The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-30
The City Council Declares For
Needed Legislation.
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED
LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED
TO ENACT THE CITY's BILL.
Monster Petition to Require the o. S.
L. to Protect Pedestrians Crossing
Tracks-Brokers' and Telephone
License Ordinances Go oyer-Ap-
pointment By the Mayor.

Gilman Norris in the city council last
evening set the pace that viii lead to a
correct solution OF the many problems
that have beset the satisfactory man
agement Of the police and fire depart
ments In Offering his resolution call
ing for needed legislation in the prem
ises, Councilman Morris performed
what many present characterized as a
splendid service for the municipality,
and one that received the favorable
endorsement of his colleagues. The
resolution, which was adopted, is as
follows:
Whereas, The existing statutes of
. the state in relation to the fire and po-
lice departments Of this city appear to
. be susceptible Of a variety Of interpre-
tations by the courts, which decisions
have cost the city thousands of dollars
in paying salaries in both Of said de-
partments at various times, when no
, services have been rendered; therefore
be it
".Resolved, That this council petition
the legislature of the state, when it
meets in January, to pass such law
relating to the fire and police depart
ments that win be so plain in all its
provisions that it viii be impossible to
place more than one construction upon
il, and that clause be inserted in the
law repeating all existing statutes
. which have any reference whatever to
the control Of the fire and police de-
partments of Salt Lake City.
And be it further resolved, That the
committee on municipal laws, with the
city attorney associated, be and they
are hereby appointed to draft a bill for
a law providing for the election or APP
pointment and removal of the CHIEFS
and ali other officers and employees in
oft
Of the first class, and after said bill is
approved by this council that ii be pre-
scented to the legislature at the COM
mencement of the session, with re-
quest that action be taken by that body
as early as practicable
3. F. Grant and 207 other residents
and taxpayers OF the Third municipal
ward represented that the numerous
tracks and switches Of the oregon
Short Line Railroad company crossing
the intersection of Fourth West and
First North and on North Temple street
from Third 10 Fourth West, and the
constant movement of trains over said
streets. rendered it extremely hazard
Gus for persons to cross said tracks.
Life and limb Of children and adults
were constantly menaced, and the nu-
merOus serious and fatal accidents con-
Sequent upon the unguarded condition
of the approaches TO said tracks made
it imperative that some prudential and
precautionary measures be adopted
The petitioners requested that the rail-
road company be required to erect and
maintain proper gates or guards for
the protection of pedestrians on the
streets named. Ehe petition was refer
red to the committee on streets with
the<city attorney and the city engineer
associated.
The draft Of the contract between
the state board of examiners and the
city, as presented by City Attorney
Hail. for the rental of quarters in the
joint building for the use of the legls-
nature. was approved. For the sum of
A 81 coo, as originally proposed, the state
secures the use of legislative session,
committee and cloak rooms, lighted,
heated and cared for by janitors dur
ing the session of the legislature.
Mayor Clark submitted the appoint
ment OF Mrs. Emily S. Richards as a
member Of the board Of trustees of the
free public library, to succeed MIS-.
Emma Mccormick Bird. resigned. The
appointment was referred TO the COM
mit,ee on library.
Superintendent Murray of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company,
feeling that those councilmen who are
advocating the passage of the ordi-
nance leVying a license tax of 81 per
year on each telephone instrument in
use in this city, were laboTing under a
misapprehension, filed a protest against
the proposition, and requested a hear
inc before further action is taken, in
order that members Of the council may
be able to judge of an unjust attempt
ed discrimination. The remonstrance
was referred to the committees on
municipal laws and license.
The bili for an ordinance imposing a
license tax Of SIS yearly on stock brok-
el7s was taken I'D and passed to Its
third reading. when Councilmen Diekl,
Buckle and Howe requested that il be
referred 10 tie committee on license
and municipal laws, with the city at
torney assoc lated, In support Of the
request, it was. pointed out wherein the
bin is defective, with respect TO mining
stock brokers, as well as other classes
of brokers. The reference was ordered,
and the joint committee viii meet Fri
day evening to consider this bill, and
the one pertaining TO the telephone IL
cense tax
Relative to the suit against the city
6ustituted by Morris Sommer, to collect
s&caiInsin the sum of 81 200 aDDroXi-
klllStely. for fees earned as justice of the
peace in actions commenced and tried
for the collection of poll tax from de-
linquents, City Attorney Hall reported
that the plaintiff would Settle on a basis
of $500 If quick action were taken. The
city attorney directed attention to the
fact that certain matters would be ju-
dicially. resolved in the claimants IA
vor and he suggested that the com
mittee on claims, who Rad, for several
months, failed TO report on the claim
OF Justice Sommer, be required to pre-
sent an early report in the premises.
The committee was directed TO report
at next weeks session.
Marshall, Royle q Hampstead and
Bioyle. Zane s, Costgan, attorneys
for the eight Illegally removed police
men who We're reinstated by the SUI
preme court decision, presented the
claim OF their clients in the sum OF
So, $50. for six months salary to Nov.
%. and $132.50 interest and costs. aggre-
eating $4,092.50. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on claims, with
the city attorney associated.
On recommendation Of the commit
tee on municipal laws, the sum Of ST.
79e. IS was appropriated to pay the judg-
ment claim of Elizabeth b. Tucker.
as compensation Tor injuries adjudged
as having been sustained by falling
upon a slippery sidewalk pavement.
The Liver Keeps People Well.
When the Liver is sluggish, all other
organs are involved. You suffer from