The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-06
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Leaves of Absence For Officials Who
May Volunteer
CONSIDERED AT LENGTH
OPINION OF ATTORNEY HALL ON
OPINION OF ATTORNEY HALL ON
THE SUBJECT.
Assistant City Attorney Young Pro-
vides o. Substitute at His Own Ex-
pense-The Culmer-Jennings Paw
ing Company's Claim-Plumbers
After an Office.

Councilman Morris resolution to
grant leaves of absence to any ap-
pointive city official who enlists in the
volunteer army of the United States,
was one of the subjects earnestly con-
sidered by the city councils finance
committee last evening. Evidently
thinking that the war with spain Will
continue at least two years, Council
man Romney asked if the provisions
of the resolution could be made legally
binding on the succeeding city ADMIN
istration City Attorney Hall replied:
1--WE can't make it binding on our
selves" Judge Hall followed this up
by remarking that Assistant Attorney
Young who was commissioned by the
governor on Wednesday as captain of
battery A. light artillery, Utah volun-
teers. had requested a leave of absence
by providing a substitute at his own
expense. This plan, he said, was agree
able to him, and, in fact he thought
it was the only legal and effective way
in which leaves could be obtained. 1t
was finally agreed by the committee
that any appointed city official or en-
ployee may have leave of absence TO
go to the war by furnishing a substi-
tute agreeable to the superior officer,
providing the mayor and the council
informally consent to the arrange
ment. The committee then decided to
put the resolution in the pigeon hole
One effect of the committees decision
will probably be the deterring of Chief
Pratt and Chiey Devine from enlisting
for the war, even if Governor Wells
should find it convenient to offer them
commissions the next time the mill
tary pie counter is open for business
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED.
The finance committee concluded 20
recommend the acceptance of the Gull
mer-Jennings Paving company's prop
osition to discount the balance OF
S6.664.13 due it from the 10 per cent
guaranty retainer invested in the
street railway paving notes which
were recently redeemed. BY the terms
of the acceptance the city will. gain
500 if the sum of $4,000 is paid now and
the balance of $564.13 paid at the end
of the guaranty term, FEB. D. lS9s.
The city attorney was requested TO
give the committee an opinion as TO
the citys authority to pay Captain
Paul's claim for compensation earned
as chief of police while Arthur Pratt
was under illegal suspension. An
opinion was also solicited on the la
bility of Jake Greenewald Tor balance
of salary as sanitary Inspector. Inc
attorney stated that the eX-officiaFs
claim was valid, for the reason that
the reduced salary schedule could not
be made to apply TO him during his
term Of office.
The G. A. R. posts petition for an
appropriation of $3.50 for Decoration
day purposes was referred to the
mayor.
PLUMBERS AFTER AN OFFICE.
Several representatives of the local
Journeymen's Plumbers union ap-
peared before the committees on sew
ers and health to urge the displacement
of the city engineers plumbing in
spector on the ground that he is not
practical plumber. The petitioners had
no complaint to make about Inspector
Spencer's skill and experience. num-
Der of master plumbers declared that
no change was necessary, the simple
duty of the inspector being to close up
openings and subject the plumbing to
a water pressure test for leaks. Sizes
of drain pipes and vents were regulated
by ordinance. During the course OF
the hearing it developed that the
plumbers were candidates for Inspector
Spencer's shoes. This fact revealed
the motive but the committeeman
were divided and no report to the
council was agreed to.
THE PLAT E RESURvEY.
The committee on improvements
acted upon a numerously signed petit
ton Of property owners by agreeing to
recommend the completion of the
much-needed resurvey of plat Z ac-
cOrding to the city engineers estimate,
the cost will not exceed $1,000.
THE PRISON. COMMITTEE.
The mayors appointment of Sol Kim
ball to succeed himself as assistant