The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-24
MUST CONSULT COUNCIL.
Without Permission DR.. King Can't
Make Any More Appointments.

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The council last evening served notice
upon Health officer Dr. j. @. j.. King
thdl hereafter when he makes an APP
pOlntment or wants to authorize the exc
penditure OF money for his department
he must first consult and secure the per
mission or the council. The matter came
up as a result of the action of the SAN
lJary committee IN presenting two bills.
aggregaung $50, for services Tor the last
Two months Of DIT. Frank III. Ralev as
assistant health officer. The appoint
ment was made recently by DR.. King un-
DER q resolution passed by the council
Two years ago, and the council was not
asked 20 confirm the appointment
Had IL not been that several of the
cOuucllmeu agreed TO compel the doctor
70 consult with the council before he acts
on such matters in the future the Feb
ruary salary OF Dr. Raley would not have
been allowed.
By "a vote Of to it was decided to
send city Engineer Kelsey east Tor thirty
days 90 inspect the latest kinds OF pave
ments and other municipal improvements.
To conform with the laws OF Utah. the
/ Utah Home Telephone company, incor-
pOrated under the laws of Nebraska. was
permitted 10 change it's name TO the
. Utah Telephone company. and as such
VIII be incorporated under the laws OF
Utah.
The following self-explanatory resolu-
ton was passed:
Resolved, That the sympathies Of this
council are hereby extended our fellow
councilman, F. S. FernstrOm, and his
family IN their great bereavement OCCa-
stoned by the death of his daughter.
Katherine Gillespie asks 500 for per
sOnal injuries received on Feb. bV
fall on the sidewalk on Fourth South. be
tween Second and Third East streets. She
sustained a double fracture OF her leg.
X. W. McAllster, nlghtWatcnman at
the joint building. asks that his salary
be increased from so TO $3.50 per month.
Albert r. Atkins was one of the four
teen slgners 20 peuuOn protesting
against the neighbOrhOOd Of Fifth and n
streets being made a general dumping
ground for all kinds Of rubbish. Ii is
asked that Fifth street be graded TO n
street, which would dbate the nuisance
The council was asked by the Utah
Philippine Veterans association TO set
apart and deed TO that association the
burial plat containing tWenty-elght lots
segregated in the city cemetery by the
council on Feb. s. 1900 for the burial Of
soldiers. sailors and marines who were
Utah volunteers In the Spanish war.
The street car company asked that the
ordinance requiring 10 TO place lenders
on all it's cars by April l. 1903. be amend
ed to read June /. The letter stated that
tenders have been placed on siXty-fOur
cars at a cost of 5000; although the com
pany is providing as rapidly as possible
i viii be impossible for it TO comply with
the law before June ].
Acting Chief of Police J. B. Burbidge
sent his first appointment to the council
last evening He asks that his selection
Of Wren wilkins as special policeman at
the Rio Grande Western depot be con-
firmed.
In a second communication the acting
chief notified the council that Fritz
Springman. proprietor of a saloon at l34
South State street, and his bartender.
James BOmbinO. had been found guilty
I'm the police court of violating the Sun
day closing law and were fined SO. lie
asks that the license, which is In the
name of Peter Vlnceln. be revoked.