Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-02

n similar ordinance existed without the
provision of three months imprlson-
i,.ant for It's violation. The eomrlittee
therefore Withdrew the ordinance, and
on motion of Buckle the recorder was
instructed to request the acting chief
of police to enforce the existing law.
The report OF the committee on
streets. recommending the adoption Of
Robertson's resolution requesting the
salt Lake City Railroad company to
bring its tracks to the established
grade on First south. between Seventh
and Thirteenth East. which went over
at the last meeting, came up, and
Buckle offered an amendment inserting
present level for Established grade
Robertson accepted the amendment
and the resolution was adopted
OTHER MATTERS.
The resolution fixing the gas and
electric light rates of the Salt Lake q
ogden company went over for another
week, by request of Robertson. Mar
gets and other members.
The trustees of the public library
! transmitted draft Of an ordinance
making 1t misdemeanor for any per-
son marking. tearing or otherwise in
I Turing the books or other property of
the library and for failure to return a
borrowed book within Ave days of the
receipt Of n notice from the librarian.
| The fine was fixed at $50. II was re-
! ferred to the committees on library and
municipal laws, with the city attorney
associated.
Fernstrom introduced resolution
| providing for the appropriation OF Sl25
| to meet the expenses of the health de-
| partment for the month OF February,
| in addition to the monthly allowance of
$3.50. The allowance had proved insult
ficient. The resolution was adopted.
The matter of the Councils action In
allowing DIR. Daily a quarantine in
/ t... Il.
Howe and others thought the inspec-
tors office should have ended with the
expiration of DIR. Dalby's term of Of
| flee.
The committee on waterworks rec
commended the extra allowance of
| 81 1916 to the waterworks department.
that amount having been expended in
February for thawing frozen service
pipes.
Buckle introduced n resolution, dit
recting the Deseret Agricultural and
/ Manufacturing society TO remove tenn
pcrary sheds surrounding the east half
of the block formerly known as the
Tenth ward square, under the provis-
ions of grant. The resolution calls up
on the officers of the society to Guilt
vate the grounds as a public park. 1t
was referred to the committee on pub
lie grounds, with the city attorney as
| ISOLATED
The committee on sewerage, report
ing on the communication of II. ID.
Folsom, asking that he be paid for the
work of constructing sewer lateral on
Third Fast street. found upon inyesti-
cation that the work had been COM
pleted satisfactorily. and recommended
that the contractor be paid The report
was adopted.
Charles Baldwin and other residents
ana property owners on Twelfth East
street, south of First South and north
of Third South, petitioned for the grad
ing of the ground on the east side of
Twelfth East sufficiently for the prop
erty owners to. at their own expense,
lay plank sidewalk They also petI-
toned the Council to lay walk along
the block between First and Second
South. Referred to committee on
streets.
A. z. welby. for the Rio Grande
Western, In n communication to the
recorder. advised him that as soon as
the weather will permit the company
proposes to put all its crossings in
good passahle condition.
ID. II. Wells presented A claim for n
sum of money to defray the expense of
doctors bills, etc., necessitated by in
Juries which he said were the result of
rough treatment at the hands of officer
II. w. Miner. 1t was referred to the
committee on claims.
A copy of the opinion of County At
torney Van Colt was TRANSMITTED by
tne county commissioners TO tfe COun
ell, calling attention to the duty of the
city to provide for the burial of its in
digent dead. Referred to the city at
torney for an opinion.
The report OF the sewer committee,
recommending the acceptance of the
bid of Caleb Luker for leasing the
sewer farm, was adopted.
A request from Chief Devlne for the
purchase Of 1000 feet of 2k-inch hose
for the department was referred to the
committee on fire and police, with
power to act.
The claim of p. o. Perkins for $40 for
notarial services as deputy treasurer
was returned by the finance committee
with recommendation that $50 be paid
The report was rejected.
j.. ID. Swan and other residents of So
cial Hall avenue petitioned the Council
TO investigate the feasibility of
Strengthening the lines of that thor
oughfare and otherwise making 1t ac-
ceptable. Referred to the committee
on streets.
Samuel Paul asked the Council to re-
fund part of the money paid for license
of the Lyceum theater, the amusement
place having been opened only n short
time. Referred to the committee on
licenses.