The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-17
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Mayor Boyle Presents His Annual
Report-Routire Business.

Report-Routine Business.
Except for the reading of Mayor
Boyle's annual report, very little out
SIDE of routine work was transacted
at last nights meeting of the city coun-
ell. The report was referred to the en-
crossing committee to be printed. 4
brief summary is as follows:
Mayor Boyle presented his annual re-
port, a Voluminous document covering
eleven large sheets with closely written
matter. II states that for lack of ready
money public improvements in the city
have been practically at a standstin.
The bonded Indebtedness IS $500 OGO The
total receipts for the year 1888 were
Sl03 4Sg. 81 and the disbursements S112,-
219. 90, with $l2, $500 owing to the city
by Weber county and SD 3Sr. p due to
the city on redemptions, so that the
municipality has kept well within its
income. The receipts We're 81. 634. %
less than in 1897 and the disbursements
1858. "a less than in 1897. The affairs
have been economically administered
ana in round numbers a saving of $2Q,-
COO was effected.
His honor recommended that during
the year 1899 the financial affairs OF the
city be so arranged that every warrant
issued in the current year shall be paid
by Jan. J. 1900 and further that q sink
ing fund be established to be replen-
1SGeu LE Il SlEN4d4 ltAA beginning WITH
the present year, for the payment of
ali such warrants as have been issued
previous to Jan. !, 1888, as fast as ii IS
possible to pay them. Also that the
interest on such warrants issued previ-
Gus TO January, 1899. remain at per
cent and that the interest upon the
warrants issued for 1898 he reduced TO
5 per cent, or not to exceed per cent,
as the only method OF placing the civ
uron q FIRM and certain cash basis.
Ills honor colnmends the police de-
partmenu which. considering the small
ness Of the force, has done excellent
service.
The receipts from licenses and fees
of all kinds as reported by the recorder
were SIS, I05. So, as against S24,0iS.S5 for
1897.
The fire department, his honor says.
has made q splendid record during the
year. Seventy-four alarms were
turned in and responded to. The total
property destroyed was but of the value
OF S11 SOB g.. Of which S, i02. sc was paid
for by insurance companies, leaving a
net fire loss to citizens Of only SO. 100. S.
a very remarkable showing when it is
considered that thu total amount of in
s-rance involved was S235332. The cost
of maintaining the department Tor the
year was S12,172 Il.
IN the report, the departments Of the
city engineer, streets, street sprinkling,
city physician, sanitary, public library,
lighting and legal are discussed and
cornprehensively reviewed and on the
whole are found u be in a very salts
factory condition. Where improvements
can be made his honor gives suCges-
lions and makes recommendations. The
year has been a propitious one for the
city of Ogden
u. J. Chapple was appointed a fire
man, in place OF J. E. Mcintosh, re-
signed.
The bond interest was paid. and two
sewer bonds redeemed.
The county clerk sent in q statement
that Ogdeu's total assessment is $685.
219.
N ordinance adding the block just
south Of the city hal square 10 the fire
district was introduced by Ash