The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-23
KILLED A THOUSAND DOGS,
TAX COLLECTOR PRESENTS A
BILL FOR SAe4.
New Ordinance Not Success-street
Railway Company Bids on the
Street Lighting.

At the meeting of the city council
last night, GreenweH was the only alb
sentee.
The session opened with tilt be-
tween Browning and Taylor. the former
opposing the approval of the minutes,
but later he consented that they should
stand
A mild sensation was created when
the dog tax collector sent in a bill for
$494.50, for killing dogs, at so cents
each This only brings his bills up to
Aug. l. Some time ago the council
changed the old ordinance for the pur
pose of reducing the collectors conpen-
satioE, but It seems to leave them at
the collectors mercy, as they are oblig-
ed to pay him so cents for every dog
killed. Upwards of $1,000 may yet have
to be paid for the balance of the year.
The bill was referred to the finance
committee.
Other claims amounting to $3.50 were
allowed.
The poll tax collectors account was
reported as being correct.
City Attorney Henderson reported
that Nellie Packet had brought suit
for $4,000 damages for personal in
juries against the city, and that the
Marriott Irrigation company was suing
the city to quiet title to certain por-
tons Of the water Of Ogden river.
The auditor reported $4,264.07 interest
due; ordered paid.
The chief OF police reported Il ar
rests Tor the past two weeks. and 80
convictions, and Il discharges.
STREET LIGHTING BIDS.
Bids for electric lighting were opened,
one being from the Ogden Electric
Railway company, Offering street lamps
at S66 per year.
The other was from the Union Flee
trio company, Offering $3.50 per month
| for the first 100 lights, with a reduc-
ton Of so cents each on the second So,
ard all to be at 81 if the number reach
/ ed 10. over that number, the price
would be Sc each per month. Referred.
G.. L. Becker declined to serve as a
member of the fire and police board.
The Utah Canning company and the
! Enterprise Clay company asked that
fire hydracts be put near their prop
| erty. Referred.
The ordnance defining certain ap-
pointive offices was laid on the table.
The ordinance abolishing the salaries
of all city officers was. passed, to take
J effect o. Jan. L This will allow the
/ new council to fix the salaries Of all
! officers.
$3.50 on stock exchanges was passed.
AS to the publishing the ordinances,
there was considerable debate, the pat
ronage was divided, the Press getting
the largest one, the X-Rays the next
| and the Standard the smallest.
The estray pound ordinance passed
! a third reading.
Payrolls amounting to $1,961.4S We're
passed ard the council went into COM
Of WI
! On arising, the committee recon-
mended that the street committee be
instructed to repair the street in front
of the J.. H. Rogers property, on Grant
avenue; that the bids for the electric
lighting be referred 10 the special
lighting committee; that the city de-
cline William Gedde's offer to sell the
city a rock crusher for $3.50; that Rich
ards & Mcmillan be paid $500 Oh ac-
count of services in the case of the city
VS.. the water company and that a con-
tract be made with them for the re-
mRinder Of their fees and that C. c.
Dey, of Salt Lake. be retained as coun-
sci in the case, his fee not to exceed
$500: the street supervisor was in
strUcted to enforce the sidewalk ordi-
nance. Adopted.