The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01
FORTUNE TELLER'S LICENSE
CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES TO TAX
DEALERS IN THE OCCULT.
Members Indulge In Criticism of the
Legislature, But Agree to Furnish
Them Heat-Buy Rock crusher.

Fortune-tellers, palm-readers, sew
enth daughters, clairvoyants and pro-
| fessors of occult science who sell their
opinions to gullible people for so much
! per, Will have to seek greener fields
than Salt Lake in which to ply their
business. The city council last night
passed an ordinance, fixing the license
for such business at 500 per year,
which is practically prohibitive. This
! is just what the members intended it
! should be. There was no opposition to
| the measure, and as one of the mem
| bers expressed it, the object was to
clear the city of this class of swindlers.
| The vote on the ordinance was unan-
imous.
The council, or more strictly speak
ing, some of the Republican members
of the council. took occasion to crit
icise the legislature because that body
had not done enough business to suit
the spotless Republican models of leg
islative activity who grace the council
The opportunity for this depression
was furnished By a request that the
building be heated and the elevator
kept running evenings, so the legis-
lature could hold sessions.
Buckle declared the legislature had
been frittering away time and as a tax
pend any further money on the law
makers.
Callister found a chance to interpose
the remark that inasmuch as the law
makers had done nothing so far, it was
the duty of the council to help them
along, even though they would have
to do it by night.
Fernstrom thought it poor taste on
the part of the council to chastise the
legislature, and this acted as a cold
water spray on further outburStS of
Republican sarcasm. 1t was then de-
cided to keep up the steam heat in
the evening during the balance of the
session
The city attorney sent in a letter
recommending that James G. Reid be
allowed to redeem certain property
from tax sale, upon payment of taxes,
interest and costs in the sum of S32. 80.
Adopted.
Frank Harrigan offered - sell to the
city two sprinkling carts for $50 each.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on sprinkling.
WILL BUY A ROCK CRUSHER.
The committee on streets presented a.
report recommending the purchase of a
rock crusher and utilizing the power
from the Pioneer Electric, Power COM
pany, which, under the terms of the
franchise, obligated itself to furnish
thirty horsepower energy, if neces-
sary
After it was explained by Council
man Morris that the crusher would
cost about 1850, the report was unan-
imously adopted.
In the matter of the claim Of Edwin
Southam for $500 damages for injuries
sustained while in the employ of the
city, the committee on claims pre-
scented a report recommending that
compromise amount of S100 be allowed
in full settlement. This was adopted.
The committee on municipal law
recommended the payment of $1,000 to
F. S. Richards for legal services in
the case of j. H. Smith against the
city. Adopted.
The council then took up and passed
the ordinance authorizing the chief of
police to use his discretion in the mat
ter of committing unfortunate women
to Jail or the Woman's Home, after
sentence has been passed on such by
the police magistrate.
The sprinllling committees report
went over until the bids are opened