The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-09

cept that there were some unusually
Tinegarisn disputes and an unusually
extensive amount of routine work.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted in which
tribute is paid 10 the worth and works
Of the late Frederick H Auerbach.
The president took his chair some
time later than O'Clock. just after
Mulvey had made a motion that Wis
comb take the chair in the presidents
absence. All the members were pres
n=.t.
PETITIONS AND CoMMUNICA-
TIoNS.
The first communication read was
frola ore who was a recipient of NUM-
cipal favor and who apprecI ated it. It
read:
ITO the board of councilrnen greet
ing:
many thanks to you for the same.
Good will towards thee and peace in
our Lord ] remain thy friend,
''T. L. EWELL."
W. L. Hobson asked for permission
to use twenty-five feet on West Tenn
pie to prepare concrete for Second
South street paving. This was re-
ferred to the street committee with
power to act.
A letter was read from ]. P. Holm,
in which he protests against paying a
higher water tax than he did several
years ago.
MAYORS VETO.
The mayors veto message, in which
he disapproves the proposed change of
the Office of plumbing inspector from
- 10 t.aia n ar-t
ment, fell last night upon hostile ears.
\ motion was Immediately made that
the bill pass in spite of the mayors
objections. The vote stood; Yeas,
Buckle, Callister, Dale. Lloyd, Hey
ward, LeProhon, Morris, Mulvey,
Romuey, Stewart, Wiscomb, IL: nays:
Allen, Diehi. O'Meara. Newan, a.
Mohr Toiese petitioned for $500 on
account Of his having been thrown
from a wagon as a. result OF the bad
condition of Redwood road. near
Ninth South street. Referred to COM
nittee on claims.
The superintendent OF water works
wanted a telephone placed at the brick
tank In City Greek canyon in order
that reports could be made more easily
to the city water works office. Re-
ferred to committee on water works.
Mr. Wallace asked for a car load
OF lead for use at the waterworks.
The mayor was directed to buy the
lead.
The street supervisor reported the
expenses of his department for Augsst
as being s1.S55.97, less credits to the
extent of s91 for feeding horses. Filed.
The sanitary inspector made a re-
port calling attention to stagnant pools
between Fourth and Fifth South and
Fifth and Sixth West streets Re
fe1red to committee on streets.
tlaa fes7
favorably on the petition of William
Lsngton and others, asking that Alma
avenue be graveled. Adopted.
The street committee reported, rec
ommending that dangerous holes on
Eleventh East street be filed, was
adopted
The report Of the committee on
sewers recommending that the Univer-
Sity OF Utah be permitted to connect
the building st their own expense with
the gravity sewer was adopted.
The committee on waterworks re-
ported unfavorably on the petition of
the University of Utah officials that
they be not compelled to pay water
tax. Adopted.
The waterworlSs committee recon-
mended that the petition of Mr.. Sharp,
fish commissioner, asking permission
TO take fish ard spawn out of City
creek. be adopted, which was done.
IRREGULAR REPORT.
The committee of the whole recon-
meEdeG that a petition received from
the Utah and Pacific Improvement
company asking for an extension of
time on a recent council resolution re-
lating to Pioneer square, be granted
O'Meara contended that the report
was Irregular IS the matter had been
referred to a subcommittee who had
not yet reported on it. Callister also
opposed the report and in the end it
was not adopted.
An ordinance which levies a tax of
s1.75 per front foot for the construc-
ton of a sewer on the south side of
Fifth South street, between East Tenn
pie and West Temple streets, was read
three times and passed.
An ordinance levying g. tax of S1.20
per front foot for the construction of a
sidewalk on the west side of Second
East street between South Temple and
First South streets. was passed.
RESPECT FOR F. H. AUERBACH.
The resolutions in honor of the late
Frederick H. Auerbach, which had
beer prepared by g. committee ap-
pointed for the purpose a week ago.
were then read by the recorder. The
resolutions were adopted unanimously.
REDUCING THE ALLOWANCE.
ANtHANSS Ontita d TeSolODOu
thar the monthly allowance to the en-
cheering department be reduced SIC on
account OF the plumbing inspector being
transferred to the health department
Adopted
Callister wanted special committee of
five appointed TO investigate the petition
made by the Utah and Pacific Improve
ment company. This was carried, and
Cailister, Pc ProhOn, Dale, Diehl and
Mulvey were named eas the committee.
Mr. Buckle offered a resolution in which
the sc .31raNtad to i-of on
ordinance levyiug an assessment for the
construction OF a sewer on the north
side Of Second South street. between Sec |
oGd and Fifth East streets. Adopted.
A motion was made by 0Meara that
the so-called contract for cleaning out
catch basins be rescinded. and that the
work in the future be done under the
supervision Of the sanitary inspector.
OMeara claimed that complaints had
been pouring into members Of the COM
rnittee about the catch basins. and they
were at present a worse nuisance than a
well with a cut in Il. He also contended
that hiring man at Sl25 per month was
an entirely unnecessary expense.
This brought Stewart. the chairman of
tine sanitary committee. 10 his feet. and
an extremely lively clash OF arms fol-
lowed between him and the councilman
from the Fifth.
ever had reached his ears. When there
are such complaints, he continued, it IS
the duty OF the council not TO rescind its
contracts but TO offer a resolution direct
ing the sanitary inspector TO look into the
matter.
I did not cali it contract" responded
0'Meara; Il said a so-called contract.