The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-13

GAOlSS1i1SA w O1iL OpS6l
Had Councilmen Patrick and Romney
been victorious in their opposition at the
city council last evening, there would
have been no arrangement made for deGi-
eating Pioneer square as public park on
Pioneer day as planned nor even for the
expenditure Of the $50 for cleaning up
the grounds for the eventful occasion.
However. through the efforts of Council
men Siddoway, Wallace. Callister, Diehl,
Fernstrom and Robertson il was decided
10 nave appropriate ceremonies for the
formal opening of Pioneer park on Mon
) day. July %, in the forenoon
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
A committee consisting of Councilmen
Siddoway, FernstTom. Callister Robert
son and Patrick, with Mayor Clark as
Sociated was named 10 arrange pro-
gramme and to prepare the grounds for
the occasion. The sum of so was ap-
propriated to cover the expenses of
cleaning up the embryo park. on which
the pioneers of 1917 made their final camp.
r Councilmen Patrick and Romney op-
posed both actions on the plea that 1t
would be prudent TO wait until the square
ground that the city could i'll afford the
small expense incident 10 the formal
opening ceremonies.
TELEPHONE LICENSE TAX.
Councilman Callister's bill for an
ordinance levylng a license tax of s.
yearly on each teleEhone in use in the
> city and providing that no increase in
present rental charges should be made,
was referred 10 the committees on NUM-
cipal laws and license Before the vote
on reference was taken, the author OF
the measure explained that he had dis
covered the rental contracts required the
lessees to pay any license tax which
might be imposed on the company, but
he believed this difficulty could be over
come. Besides. the management of the
telephone company desired TO have an
opportunity to be heard before the ordin-
ance passed.
THE WATERWORKS OFFICE.
The matter of moving the waterworks
office to the emergency station on North
State street, in order to do away with
the services OF the storekeeDer was
called to the council attention by
Councilman Morris. The Democratic MEM
Der from the Fifth precinct desired to
know why the order of the council, made
last February. had not been executed.
Councilman Callister maintained that
there had been no definite action on the
subject, and Recorder Backman offered
the information that the finance COM
mittee's recommendation for the change
had been laid on the table and never
taken therefrom. The controversy was
referred to the committee on water
works for report and recommendation.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
Mayor Clark submitted the appoint
ments OF Nightwatchmen William Calder
and Thomas Daniels to serve as special
policemen without compensation from the
city. Under suspension of the rules, the
appointments We're confirmed without dis
sent.
on recommendation of the committee
or fire and police. the mayor s appoint
ne1ts of Byron Crosby, j. A. Eardley
and William F. Cahoon as members of
the fire department to I'll Vacancies, were
confirmed by unanimous vote.
THE CITYS FINANCES.
CITY Auditor Evan submitted the fol-
lowing report of the city s financial.
transactions for the month"; OF June:
Balance on hand June l., 1895. $40 ,S164
Liquor license receipts +-........,. 9,lO9. IS
Miscellaneous receipts --...-.-.... 90. 20
Merchants receipts ................ 1293. 80
Zines and forfeItureS- ............. 1,249W
Cemetery receipts ..........-.--.... 1880
Redemption of tax sales ..-....-. 81 u
Water rates .---..---.-------..-.. 695-!4
Miscellaneous receipts ...-...---- l,392lo
Total !. ............................ SCI, 995 .9S
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bond interest paid -SS1 200 90
Streets and irrigation ............ 4,719.15
IVataru-orL,S ........ 29S2. g
Police department ............. 2 COO 90
Street lighting ........... 2420. 81
Fire department OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 23Il ID
Salary account .................. 2206.61
Street sprfnkling ................... l,592. so
Sundry expense fund ............. 1921
Health department ............... 954. 40
Cemetery department .......-..... g22 30
Engineering department ........-. SS5.9S
Joint building expense .....-...... 4yi %
Liberty park .................... Az. 20
Prison department ................ sos t6
C,rcmatolv .......... ............. BOG. 81
Water main extensions ........... 299. SO
Sewer material .................. 276.3S
Parley's reservoir Improvement. 2l2.00
Board of public works. 2l1.j0
Sewer extension ..-...--...-..--.... 49, z
Printing and advertising ...... 1880
Miscellaneous expenses. .......... 53l %
Total 49,. ..........................S57.258.8 80
Balance on hand June 30......... 9,7l2 IS
Po 70. ~ ~ the andifor I gea1rg
ed as follows:
Sreasurer's balance. $3.50 s.
Bank of SAL Lake deficit.......... Is. 4c2 GO
Total ..........................S 2a.O53 81
overdraft ct bank, June S0........ SlO,5l2 81
Deduct outstanding warrants......$ 2797 50
Ledger balance. -........-....-.-...-.$ 8, I42 eS
DRUGGISTS AS LIQUOR DEALERS.
The license committee in reporting upon
the petition of the retail druggists for
minimum license rate permitting them
to sell liquors for medical purposes or
otherwise without prescription stated that
il would be manifestly unfair TO grant the
were considered, and, moreover. II would
be class discrimination. The committee
recommended that the drug store rate for
liquor selling be fixed at $50 per quarter,
the rate charged wholesale liquor dealers.
The committees report was adopted.
CLAIMS HIS PAY. /
n. W. Sonnedecker, attorney for Frank
IL Mathews, requested the council to
appropriate $3.50 the amount his client
claims as clerk to the city recorder from
Jan. to Feb. s. 1898, the last named date
being the time when his successor cuaE- |
fed. II is claimed that the eX-city re-
cordor's clerk abandoned his office on
Jan 8 and that the city auditor dropped
his name from the payroll before |
Mathews successor was appointed |
Mathews attorney claims that such
action by the city auditor was unauthor-
lied. Referred to the committee on
claims.
a DAMAGE CLAIM.
w s. Berry, by his attorney II. S. !
Laney asked to be compensated in the /
sum of So 900 for personal injuries alleged |
10 have been received by reason of STEP /
ping into n hole in the culvert at the in !
tersection of Seventh East and Sixth I
South streets. Referred TO the committee /
On claims.
A CHANCE TO ECONOMIZE.
A communication was received from ]. |