The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-19
Last Nights Business Was Al
most Wholly Routine.
MAYOR NOT HEARD FROM
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS STILL
WITHOUT A HEAD.
No Successor TO Ex-Chairman Dore-
mus Named-PolI TaS-COuncilman
Lloyd TaI1es EIIiott's Place on the
Committees.

The majority of the council members
last night expected the mayor would
send in his appointment of a chairman
OF the board Of public works All were
disappointed, however, and they had
10 content themselves with transact
ing routine business of a rather unin-
teresting nature instead of engaging
in a debate on the confirmation of the
appcintee.
All the old appropriation lists were
passed and warrants viii now be Is
sued. 1t is believed that there viii be
a sufficiency of cash in the treasury
within sixty days to redeem all out
standing paper Of this kind.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
Byron Cummings and several other
residents of Perkins addition asked
that tn =. be allowed to have placed
on said property at least two fire plugs
with hose and fire ladders for the pur-
pose Of forming a volunteer fire COM
pany; that the streets be sprinAled,
bitches cleaned and cared for and at
least one street light be put in.
The city recorder reported 11S dogs
registered during the past month, and
SIS in dog tax collected. Forty-two dogs
had been destroyed during the month
for whjell $2l was appropriated to
George A Davis.
In the matter Of extending a sewer
on Floral avenue, the city attorney re-
ported that inasmuch as it was pri-
Vate thoroughfare and has never been
dedicated as a street and the title to
it remains in the hands of private in
dividuals, the city would be trespassing
in excavating and laying pipe through
the same; therefore the property along
the street can not at this time be as
sessed for the construction Of a sewer.
POLL TAX.
Street Supervisor Mulloy sent in the
following letter concerning the collec-
ton OF poll tax:
Your attention is respectfully called
to the fact that there is quite an amount
of delinquent poll tax for this year, and
. ! would suggest that some steps be i'm
mediately taken for the collection there
OF. The city attorney has been repeat
edly advised Of said delinquent tax, but
ne does not seem to care for some reaS-
on to take steps for its collection"
The communication was referred to
the committee on municipal law as un-
der the present ordinance the super
visor is next to powerlesS 10 enforce
the collection Of the tax.
ACTION RESCINDED.
On motion Of Buckle the action taken
some two weeks ago ordering the board
of public works to advertise for bids
for the completion of some sewers from
bitches was rescinded. This was nee
essary owing to the failure Of the
mayor to appoint a chairman of the
board so that the matter could be at
tended to as advertised.
COUNCILMAN LLOYD.
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cupied his seat in the council for sew
eral months, taking the seat formerly
occupied by Elliott, was assigned to
take the places on the different standing
committees held by Mr.. Elliott. In an
nouncing this matter President Newell
asked If the arrangement was agreeable
to the new member, and Lloyd respond
ed in the affirmative. BY way Of eX-
PLANTATION he said that there had beer.
some influence used to have him ceds
the place on one particular committee
in favor of another member, but that
he had objected to it, and the president
refused to make the change without
his sanction.
Joseph Swaner and ten others petit
toned to have Tenth East street, be-
tween Third and Fourth South, graded.
AN INVITATION.
The national association of inspectors
ND commissioners OF buildings invited
he municipality of Salt Lake to send
delegate to its national convention,
% be held in the hall of the Builders
Exchange, Buffalo, September, 10, is,
IL and IS this year.
WATER RATES.
Councilman Diehl offered an amend
ment to the present water rate ordi-
nance to the effect that per cent shall
be deducted from water rates specifi-
cally fixed if paid in money before Sep
1enber So in the year in which they fall
due. Under suspension of the rules
the amendment was adopted.
The object of this move is primarily
to secure cash for the city's needs, it
being expected that many will take
advantage OF the discount offered and
pay in cash rather than script
ELECTRIC WIRES.
OMeara offered the following resolu-
ton, which passed without dissent:
Resolved, The city engineer is hereby
requested to prepare and submit an
ordinance to this council governing the
placing of and inspection of all electric
wires that are row being placed or here
after may be placed in all buildings
now under erection, in course of erec-
ton. or hereafter to be erected; also
all wires placed in the streets and al
leys of said city that carry electricity:
also provide in such ordinance for the
inspection Of electric light and gas met
ers, same to be done under the super
vision of the city engineer"
The appropriation lists which have
been accommodating for the past few
I'll,