Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-05
Council Last Night Upheld Action
OF the Chief Executive of
The City.
SOME POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
City Solons Have a Busy Session and
Dispose Of Large Amount Of
Routine Work.

Another busy session was that Of the
city council last night when a large
amount OF routine work was disposed
OF, Mayor Morris submitted two yetoes
to actions of the council OF last week
and both OF them were sustained last
night. The council also passed a sub
stltute ordinance providing for the re-
funding OF the s54s, 900 bond issue Of the
city and referred the mayors amend
ment to his message In relation TO the
bond issues OF the city to the commit
tee on enrolment.
Mayor Morris vetoed the resolution
providing for matchmaking State street
from Fourth to Tenth South street with
crushed rock for the reason that he did
not believe the work could be done for
$4,000 aud he, thought II advisable 10
refer the matter 20 the city engineer
for an estimate of the cost OF the I'M
provement and plan for the same
Hewlett moved that the action OF the
council be approved Notwithstanding
the veto OF the mayor thereto. Black,
Fernstrom. Barnes and Hartenstein
thought that the mayors veto should
be sustained. Upon roll call vote the
veto was sustained by vote Of 6
ayes and noes.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
Black introduced resolution author.
izng the health commissioner to employ
the following five sanitary inspectors,
one from each precinct, at a salary OF
S.25 per day during the pleasure of
the council' First precinct, John Mum:
Second, Earl Williamson; Third, Henry
Walters; Fourth, w, j. Korth; Fifth,
Edward Johnson, The resolution was
adopted.
CITY WATER RIGHTS.
Mayor Morris submitted a commune
cation in relation to the necessity OF
taking immediate action TO protect the
city's interests In the Utah lake reser-
voir project and recommended that a
committee of five be appointed to adj
wise with the mayor In this most I'M
portant matter and take some action
and that the mayor be authorized TO
employ speclal counsel to assist the city
attorney In looking after the city's wa
ter interests. The committee appointed
by President Hewlett consists OF Hew-
lett. Dean, Barnes, Wells and A. j. Da-
Wis. Barnes declined the appointment
on account OF press Of business, and
suggested the appointment Of Fern
strom In his place. Fernstrom was ac-
appointed. Later a resolution
was passed authorizing the mayor to
employ attorneys to assist I'm the water
cases In which the city Is interested,
CLERKsHIP CREATED.
The recommendation Of Mayor Nor
ris that the A. j. Davis resolution in
regard TO the creation OF the Office Of
clerk 10 the land and water commits
sioner be amended so as 10 make the
salary $50 per month. the same as other
clerks and stenographers in the city
instead Of SIS per month,
was concurred In by unanimous vote.
C. NJ, JACKsoN's BILL.
BY vote of to 3 the council de-
clded TO pay the bill Of c. NJ. Jackson.
amounting to tl04.tl for services rem
dered as clerk OF the board Of health.
Black was excused from voting on the
and Wells and A. J. Davis
were absent Holiday, Martin and
Wood voted against the proposition,
while Barnes, L. II. Davis, Dean. Fern
strom Hartenstein. Neuhausen, Preece,
and Hewlett voted in favor
Of paying the bill,
PAVING PLANS.
Black introduced resolution pro.
liding for the appropriation Of $500 to
De used by the city engineer In prepar-
ing plans for the paving, either with
asphalt or wooden blocks, State street.
flom Fourth to Tenth South, Second
West, north TO the city limits and
Second South, west to the city limits,
The work to be commenced on the nav |
ng In 1905. The resolution was adopt-
I'd.
A petition was received from ia
along the Salt Lake a. Jordan
'anal In the city asking that the canal
20 run underground through the city
Is n protection to the children of those |
Who live near II and also as a sanitary
measure, The matter was referred TO
he Jordan canal and irrigation commit |
zee with the city engineer associated.
John Hagan put In a claim against
he city for $1,000 damages for broken
eg caused by falling on a slippery side |
Walk on Feb. 10. 1904 The committee |
IN claims will investigate the matter |
City Auditor Felt submitted the de- |
'artment payrolls for the last half OF |
March, amounting IN all to s6,5O3. 90. A |