The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-22
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Holds an Interesting Meeting and
Translates Much Business.

Transacts Much Business.
Park City. Jan. 21.-The city council met
last night for its regular session with an
entire beard present, and after rOiicail
and reading and adoption Of minutes Of
previous meeting bills against the city
We're taken up. This being the second
meeting of the month only deferred bills
are acted upon. and the $500 bill of ex-
HOnc2m8n GreenOugh for services a. fiTe
chief was taken up. Mr.. GreenOugh cX-
planned that he had been elected fire
chief, and that later he was put on the
police force with the duties Of chief "a
perform IN addition to his regular patrol
duties. After a lengthy discussion the
claim was finally referred 10 the COM
mittec on accounts. \ communication
and check for $3.50 from County Clerk
Neeley in the Al Mcbride matter next
took the attention 0f the council. The
county only paid for 08e-half the eX-
penSes incurred in keeping the man. city
Re Corder BuTlin was Instructed to de-
mand the unpaid amount from the county
The smallpox bill IS again up before
the city, and the county refused TO pay
the bill on account Of its being not cor
rect Accordingly Attorney Wight and
Councilman RaSbdnd were appointed to
90 and meet with the county commission
ers and StTaighten the affairs before the
next meeting.
Again the purchase Of the old tramway
was under discussion Mr.. Whitney stated
by communication that the company ;
papers were destroyed in the big fire and
that they had no abstract Of title to the
had warranty deed. The city attorney
was instructed to examine the deed and
report as to the title conveyed, and II
good 10 purchase right of way
The school board accompanied by Super
ihtendent Of Schools & 4. Blocher APP
peared before the council and asked that
the city aid in making truants attend
school. It was thought by the board that
the city could appoint & JTuant officer.
This was however. found not to be the
case, but that this appointiye power was
entirely in the hands OF the school board
The council. however. suggested .tiat ii
the school board would appoint the mar
shall and entire police force tTuant Off
GERS that the appointments would be per
pectly s9tisfaC tOTyf The appointments
were made and the city officers hereafter
viii arrest truants.
The petition of residents Of the northern
part of town that scavenger wagons DUMP
farther away from the city limits was
presented by Councilman Rosband. and
the marshal was instructed TO have the
fault remedied.
Fire protection was the next subject
discussed. and the automatic fire alarm
to be PUT in by the telephone company
was Virtually accepted with the under
standing that the cost would not be ever
1t was decided to draft a new ordinance
on fire protection and the fire chief and
committee on fire and water were an
thorized to make an inspection tour OF
the town and 10 make a report on the re-
QuiTements Of the ordinance Marshal
McDOnough was Instructed TO secure
benches and tables for the city Jail.
The meeting last night is considered q
very import ant one TO the citizens mas
much as it dealt with many subjects Of
Importance 10 the residents here and
more business was transacted at the
meeting than at any previous meeting OF
the city council for a long time past.
Work in the Park City Cooperative
Mining 4 Development cOmpauXs prop
erty in Morgan county is to be com
menced at once J. T. Hartman, vice
president of the company, viii leave to-
morrow morning for the ground and VIII
be followed Saturday BY NJ J. Daily and
W. II. West, directors OF the company,
and the plan of operation viii be paid out.
The stock of the company is no longer for
sale. they having disposed OF enough 70
insure work for twenty months. and the
stockholders feel confident that long be
fore that time has elapsed they viii have
opened a mine on the Copper Mountain
claim owned by the company.
J. H Demming of the Daly~judge Mn
ing company came Up this morning from
Salt Lake.
John Kelly was among the morning ar
rivals over the Rio Grande Western.
Frank Emery returned this morning
from q salt Lake visit.
John Lindsay came up this morning 10
spend a day or two in town.
Park Dyckes OF Salt Lake is visiting
with his father-in-law. Joseph Robinson.
William MossOck of the Quincy mine is
back after a short visit in Salt Lake
James Stevens and wife were IN the
incoming train.
Richard Pelton OF. Mercur came up %
the Park this morning
Oscar Lawrence was among the morn
T. A. Edison of the Rio Grande Western
railway was Park City visitor today