The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30

ell raped to order, and considerable
business was transacted at that.
Councilman Lloyd introduced an or
dinance creating the office of collector
of licenses and water rates. This is
to obviate the difficulty experienced
under the present system of having
the treasurer make collections, the re-
suit of which has been that large
percentage of the merchants are be-
hind in the license fees, some as much
as two years, and there is now some
thing like $4,000 due the city from
this source alone.
THE ORDINANCE.
The full text of the proposed ordi-
nance is as follows:
Sec. 1. That the Office of collector OF
licenses and water rates is hereby Gre
ated. Said collector shall be appoint
ed by the mayor, by and with the con-
sent of the council. He shall be paid
a salary Of S.. per month, and shall
hold his position during the pleasure
of the mayor. Before entering upon
the duties of his Office he shall exc
cute bond to the city in the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars $1,000,
with at least two sureties, to be APP
proved by the council, and conditioned
of said city.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
collector to collect all manner of Ii
cense fees and water rates, which by
law or ordinances are due or to become
due to said city; and he shall pay
over and deliver to the city treasurer
before the close of business each day
all moneys collected by him from any
source whatever. with a statement to
what account the same belongs, and
take from said treasurer receipts there
for in duplicate, one of which receipts
he shall Immediately file with the city
auditor, and the other he shall retain
in his office. He shall also furnish to
said auditor on the 9Th day of each
month a statement covering the pre-
vious month of all moneys received
and paid out by him, and from whom,
and on what account said moneys have
been received. On the same day he
shall furnish to the city attorneys
office list of all persons who are de-
linquent in the payment of licenses,
to the end that such delinquenfs may
be prosecuted as provided by law. He
shall also on the same day furnish to
the waterworks department a list of
all persons who are delinquent in the
payment of water rates, and upon the
receipt of such list the superintendent
of waterworks shall at once proceed
to shut off the water service of such
delinQuentS.
Sec. 8. Said collector shall, under and
subject TO the direction and supervision
of the city auditor, keep such books
and accounts as will show all moneys
received and paid out by him, and
such other matters pertaining to his
office as said auditor may deem neces-
sary and proper. Said books and ac-
counts must be kept in clear, inteli-
Cih1n f1oothndica1
as to be readily understood and inves-
tigated; and all books, papers and files
of said office shall be at all times open
to examination by the mayor, auditor
and any member of the city council.
Sec. 4. All ordinances and resolutions
of the council in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, and this ordinance
shall take effect upon its approval.
The ordinance went over for one
week. In the meantime it will be I'M
der consideration by the license COM
mittee.
MEAD'S LECTURE.
Councilman O'Meara, reporting on
the peculiar conglomeration of SEN
fences called lecture on THE Grand
delivered in this city by H. II.
Mead OF Sparta, o., provided the
council pay him 5000 for it,, adj
Vanced sheets of which had been
sent to the councilman from the Fifth
for perusal, enlivened the proceedings
by presenting the following:
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the City Council:
Gentlemen-In regard to the COM
munication from Mr.. H. H. Mead of
Sparta, Ohio wanting to deliver
lecture in this city on THE Grandeur
of America for the sum of 5000.
which was referred by this council to
the finance committee and by them
recommending that the lecture seemed
to be worth the price and also be-
fore entering into a contract with Mr..
Mead that advance sheets of said lee
ture be procured and referred to me
to report on the quantity and quality
of oratory. and as said sheets have
been received and / have examined
same, | beg leave to report on them
as follows: That by comparing the
oratory of Mr.. Mead with what has
been delivered in this council for the
past year l can see but little differ
ence, but | see nothing in his lecture
that refers to his ever having been a
little drummer boy or carrying a
torch in behalf of his country, and
as the citizens of this city have not
been excited by this councils oratory
to take up arms in defense of the
government or driven to riot, 1 see no
danger whatever in having Mr. Mead
deliver his lecture in this city, but 1
differ great deal though with the fol-
lowing members of the finance COM
mittee (Councilmen Romney, Dale, |
Buckle and NewelD that signed this
report referring this matter to me, as
/ do not believe that the taxpayers
should be spent in hiring lee
turerS, as this lecture no doubt would
be of no benefit to the taxpayers.
whose taxes now are almost q burden |
upon them; but if the council decide |
that the citizens are in need of such a
lecture and none of the patriotic mem
bers of this council are willing to de-
liver one free of charge, l would be in
favor of employing home talent as |
know full well that there are a num-
Der of patriotic citizens among the
Sons of Rest who would deliver as
good, if not better, lecture than Mr.
Mead, and no doubt for great deal
less sum. Respectfully submitted,
w. P. O'MEARA.
The report was unanimously adopted
CITIZENS ELECTRIC COMPANY. |
Responding to a resolution passed by
the council Dec. l, the Citizens Elec-
trio Light company. by A. V. Officer,
superintendent, sent in a letter stat
ing that the company had always
acted in good faith with the city and
with the committee who have the
lighting in charge in the matter of
lighting the joint city and county
fal1i nd hot