The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-15
TWO APPOINT HENTS
Made By the Mayer and Unani-
mOusly Confirmed.
LANCE EARL GETS A JOB
SUCCEEDS CHALMERS AS FIRE
DEPARTMENT SECRETARY.
E. C. Davies Special Bicycle Police
man-The Exposition Grounds
Devine Must oualify-Curtailing
Wheelmen's Privileges-The Lii
brary Tax-Reports and Petitions.

nicipal positions within the gift of the
administration are now filed by friends
of the new mayor ard the council. Only
the death, removal or resignation OF
present incumbents will create va
cancy, and the excuse for providing
new places for the unsatisfied patriots
will be slim indeed. Probably the last
appointments Of Mayor Clark were
made last evening. They We're sub
mitted TO the council, and under Sus-
pension of the rules the appointees
We're confirmed by unanimous vote. The
fortunate appointees were Edwin c.
Davies, named for special bicycle po-
liceman, the appointment being author
lied by the council a week ago, and
Lancelot NJ. Earl, appointed 10 the po-
Sition of secretary and operator in the
fire department, succeeding John ChaI-
mers, resigned.
CONVENIENT FORGETFULNESS
REMINDED.
Councilman Fernstrom offered 4 res
olution instructing the city recorder to
submit at the next council meeting a
list of such officers appointed by the
mayor and confirmed by the council,
who have not yet qualified as required
by law, by taking oath of office and
filing bond. The resolution was adopt
ed
The resolution is aimed particularly
at Fire Chief Devine, Deputy Treasurer
Bateman and the policemen who have
succeeded themselves, the intention be-
ing to forestall the chief and the police
men from acquiring any legal adVan-
tage over the city in the event they
concluded to sue for the difference be-
tween their former salary and that now
paid them, according to the reduced
schedule
THE STATES EXPOSITION
SQUARE.
The report of the committee on pub
lie grounds relative to Exposition
square. action upon which was deferred
from last weeks meeting, was called up
by Councilman SiddoWay. The report
recommended the granting of relief to
Adam Spiers, Rodney lillian and a
large number of other citizens who
complained of the unsightly cowsheds
and other nuisances suffered 10 remain
On the square, and in addition recon-
mended the adoption of Buckles reSo-
luton, which favored the enforcement
of the terms of the city's grant to the
state, measure calculated to require
the Deseret Agricultural and Manufac-
turing society to abate the nuisances
Councilman Siddoway stated that the
case merited attention and added that
where there is a will there is a way
to accomplish the desired relief
Councilman Callister maintained that
no relief could be afforded toward the
abatement of the alleged nuisances,
and the improvement of the grounds,
even under pain OF forfeiture, until the
legislature provides the means.
The oOOoO1itfaA'S a tiOpc
were adopted by vote of u to l, Cal
lister voting in the negative. Mar
gets and Morris were absent.
CURTAILING BICYCLE PRIV
LEGES.
A bill for an ordinance prohibiting
bicycle riding on additional sidewalks
was referred back to the committee on
municipal laws to incorporate other
Sidewalks in the prescribed district. The
sidewalks named in the bill are the
north side of Second South street be-
tween West Temple and First West;
the south side of First South between
State and Second East, and all side
walks on First, Second, Third, Fourth
and Fifth streets from a street to Can
yon road.
A BATCH OF RESOLUTIONS.
a resolution by Councilman Siddoway
decreasing the monthly maintenance
allowance for Liberty park from $500
to $425, for the months of June, July
and August, was adopted.
A resolution by Councilman Diehl di-
re citing the street supervisor TO enforce
the ordinance requiring the cutting and
of weeds on sidewalks by abut-
ting property owners, was adopted.
Councilman Allen offered a resolu-
ton designating the committee on
q board to ecuaiize and
adjust complaints relative to water
rates, the board to hold its sessions
from the first Monday in August till the
first Saturday in September The res
olution was adopted.
A resolution by Councilman Callister,
amended by Diehl, Allen and Howe,
for the sprinkling of additional streets.
was referred to the street sDrinkling
with power to act.
FATE OF THE LIBRARY TAX.
The report of the trustees of the free
public library was referred to the COM
Inittee on finance, to consider the ques-
ton of levying a tax for the $4,000 re-
CURED. The main features of the re-
port appeared in The Herald on Sunday
and yesterday.
CITY GRANTS A MINING LEASE. |
On recommendation OF the COtllHlltSe
on public grounds, a lease was granted
to Mary Wallin for a term of five |
years, to prospect and mine for mineral |
on a e0-acre tract of city land On tie !
west side of Ensign Peak, the lessee to !
pay a royalty of 20 per cent on all ores /
extracted.
IMPORTANT PETITIONS.
The Pacific Paving company inform
-
sum of S157.57 for repair of street pave !
nents, which was returned from the (