The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-20

Bill Passed-Routine Business.
The city council last evening made an
other formal movement in the proposed
refunding bond deal when it gave partial
consideration TO the bin for an ordinance
authorizing the issue and sale of the
bonds. Accompanying the draft of the
ordinance was report from the finance
committee. the mayor and the city at
torney. reciting what measures in the
deal had been adopted to date and recon-
mending that the same special committee
be authorized TO take whatever further
steps are necessary for the issuance and
Councilmen Howe Weller and Callister,
action on the report and the proposed
ordinance was deferred until next week s
Believing that postponement of action
for q week is unnecessary and that
prompt action is imperative for the sue
cessful contamination Of the negotiations
toward the advantageous floating of the
bonds at the earliest date desired, Mayor
Clark, after the adjournment Of the ses-
sion. was prompted 10 issue call Tor
special meeting of the council Thursday
evening. in order that the pending OruI-
nance may be passed.
PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
The bill for the ordinance authorizing
the issue and sale of the bonds recites
that for the purpose OF paying ana re-
deeming Salt Lake City's bonded indebt-
edness of $50. 900 created Sept. !, 1883. the
same bearing interest at the rate of per
cent yearly and fully maturing IN 190i
and for the further T-Tpose of refundiDg
the said indebtedness and issuing III isea
thereof other bonds of equivalent
amount the sum of $500 600 shall be Dor
rowed on the credit of the city. The pro-
posed ordinance also provides that the
finance committee of the city council is
IA
the engraving of the contemplated new
bonds. of which there shall be 800 in num-
Der. each of the denomination Of S1.eJ0.
principal ana interest at the rate of per
cent per annum. payable in United States
gold coin. the bonds themselves to run
for period of 70 Years straight. The
manner of preparing and authenticating
the refundiug bonds is provided for. and
the finance committee is directed to adj
Yertise in a daily paper published in Salt
Lake City. for ten days. a notice inviting
bids for the entire issue. the bids 10 be
filed with the city recorder and opened
a subsequent meeting of the city coun-
Gil, the highest bid to be accepted. pro-
vided that the price named therein be not
less than par and accrued interest. The
new negotiable coupon bonds are to be
exempt from taxation by Salt Lake City.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE PROPOSED.
A bill Tor an ordinance introduced by
Councilman Robertson regulating the
posting, lacking and distributing signs,
dodgers. etc, for advertising purposes. re
quiring a license from persons engaged in
such vocation and prohibiting the running
of advertising wagons. etc, on the streets.
was read and referred TO the committee
on municipal laws.
AN ECONOMY MOVE SIDE-TRACKED.
With reference to the settlement Of the
controversy over the removal of the
waterworks office from the joint building
to the emergency station on North State
street. the majority of the waterworks
committee, recommended that the light
stores and supplies be transferred from
the emergency station to the joint build
ing office. thus doing away with the ser
vices of the storekeeper and timekeeper,
and devolNiRg his duties upon tine super
incidents clerk. whose salary BY the or
dinance was increased from $50 to SIS per
month. Chairman Allen believed that the
interests OF economy would be best sub
served by not making the contemplated
change and submitted a minority recon-
mendation in accordance with his views
on request of Councilman Howe both re-
ports were laid on the table for week
BAIL COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
Mayor Clark submitted the appoint
ments Of Desk Sergeants James D.
Adams, Charles Livingston and David S
Emery 10 serve as police court bail COM
missiOners without additional comDensa-
ton Under suspension of the rules the
appointments were confirmed by unani-
nous vote.
MORRIS SONMER'S CLAIM
Morris Sommer presented a claim in the
sum OF 81. 20 for fees alleged to be due
him for services rendered as United States
commissioner during eX-City Attorney
Hoge : term in the prosecution of poll tax
cases. The accompanying communication
stated that aside from The money turned
over to the street department by him,
there were still about 81. 500 in judgments
in the city's favor on his old court rec
ords- Referred to the committee on
claims.
a FIRE LIMIT PRIVILEGE.
Joseph P. Evans represented that when
he let contract for the erection OF
house on Third and Fourth West that he
was unaware that the ground is within
the fire limits. His request for permission
OF tin, agreeing TO cover same with min
eral or nre proof paint, was referred TO
the committee on nre and police.
THE HEAD GATE HITCH.
Reporting upon the demand Of the North
Point Consolidated irrigation company
that the city replace headgate in the
canal at the junction with the surplus
ditch the committee on irrigation recon-
mended that the cityS tender of $3.50 made
on December 3, 1891, be renewed, failure
which shall be deemed sufficient cause for
the city to replace the heacgate at the
city's expense. Adopted.
MINOR MATTERS CONSIDERED.
Supervisor Seldom requested an addi-
.ional maintenance allowance of $500 TO
aeIp defraY the expense of repairing Brig
ma m street The request was granted (
after much discussion.
ON recommendation of the committee
ON claims and the city attorney, Aurelius /
Miners claim for refund of the Illegally :
collected street sprinklinE tax paid un-
der protest 10y him in the years 1892 and 1
1888 and amounting 10 $5f.76, was allowed !
and appropriated.
J. II Mellen has been selling gravel I
from the mountain side near the Warm 1
Springs at the rate OF IS cents per load |
since his lease expired. He now desires /
TO renew the lease. paying the city roy |
alty Of 10 cents per load. Referred to the |
committee on public grounds
The petition OF benjamin II. Hollings- I
worth and other residents and taxpayers /
If Center ward for the privilege of utiliZ- |
ing the poll tax paid by them for the i'm /
movement of roads in that locality. was /
granted under the direction of the street 1
One of the councilmen inquired what 4
sad become of the bill for an ordinance (
charging the district of sidewalks over
which bicycles may not be ridden. He /
was told that il was pigeon-holed by the I
committees on municipal laws
After passing the appropriation list the 1
council adjourned.
Real Estate Transfers
". P. woodruff TO Aaron Keysor. lot
block ~ plat ID. ..-.-....S 3,UvJ l