The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-14
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and Wallace, and referred to the
mayor.
The recommendation of Howe, Allen
and Buckle of the police committee that
the petitions of H. E. Evans and others,
and James Hegney and others, for
better police protection on the west
side be granted, came up as unfinished
business from last week. Chairman
Howe stated that recently he had dis
covered something which had caused
him to wish to withdraw his signature
to the report fayoring the employment
of two additional policemen SO as to
afford continuous patrolling in the vi
entity of the railroad depots. The re-
port was, on motion, recommitted to
the committee.
Action on the majority report, favor
ing a license tax of so cents a year on
all telephone instruments used in the
city, and on the minority report Of the
joint committee on license and munich
pal laws for g. 81 a year rate, was de-
ferred for one week.
PAYING JUDGMENT CLAIMS.
Reporting on the petition of A. H
Raleigh for an appropriation to pay
the Judgment obtained by petitioner
and ether litigants against the city for
refund of Illegally collected sprinkling
taxes in 1898, recommended that an
appropriation of 246S.64, including $716
for interest, be made for the purpose.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on municipal laws.
City Attorney Hall recommended an
! appropriation of S1,450 to pay the judg-
ment claim cf Eliza Cox, and one of
1925 in favor of Rollin G. Scoville, be-
these damage cases to the supreme
court. This latter recommendation was
also referred to the same committee.
The committee on claims recommend
ed payment of the six months salary
claims, aggregating s4,O92.60, of tn
eight Illegally removed policemen who
we're recently reinstated. The recon-
mendation was adopted without dissent
| The same committee, reporting or
the claim of Justice Morris Sommer, in
the sum of $1129.25 and interest, fol
fees earned in trial of poll tax collec-
! tion suits, advised a tender of $500 tC
| the claimant However, the claimant
! announced his non-acceptance, anC
| also the withdrawal of his proposition
to compromise for $500.
John Langenbacher offered $500 fol
two and one-half rods in block 80, pla
A, Salt Lake City survey Referred tt
the committee on public grounds.
The request of the library trustee:
for the use of an additional room foq
storage purposes and for the prope
heating Of the library quarters in thu
evening, was referred to the commit
tees on control of building and library
On recommendation of the librar!
committee the mayors appointment O.
Emily S. Richards as a member of tn,
board of library trustees to succeed
Emma Mccormick Bird, resigned, wa
confirmed by unanimous vote.
Barnhart & Stahl and thirty-eigh
other saloonkeepers asked that permits
sion be given under an ordinance t
operate slot machines for trade pur
poses only. Referred to the licens
committee.
H. V. Van Pelt and others petitione'
for an arc light at the intersection o
Tenth East and Eleventh SoutI
streets. Referred.
Caleb Luker notified the council O
his desire to renew the lease on tn
sewer farm for one year from March
1899. Referred to the sewer committee
Hnry MCGEE stated in a communica
ton his desire to lease Pioneer squar
for a. skating rink during the wfnte
season, the flooding to be done b
water from the city mains. Referre
to the proper committee