
for authority to appoint one chief in
spector and the necessary deputies for
duty on the gravity sewer.
Mr. Clawson moved to grant the
request, the chief to receive 500 and
deputies SIS per month.
Watson raised the point that inspec-
tors worked extra time and demanded
extra compensation.
Subsequently Mr.. Clawson moved TO
raise these figures to $125 and 500,
which prevailed.
The sewer committee reported In
favor of appropriating SIS per month
for extra time put in by the inspectors
last year which report was rejected.
The dog tax collector reported as
follows for April:
Male dogs Observation-Disclosures. SS14
Female dogs Observation-Disclosures. LII
Total. .s.'''.' StS0
Dogs destroyed forty-eight.
Committee Reports.
The committee on irrigation reported
the purchase from John Gray, certain
lands in Parley's canyon to protect the
water from sheep, for $3.50, which &C
ton was ratified.
miscellaneous.
W. S. Berry was awarded $500 dam
ages for falling on a sidewalk.
O'Meara called up his ordinance re-
peaiing the special lighting ordinance
and in the discussion which followed as
to whether it should pass Hardy went
to sleep. The ordinance passed.
Mr.. Lynn offered a resolution de-
handing that the building inspector
explain why he permitted Romig and
Howes, the Evangelists, to erect q
frame structure within the fire limits
on State street. The resolution
was adopted. Mr.. Folsom, who was
present. said he had denied the appli-
cation until the committee having the
matter in charge had acted. He did not
issue a permit and had made no OBJ
jections, being assured that the coun-
Gil members favored the matter.
Appropria tons. amounting to "a 763. 80.
were made. and the council adjourned.