The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-19

carried WITH II the appointment OF
Shaughnessy, and that the mayor has
again been turned down.
AS TO BUTCHERS.
The surprising information was con-
veyed to the council by City Treasurer
May that out of "A butchers paving a
license in this city but two-White &
Sons Co.. and J. NJ. Marriott-do
business in excess of $500 per month. In
accordance with instructions from the
council, the treasurer submitted a list
of all the butchers who pay a. license,
and every one of them except the two
firms named pay the minimum rate of
$50 per year.
Under the ordinances of the city the
butchers make a sworn statement TO
the treasurer as TO the amount of bust
ness done per month and the license is
paid accordingly.
The matter was laid over for one
week
SPRINKLING CARTS.
The committee on streets reported
having considered the bid of Oblad &
Knight for the construction of four
sprinkling carts at a total cost of S1,74O,
and considered il reasonable. They
therefore recommended that the street
supervisor be authorized to have the
wagons constructed. After lengthy
lie Prohon. O'Meara, WiscomD ara
Newell voting negatively.
The sanitary committee, reporting on
the health commissioner request Tor
a special man TO stop the dumping or
garbage and undesirable refuse on va
cant lots during the night time, recon-
mended a sDeciai officer be emDlo!Su
at a salary of $40 per month Tor
period of GO days. The salary was re-
adopted.
The committee on water works reported
back the ordinance fixing new schedule
of water rates and upon motion OF DIEM
it was made a special oIuer ioi AAe@N0
Thursday night.
The fire and police boards request for
a restoration of the old salaries OF the
fremen was referred TO the committee
A 9etition from the wheelmen of the
city asking that cycle path pc cor
structed in Liberty park was received ana
upon motion of Wiscomb referred 10 the
committee on public grounds
A communication from the NE anu
police board asking that the old city
hall be repaired at an expense or ABOUT
$50 was referred to the committee on
fire and police.
Letitia Gillespie. by her agents. Kelsey
6, Gillespie, IN letter gave notice tHaC
she would be compelled to II sc fHth
South street at the junction - REDWOOD
road. The lady alleges that the city
without authority has graded the street
and is using the same without title. COM
mittee on streets.
THE ICE QUESTION.
The charges preferred by Fl. James
against Sanitary Inspector Greenewald.
a full text of which was published in
Yesterdays Herald. was read. and copy
of the Charges ordered served on Mr..
Greenewald, and that each councilman
as we'll be furnished copy for the pur-
pose of aScertaining whether they We're
of a nature serious enough to require IN
vestigation.
SLOW PAY
T. C. Weber. superintendent of the
2. c. NJ. l., sent in a communication
stating that his firm would be compelled
to decline filing orders for goods to the /
city unless some definite arrangement for
prompt payment IS made. He complains |
that under the present system 1t taxes |
weeks and even months to get a small |
bill certified to and properly allowed. a |
condition which eats up the small margin !
at which goods are sold. Filed
STREET LIGHTING.
The Salt Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric |
Light company by Thomas @. Weber. |
president, sent in the following:
''Gentlemen-It has come to our knoWl- |
edge from what we consider reliable
source that the city council IS fearful /
hat at the expiration of the present
street lighting contract with the Big |
service VIII be discontinued and thus !
cave the city in darkness, which. in |
rev of the semi-centenntal celebrations
would be very undesirable. We hereby /
gish to disa buSe the minds of your
honorable body of any such intention on
,ur part and will agree TO continue the |
steam plant to generate the power. for
month, a year or longer. at prices which
VIII be entirely fair to your honorable
~ oo.-,,,,,,r;catio,, u-aS racaivad and
lied.
Governor Wells. in behalf of the state
BOARD of corrections petitioned the council
o allow the connecting of a pipe line
With Parley's conduct instead of the
anal so as to obtain a purer supply OF
water for the penitentiary. Referred to
he committee on water works
A. Butte-worth and 20 others asked
hat the streets surrounding Pioneer
square be SDrinkled.
PIONEER COMPANY FRANCHISE.
The ordinance granting a franchise to
he Pioneer Electric Power company was
hen taken up and when the proper time
anne Diehl moved TO amend by inserting
0-horse power energy instead of 39-hOrSe
lower to be furnished the city free of
barge as a consideration for entering the
ity. The amendment was lost on a tie
-ote.
A motion by Allen to fix the maximum
ateS to be charged for commercial light
ne at S13 per lamp per month failed.
)iehTs motion to fx the rate at So also
ost and the old rate of SIS remained.
dulvey then moved to reduce the maxi
mum charge for street lighting from 81
o S6 per lamp per month. This failed to
AIRY as did also another amendment to
tx the rate at $3.50 per lamp per month.
ANTI-COMBINE CLAUSE.
The insertion of an anti-combine clause
reated heated discussion Diehl
the cause of those who
"a 1ted the clause inserted. Dale on the
Their hand represented that inasmuch as
ne city reserved the right to fix the rates
o be charged for lighting such a clause
7as immaterial.
MuIvey supported Diehl in his fight for
ne clause. He commended that to elimi-
ate the clause was equal 10 removing
ne very heart from the body.
The motion to insert the clause was
fte- some further debate lost by a vote
f 10 TO 8. Diehl, LLOYD and Stewart be-
lg the only members voting for it. The
bSentees we're Mulvey and Romney. .
When the ordinance had been read
tewart moved to strike out the enact
lg clause. Overwhelmingly lost.
Before the final vote was taken Lloyd
ffered an amendment providing that the
shall place cross-arms on its
oleS the same to be owned by the city
)r stringing wires and putting up lamps.
The franchise then PASSED on the fol-
wing vote:
Ayes-Allen. Buckle. Callister. Dale.
haywood lie Prohon, Morris. OMeara
riscomb. Newel-1O.
Nays-Diehl LLOYD. Stewart-S
Absent-Mulvey and Romney.
GPOSVENOR WORRIED.