The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-09
POLL TAXES.

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POLL TAXES.
The following letter from the city at
torney was referred TO the committee on
streets:
IN view of the difficulty which seems
to attach to the collection of poll taxes in
this city and the fact that Mr.. Shoup' 5
time is fully occupied with the ordinary
work of his position at the police court.
L respectfully suggest the propriety of
permitting this Office to employ Mr. John
James, former clerk of the police court.
to assist in prosecuting persons who are
delinquent in the payment of said taxes
There. have been about $50 complaints
filed against delinquents, and Is of the
cases have gone to judgment, but it is
absolutely necessary in the present con-
dition of affairs that some one give his
continuous and careful attention to the
collection OF these taxes after Judg-
ment.'
In reference TO the petition of the state
board OF corrections asking permission to
connect pipe line from the state peni-
Tertiary with Parley's canyon conduit.
the city attorney advised the council that
Il lad power TO grant the request, but
suggested that the Farley canyon con-
duit had now cost the city approximately
$500 GOO. and that it would be much fairei
for the state TO pay for the water than
receive 1t free Of charge. inasmuch as it
has behind it the taxing power to do so.
Referred TO the committee on water
works.
City Engineer Kelsey recommended that
a balance of SlSl.0S due Houlahan ~ Crit
fifth for sidewalk construction in 1881 be
paid The amount was ordered appro-
priated.
THE CEMETERY.
City Sexton Thomas Carter reported
the total receipts of his department for
Nay to have been S2.07S.75. and the ex-
penditures. including pay roll, S920.35. leav-
ing a balance on hand at the close of the
month of S1,297l3- The amount on hand
1
Police Clerk Walter Shoup reported hav-
ing disposed of 3i2 cases during May The
sum of a.3M was collected in fines and
forfeitures the whole amount OF which
had been turned into the city treasury.
The report was filed.
FINANCE.
The committee on finance recommended
that City Auditor Swan be allowed $3.50
for extra help in his Office during July,
August, September, October and No
Vember. ana the same was adopted.
The same committee recommended that
the police department be allowed $500
per month the fire department $3.50 per
month and the irrigation department s.. 100
per month during the present year, and
the committee report was adopted.
BOATS AT LIBERTY PARK.
And soon the lake in Liberty park will
he dotted with boats. The committee on
public grounds reporting on the petition of
Samuel BrOckbanE 10 lease the lake for
three years recommended that it be
granted under the following restrictions:
For the first season. 50 for each and every
boat: second and third season. SO for each
boat. Boats to be of first-class construc-
ton and the charge to patrons not to ex-
coed % cents per hour.
The report was adopted.
THE BICYCLE PATH.
The wheelmen viii get bicycle path in
Liberty park. The committee on public
grounds recommended that the sum of
1915 be appropriated to complete the
present cycle track in the park and the
report was adopted without dissent.
The sanitary committee reported having
investigated the charges against Jake
Greenewald, preferred by Mrs. Jensen, of
Mill Creek, and found them to be not
sustained. The committees report was
adopted.
An ordinance reducing the lsense on
pool and billiard tables from $40 20 $25 per
year and fixing the license of ten-pin
alleys at the same figure then came up
for second and third reading. and passed,
Lloyd alone voting in the negative.
Lloyd offered d resolution instructing
the water master to have all irrigation
bitches crossing sidewalks properly
covered uD so that they would not be
source of danger and annoyance to the
public. The resolution was referred to
the committee on irrigation.
An effort was made to call up the ice
ordinance. modifying the present law, but
the hour being so late a motion to adj
journ carried.