The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-10

Next Tuesday evening the city council
will open and consider bids for the pur-
chase of the city's issue of 600 OF
20-year 4 per cent lawful money refund
ing bonds Last evening the council
on recommendation of the finance com
mittee, approved the form of bond and
interest coupon, so that now the litho-
grapherS and engraVerS may proceed
with the preparation of the city's gilt
edged certificates of Indebtedness, bear
ing date of Sept. l.
SCHEME FOR A POPULAR LOAN.
BY request of a number of his con-
stituents, Councilman Diehl offered the
! following resolution, which was re-
| ferred to the committee on finance:
Resolved, That in case no SatiSfac-
J tory bids are made for the bonds offer
ed by the city at the date of opening
bids, the city council will make a new
offer of bonds, in denominations of So
and multiples thereof"
The proposed issue now offered for
| sale is for 400 bonds of the denomina-
! ton of $1,000 each and 200 bonds of the
/ face value of $500 each
IS IT GREENBACKs?
James Thomson, manager of the
/ Quincy Cab company, requested per-
! mission to confer with the finance COM
/ mittee relative to the proposed issuing
] of 100000 in refunding bonds. mas
much as he believed that much more
| advantageous method than that pro-
( posed and as advertised, can be adopt
ed. The finance committee will grant
/ the Populist leader an audience.
/ MUSIC WANTED FOR THE PARK
+ A communication from Walker Bros,
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the National Bank of the Republic di
rected atteption to the fact that there
should be orchestral or band music pro-
vided fer Liberty park Sunday after
Moons and evenings during the summer
season, as in other cities, in order that
the large number of persons who are
unable to attend the pleasure resorts
may have their desires satisfied.
A small weekly appropriation was
asked to be voted. the assurance being
offered that individuals would make up
any deficiency for the purpose named.
Robe tson's mo i'm to appropriate $50
was amended to refer to the finance
committee. with directions to report in
a week.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE WARM
SPRINGS
P. ]. Conway & Co. addressed the
following communication to Mayor
George A" Clark and the council:
Il wish to address you in the interest
of d miners home and hospital and
sanitarium for the benefit of the miners
in this intermountain region, and re-
specially ask for the donation of 10
cation or site for the erection of a suit
able building for same. The property
desired would be the premises known
as the Warm Springs. In consideration
of the donation of this suitable location,
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provements to the extent of 500 900. We
have ample capital at our command to
improve the property as stated"
1t was referred to the committee on
public grounds
A LAND TITLE IN QUESTION.
A. H. Atkinson complained that the
recent order of the council demanding
that Sam ]. Kenyon remove an OBJ
structing fence in Douglas Place, had
not yet been complied with, and, fur
ther that Mr.. Kenyon had announced
his intention to not comply with the
councils mandate.
1t was referred to the committee on
streets, with the city attorney asso-
ciated.
PUBLIC LAND LEASES.
The city attorney, by direction of the
committee on public grounds, submit
leu Tic III dit VI d tease Win =. ID.
Sawyer for the rental of five acres of
city land near the mouth of Parley's
canyon for two years at q yearly
charge Of IS per acre, the purpose of
the lease being to enable the applicant
to harvest ice. The lease was ratified,
Councilmen Howe and Margetts vot-
ing in the negative.
]. H Mellen amended his bid for a
lease on the city gravel pits, near the /
Warm Springs, proposing to pay $50 /
per year for years lease and $50 for /
the second year, and proposing also to |
screen the gravel for the various uses
of patrons. Referred to the committee !
on public grounds.
ANOTHER SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
The mayor submitted the appoint |
ment of W. \. Rails, nightwatchman /
at the Rio Grande Western /
depot, to serve as a special policeman /
without compensation from the city.
The rules were suspended and the ap-
pointment was confirmed by unani-
nous vote.