The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-05
THE CITY COUNCIL.


The city council met last evening
with all members present.
The mayor sent in recommendation
for the redemption of warrants by
rotation. Referred.
His honor also recommended that the
city prisoners be employed in breaking
rock at stockade near the corner of
Twenty sixth street and Hudson
avenue. Referred.
Claims amounting to about $500 and
payrolls amounting to about 81 800 were
allowed.
The committee on claims was allowed
further time 10 report on the claim of
the Electric Light company.
The police and fire commission re-
commended that alarm boxes be placed
at the corner of Twenty-fourth street
and Jackson, and Twenty-second street
and Wall; also that a municipal fire
alarm box be purchased. Referred.
The committee on grounds was en-
powered to purchase 800 feet of hose
for use in the parks; also screens, etc,
for the pavilion in Lester park.
The auditor reported having received
S12,517 from the county collector, leav-
ing due S., 204.26 of delinquent city and
school taxes
The city attorney recommended that
the city join with the county in suits
to be brought against County Collector
Hurlburt Adopted.
The city engineer reported recon-
mended that if improvements are made
in Jefferson avenue, between Twenty
sixth and Twenty-Seventh, the grade
be raised one foot. Adopted.
The chief of police filed his report,
showing forty arrests during the past
two weeks, thirteen convictions,
eighteen discharged, four turned over
to the district court, two turned over
to the reform school, and three cases
Still proceeding.
The fire and police board notified the
council that Chief Binford, of the fire
department, had been cited to appear
for censure. Referred back with the
request for an explanation as to why
the chief should be censured, when the
report states that he is not guilty.
j. c. Grow and A Y. Ross submitted
bids for street sprinkling, the first at
$19.75 per wagon per week, the other at
SIS. Referred.
The contractors of Liberty and Les
ter parks were granted a new mower
John NJ. Clark and William Weaver
asked for a lease on the pest house
property, consisting of forty acres Of
pasture land. Referred.
The street. supervisor recommended
several improvements. Referred.
The Wallace-Scramm Jewelry COM
pany offered to take care of the city
hall clock for $25 per year. Referred.
The committee on laws reported an
ordinance repeating the ordinance Gre
ating a city physician and establishing
instead a quarantine physician, who
shall be member of the health COM
mission and whose salary shall be $500
a year. Passed first reading.
The dog tax ordinance passed it's sec
ond reading, but it failed to pass the
/ third under suspension of the rules.
| George w. Jones offered a resolution
forbidding the street department to eX-
pend more than $3.50 per month without
permission of the council. Passed.
Councilman Wardleigh of the special
committee appointed to arrange for a
Fourth of July celebration asked per-
mission to call public meeting for Fri
day night in one of the school rooms in
the city hall.
L. ]. Holther was present and ex-
planned a certain improvement on
| Twenty-seventh street for which pc
Triton had been sent in. Referred.
After transacting some routine bust
! reSS, the council adjourned