The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-14
City Council.

AT the meeting OF the city council
last night Mayor Spencer returned.
without approval. the bucket shop or
dinance, on the ground that the pro-
posed license was too high for a legiti-
mate business. The veto was sus-
tanned, the vote being 5 to 5. Those
sustaining the mayor were Ash, Brown
ing, Greenwich, Hill and NJ. L. Jones.
Later in the evening, on motion of Ash,
the committee on laws was instructed
to introduce the ordinance again, leav-
ing the amount of license blank The
committee on claims reported favor
ably on claims amounting to $1,52S.11.
The special tax committee reported
taxes that should be RENTED aggre-
eating 5000.
The special committee on election re-
ported, naming three judges of cleo
ton for each of the 25 precincts and a
polling place for each precinct. Acc
cepted and the committee given power
to fill all vacancies.
The recorder reported that the index
to the maps in the city cemetery had
been received by him.
The report of the chief of police for
the past two weeks was submitted,
showing 43 arrests, "a convictions and
8 discharged.
The pon tax collector reported, show
ing the number of delinquents. Re-
ferred.
W. W. Browning & Co. asked for
the contract to print election ballots.
Filed
A petition was received from Jesse
J. Driver, asking that the ditch pass
ing his place. which had been filed up,
be cleaned out. Granted
Jennings, Last d Thomas asked per-
mission to erect a carriage block in
front of their store. This would be in
violation Of an ordinance, and was re-
ferred.
A petition for opening the street be-
( tween TWenty-ninth and Twenty
eighth streets, to be known as Williams
avenue, Was referred.
An ordinance was introduced by
Wardleigh, amending the estray ordi-
nance, authorizing any citizen to take
estrays doing damage to his property
to the pound. they to receive compen-
sation not to exceed 80 cents per head
| and that any person so taking animals
malieiously should be fined. The or
dinance passed its first reading.
Mr. L. Jones moved that the mayors
contingent fund account be audited By
the council 1t developed that this
was done on the mayors request, ana
the order was made.
Browning introduced a resolution in
structing the water commissioner tc
call a meeting Of the advisory and aud
ting committee to consult with them
on the proposition to build WaterWorks
So ordered.
The claim of the Bear River Irriga-
ton & Ogden Waterworks company fo1
$4,000 was referred to the committee OF
the whole. and after the regular ses-
! sto1. considered it and referred it to
the committee on claims.
Complaint was made that the bicycle
ordinance was being violated and the
attention of the chief of police was
called to it. and it is announced that
hereafter the ordinance will be regu-
| larry enforced.
The ordinance providing for the is
sue of S250,000 of bonds to acauite a
waterworks system was amended and
| passed its third reading. The amend
! ments were changes in dates and pro
viding that the bonds bear date from
the time of their issuance. Both coun-
| cilmen from the Third ward. M. l.
Jones and Taylor, voted against it. or
the ground that the plan of expendine
the money had not yet been settled.
Bills and payrolis agsregating S976.5
were passed. these including the bill
of the dog tax collector for killing dogs
The payrolls of the fire and police de-
partments could not be authorized as
the board failed to meet last week but
the recorder was authorized to draw the
warrants or approval Of the Dayrolls
by the board and the council finance
| committee.