The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21


number of students as found in the
state normal school of Utah, each re-
quires $4,000 per year for it's mainte-
nance. In making an estimate of
what it win cost TO pay the current
expenses of the university from Jan
uary 1 to July l. 1896, the following
itemized statement is given below:
Salaries for the instructing force
and librarian ST., 100
instruction in training SCHOOL,. 500
Janitors and f1remen- 1885
Secretary and regents. 100
tuel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
Incidental expenses. 264
This amount is the same as that in
! the special appropriation bill for the
university introduced by Senator
Booth.
desire to call your attention to the
fact that the present force of tnstruc-
tors in the University of Utah as COM
pared with the number of students is
smaller than in any other state univer-
sity in the United States. Respectfully
submitted, ]. T. KINGSBURY,
Vice President University of Utah
When the reading was finished, Mr..
Candland moved to make the amount
of the appropriation $4,000, which was
agreed to and the bill then passed.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Senate bill No. IS. providing for the
organization of the state board of ex-
aminers, and defining its duties, was
placed on third reading and after some
slight amendments passed, all voting
aye.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Senate bill No IS, providing for the
establishment Of free public libraries
and reading rooms, passed third read
ing and was sent to the house
APPROPRIATION LISTS.
Senate bill No. 81. an act providing
that mayors of cities may disapprove
appropriation items in ordinances
without disappearing the whole there
of, came up for third reading and pass
ed in the following form:
If any proposed city ordinance, ap-
proprating money, presented to the
mayor of any city Of the first or second
class after passage by the city council,
contains several items of appropria-
tions of money, he may object to one
or more of such items, while approving
other portions of the ordinance; in such
case he shall append to the ordinance
at the Tune Ol SlSil II d Statement
of the item or items which he declines
to approve, together with his reasons
therefor, and such item or items shall
not take effect unless passed over the
mayors objection, in the same manner
as ordinances are passed over his veto.
This act shall take effect upon its ap-
aroval.
UNIVERSITY RULES.
Senate bill No. 81. providing for the
government of the state university,
with an emergency clause attached,
passed third reading.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Senate bill No. %, the Australian bal
lot law was partially read a third
time. during which Candland moved
the further consideration be postponed
until Tuesday, when it be made the
special order of the day.
Allison objected, and wanted the bill
read in full.
Glen Miller declared the reading was
beneftting him not a bit; the mum
bling of Henderson, being such that
he could not understand.
Finally 1t was agreed to have the
journal show third reading and dis
cuss the bill Tuesday.
SECOND READING.
The following measures were read
second time: Senate bill 81 providing
for defining the duties of secretary of
state.
SENATE ROUTINE.
Prayer was offered by Senator r. G.
Miller.
The reading of the journal was fol-
lowed by a message from the house
announcing the passage of senate bill
81. relating to duties of the prosecuting
attorney. Senate bill 5. the law Of libel.
The house announced fits refusal to
concur in the senate amendments to
house bill II, providing for the main
tenance of wives deserted by their hus-
bands.
NEW BILLS.
The judiciary committee reported the
following substitute for senate bill So,
introduced Wednesday by Glen Miller,
providing for the collection of damages
caused by street grading.
Whenever by the grading of any
street, alley or other public ground
in the city, pursuant to the action of
the city authorities in establishing or
changing the grade of such street, al
ley or public ground. after valuable
improvements have been made 1pon
real property abutting thereon, such
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in value, the owner of such real prop
erty or Improvements may recover
the amount of any damages or dirnf-
mutton in value in civil action
brought for the purpose.
This act shall be held to cover and
apply TO all cases wherein establish
ment or change of grades of streets,
alleys or public grounds may have been
heretofore determined upon, but have
not been carried into actual effect.
SHEEP PROTECTION.
Senator r. G. Miller introduced the
following measure, which was referred
to the committee on live stock.
Senate bill No. Sc, by Mr.. Reuben
c. Miller, a bill for an act relating 10
the recovery Of damages for sheep kill
ed by dogs. Any person who owns or
harbors a dog and permits the same
to run at large away from his prem
ises, shall be liable in damages to the
owner of any sheep killed by such
dog, while so running at large aWay
from his premises, and 1t shall not
be necessary in any action brought
therefor, to allege or prove that the
dog was accustomed to kill sheen. or
that the person who owned or harhor-
ed the same knew such to be the fact
This act shall take erect upon its
approval
LAWYERS. ATTENTIONS.