Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
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corder's ONCE from other
sources. including fees.
rent and miscellaneous. 1.is,.@
Total amount collected In
recorders Office -. ...........s2s.'oo'bs
The record thus far in 1899 follows.
showing a progressive comparison;
No. Amount.
Business licenses collected
by the recorder outside
OF the regular municipal =.
business license lSS 5'soS'VV
Liquor licenses collected
by the recorder. inelud-
ing retail. wholesale and
brewers go. .......sss.'ivV --'i'9'"
Municipal or regular mer-
chants licenses collected 6J9 t,ss-'VO
Dog license collected by
Collector J. A. Lampert ,-o
during 1879 ..... ....''..'i'o p'''V
Total ...... ........ 1901 s3o.s6I.oo
Received through the re-
corders office from other
sources. including fees.
rent and miscellaneous. l'iSo'H
Total amount collected In
recorders office ......,.. Sa20if'N
The city was incorporated In 1881, ON
the 9th OF February. In 1895 II had
population OF 15,s2S. which. II u csti-
mated, has since then Increased to 20.
900 II has bonded Indebtedness OF
$500 600 II has an assessed valuation
OF s75i5.o76. and this year levied a tax
of eight mills on its valuation from
which was derived an Income OF sto.-
1904.
The officers OF the city, all OF whom
retire on January LIST, except Treasurer
Moyes. who was reelected. are named
below: %
John A. Boyle, mayor; Harriet -
Emerson, city auditor; Edward II. An
derson, city recorder; Edward NJ All
son. Jr.. city attorney: Robert a. Moyes.
city treasurer; Edmund 7. Hulaniski,
city justice OF the peace,
coUNcILMEN.
Thomas l.. Browning. president, OF the
city council: First ward. Job Pingree'
John Jenkins; Second ward, j. u, WIZ
llams, Martin Cullen; Third ward Myr-
tlllo Shaw. NJ. l.. Jones: Fourth ward.
a. l.. Brewer. T.. 7. Woolleyi Fltth
ward. John Watson, Il, II. Browning.
APPoINTIvE OFFICERS.
chief OF police. j. T.. Davenport; chief
| of flre department, Orson Riser; city
| engineer. a. +. Parker; Sanitary inspec-
tor, william Moyes; Sexton, W L. por-
ter, coal oil Inspector II. NJ. B9hu;
nlEnt lllltf, W. r. ,ilhNhipNf ss''Ns
and police court clerk. ben Ternes'
pound keeper, A. Peterson.
The city has never had more faith-
| full set OF servants. and they all retire
| with the good will OF the people. The
retiring city recorder. Edward II, An
| derson, who was not q candidate for re.
| election, has fcrved three terms, ana
| Inns succeeded In getting his office IN
| better shape than ever before. In fnct,
| previous to his incumbency there hnd
been no system OF filing and indeNins
which made Il difficult to ma papers
| and subject matter on the records Ihe
| papers and records under his direction
have been numbered. filed and indexed
| for the past forty-nlne years, 30 that
any paper or subject may be found In
| u moment.
OF course, many OF the nppointive
| officers win be candidates Tor recap
pointment. The engineers ONCE under
| Mr.. Parker has been greatly Improved,
and ,he facilities for getting at useful
data, greatly enlarged.
| In the city cemetery, Tor eleven
months ending with November there
were i2l burials, as against $50 for the
whole OF last yenr.
oGDEN's FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Ogden City FIRE department Is one
| OF tho finest in the West. II consists
OF eleven regular salary paid men and
twenty-four call men. The department.
IL under the management OF CHIEF Or