The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-20
Parley's Canyon Patrolman Tenants
Forbidden Tract.
PEST PLACE FOR DAIRY
PUBLIC LIBRARY'S NEEDS RE-
FERRED TO NEW OFFICIALS.
Salaries For New Administration
VIII Not Be Raised-Money APP
propriated For Ancient Accounts
Resolution to Put Capitol Hill
Grades Into Effect.

The senliVening features OF last
night scouncil meeting. which was next
to the last of the present adminlstra-
tion's regular sessions were the con-
sideration Of questions relating to oc-
cupancy of city property in Pariey 5
canyon and a proposition TO give the
public library more ROOM Adopting
a resolution calling for information,
and motion of reference ended the
first seance. and the other resulted III
a rout for the library's friends SeVeral
unimportant matters went over uhlii
next weeks meeting.
Robertson's ire was aroused when G
w. Player proposed 10 give silo ior
the improvements on Hardy S ranch III
Parley's canyon, agreeing TO remove
the stables. sheds. etc. winch, 1t was
decreed bv the council last summer,
should be taken away in the interest
of purifying the canyon stream.
In support of his motion to accept
the bid. Robertson charged that some
city official had given friend the PRIV
ilege Of occupying the mouse ana
stables, When pressed by Councilman
C.alli5ter for the information as TO the
identity of the official who had so
grossly offended, the councilman from
the Fifth replied that he proposed 10
offer a resolution requiring WaterniaS-
fer Seddon to report by whose author
ity and for what purposes the Parley
canyon patrolman had been allowed 10
occupy the premises in question. Later
the resolution was offered and adopted
without objection.
An explanation from President
Barnes that Edward Laird intended TO
offer eighty acres of land in the canyon
for the ranch improvements, the Wnoie
matter was referred to the committee
on public grounds
Dairymen Would Lease Pest Place.
c. w. Madsen, one of 1. j. Starbuck's
tenants on the property in Farley
canyon adjoining the premises now oc-
cupied by the smallpox pest house, re-
uuested permission to lease the old
wooden mills building, where his cows
and household effects now are
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on public grounds, with the
mayor and city attorney associated,
with power to act.
The recommendation of the joint
committee on library and control OF
building that the city recorders office
be removed on Jan. 10 to the basement
floor in order to provide additional
room for the public library, was called
I'D by Siddoway. Without dissent the
whole matter was referred to the IN
coming administration
Salary-raising Out of Order.
The finance committees conclusions,
agreed upon last Thursday night. were
adopted. declaring that it would be
both unlawful and inadvisable for this
council to increase the salaries of the
incoming citv officials.
The finance committees -recommen-
cations to disaIlow the claim of Fire
Chief Devine in the sum of $40 a month
for services since February, 1898, as in
spector of street lights, was referred
to the CITY attorney for opinion. The
vote stood to 6, the negative votes be-
ing announced by Callister, Morris,
Patrick, Wallace, Weller and Barnes
Diehl was absent
An appropriation OF $500 was made
to compromise the judgment claim OF
Jacob H Griffin, the former sprinkl1ng
contractor. which claim has been under
consideration by the council the past
few weeks.
The sum of S297.1S was voted to Con-
tractor David Il. Parry on account of
balance due him for constructing
sewer on L street. after deducting S2oO
as his share of the liability in compro-
missing the damage suit of Sarah Rad
cliffe, who fell into the sewer trench
while the contractor was in charge.
-Four hundred dollars was appropriate
ed. on recommendation of Waterworks
Superintendent Game. to defray the ex-
pense Of lowering water mains and
connections below the frost line on B
street.
Recorder Baclnan reported that
since April last 504 unlicensed dogs had
been destroyed, for which blessing 1852
was cue the slayer. The amount was
appropriated
Refer-red to Committees
Constable Ben r. Haddock submitted
a claim in the sum of 1894 for serving
summons from Justice Nielsen's court
in 30 city poll tax cases. II was re-
ferred 10 the committee ON municipal
l2=s
The county's protest against paying
water rates amounting TO $3.50 for the
year qns the south half of the public
building and at the jail was referred
to the wstsrNorks committee. The pro-
test set up.s4lat this spscial tax had al
ways been renitted because the city
got its e.evator service from the county
free of expense.
The Utah Soap company's request
for permission to lay spur track from
the Oregon Short Line on Fourth West
to its factory north of Third West, was
referred to the street committee.
\ resolution was offered by Council
man Fernsrrom directing the city en-
gineer 10 set the stakes for the changed
grade of Main, First Moth and Cur
rant streets, in order ~ the street
streets to the new grade. The resolu-
ton was referred TO the street commit
tee.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly d.
gestS food without aid from the stom-