The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-27


City Attorney Hall gave the city council
hard nut to crack last evening by re-
porting that the municipality had az
proXimately $4,000 in judgments to pay 10
successful litisants who had sued for
claims and damages. The information
that there was no way of further lodging
the issues was none the less welcome.
because of the fact that when the city tax
levy for this year was made at Z mills
on July l. and reafirmed last night. pro
vision was made to the extent of only
about 5000 for meeting such emergencies
as the city attorney gave official warning
about.
The task of reorganizing the board OF
puLsic wNss as Outlined by the mayor
ana the city attorney was more easil-,
the problem of how to pay ell the JUDI
ments rendered against the city. Acting
upon the advice OF the city attorne-', the
mayor designed and the council executed
the plan of recognizing the board. AS
reorganiZed, Citv Engineer Kelsey be
comes the boards chairman at salary or
500 year added 10 his salary OF Sl,SOO as
engineer.
Fred A Hale is the only member who
succeeds himself, the three new members
being Waterworks Superintendent Game,
and Citizen George Stringf5llow, The TOUR
new appointees will receive a salary OF go
each per year. whereas the old members
were paid 800 each annuall-.
THE LAST EXTREMITY REACHED.
City Attorney Hall directed attention to
the fact that in six civil actions IN Wnich
the city was defendant for recover of
damages and claims. the municipality was
the loser without any prospect OF escap-
ing from the payment of the Judgment
Al &c leCrpHh each
fore recommended that the matters be re
ferred to a committee in order that due IN
vestigation may be had with view 10
ward taking proper and timely actlon
In the premises. The city attorney
communication was referred to the COM
mittee o. municipal laws.
The cases referred to by tho city at
torney are the following:
Elizabeth B. Tucker, plaintiff: Judgment
of $500 and $l66.sO costs, rendered oct
Marianne Wach. plaintiff; judgment of
S275 and $3.50 costs. from April ~, 1875;
The Pacific PAVING company plaintiff;
rendered May 10. 1895;
Peter F. Goss. plaintiff; Judgment Of
s4l..50 and $3.50 costs. rendered June 2
1898.
J. H. Smith ct al. plaintiffs; judgment
of Sl0.O44.O3. accrued interest at per cent
from Feb. . 1892, and costs. rendered July
James Dryer, plaintiff; Judgment of
81. 200.
The total of the judgment and costs in |
six cases amount to Si2,OSS.S5. exclusive or |
interest from date of entry of judgments |
and exclusive of about $500 to be added /
to the judgment in the Smith or Farley /
canyon conduit case.
NEW BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The following communication was re
ceived from Mayor Clark:
With the object in view of recognizing /
the board of public works in accordance
with an ordinance passed Feb 10. 1873, /
which provides that heads OF departments
NAV be appointed. | hereby APPOINT +. I:
Kelsey, chairman of the board in place or
c. l.. Haines. L also appoint as members
of the board the following; Frederick A
NJ. Downey. whose term has expired: >.
Nj. Z. Seldom. in place OF Thomas Mar
shall. and George Stringfellow in place
Under suspension of the rules the APP
pointments were confirmed by vote OF
l3 TO ., the negative votes being announced
by Buckle and Robertson.
IT WAS LEGALLY DONE.
City a \>-ney Hall sub: II ed an opinion
on tho subject of reorga ing the board
Of public works to the effect that the
present members of the board We're. since
June II. 1885 "hold-overs. ana that their
can now be legally appointed
20 be members of said board me opinion !
was based on the law creating the board.
which law states that the term of the
members shall be for two years and until
heir successors snail ne QulN dpBolAtI4
and qualified the first meElber of the
BOARD having been appointed on June Il,
S9c.
EXPERT TESTIMONY COMES HIGH.
City Attorney Hall and City Engineer
Kelsey presented the claims Tor compen-
;ation of the expert witnesses for the de-
ense in the case of j. n. Smith et a.
IS. Salt Lake City, recently retired before
P L. Williams referee. resulting III a
Judgment in favor of plaintiffs Tor $lV,-
10. 03 and costs, amounting thus tar TO
2 0o0.S0. The fees due to 3 civil engineers,
surveyors. contractors. buffers and ofher
. HE'D v orkmen and professional mel Wn)
we're necessarily employed TO give expert
on behalf OF the city, amounted
o 81 900. SO and half of the compensation
lue to Referee Williams, amounting to
1S7 so We're recommended for appropr a
ion. Referee Williams compensation VS.
t the rate of SIS day. and A. F. Dorem- ,
40 was the largest. being al the rate OF
% q day The matter was referred to
he committee on municipal laws.
WATER DETECTIVES EMPLOYED.
Superintendent Game of the waterworks ;
apartment. submitted the following
The present scarcity of water supply I
0 the waterworks system and the eX-
ravagant waste of water on the part of ,
lany users. call for prompt and heroic
Measures to prevent any further reduction
1 the supply.
1T is common complaint that lawns are I
eing sprinkled not only in prohibited '
ours, but at all hours Of the day and {
light hose without noZZles in many cases :
eing used, flooding sidewalks as well as
lwns and gardens. This waste OF water ..
hould be Immediately stopped; if not. /
lany citizens will be deprived of water I
Dr. ordinary domestic purposes.
1T is impossible with the present Inn T
ed force in the waterworks department :
, detect all these violaters of the ordi-
ance regulating the use of water.
II therefore respectfully request that
lthority be given to employ, for limited
eriod from three to five men, with bicy-
es. to act as detectives to apprehend vio- T
tors OF said ordinance and to procure
whence to convict all persons guilty of
lch violations. 1t is believed that
riot enforcement of the ordinance will
q large extent remedy the present 7
portage OF water in the eastern portion c
the city. b
The superintendent request was grant +
! and authority given TO employ three ?
electives at q salary of 81 per day each. I
OFFICE REMAINS. r
The time worn contest over the propo- Il
ton to move the waterworks Office, in c
he interest of economy, the purpose be- c
z TO save the salary of the store :.
eeper by devolving his duties upon the :
lperintendent clerk whose salary is to y
; increased from $50 to S75 a month, was '
newed by proceeding to a further con- r
deration of the majority report of the q
aterWOrkS committee recommending Y
lat the light supplies be transferred to g
e superintendent office in the joint
Hiding and the minority report which
vored the moving of the suDerintend-
It's office to the emergency station on
orth State street. after properly fitting
Office quarters there Diehl withdrew C
$ SupnOrt To tho ma iorifv repnrt and