The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-29


Parry under his contract be withheld
until the damage suit is finally dis
posed OF and that the contractor be
permitted to make his defense in the
suit. The matter was referred to the
sewerage committee.
OFFICIAL BONDS FILED.
The city recorder reported the filing in
his office and the mayors approval OF
the bonds of all the city officers-elect,
except those of City Attorney Hall and
Councilmen-elect Buckle, Allen, Cal
lister, Romney and Robertson. The
bonds of Treasurer Morris in the sum
of $250,O00, with Francis Armstrong,
P. t. Farnsworth, r. c. Chambers, w.
B. Preston and j. E. Jennings as sure
ties, and the bond of Mayor-elect Clark
in the sum of $4,000, with M. H. Walker
and Francis Armstrong as sureties,
were duly approved by the council, in
accordance with the requirements of
law.
CLAIM FOR INTEREST ALLOWED.
The finance committee reported
favorably on the claim OF Mccormick &
Co. in the sum of $990.63 for interest on
the city's overdrafts from early in
June till the latter part of November
AS soon as the committees report was
read Mulvey arose to ask ROmney
chairman of the committee, about the
city's loss of $4,000 in the Bacon bank
failure.
O'Meara, who was in the presidents
chair, ruled the question out of order,
and Romney replied that the $13, 900 de-
felt, for which Mr.. Mccormick stands
as a surety on the city treasurer's
bond, had nothing to do with the claim
under consideration.
Mulvey muttered something about
the city getting the worst of it and
took his seat.
The claim of Mccormick & Co. was
allowed.
FINANCIAL REPORTS.
The city auditors report for Novem-
Der showed: Disbursements, $45, 9S1. 06;
overdraft Nov 1, SAL, SCOTT; balance on
hand Nov. 80, $1S,271.4S. Total, $1O5, :
S09.31. Receipts during November,
$105, SG9.31. The sum OF $50, 600, on ac-
count of tax collections for the current
year, was the chief item of receipts.
The city attorney reported the dis
missal Of the suit of the Brigham
Young Trust company and others
against the city for refund of excess
of street paving tax upon the payment
of the sum of 81, 252. 50 in full settlement
of the claim.
TWO MATTERS REFERRED.
The petition of the Pembroke Sta
tionery company for relief from paying
additional license at a branch store
during the holidays, was referred to
the next council.
The claim of the Salt Lake Livery &
Transfer company in the sum of $3.50
for balance due on livery service ac-
count, dating back as far as NoveTn-
Der, 1894, was referred to the finance
committee.
THE DOG TAX COLLECTOR.
Councilman OMeara, who. as a
special committee has had under con-
sideration a bill for an ordinance max
ing the office of deputy dog tax col
lector appOintive by the mayor, re-
commended that the ordinance as
drawn by the city attorney pass the
officials salary to be fixed at $50 a
month and have his horse kept at the
city stable free of charge. Action on
the ordinance was deferred.
A RAID ON THE TREASURY.
Consideration of the majority and
minority reports of the claims commit
tee, relative to the claim of D. S. Crit
fin for services as deputy live stock
inspector during February and March,
1896, amounting to $3.50, came up from
the previous meeting, from which time
action had been postponed.
The questions CT the citys liability
the employment of Mr.. Griffin and the
equity of his claim were discussed at
great length, and much old straw was
threshed over.
A motion to allow 500 in settlement
of the claim was defeated, as was also
one to allow $3.50.
A vote was taken on a motion to
f4r~ ,f,,y,
commended the rejection of the claim,
resulted in eight ayes and seven noes.
Those VINO voted in favor of the adop-
ton of the minority report were Allen,
CalIister, Dale, Hayward, Lloyd, Nor
ris, Romney and Stewart; those voting
in the negative were Buckle, Diehl, Lee
Prohon, Mulvey, O'Meara, Wiscomb
and Newell.
subsequently Newell offered a reso-
luton appropriating the sum of 800 to
be rendered to Mr.. Griffin in full set
Element of MS claim.
A point of order raised against
it's consideration was overruied.
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of to 5. Allen, who, on the adoption
of the committee report, recommends
ing the rejection of the claim, voted in
the affirmative, now came over to the
seven who were anxious to pay Griffin
The sum named in the resolution was,
ON the ruling of President Newell,
placed upon the special appropriation
list. The last thing before adjourning,
the regular appropriation list was
passed by a bare quorum vote. Then
the special appropriation list was
taken up by order of the president and
the roll called on it's passage. Only six
were present, all the others having left
the chamber. Diehl, LIE Prohon, Newell
and O'Meara voted to pass the 800 ap-
preparation to Griffin, and Lloyd refused
to vote.
After adjournment the recorder stat
ed that he would not be warranted in
certifying to the city auditor the pas
Of tho sfSnaoiaI