The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-23

president, on behalf of the council, pre-
scented Mr. Diehl with a beautiful bou-
quet from Liberty Park, accompanied
with the conSra tulations and best wish
es of his fellow Councilmen- AS a mark
OF respect, he invited Councilman Diehl
to preside for the evening. The hon
ored member accepted the tecder Of
the courtesy and filled the presidents
chair to the eminent satisfaction of all
As he was escorted to the rOStrum,
Councilman Diehl expressed his appre-
citation of the official courtesy shown
him on his birthday, and business was
proceeded with The happy impronptu
demonstration was Witnessed by Hon.
Samuel w. Richards the Oldest living
member of the pioneer city council, by
eX-Ccuncilnen LIE Prohon and Hay
ward and several friends OF the honor
ed councilman
HALL OF RELICS WILL REMAIN.
The local executive committee of the
International Mining congress, by Gov
ernor Wells chairman, peJitiOned that
the council permit the Hall of Relics to
remain until after the adjournment of
the congress, in July next. 1t was rep
resented that the owners of the build
ing and ground and adjacent property
freely consented TO the proposed use of
said building for an exhibit of Utahs
mineral resources during. the congress.
The petition was granted. and the Diehl
resolution calling for the condemnation
of the structure as a dangerous fire
trap and ordering its removal, action
on which was deferred from last weeks
meeting, vas laid on the table.
SURPLUS CANAL COMPLAINT.
Henry Cohn and F. Auerbach & Bro.
called attention to the fact that their
ranch property northwest of the city
was being damaged by reason of the
water flowing from the surplus canal
backing uD and OVERLOOKING an ada
cent slough. The compliments were
prompted TO sue for damages and per-
manent relief from the courts, but
would forego the commencement Of
proceedings if the council will promptly
undertake, in connection with Salt
Lake county, to widen, deepen and eX-
tend the canal to the Salt Lake, in ac-
cOrdance with an agreement of May q,
1886. The matter was referred to the
committee on irrigation, with the city
attorney associated.
FRANCHISE AMENDMENT AC-
CEPTED.
The. Salt Lake & ogden Gas & Elec-
trio Light Company gave notice of its
acceptance with All conditions, restric-
tions and limitations therein contain
council on the 10th inst, granting au-
thority to the company to charge rates
for gas and electric illumination in eX-
cess of the schedule named in the or
iginal franchise.
DELINQUENT POLL TAX.
The street committee recommended
the acceptance of John James propo-
sition to collect, by suits at law, the
delinquent poll tax of 1897 for one-half
the amounts so collected. The COM
mittee's recommendation was objected
to by Callister, Romney and Wallace.
who maintained that the collection of
poll tax by suit should be done by the
city attorneys office. Morris explained
that the time of the attorney and his
assistants was devoted to more import
ant matters. The report was ordered
recommitted.
CITY PHYSICIANS DUTIES.
On recommended ton of the committee
on fire and police. the claim of DR.. r.
W. Fisher in the sum of S25 for SER
vices rendered to c. a. Williams, a
member of the fire department, who
was injured while On duty, was allow
ed. over the protest OF Romney and
CallisJer. who expressed the belief that
the health commissioner, in the capaci-
ty of city physician, should attend to
clNll hd-fo foubStAl uNAAL ~ the diiDN
ance of the claim. Callister secured the
adoption Of a resolution instructing the
city attorney TO draw an ordinance
more particularly defining the duties
of the health commissioner
STREET AFFAIRS CONSIDERED.
The Oregon Short Line Railroad
company signified its readiness to lower
its tracks on South Temple street, west
of Sixth West street, in conformity
with q recent order of the council, az
soon as the city engineer reset the
grade stakes. which have become OBJ
liberated. The city engineer was di-
rected to reset the stakes in accordance
with the company's request.
Daniel Stuart and John G. Cleveland
protested against the proposed closing
of street on which their lots in block
l, Whalon's addition, abutted, and
asked that the councils action of five
years ago be rescinded. Referred to
the committee on streets.
on recommendation of the street COM
mittee the petition of B. H. Schettler
and others for the grading of : street,
from Fourth to Sixth. was granted.
TWO SEWER EXTENSIONS.
w. F. Wormley and c. H. Jenkins,
ov-Eers of 264 feet fronting on Second
East street, petitioned for the extension
of The sewer lateral on the east side
of said street, between Third and
Fourth South streets, northward to the
of Third South. Referred
to the committee on sewers.
Reporting on the petition of Mrs. NJ
IT Beatie for the extension of d sewer
lateral on the west side of Fourth
East street, from South Temple street
to First South, the sewer committee
recc mmended that the notice of inten-
ton to construct the extension be Off
cialIy published by the recorder. Adop-
ted.
SHORT ALLOWANCE RECTIFIED.
Relative to the fixed monthly allow
ance of $500 for the maintenance of the
cityis portion of the joint building, Sid
doway explained that, mainly by reason
OF the coal account exceeding the esti-
mate, it would be necessary to appro-
pirate $50 to cover the deficit for March.
The necessary amount was allowed.
Only Romney and Robertson voted in
the negative.
MINOR MATTERS SUBMITTED.
W. II. Remington, receiver of the
Eagle Foundry & Machine company,
to sell to the city, subject to
the courts confirmation, a lot of pat
terms made for castings used by the
waterwOrks and sewer departments, for
the sum of $3.50, the original cost of
which was S742.60. The proposition was
referred to the committees on water |
works and sewerage.
The request of City Engineer Kelsey |
for authority to take up 600 feet of IL |