, 1897-09-22
TALKING ARC LIGHTS.
THE COUNCIL HAS \ DESIRE FOR
BETTER LIGHTING OF THE
STREETS.
Councilman May Gives The Light Com
pany Some Pretty Stiff Language
Prosy-Attorney Arnold Asks for
General Instructions.

Aside from one or TWO incidents, uhe
city council meeting last night was very
prosy. Councilman May go, upon The
light company and took a couple OF
turns around the ring which showed
considerable skill and the mater was
referred to a committee 10 demand that
the company meet with the council and
make a contract that Will be satisfactory
to the people OF the city.
When the roll was called all responded
hut Councilmen Grant and Hassett. both
OF whom are absent from the city. After
the reading Of the minutes, the first busi-
ness brought up was the taxing o. fire
insurance companies, a matter which had
been referred to The attorney during the
absence OF the mayor in the North park.
Mr.. Arnold said that the original chart
to tax insurance companies, but The last
legislature could always be depended
upon to do that very thing which i ought
not to do, and it had passed a state law
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companies and taking away the power Of
cities to tax them. Therefore nothing
could be done.
Councilman Fee reported chat a re-
duction OF 81 had been made in the light
bill and that it had been allowed.
Councilman May said hat he had in
vestigated the bill OF VIM. Cordiner, laid
over from last month, and that he was OF
the opinion that the fire chief was 20
blame, II there was any blame in the
matter. Cordiner claimed that there had
been three dozen OF the article ordered.
while Chief Rauner said two. He would
report in favor OF allowing the bill and it
was so ordered by the council. He he
lieved that in future il would be the
proper thing for all officers to give a
written order for all goods desired: then
the order could be produced and 1t would
be easy to determine who was at fault.
Councilman May also reported that
there was left in his hands about s. o:
the money donated for the purpose OF
fixing up the library rooms The mar
shall had arranged for a small heater. and
unless otherwise ordered by the council
the money would be used toward pur-
chasing 1t.
He also asked that instructions be Civ
en- the treasurer to pay the overdratt at
the bank just as soon us sufficient money
from taxes came into his hands. The
mayor stated that his was already I'M
derstood, and just as soon as the money
came into the hands Of the treasurer it
would be so applied.
Mayor Miller asked what the council
desired in the matter OF the collection
OF taxes; was 1t desired to have the PEN
atty added as soon as the taxes became
delinquent. After some discussion of the
matter 1t was dropped, it being the full
understanding. however. that the coun-
Gil had nothing whatever to do with it.
The treasurer had no option but to follow
the law.
Mrs. Clark Pelton appeared before the
board and requested permission to re-
build al addition to their property on
Second street, within the fire limits. II
was desired to take off a lean-to roo. md
change it to a gable. and it was further
desired that permission be given TO con,
struct a brick building and place there
On q ehingle roof. After the matter had
been discussed on the Quie, at some
length, a motion was carried to refer the
matter to the fire committee.
The clerk stated that the Blair Groc,
cry company desired to make an appli-
cation for a rebate OF taxes. This com,
pany had been assessed upon a valuation
Of 81, 900, whereas its invoice upon Jan,
nary 1. showed that it had stock valued
at only $4,000. 1t was decided that the
council could take no action until the
tax was paid. when a rebate would be
granted.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Mr.. Fee at this time arose and said he
would like to discuss the difference be,
tween the electric lights and the coal oil
lamp which the council was using for the
purpose OF seeing the lights.
Mr.. May said he had information from
reliable source that Salt Lake City was
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