Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-28
City Council Drops Strife and Goes
To Work.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Ordinance ReorganizIng Police and
Fire Department Passed with
Slight Amendments.

A large amount Of business was
Transacted at the meeting of the city
council last evening. The entire ses-
Sion passed without friction among the
members, and the amount OF business
before the council prolonged the meet
Ing until nearly midnight.
The ordinance reorganizing the police
department was passed with a slight
change In the salaries Of the police cap
tain and the bicycle policeman. The
salaries Of the captain and city detec-
Rive are made the same, being l1iiO
per year, and the bicycle policeman
gets $3.50 instead Of $50 per month.
Thomas introduced an ordinance Gre
atng the Office Of city poundkeeper,
prescribing and regulating his duties
and fixing his salary at 500 per am
mum. The same was referred to the
municipal laws committee.
An ordinance was introduced by
Thomas which deflpes yagrancy and
prescrlbes the punishment therefor.
and repeats all other ordinances on
that subject. The ordinance was re-
ferred to the municipal laws committee.
BIDS AGAIN REJECTED.
Two bids were received for the cty's
Sb4S 900 issue OF 20-year per cent re-
funding bonds, but they we're not sat
isfactory and upon motion Of Robert-
son. both were rejected s. A. Keene
Of Chicago bid sJb2 .27440 for the issue.
being q premium OF $427i.40 but no
check az evidence OF faith accompan-
fed the bid. H. II. Rollins and Sons Of
Denver agreed to handle the bonds for
a commission OF 2 per cent. or offered
to pay s5iS,0OO for $4,000 worth Of ~
per cent refunding bonds. a check for
s27 400 accompanied the bid.
The Western Passenger association
was given permission to place banner
or sign, Is feet long by two feet wide,
bearing the words Joint Ticket Agen-
CIV" in front Of It's office, i6M West
Second South street, one end TO be at
taehed TO the building and the other to
an electric Hight pole, and to be thirty
feet from the pavement. This action
was taken by the association so that
the many tourists can easily find its
office.
Mayor Thompson submitted COM
nunicatlon from the city attorney rec
ornmendlng that the case Of Thomas G.
Patten VS. Salt Lake City be compro-
missed for the sum Of S2l2l5. The suit
was brought to recover $500 as services
for serving processes In the cty's poll
tax cases. The communication was re-
celved and filed and the amount was
placed to the credit Of the mayors con-
tingent fund 90 settle the claim.
Upon the recommendation Of city
Attorney Nye, SIS was appropriated to
the mayors contingent fund for the
purpose OF settling the 81 900 damage
suit Of John Cook w Salt Lake City.
The suit was brought to collect dam
ages for pollutlng the waters Of q
spring on plaintiffs land by allowing
water from the city canal TO flow Into
the same.
A communication was received from
The city attorney in regard 10 the pro-
tests OF citizens against the unsanitary
condition Of the city canal in block i5
plat II. The city attorney recommended
that Immediate action be taken In re-
gard TO the matter so as 10 avoid suits
for damages for maintaining public
nuisance, The matter was referred TO
the committees on streets and Jordan
canal and irrigation.
CoNDTEs TROUBLES.
Street Supervisor Condle called at
tentioD to the constant practice Of the
Consolidated Railway and Power com
pany of dropping stones IN the street
when ballastlng tracks, and asked that
the chief Of police take some action In
the matter. The company has been
warned by the supervisor In the matter
and also In regard TO the necessity of
pianklng crossings, but no attention