The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-05
REINSTATED THE PATROLMEN
ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Other Complications Arise-A Tele-
phone Franchise Asked For-New
Ordinances Concerning Minors
and Females.

At the session of the city council last
night, that body reported to duty the
patrolmen who went out of office in
accordance with the ordinance passed
by the present city council. and who
were not reaDpointed in accordance
with that ordinance. Leastwise the
council made stagger Of doing this,
for it passed a resolution directing the
chief of police to reinState Patrolmen
Fred Meisner, George F. Burton and
z. o. Sullivan, as soon as they report
for duty, and TO notify Ezra Farr
James .SDrurt and Robert Shaw that
their services are no longer needed.
They did not attempt to displace
Captain Whitaker, although the opln-
ion of City Attorney Allison, which
brought the. matter w, specifically
mentions that the old captain was en-
titled to reinstatement Councilman
Ash, in offering the resolution, stated
that there was some doubt whether the
captain could be displaced, and said,
Furthermore, that he was acting merely
as the chairman of the committee on
police and not that he personally want
ed the change to take place. The res
olution did not attempt to displace the
jailers.
The action Will doubtless raise The
question whether the ordinance under
which the present members are serV-
ing can be set aside by d simple reso-
luton, and also bring To the front the
question of whether the ordinance re-
ducing the salaries of members Of the
department has any force or not. Alto
gether it is a great muddle.
The auditor submitted the bill of
Weber county, of S7O6.31, the same be-
ing per cent OF the $IO,651.2S taxes col
lected by the county for Ogden City.
City Recorder Anderson asked the
council to definitely fix the number of
firemen TO be employed, so that he
might draw warrants legally.
The petition of Mr.. Tanner and MIR.
Newman regarding protection to the
banks of ogden river was denied, in
accordance with an adverse report from
the street committee.
Harris & Co, bond buyers, asked
permission to bid on the 100000 issue
of general Improvement bonds, on
which the city have an option to take
up at the time of their maturity. The
request being with the understanding
that the city would want to sell them
at a low rate of interest.
S. 1. Davidson and several others pc
titioned for the stationing of one or
more fire hydrants in WoodmanSee adj
dition. Referred.
The Coop Wagon and Machine COM
pany were granted permission to place
corner of Twenty third and Washing
to-
II. H. Henderson presented a claim
for 500, for legal advice in the case of
Marriott Irrigation company against
the Pioneer Electric Power company,
and others. The bill caused consider
able discussion, and was finally re-
jected, it being claimed on one side
that Mr.. Henderson was not empower
ed to appear for the city, and on the
other that he was chairman OF the
committee on laws. and that he actu-
ally did appear in the case. The end is
not yet.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
A communication was received from
David Eccles. Thomas Dee, John Scow-
croft and George II. Matson, asking
for the passage of a telephone fran
chise, a copy of which they submitted,
together with the S75 necessary in such
cases. The proposed franchise makes
the maximum rate for residences 81
per month, and for business houses $50
per month. Where there are five in
struments on one wire. the charge shall
not exceed 81 per month per instru-
ment, and that they would furnish the
city three telephones free. They offer
the city $3.50 quarter and ask for a
year from the time of the passage of
the ordinance in. which to get the sys-
read the first time and went to the
committee on laws.
Councilman Brewer introduced an Or
dinance amending the criminal ordi-
nance by adding three sections there
to. One section provides that minors
shall not be allowed to play slot ma
chimes; another that minors shall not
be allowed to loaf about saloons or
gambling houses. a third section was
that females shall not be allowed in
saloons or gambling halls or to tipple
therein. The amendment passed the
first reading and went to the commit
tee on laws.
The sanitary committee reported an
ordinance creating the board of health
and providing for the appointment of
u city physician. The document con-
tanned about 80 sections. and il failed to
pass its first reading, the votes against
it being those OF Ash. Cullen, Shaw
and Woolley. Committee on laws.
a resolution was introduced and
passed, providing that the owners Of
street car tracks that are not used shall
tear up such tracks and if they fail
to DO so. then the city shall do so at
the owners expense.
The pay roll of the fire department,
amounting TO $3.50, was passed
1t was ascertained that none of the
five poll tax collectors appointed by
the street committee had qualified, and
the recorder was instructed to notify
them that unless they qualified within
a week the offices would be declared
vacant
After adjournment caucus was
held TO discuss the proposed merchants
license and several other matters.
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS.