The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-29
Last Regular Meeting Was Held
Last Night.
THE MAYOR HEARD FROM
WISHES TO MEET WITH THE
MEMBERS ON MONDAY.
No Mention of the Contingent Fund,
However-No Fire Station For the
East Bench-Quarters For tbs
Library-New Officials File Bonds
The City's Finances.

The asst regular meeting OF the OUT
going city council was held last even
ing, but next Monday forenoon the
mayor and councilmen will hold a spec
ial session until noon, to put some
browning features on their admiristra-
ton. and to make way for their sue
cessors IL office This action was de-
cided upon early in the proceedings last
evening, after a discussion of things
wise and otherwise. The meeting was
a long one, and several interesting mat
ters We're disposed of, although many
others of equal Importance were left
on the table for the incoming admins
tration to tackle. A communication
from Mayor Glendinning brought up
the subject of holding a, final meeting
next Monday, but it is presumed that
his honor's communication does not ex-
press all that is intended to be done
at Monday mornings session. Probably
something will be done toward provid-
ing a chiefshio for the police force.
However. as to the mayor himself. it
is expected that he will, at the final
meeting, render an account of his dis
bursementS from the contingent fund,
and also submit his extraordinary mes
sage and recommendations for the
guidance of Mayor Clark and the coun-
cil-elect. There will be no time to
waste on discussions then. Actions will
have to be put through quickly in the
allotted two hours next Monday.
MAYORS AND COUNCILS LAST
CHANCE.
Mayor Glendinning's communication
was as follows:
LAS tonight is the last regular meet
ing of the city council during this adj
ministration, respectfully suggest that
when you adjourn you do so to meet
again on Monday next, at such hour as
you may deem most convenient, to the
end that all annual reports of the var
ious departments may be submitted to
you and placed in proper form for
transmission to our successors. l had
hoped to have all such reports ready
for presentation tonight, and as pre-
cautionary measure, L advised the
heads of departments, through the city
recorder several weeks ago, to have
them prepared by the Goth inst, but in
some instances this has not been done.
L am informed, however, that they can
be in readiness by Saturday"
A SPICY DISCUSSION.
AS soon as the communication from
the mayor had been read, Dale moved
to file it.
Mulvey said: 81 move that when we
adjourn, it be until next Monday at 2
p. M
Amid volley of laughter, Diehl and
Romney remarked: We will be Of
fcially dead at noon"
well, then retorted Mulvey, make
it 10 O'Clock The mayor will account
for his contingent fund then"
Romney-"It won't benefit the tax
payers any"
MuIvey-"Yes. it will. We will have
his statement"
Romney-"We won't get any money
from him, though"
Mulvey-''I believe we viii get back
some of the money his honor has mis-
spent"
Romney-"That will be good for the
taxpayers, surely"
Romney insisted on having the mo-
ton to file the communication put to a
vote, but Mulvey begged him to yield
to his motion on fixing the time of adj
journment. Mulvey added that he was
determined to have the mayor render
his account.
Romney injected: 1.-The communica-
ton makes no mention of his intention
to account for the contingent fund
Mulvey-"Wiu YOU rot be one of US
to help get his statement"
if necessary"
1t was finally decided to meet on
Monday ct 20 q. m.
NO NEW FIRE STATION YET.
Stewart, Wiscomb and Dale, of the
committee on fire and police, in report
ing upon the petition of Frank B.
Stephens and others for the erection of
a fire station in the northeastern sec
Of 2 no ajt c1It1Y tpI he fo0 ut no
the resident taxpayers of the northern
and eastern portions were without ade-
quate fire protection and therefore rec
commended the granting of the petit
ton. The committee also recommend
ed that the board of public works be
authorized to take the necessary ac-
ton toward the erection of the pro-
posed station on the lot owned by the
city on l street, near Fourth, at a cost
Of not exceeding $4,000.
Action was deferred for two weeks.
LIBRARY QUARTERS ASSIGNED.
Buckle. of the committee on control
OF the joint building, to whom the mat
ter of assigning suitable quarters on
the city side of the building for occu-
pancy by the public library and free
reading room had been referred with
power to act, reported that he felt he
did not want to assume the responsi-
bility of making any recommendation
and wished to learn the sentiment of
the council in the matter.
Mulvey reported that he and the
mayor, the other two members of the
committee. had agreed to give the en-
tire northwest section of the second
floor to the library, moving the recor-
der's Office to the city treasurer's rooms
and the health office to other suitable
rooms.
O'Meara offered a motion to assign
the library to the rooms now occupied
by the city recorder, but on being ap-
pealed to by Mulvey withdrew his mo-
ton
The report made by Mulvey was al
lowed to stand, and the new city Ii
braTy and reading rooms will occupy
the entire northwest section of the sec
ond floor in the joint building.
TELEGRAPH FRANCHISES.
The Deseret Telegraph company, by
quested the council to approve it's ac-
ton in transferring its wires to poles
owned by other companies, but with
the understanding that no rights OF pc
tition be considered waived under its
franchise to erect or maintain other
poles in the streets. if it saw fit to
maintain it's own pole line. A resolu-
ton was subsequently adopted grant
ing the request.
q. S. Holmes, who was recently
granted q franchise to construct and
operate a telegraph messenger, alarm
and package delivery system, notified
the council of his acceptance of the
grant and rendered his indemnifying