The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-07

these figures, the auditor said the
waterworks department claimed special
work, which should have been classed
as construction, While the engineer also
pleaded outside work which, properly
credited, would clear his overdraft.
The auditor announced he had signed
the warrants, the finance committee
having approved the accounts.
Dale explained that the auditor was
placing blame where it did not belong.
True the finance committee approved
the rolls, but they were not supposed
to know how much the departments
were overdrawn; the auditor was in
structed by resolution not TO pay d roll
I when the account was overdrawn
Auditor Swan made a statement in a
deep oratorical tone, in which he de-
clared he had notified the finance COM
mittee of existing conditions and re-
! ceived no Instructions He did not
want to hold money back from men
who had earned it, especially when he
had called attention to a similar con-
dition before and had been ignored A
running cross fire of questions and an
swers was kent uD until Swan sat
down, in which results were about
/ horse and horse.
Callister moved that the communica-
/ ton be filed and the auditor instructed
I 20 see that all departments keep within
the limit, but ne was too late in getting
/ the floor the motion to refer to the
finance committee taking precedence.
NO BICYCLE TRACK.
The city engineer reported a refusal
on the part of the contractor to sign a
contract for a bicycle path in Liberty
park for the amount allowed by the
! city, 1919, and gave it as his opinion
l that the work could not be done for
that sum.
AS usual there was some talking The
member from the Fifth, who uses an
apostrophe in his name. said it was
evident some one was playing for the
bicycle vote and wanted the matter re-
ferred. which was agreed TO after the
conversation closed.
BAD BREAKAGE TANK.
superintendent Wallace, of the water
works, called attention TO the breakaSe
tank, at First South and Thirteenth
East, which is in bad condition. When
the tank is filled water leaks into the
excavation where it becomes filthy and
gets into the mains. The superintendent
suggested the matter be referred to the
engineer for an estimate and called
attention 20 the vital Importance of
the matter. The report was referred to
the committee works.
LIGHT INSPECTION.
James DeVine, who is eX-off1cio light I
inspector, reported for June, giving the /
number of complaints at upwards of
100 most of which was by telephone /
The deductions for the month We're /
S23.65 which, added tor the deductions /
for the II months preceding, makes /
total of SS0S.S0 for the year. The i'm
provement committee viii wresJle with (
this piece Of penmanship.
NO NEW SETTLING TANK.
The water works committee report
ing on the matter of settling tanks on
the high line. declared against a $500
expenditure for a new tank but favored
an expenditure or 500 for repairs. This
report was adopted.
BOOTHS MUST GO.
The matter of the booths at South
Temple and Main came up again, this
time in a petition from the presiding
bishopric and John .. Cannon asking
that they be removed. Petitions have
been presented at previous meetings
from the Pioneer Jubilee commission
and laid over until last night when the
street committee made a report on the
matter suggesting the removal of the
booths to different points east. west,
north and south. Buckle and Allen
moved the adoption of the report with
the insertion of the words during the
Jubilee" whcreat the member from the
Fifth, who uses an apostToDhe in mis-
name, made another speech, favoring
the removal.
Lloyd protested If the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
wants TO support these people, all right;
If not permit these people to rem2in,
and make an honest living and not be-
come public charges.
The words during the Jubilee" failed
10 l,1r- "a wa adnT,fa1 and
The stands will be moved
MOVE THE CARS.
The Utah Central and Oregon Short
ordered to Quit using Fourth {
West as a freight yard.
WATER FOR THE PEN.
City Attorney Mckay submitted a con- q
-act with the state board of corrections Y
il 10 tap the Farley canyon {
.ondu9t for the purpose OF supplying the {
tate prison with water during the pleas a
Ire of the council, which was 2do-7ted, :
I'D the same viii be entered into. The
,rice 10 be paid is 500 per year.
On a report from ire committee on g
a water pipe was ordered a
I'D TO the Hall of Relics :
LIGHTS FOR NINE YEARS.
Tg.e supp, rmentary contract with the
pioneer Electric Light company giving "
ne city the right 10 renew the lighting
orltraCt formally entered into for nine
ears, after the expiration OF the prlnci-
al agreement, was read and objected to :
y the member with the aDostroDhe in =
IS title and then ratified.
NO MONEY FOR JUDD.
The claim of Judge Judd for appearing c
-2-nsc James DeVlne. chief OF The fire =
e11rtment, was reported back by the -
laims committee and referred 10 the q
layEr for Information. >
THE MULLOY MATTER. :,
Then came the Mulloy matter. d
Buckle offered the following fuil-Eland e.
Wlereases: 1S
Iulloy has admitted all tle charges made y
gain5t him in a resolution adopted by u
rs council June %. 1897, and the re4sons II
wen by him, in answer 10 same, not be- i
e good and sufficient, and in some cases d
rCsing incompetency ana a d-sre gard % Il
e interests OF the taxpayer, as shown =
the following, al or 'AliCa can be- y,
-oven by the records: =
First-He Claims that the grading of T,
-cOnd West street in 'front.' of g. Marks 1
JsE-.1l was Done under instructions of d;
.e C4ly CoGncll, and after the work was
Dmpleted il Was found 10 be unsatisiIc- NJ
ny. and complaints were constantly D
ade. ne therefore deemed il his duty 7.
haul in a few loads of gravel 10 coun- a,
ract lie quicksand. The part ii the -
-ad that was most objectionable was
a fill constructed by him north of the ~
II and his few loads of eravel'' n
Mounted to his raising the grade about ST
le foot in front of the hospital, where d.
had previously cut it down.
5eCOnd-The covering of the mani1oles
G, II and ] streets, which were con-
,Ccted TO the surface OF rhe street. as
always the case, for the reason that If b.
ey were above the surface they would "
an obstruction, and if below the mud h
ID water would drain into them. These NJ