The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-18

another Salary AalSed.
Fernstrom brought UP the question
of increasing the salary Of the night
soil man in the sanitary department
from $50 to $40 per month. It was on
this increase, it will be remembered,
that Wallace recently held up the pay
roll of the department for something
like. a week. Fernstrom thought the
increase should be made, and so did the
balance of the council Wallace de-
clared that the only reason he held up
the payroll was that the other MEM
bers hadn't had a chance to look into
the matter. Fernstrom'S motion was
adopted unanimously.
The municipal laws committee recon-
mended that John Montgomery, jr.. be
allowed $500 in full settlement of his old
claim against the city for serving sum-
mons in po;l tax cases. This was a
compromise suggested by the city at
torney. and the recommendation Of the
committee was adopted.
Chief Hilton announced his appoint
ment of James Kennedy as special po-
liceman without pay. The rules were
suspended and the appointment con-
frmed.
The public grounds committee rec
commended the purchase from S. c.
Howard of 307 acres of land near the
sewage farm for s4,605. The report was
adopted.
Mrs. G.. Cereghino and a number of
other residents of the vicinity of Third
West street, between Seventh and
Eighth South streets, petitioned for the
removal of the switch connecting the
Oregon Short Line with the Utah Cen
trail railroad. The petitioners stated
that the switch was placed so close to
the sidewalk that it caused great an
noyance, as we'll as being extremely
dangerous to residents of the neighbor-
hood. The petition went to the street
committee.
Farmers Ward Annexation
The Fritsch Investment company and
nearly 200 others asked the city to
make an addition to it's territory. In
their petition these citizens proposed
that the property beginning at the south
boundary of the city at the intersec-
ton of Tenth South and State streets,
running thence $50 rods to the intersec-
tion of State and Eleventh South
streets, thence east on Eleventh South
street to Fourth East street, thence
1914 rods south on Fourth East street
to Galena street. thence east to Fifth
East street, thence north to Tenth
South street, thence west on Tenth
South street to State street The petit
ton was referred TO the committee on
municipal laws and the city attorney.
Martin earn asked that a duplicate
warrant be issued to him for $G2.25 to
replace one ne lost for that amount in
July. The request was granted. with a
provision that earn indemnifies the city
by executing a bend for twice the
amount of the warrant.
AeI-z For, parlax,te yTo+.-
All Hallows college submitted a pc
tition in which it was stated that the
institution had purchased forty acres of
land on the east bench. between Ninth
and Tenth South streets, and that
handsome college buildings and other
improvements were to be placed there
on. The city was asked to supply the
college with watef from the Parley's
canyon conduit. The request went to
the waterworks committee.
G. NJ. Forbes, without stating any
reason whatever therefor, handed in a
communication in which he said that
the pressure on the water Mains in
the neighborhood of Brigham street and
Eleventh. Twelfth and Thirteenth East
streets was altogether too heavy. He
insisted that the council take irnmedi-
ate action.
Robertson promptly suggested that
Forbes be sent to the insane asylum.
but the other members considered this
proposition too high-handed Instead.
the letter was referred to the commit
tee on waterworks.
More Room For Library.
The library committee. which has
been considering the request of the
public library for more room, recon-
mended that a partition be put in the
city trea3uEer's office and tie recorder
given the south half of that room.
This would give the library the rooms
now occupied by the recorder. C0nsid-
GRAFTON OF the report was deferred for
one week
Wallace introduced a resolution pro-
viding that the mayor and city attor-
ney be given power to appeal the Par
leys canyon conduit case ia the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals and
give bond for $4,000. The resolution
was adopted.
Howe offered a resolution calling on
the chief of the fire department to SUBJ
Nit a statement showing how much
money there Is at present iii the fire.
mems fund. created bY donations from
various citizens. On Robertson's mo-
ton the resolution was referred to the
committee on fire and police.
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