Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-28
OUR OWN STATE.

thercf r. a document Of some fourteen
typewritten pages. and recommended
mat the same be placed on file. which
was done.
Miscellaneous claims amounting 10
81 ,sO2i AMI payrolls amounting to
1888 Were ordered paid.
y large number Of communications
from the committees on public buildings
and grounds. streets and sanitary COM
mittees ordering the illng Of a large
number OF petitions were read and ac.
ceptcl.
The petition OF j. u. Twlford for the
w. U. Tel. Co. to string wires for a
messenger system was ordered filed
without further action.
The special committee appointed to
equalize and review the paving taxes
IN District No. .. reported that they
had met. ns per advertised notice. and
that they had received NO protest in
puiry or communication from any per-
son regarding the matter of taxes levied
" SAID district, ana no corrections had
therefore been made. The report was
accepted.
poundkceper A. Peterson reported
10 head OF animals impounded during
December, 4 RENTED, cremnted,
claimed by the owners. and ~ turned
Into the treasury. Report accepted
Tho matter OF redccming 5000 Of
sewer honds, per cent on Feb. /. 1900.
and giving proper notice TO the holders
Of the same. was referred to the incom-
Ing council
The city recorder called attention to
the option on the issue Of $50 900 per
cent sewer bonds, March iat. 1900. and
Thought that they might be refunded
Tor = or ~ per cent Referred to the
incoming council
Mnyor-elcct Matthew =. browning
submitted his Official bond and oath.
the former signed by Thos. u. Dee and
James Pingroc, In the sum OF 5000.
VIM. Moycs, sanitary Inspector. pre-
scented n claim OF $3.50 for horse and
buggy hire for the two years ending
Dec. 3ist, 1892 which. after considerable
argument. was allowed.
The special committee on heating APP
parntuE for the city fail reported that
said apparatus had been completed and
~ giving excellent satisfaction.
w. q. Dnlrymplc was allowed 81 re-
FUND ON his municipal license.
Tho Ogden Savings Bank asked that
they might be permitted to redeem GER
tain property by paying the original
tax without accumulated Interest and
costs. on motion OF Councilman Brew
or the petition was granted.
liryon Groo. secretary Of the Stnte
board land commissioners. notified the
council that his board IN prepared Ia
purchase per cent city bonds. ordered
nled
\ resolution was offered by Council
man Watson repeating the resolution
Of October 10Th, 1898. which gave the
recorder and mayor the right to issue
quit claim deeds to people who desired
To redeem property which had been
sold FOR sewer taxes and for which
deeds had been issued 90 the city. The
resolution passed and all requests FOR
such releases will hereafter 40 to tho
council
Councilman j. Il. Williams introduced
an ordinance repeating the municipal
license ordinance. which was killed up
on second reading, by vote OF to g.
Ayes, Browning, cullen, Jones. VIII
llamr, Waisoni nays. Brewer, jenkins
PlnErcc, Shaw.
Councilman Jones introduced an ordl-
nance providing for the appointive Of
nccrH Of the city rc-lnscrtlng the street
supervisor and providing $40 per am
ccived It's third reading under suspen-
sion OF the rules and viii become law
upon being signed by the mayor.
on petition Of the oregon Short Line
Railway Co, an ordinance was Intro
duced by Councilman Jones granting
to the said company a franchise and
privilege OF laying and maintaining =
water pine and stand pipe on Wal
avenue. 375 feet north OF Twonty-firsi
street The franchise covers a period
OF nifty years. The ordinance passed
under suspension OF rules.
Councilman Jones suggested that tho
council meet with the incoming coun-
ell. and moved that the recorder be in.
structed to invite the mayor and coun-
cll-elect to meet with the city council
at 1880 y. m. on Friday. December 29th
and that the council adjourn until that
day Tho motion carrled.