The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
TO PAY THE
POLICE IN SIGHT
Proposed They File Claims
Against the City,
AUDITOR RGISER FAvoRS IT
CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS IT
FRIDAY EVENING.

f Resolved That the city council meet
. in special session on Friday evening
E May D. 1903 al 5:34 O'Clock. for the pur-
. pose OF considering the claims of the
police Officers for their salaries for the
months of March and April 1903. mat the
+ city auditor notify each of said police
[ officers tO file with the auditor not later
IMAM clock p. m-- May ]. 1903 his i'm
ulFlduU claim for services rendered. I'm
such form as the auditor shall pres tribe
and that the auditor submit an such
claims 90 the city council az said special
/ session
The above outlined plan for the pay
ment Of the police pending The decision
/ oI ihe Sheets case in the supreme court
was last evening submitted TO che CITY
council by Councilman Eardley. II was
adopted hE unanimous vote.
The scheme was proposed by City Au-
ulluf Albert s. kelser. To proposes that
I the policemen file a claim against the
city FOR their salaries the same as any
J person would take steps 10 recover dam
ages in that manner and the council
men audit and pass them In the regular
There is possibility. as expressed last
evening, that tha council may not have
% take that roundabout way 20 pay the
police, as the supreme court may hand
down It's decision i'm the Sheets case be-
Z fore that date, or before the plan could
/ be worked out after Fridays meeting.
Bloodshed Is Avoided.
Land and Water Commissioner Joseph
! Mcknight was relieved Of the response
] hlhty of guarding Emigration canyon
with armed men 20 prevent sherpmen
attempting Co drive their flOcks through
. that path through the mountains. by
adopting the self-eXplanatory resolution.
Resolved. That owing TO the fact that
The ordinance prohibiting the driving of
sheep, stock. etc, through an of the
canyons lying east of the city is i'm con-
illct with an acl of the last legislature,
providing for the opening Of a passage for
said sheep. stock etc, De it therefore
Resolved. That the land and water
commissioner be- instructed To permit the
passage Of said sheep. stock. etc. through
Emigration canyon, in conformity 20 said
law, and until such time as said ordinance
can Dee amended.
Vinceu License Revoked.
BY a unanimous vote the liquor license
Of Pietro \iucclli, l2i South State street.
was revoked because he violated the sun
day closing ordinance on March 10. lie
was represented by Attorney ID. s. Tru-
man. who stated that on Saturday. March
H, he drew mp the papers transferring
the saloon 90 Y. BOmbno. That being
the case. he commended. there was no
license to revoke. Nevertheless the Ii
Censo, which expires i'm two weeks was
annulled, which act closes the saloon.
Bombino was arrested some time ago
for violating the law. was convicted and
sent tO jail. Tie secured his release upon
habeas corpus proceedings and appealed
90 the district court
A resolution was passed giving the
street car company permission TO Law
double track on First street from State
90 the east side of A street.
Want More Pay.
The sprinkIers submitted p petition Tor
an increase i'm wages from $3.50 to q per
day. beginning April - and continuing
until Oct. -. IuasmuCh as the COmmuni-
cation was simply signed 'The Sprink-
lers.' by typewriter 10 was rejected
upon protest entered by Councilman
Sharp.
To she finance and sanitary commit
.tees was referred "a communication from
Land and Water Commissioner James
Mcknight. on the matter on an lsl0-
tiOn hospital site. Az the city has no
suitable property of its own he recon-
meuded the purchase OF "a tract of land
one mile west of Jordan river and half
"a mile north OF the white bridge. be-
longing 90 the john III. Rumei estate
deceased. which can DE purchased for
$500
The friends of the antl-smoke ordl-
nance. vetoed by Mayor Ezra Thompson
lacked one vote of being able 20 pass
it over his head as recommended should
be done by the municipal laws commit
tee. The vote was; Ayes g. moss, f.
Councilman Black introduced an ordi-
nance making 30 unlawful for automobiles
TO be driven through any Of The parks
n the city IL was referred 20 the mu-
uiciDdl laws committee. II is rOntepdeu
that I'M the summer time. when there
are concerts at Liberty park. and car
riaEes are standing around the grand
stand. the putting and blowing Of an au-
tOmObile would brighten some of the
horses. and cause ruuaways that would
result iu loss of life and damage 20 per-
sonal property