The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-11

Whereas, Captain Paul has not yet
received the salary, viz: $101I30, due
him for services rendered the city as
chief of police during the time afore-
said although he has petitioned the
former council at divers times for said
salary; and,
Whereas, The last petition of Cap
tain Paul requesting the payment of
said salary and sum was presented 20
the council on the 10Th day of April
last past, and said pc titior having been
siGned and endorsed by Is citizens,
each one of whom is a large and heavy
taxpayer and influential business man,
and neither of them is liable to sign
ands endorse petition of that kind
without he is firmly convinced that the
claim is correct and justly due the
claimant; be it therefore
Resolved, That this council & les
row appropriate the sum of S1,011.30
and that the auditor be and hereby is
directed to issue a warrant for the said
amount payable to Captain Samuel
Paul, it being in full for services by
him rendered the city aforesaid and
that the treasurer be directed to honor
and nav the said warrant when pre-
scented"
Speaking to his resolution, Diehl said
it would only be just and right to make
the appropriation, In. further justifi-
cation, he cited the fact that anyone of
the Il citizens who petitioned for the
allowance of Captain Paul's claim paid
more taxes than the entire Is council
men The argument evoked merriment
but did not convince any but Margetts
and Robertson that the resolution
should be adopted.
THE AUDITORS REPORT.
City Auditor Swans report for April
showed IS follows:
Balance on hand, April l IS 1906 "a
Receipts for April -. 26,7S1 %
Total 80 . ... -. ..$101. ss7 80
Less disbursements .......... 41,202 81
Balance on hand May 1......s 60.6 81
BY way of summary, the auditor re-
ported as follows:
Tressurer's balance .......... $50, $40 40
Bank of Salt Lake deficit -. 1902 &c
Total ........s S4, 2s2 Os
Less outstanding warrants -. 3,647 10
Ledger balance ........ $50, 634 81
The request of City Auditor Swan for
an assistant at a salary of $40 a
n onth was referred to the finance COM
Dlittee.
RE-SURVEY OF PLAT E.
On recommendation of the committee
en- improvements, the city engineer was
directed to proceed with the re-survey
of plat z, and complete the same at
an estimated cost of not exceeding ST.
900.
a WEIGHTY PROTEST.
The Brigham Young Trust company,
by Spencer Clawson, treasurer, owner
of 519 feet abutting on the pavement
laid by the Culmer-J ennings Paving
company, protested against the pro-
besed discount settlement of the guar
anty retainer of S6,S4613, before the
end of the guaranty period. The pro-
test set up that the pavement was de-
fective, and that to release the con-
tractors now would not only he irreSu-
lar, hut would pe q very un.Nise bust
ness proposition. It was referred to
the finance committee.
PAVING CLAIMS.
Bennett, Hardness, Howat, Bradley
& Richards directed attention to an
unsatisfied judgment in favor OF the
Pacific Paving company, and threaten
ed to have execution on the JUDGMENT
unless settlement is made forthwith.
Referred to the committee on municipal
laws.
Frank Harigan presented a claim in
the sum Of s772.99, for retained percent
ages on sidewalks constructed by him,
under contracts in 1892 and 1893. Re-
feTred to the committee on claims.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITI-
ZENS.
Amos Moreton rendered his resigna-
tion as a member of the fire DEPART
ment, to take effect May 81. Filed.
The council of woman's clubs. by
Mary 2. Gilmer, president, and Lulu
Lee Stiehl. secretary. peIitioned for the
of the ordinance regulat-
ing the height of overhanging limbs of
trees along the sidewalks. Referred to
the committee on streets.
REASONABLE REQUEST.
Robert Cleghorn and others petition
ed for an amendment to the ordinance
the use OF. the narrow side
walks in the northeast part of the city
by bicyciers> Referred to the commit !
tee on streets and municipal laws.
Mrs. II. a. F. Young and others pro-
tested against the erection by J. c. C. |
Glanfield of a barn abutting on the
street line in Folsom avenue. Referred !
to the sanitary committee.
IMPORTANCE OF HAWAII.