The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-02
INVITATION TO D|Az
Salt Lake May Entertain President
of Mexico.
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION
PROPOSED TOUR OF THE MEXI.
CAN RULER.
Will Visit Chicago and Extend His
Trip Through the Western States
Routine Business In the City
Council-Cancellation of Bonds
Parley's Canyon Land.

A message from Mayor Clark was
submitted to the city council last even
ing, enclosing letter from Charles W
Gordon, chairman of the committee or
| arrangements in charge of laying the
corner stone of the United States gov
eminent building at Chicago, stating
that his excellency. General Pro-
firio Diaz, president of the re-
public Of Mexico, has been in
| vited to attend the ceremonies
/ of laying the corner stone in October
next and to meet President Mckinley
and his cabinet, who will be present
/ on that occasion.
IF the invitation is accepted. which
seems probable" continued the mayor ;
message. sit is the intention, after
President DiaZ has finished his visit to
Chicago, to take him and his party by
special train to number of the most
prominent cities in the country, and
it is proposed to have them visit our
city
In view of the distinguished charac-
| ter and the exalted station of the Wis
itor." concluded the mayors message,
Il respectfully recommend that a res
olution be passed inviting President
DiaZ and party to visit our city and
extending to them its Inequalities"
As recommended by the mayor a res
olution inviting the distinguished party
to visit Salt Lake City was adopted.
Cancellation of Bonds
The finance committee and Treasurer
Morris reported TO the city council last
evening the redemption and cancella-
ton of the 1888 issue of city bonds by
the floating of a new series of $500. coo
in per cents. The premium the bonds
sold for paid the expense of S324S1 and
Melted S2,55O.l9, and besides the new
bonds save the city $1,000 a year in in
terest. The treasurer's report showed
the proper cancellation and filing - all
coupons received by him and also those
scattered around by his predecessor.
The report of the committee on public
grounds recommending the purchase
for $4,000 of seventy acres of land and
water right from w. W. Taylor in Par
ley's canyon, to guard the purity of the
creek, was referred back to the COM
mittee, with the city attorney associ-
ated. to ascertain the effectiveness of "A
purchase of the water right as against
rights of farmers below the Taylor /
ranch.
The State Fair association expressed |
a desire that Fire Chief Devine be per- :
mitted to act as assistant supervisor of |
the horse department at the October !
fair, with the understanding, however,
that the duties of the position shall not
with his obligations to the
Referred to the commit
tee on fire and police.
On Councilman Robertson's motion
the fire and police committee was di-
'ected to report next week on HoWe's
'esolution and several petitions for the
erection of fire station in the north
eastern part of the city
Lewis B. Rogers and several other
aXpayers petitioned for an arc light on
Jefferson street in the vicinity of West
Temple and Ninth South streets and
nat the tail weeds in that locality be
ut down. Referred to the committee
m streets and improvements j
On recommendation of the committee
N streets the street supervisor was di-
ected to repair the Main street ap-
roach to the Salt Palace and also to
rade down Third East street from
outh Temple to First South. as De
ltioned for by w. P. Alexander and
theirs. '
The sum of 500 was appropriated I
or new carpet for the council chamber. q