Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-27

wiAh to be quoted as being op.
posed to new jail. | only wish
We had the money on hand
to 20 ahead with II. A money broker
told me the other day that he woul
restrain the city from issuing any
more warrants.
Romney (seate )-5everal men OF
renute have told me the same thing.
Hayward favored the resOlutiOn's
going TO the prison com ittee.
The question on DlehPs substitute
WAS put and lost on q viva voce vote.
The question then required Oh tho
Callinter resolution, which ON the
calling OF the roll carried 10y unani.
NOUS vote.
QUESTION OF SALARY.
Callister introduced an ordinance
to raise the salary OF the chairman Of
the board of public works from S25 to
500 a month.
In support OF his measure Callistor
said thot no practical man would
undertake tue work required OF the
Office for SIS. "Its O peuny wise ana
pound foolish proposition" he con.
tinued.
Dale wanted immediate action on
the ordnance and moved 1t be put on
Its second reading aud final passage.
Stewart was In favor OF deierrlng
action for at least one week. There
was nothing very urgent for the next
two OF three months, for the chairman
to attend to. He was opposed TO Sl00 n
month and knew cf number OF good
men who would take 1t for $50.
Wiscomb agreed with Stewart.
The ordinance came at R)mney like
q "thun1erbolt."
"It Is ali nonsense" he said, "to say
that II talIes a man all Jay u attend to
the duties OF this Office. Two hOure
Gay is all 1t requires" Mr.. RDmnoy
was therefore opposed to paying 500.
"TweBty. dollars may not be
enough, but 500 was certainly too big
an increase"
Dienl thought s25 a month a ridicu.
lous figure, and saw the necessity OF
raising 1t.
LIS Prohon was opposed to railroad
Ing the proposition through in one
night. He wanted al IeSat week TO
consider IL anu talk II over.
Dale denied that he wanted to rail-
road the ordinance through, as also
did Callister, VINO said he was opposed
to 1t going 10 the finance committee
and pigeon holed.
O'Meara favored the finance COM
mittee handling II. He believed In
paying men for their services or ab1l.
ishing the office altogether.
After some further talk the question
was referred to the finance committee
with Instructions to give 1t their i'm.
mediate attention.
THE SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS.
The committee on streets recon-
mended that the work OF bush ham.
mering the sidewalks OF the city be
done by the day, the men to receive
70 cents an hour and an inspector 80
cents, the city to furnish the hammer.
There WAS much opposition to the cum
mittee'I report. Dale thought the con-
tractors VINO had Jsii the sidewalks
were under obligations to do the work.
He thought that II the city had to 10
the work that roughing VITA asphalt
would be the most economical.
Romney argued with Dale.
Allen said the safest and best way
was to use the bush hammer ami
favored the appropriation OF 81 goo,
which he thought would cover the
entire cost.
Tue report was finally referred bac X
to the same committee.
FROM THE COUNTY BOARD.
County Clerk ID. G. Dunbar pre-.
sented 10 the Council a resolution
adopted by the county board OF com.
missiopoIs, which In effect was asking
that committee be appointed to con-
fer with the board looking to the es-
tablishment Of an industrial commits
sion, whose duty will be TO secure from
the land owners OF the city the LAND
to cultivate for tue poor.
Muivey moved that committee OF
three be appointed by the chair to act
In conjunction with the board of COM
missioners. Carried. The chair APP
pointed Mulvey, Romney ana Wis.
comb as said committee.
CHIEF PRATT's CASE.
The following was received from
Secretary Gorge Felt of the board
OF police anu fire commissioners:
"Referring to our commu nication OF
the 4th inst. relative to the case
Arthur Pratt VS. the board OF police
and fire commissioners anu tn
defense OF the same by thr
civ Attorney, DE- W say tlh
tine matter came up in the su.
preme court anu was dismissed. The
case however was carried to the die.
trict court ADD lie set Tor hearing before
Judge Cherry on Saturday, the 31tn
instant. The board respectfully To-
quests that you instruct the city attor-
ney TO again give tho matter his alten.
ton in Its deeBse." Riceived ant
attorney to be so notified.
WILL BE PAID EIGHTY PER CENT.
Tue petition OF Houlahan & Griffith,
asking that eighty per cent be paid
them OF account OF paving work done
by them on South Temple and First
South ntreets was referred to the city
engineer. In communication last
evening that ttIicial reported as fol-
lows:
"The term OF the guarantee
on these walks exDired on
the ION day of January, 1897, and the
10 per cent retained, amounting u
sO05 81, Is duo ms soon "a the defective
portions Of the sidewalks are repaired,
In accordance with the terms OF their
contract, but 1t will not be practicable
10 make these repairs Tor some time,
owing TO the fteezie. weather.
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