Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-16


liability upon the treasurer which ~
unwarranted. All heads OF departments
and employees should be paid by war
rant regularly issued and disbursed by
the auditor.
| would also respectfully recommend
that the auditor proceed TO at once
make full and complete inventory OF
all city property In the several depart
nents, and at the monthly audit OF
each department the city property be
made complete check Of. and II any
Of said property is not on hand or miss.
Ing that a full statement be made OF
the shortage and embodied In the re.
port Of the condition Of the said de-
partmeni.
THE CITY's PARKS.
The annual report OF the city park
Keeper for the year shows the cost Of
maintaining our city parks TO be;
hiperty park "'".,, H,l272l
Pioneer park ...., ...n,..,.. s27.75
City Hall park ","........., 5000
iolal "'''''.'" ,,,,,,,. S,93i9j
The Sunday concerts at Liberty park
are continued attraction and are a
source OF unbounded pleasure and re.
llef Tor thousands Of our citizens who
desire to spend few leisure hours at
this beautiful and growing resort.
| should very much like to recon-
mend that the work Of laying out the
proposed park In city creek canyon be
commenced during this administration.
The site, with its magnificent surround
ings, could not be surpassed In the
world, but, owing to the stringent con-
dltiOn OF our finances, ! fear we can do
little else than to take ample care Of
our parks already established and i'm
prove them as our means win permit.
An agreement between the officials
OF the Temple block square and the city
was entered into some time ago where
By the Temple park was TO be open 70
the public between the hours Of
O'Clock a. IN. and 6 o'clock y. m. In
consideration the city WAS to furnish
free the water used In this park for
lawns and shrubbcry | would re-
specially recommend that rs this park
| is situated In the very heart Of the city
and Is a cool and delightful retreat for
many Of our citizens, as well az for the
great number Of tourists who annually
visit our city, that the said park be
| placed under police protection and that
an officer be placed on duty between
the hours named daily during the sum-
mer months,
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The total receipts OF the public libra
| ry for the year were;
Fines, etc.",,, e. .,..., zoos $50 30
city taxes. laO2.,.. .,..,,. ,.. 40307
city taxes, l9O3"u, -. -" 49,, S,O55 80
Total",,."." . .".. ,.."S,Oi7B
Total cost Of maintenance, S,j65S9
Cash on hand Jan. l. 1903. IS 4slS9
Some 1900 new books We're added TO
| the library during the year, making
the total collection on Jan /, 1904, 3D.
| 56l volumes.
OIL INSPECTOR.
The inspector during the year tested,
as per his report. 1871 1906 gallons of H.
| Illuminating oil, of which 500 gallons
were condemned The fees for testing
oils, scales and measures amounted to
81 ,OS6.52
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The report Of the building inspector
for the year shows CAL building Permits
issued aggregating in value N,6lj,O3j,
a decidedly healthy condition OF the
| city,
! Buildings condemnedu..n, ,.,.",." .
| Chimneys condemned... E, =, ...,n |
| Foundations condemned. 60. .,." 2
Notices Of illegal construction. "..,
The fees collected and covered into
the city treasury amounted to N,Osl,4O
FOOD INSPECTOR.
The report Of the inspector OF provi-
sions for the year shows
Visits of inspection .",.. ,."..u, ass
Samples OF milk Analysed .., :. 452
Samples OF Ice Analysed. ,,.. 81
Samples Of flowing well water
| Analysed ,.,u,,, , -. ,t,, .,', lV
Food condemned pounds go, .566SOj
EsTRAY POUND,
The report Of the estray pound keep
er for the year shows 23i animals i'm
pounded, upon which sJ46 was collected
In fees The expenses OF the depart
ment were $1,000.
THE CITY HALL.
The report Of the chief janItor Of the
city hall shows the cost Of maintenance
| for the year to be s6,2sS.S7,
CITY COURT.
The report OF the ex ohcio clerk Of
| the city court shows
Civil division: Cases filed 63s,
Receipts for the year ,..,.s l7SS.0O
Criminal division: Complaints
| filed ,..,,. .S,SiO
Receipts for the year 49,, 2O,9O9 80
(The latter item also re-
| ported under the head Of po-
lice Department.
| State cases filed ..,n,,40S
| Fines and fOrfeitures ,.,,,, 1882
CITY CEMETERY,
The report Of the city sexton shows
| the receipts OF the cemetery for the
year TO be sll,64l, and the expenses OF
same to be sl0,l31 &c. the excess OF re-
ceipts over expenditures being ST.
509.S7 -
CITY RECORDER.
The report Of the city recorder for
| the year shows 329 liquor licenses, 30
druggists liquor licenses, is restaurant
liduor licenses, l.9i3 merchants IL
censcs and LASS dog licenses were Is
sued In 1908.
This department during the year dis
| posed OF 40 petitions and communica-
tIons. s26 reports Of city officers, 1905
reports Of committees 40 bills for or.
| dlnances and 200 resolutions, and
transmitted 5,2Si letters
THE REVISED ORDINANCES
on Dec. 2S last the ordinances OF the
cIty, as revised by the council, were
adopted and the work is now In the
hands OF the printer The cost Of the
revision viii amount to probably $500
or $4,000, and I am constrained to say
that the work, as whole, falls far be-
low what was intended and what was
expected by all who have to deal with
the city ordinances, However, the work
has been done, and we VIII be obliged
TO abide by II until such time MS the
citys finances viii again permit OF
more careful and thorough revision
PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES,
The necessity Of system whereby
all supplies for the city can be under
the head Of one department | deem TO
be one Of the most important matters
to be considered In the past each
head OF department has had the au-
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