The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-28

The first action of the new city ad-
ministration's finance committee to-
ward assuming control Of fiscal affairs
was reported to the council last evening
The feature Of the committees conclu-
sions was an ordinance designed to bold
each departments expenditures strictly
within the limit Of certain maintenance
allowances Action on the proposed ord
/ nance was deferred one week.
with the committees recommenda-
ton for the passage Of the ordinance
was statement TO the effect that the
object in view is to curtail department
expenditures and to place the resporsi-
Dllity Of limiting the cost of maintain
ing the municipal government largely
upon the council BY way of illustrat-
! ing the necessity Of continued economy.
1t was pointed out that the probable
revenues for the year, exclusive of
what may be derived from direct tax
alton, would be 1913, zoo and the lowest
estimate Of expenditure. S466 500, Ieav-
ing Sl92,S00 to be raised by taxation.
Estimating that the tax levy will be
increased from ~ to s mills and that
the valuation viii amount to $50. 900 600
net, the sum realized would leave the
y
ally the same condition it is now.
As qualifying statement the COM
mittee advised that the council should
not practice economy to the extent of
lnJurlnS the city's growth nor slight
ing any needed public improvement,
and at an hazards the city's water
rights should be protected regardless
of cost.
The committees draft of an Ordi-
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lowances, prescribed the limits for each
department at prOximauely the aver
age monthly cost during last years
Democratic administration. Numerous
iron-clad rules and regulations are also
prescribed 10 carry out the intention of
the ordinance
At the same time the committee re
ported the draft Of an ordinance for
salaries on the same basis as now paid
and in force last year. Consideration of
TINS bill also went over for one week.
Against the Rescue Home.
Edwin Evans and forty-nine other
residents and property owners in the
southeastern part Of the city request
ed that the monthly appropriation Of
Sl5 from the city toward the mainten-
ance of the WOman's Rescue home. be
withheld until more suitable and less
objectionable quarters are found for the
home In support of the petition, it was
represented that the home for refOrma-
ton OF hayward young girls is about
IL be moved to the house formerly Oc-
cupied by Judge w. W. Gee at 1916
South Thirteenth East street, and the
presence of the reformatory in that
vicinity would have an immoral effect
upon the children living near by and
result also in depreciating the value of
residences in that locality. 1t was also
set up by petitioners that the great dis
lance the rescue home would be in its
new quarters from police surveillance
would make it impracticabIe to pro-
perly control the infectious moral evil.
the petition was referred TO the f.
nance committee.
Sewer Extensions Proposed.
Answering the petition of the Uni
Vers-ty of Utah for sewer connections.
the committee on sewerage recommend
ed that the recorder advertise notice
Of intention to extend the sewer lateral
on the north side Of First South street
from Eleventh East to Thirteenth East.
and thence south to Second South
street The committees report was
adopted.
The engineer represented that the
city no longer had any use for the
pump, electric motor and building at
the stump Of the old sewer at the west
end Of Fifth South street. His recon-
mendatiOn to offer these for sale to the
highest bidder and also TO take up and
store the outlet pipes across the river in
the waterwOrks supply yards were re
fe.rTed to the sewer committee.
c. B. Titcomb peritioned for the con-
struction Of a sewer lateral on the east
side Of Fifth East street, connecting
the Industrial Home building with the
Second South street sewer. Referred
to the committee on sewerage.
COMPROMISING DAMagE SUITS F(W
On recommendation Of the committee
on municipal laws and the city attOr-
ney. $3.50 was voted to W. F. Berry to
dismiss by compromise his personal in
jury suit OF S3,O5O against the city. The
plaintiff fell into an unguarded excava-
ton
Two other damage claims were or
dered settled on commentator of
the committee on municipal laws and
the city attorney. One was that Of A
B. Sawyer for $500 for personal injuries
resulting from stumbling over a pro-
jecting sidewalk grade stake. and the
other was DIT. c. ". Hiss gins bill for
S4S.25 for damages to a driving outfit
in Liberty park which got into a broken
dune
Engineer Kelsey called attention to
the fact that the contract with the
owners of Parley's creek water for di-
vision of water with the city requires
the appointment of a commissioner on
or before March 1 of each year to rep /
resent the city in division Of water. The
matter was referred TO the mayor.
Later the mayor appointed Land and
Water Commissioner Weeterfield, and
the appointment was confirmed.
Street Improvements Ordered.
An appropriation Of 500 was made
for grading Tenth East street. from
Sixth to Eighth South, and $500 for
graveling Meade street and West
Temple street from Ninth South To
GOItz streets as petitiOned for by prop
eTty-OWners and recommended by the
street committee.
john Weir. jr.. offered $1,000 for
50X135 feet in the northwest corner. of
block I. plat X. The proposition was
referred to the committee on public
grounds.
c. N. Madsen's petition for a lease
on the city's pest house property in
Parley's canyon hollow, for use as a
dairy, was referred to the committee
on public grounds
Avalanche Of Resolutions.
A resolution by Canning favoring the
purchase Of fifteen additional sprinlz-
ling wagons in order to effect the
economical and satisfactory sprinkling
Of the streets. was referred to the com
mittee on sprinkling
A resolution by c. r. Howe was
adopted, requiring the heads Of city de-
partments To purchase supplies at
wholesale rather than retail prices
c. r. Howe offered another rssOlu- /
ton calling for the crawling of all
muddy CrOsswalks in the city. over
the objection of FprnstTom, Howe &C. /
RI Howe CEdgar) and Reid. who IA
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