Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-16
meet with the committee on Fsida,
night.
Ex.oWEF TRAITS CASE.

meet with the committee on FRIDAY
night.
Ex.oUEF TRAITS CASE.
Ex.Chief Pratt sent In the follow Ing
communication which was referred to
the committee on finance:
Gentlemen:--I deem It proper to noti-
fy you that the board OF police and fire
commissioners OF Salt Lake City, Utah,
has assumed to dismiss me as chief OF
police, without authority Of law, from
the police department OF this city.
The papers are now prepared TO file in
the Supreme Court Of this State in order
10 obtain writ of mandate compelling
tho board to rensiate me in my former
position, and this communication Is 10
notify your honorable body that such
action will be instituted, 80 as TO save
paying double salaries TO tue chief OF
police. 1 am advised by my counsel
that the law is absolutely clear, that
was improperly dismissed and that l am
entitled to be rcinstated and will be en-
titled to receive the salary OF the office
from the time OF such illegal dismissal
until reinststed. IA the question before
the Supreme Court will be an important
one, doubtless II decision will be- an
nounced very shortly after the case is
submitted.
The board OF public works submitted
a abatement approving the final es,i.
mate OF A. IL. Hobson Ia the sum OF
s3,574.5 tor paving WORK done on west
Seconu South street.
The board also recommended that
the forfeit for delay in the completion
of the work to the amount OF 1850,
be, for the ptesent waived. On motion
the report was adopted, and City
Treasurer May will he directed TO issue
q warrant for the sum o! So, 900 In ia.
vor OF Nj. Honsou. the s574,50 Will
be Geld back until 1t has been deter
mined whether or not the inspectors
are entitled TO compensation Tor the
twenty days that the work was de.
layed. Toe amount is also held IL
cover the cost OF repairing West Tenn.
pie street, where H0bs0n 10 alleged 10
have mixed his material.
LABoRERs AND THE NEW CANAL.
The Utah Federation OF labor sent
In c1mmunicstioD thanking the
council Tor the adoption OF the resolu.
ton requiring that lsborers on the ex-
tension OF the surplus canal be- paid
mol less than $l.75 per day,
MISCELLANEOUS.
County Commissioner-elect l.. T..
Hall, as president of the Salt Lake
college, asked that the water tsxes to
the amount OF $40 assessed against the
school be aba,eu. Reierred.
The Rio GraDue Western Railway
company submitted draft OF an
amendment tO the franchise, allowing
trains 10 run at q speed OF twelve miles
an hour between South Temple and
Fourth South streets. Referred.
The supervisor OF streets called at
tention to the filthy condition OF the
four corners Of Second South anu
East Temple streets.
The State board OF corrections asked
permission to connect the State prison
with Parley's CONDUIT. Referred.
City Attorney Mckay reported that
he had aOpr0ved Ut Chiei OF Police
Pau's official bond. He also submit.
Ted communication from the county
auditor, in which 1t was shown that
the county was In debt to the city on
tax sales redemptions to the amount OF
"a. 32l 80.
Councilman A Hen moved that the
city attorney be- Instructed ito ascertain
anu report what interest the city has IN
the Salt Lake ami Jordan river surplus
canal. rhs motion carried. Ad-
journed.