The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-05
new CITY RECORDER
J. 0. NystrOm Appointed and
Unanimously Confirmed.
NICHOLSON FOR DEPUTY
WARM WORDS BETWEEN CAN
NING AND BEATTY.


MING AND BEATTY.
r O. Nvstrom last night succeeded
RAYMOND c. NaylOr as city recorder
The appointment was made by Mayor
Thompson in a brief communication to
the city council. The rules were at
once suspended and Mr.. Ns'strom, who
. has been deputy recorder since Mr.
Naylor went into Office, was accorded
the compliment of a unanimous con
firmation.
As soon as tie vote had been taken,
Recorder NyStrOm presented a com
munication naming Angus * NlchOI-
son as deputy recorder. Mr. Nicholson
has been employed in the Office since
the list Of January. He, too. was unan-
.inously confirmed. The appointments,
st is believed viii give general satiSfac-
zion, for the young men, during the
absence of Mr. NaylOr, have kept the
business of the office up IN fTst-claSS
shape.
The meeting Of the council was, on
the whole, rather tame Councilman
Canning and Beatty injected little
ginger into the proceedings by de-
bate that would have become quite
tropical if President Buckle hadn't
raped them 10 order.
Exchange Of Courtesies.
one of Dr. Beatty's measures, an or
diuance making it a E1isdemeanOr for
persons not to report all cases OF erup-
tive disease TO the health department,
was under OnsIdaraJiOn- Canning OBJ
jeCted TO the penalty prescribed, fine
of from So to 500 and imprisonment for
not more than ninety DAYS, or both He
thought it was too severe ard unless
it. was cut down to maXimuI1 of, say
sr rof-ea
"Oh, you object to any heai-L avs,
remarked Beatty
Canning didn't understand q ply
stefan. You chew your WOIC so
cant catch them" said he
''WeU, they're better digest9 than
yours are retorted the nedica mem
Der.
AT this point the gavel fell and the
exchange of cOuTtesies was cut of. The
Beatty ordinance was passed Canning
being the only member who voted
against IT.
Mayor ThOmpson's veto of the bicycle
ordinance was sustained by a vote that
makes it clear another measure VIII be
introduced with the penalty feature in
serted. to the omission Of which the
executive objected Buckles was the
only vote recorded against sustaining
the veto At next Tuesday nights
meeting another measure viii be Of
fered and it is believed it viii meet the
approval of a. majority of the council
Kelsey Receives Orders.
A communication from the board Of
public works, giving al mixing Of the
existing friction between that body and
the city engineer, was read. Tt stated
that it was necessary when work was
TO be done to have blue prints in Ger
tain instances for the guidance OF
builders. The board wanted To let g
contract for a headgate and pipe Tor
distributing water TO districts and 4
from City Greek canyon
Mr.. Kelsey was asked to furnish four
blue print maps, but he politely de-
clined to do anything OF the kind His
letter TO the board, which accOmpe MED
the communication, stated that II con-
tractors wanted any information re-
gaTding the matter The proper thing for
them to do was to apply to his office
On FernstrOm's motion the engineer
was instructed to furnish the board
with the blue prints referred to-
The Excelsior Wood Stave Pipe COM
pany made q kick IN writing because 1t
had not received a warrant covering
the final estimate of the engineer on
the Thirteenth East street reservoir
The company wrote that 1t should be
allowed interest on the delayed pay
ment. The communication went to the
finance committee
A Livestock Exhibit.
A smile went round the council cham
Der when communication from the
Leseret Agricultural & Manufacturing
society, asking the city TO make an
exhibit at the coming livestock show,
was read. Robertson caused the smile
10 broaden into a laugh when he moved
that the city exhibit fifteen animals of
unknown description and one pOlled
Angus from the city recorders Office.
This shot at the council and Deputy
Recorder Angus Nicholson caused much
meTrimenL and the motion was adopted.
Attorneys Baldwin & Ricketts,, for the
Rapid Transit company, and Pierce,
Critic hlOw < Barrette for the salt Lake
street railway, recommended the pas
SAGE Of an ordinance TO prevent boys
and others from riding on car platforms
IN such q way as 10 endan5er their
own lives and cause the company an
uOyauce. Referred TO the committee
on municipal laws
The committee on sanitary rules and
quarantine reported in favor of the
Immediate erection Of a CTematOry. The
report. on motion of Robertson was
laid over for one week.
The library committee reported that
the request Of the librarian for more
room should be granted and proposed
that the committee on buildings and
grounds see that the additional space
is secured. Tie report was adopted
The board of public works reported
that H. AIitchelI5 bid of Sl4S was the
lowest for repairing Eagle Gate This
Is one Of Whittemore's Pet PROPOSE
lions, but Robertson side-tFacked a
motion TO award the contract by NOV
ing a reference to the street committee
on the plea OF economy. The motion
was adopted.
Clerk Diehl Of the police court re-
ported that he had handled 1913 cases
during November. The result was zines
and forfeiUures amounting TO 81, 285. The
report was filed.
Parley's Canyon Rights.
City Attorney Stephens in q commun-
icaJion stated that A 3. Sawyer was
claiming the right To- use two-thirds
of the water in ParIey's canyon from
Nov. Is TO March I for storage in ice
ponds. He suggested that ne De given
leave 10 institute a suit in order to
determine Mr.. Sawyer's rights. The
letter was referred 10 the committee on
Jordan canal and irrigation with the
WaCerWOrkS committee associated.
The WhitJemOre ordinance TO pre-
vent the running aU large of fowls and
animals was read FOR the third time and
then re-referred to the municipal laws
committee.
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported i'm favor of leasing
the legislative hail and council cham
Der to- uhe state for the legislature for
q period OF sixty days from Jan. IA for
1900. The report was adopted.
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