Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-12
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
R. W. Y,ung Assistant Attorney and W. J.
Bateman Deputy Treasurer.
APPOINTMENT or BREEZE WITHDRAWN.


At the regular meeting of the City
Council which was attended by all OF
the members except Diehl last night
and which WAS presided over by
President Barnes. communications were
received from Mayor Clark announc-
ing his appointment of Richard w.
Young as assistant city attorney, and
that of w. j. Bateman us chief deputy
in Treasurer Morris's office. The APP
pointment of Mr.. Young was referred
to the committee on municipal laws
while that Of Mr.. Bateman went to the
committee on finance.
BREEzE's NAME WITHDRAWN.
A communication was also received
from Mayor Clark withdrawing the ap-
pointmeht of Mr.Wm.H. Breeze as the
Keeper of Liberty Park No reasons
for the withdrawal were given, and
no other man was presented in lieu
thereof. 1t la said that the Mayor will
make another appointment at the next
meeting OF the Council.
LIBRARY REMOVAL.
siddoway and Fernstrom of the com
mittce on control of joint building.
reported recommending that the pub
lie library be In the basement; also
that 1t would be inadvisable to change
the recorders office for the benefit of
the library people as proposed by the
old Council. on motion Of Allen con-
sideration OF the report went over for
one week.
WANTS A MODIFIED GAS FRAN
CHISE.
The following communications signed
by Secretary Hayward. of the Salt
Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric Light
company, was referred to the commit
tee on municipal laws.
Whereas. On May II, 1897. the City
Council adopted a committee report
wherein was approved a modification
of the franchise of the Salt Lake and
Ogden Gas and Electric Light COM
pany. in effect that the prices to he
charged for gas shall he 81 for the
first 1000 cubic feet of gas consumed
or fraction thereof, and so cents fol-
each additional 1000 cubic feet; and.
Whereas, Your petitioner practically
adopted said modification. but until No.
vember 80, 1897, never formally notified
your honorable body thereof;
Wherefore. Your petitioner respect
| fully requests that said modification OF
May II, 1897, be formally adopted by
your honorably body.
PULL TAN RhBplfI.
r. +. Mulloy. street supervisor. sub
mitted his annual poll tax report foI
1897 as follows:
Total amount labor. s1Ss4 %
| Total amount of cash. ........... 1,553. Al
Total. .............. BEE ~
ter's department received sl,522.5O, th'
balance. amounting to $6,34l.bO, wa'
utilized upon the streets.
out of the SOL cases of delinquent
sued, s276 was collected, 2l9 judgment!
We're taken, 1iI cases are bending ant
| 90 cases were dismissed. The costs o.
suits was $3.50. The costs of notifying
and collecting the entire poll tax wa,
| sS79.15. OF the amount Of cash co.
lected, $500 has been turned into thu
city treasury. and the balance, amount
ing to sl,O71.s0. is on hand.
MISCELLANEOUS
The December statement of the city
| auditor showed: Balance, November
30th. sls,227,4s; receipts. ISL ,60S.ls; total
| $99, S3067 disbursements, S66.i21.39; bal
| ance, s33, 109.2s
John Langerbrucker. drought b. II
| Schettler, recited the sale to him of {
piece of ground on North Temple street
which had n flaw in its title. He asked
| to have the title cleared. Referred Il
| the city attorney.
| j. S. Jones asked for relief for dam
ages on the amount of s41.50 to his hacl
| by collision with a hose truck. Re
| ferred to committee on claims.
| On recommendation of the committe,
| on waterworks, C. II. Wilcken wa.
granted permission to cut ice from Par
| ley's reservoir.
| \ An ordinance submitted by the cit,
attorney changing the name of Gar
| field avenue to Norwood addition I,
! Bryan avenue. was passed.
The Council adjourned for one weel
after having been in session only thir
| ty-five minutes.