The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-05
CITY COUNCIL coNVENEs.
The Various Officers Make Their
Monthly Reports.

Park City. Feb. Park City council
met last night at the city haH for the
first regular meeting OF the mouth Rolf
call showed al ~thC councilmeu present
After reading and adoption Of the min
utes of the preceding meeting. bills
against the city were taken up. The biE
Of eN-Policemau Joe GreenOugh for $500
extra allowance as fire chief was re-
turned from the committee on claims with
/ allowed. and this action was taken by
the council on the ground that Mr..
Sreenough was furnished substitute
whenever be was called upon TO perform
service as fire chief
The city, payroll for the month of Janu-
( airy, amounted 70 81, l5S.I5 and bills for
/ supdries required in running the affairs
amounted to $3.50 IS All these bills were
found correct and warrants on the treas
urer for the amounts were ordered drawn.
The report Of the city treasurer showed
q balance on hand uf Z0ll g Receipts,
Ss.S5. -; disbursements, S2,Sol 81; balance
on hand Feb. l. S6.516H
Inc recorders report correspondent with
| that Of the treasurer. with the exception
or Il Few outstanding warrants.
The city justice reported collections to
I the amount Of $500 and commitment SO.
City Marshal McDOnough. in his month
! ~ report. showed S246.25 spent for wages
IN the street and sidewalk repairing and
cleaning of bitches.
Ten deaths-fiye adults and five child
ren-seven males and three females. and
SO collected in fees, was shown by the
sections report.
The fire chief reported that he had
notified SeVenty-fiVe families TO build
J ehimneys and had as yet received much
/ return ID the way Of reported chimney
building.
S L, Radon. clerk of the school board.
/ had d communication presented at the
meeting. In which ne stated that the mar
! sinai and entire police force had been ap-
pointed tTuany officers.
r y. Bliss. local manager of the Rocky
Moumaia Bell Telephone company. re-
l ported that he had Installed the fire
alarm system as ordered and that the
cost OF same was $50 The council de
! O'Clock and if found TO Sork satisfactor-
lly q warrant for the amount was TO be
/ drawn in favor of Mr.. Bliss.
/ The local volunteer fire department
sent in d, resolution recommending several
/ aphernalia
( committee Oh fire and water.
! The Park City Military band requested
4 the use OF the large room IN the city hail
4 Tor q praeticing room. The request was
/ granted
/ The new ordinance on fire escapes and
| IRE protection on public buildings was
/ brought up and received its first reading.
ne county smallpox bill was again the
I subject Of a lengthy discussion. the coun-
( " commissioners refusing to pay the bill
/ until 1t had been corrected. The Commit
! tee on bills was instructed 20 meet the
| commissioning requirements and if pos
( slble 10 settle the bill before the next
/ council was Installed.
Farley 4. Evans Waterman at the
/ hopkins Coal company, was empowered
70 act as policeman without pay on fur
/ nishiug sufficient bond.
Council then adjourned to meet on the
/ The United States mail team Yesterday
ran away. The driver was thrown out
/ ana the mail sacks were scattered around
! the street The accident happened in the
/ vicinity of the Rio CFanda Western rail-
/ way Just as the mail was being brought
1 down for the outgoing train. and was Oc-
1 caSlOned by the pole dropping. The horses
/ became frightened and after the driver
! was thrown out plunged down the street
/ on mad run. The mail sacks were gath
( cred 10 and the remains of the sled
: brought back Up town.
/ The Misses Genevieve and Bessie VIII
! son, Jean Pearson. Alice HoTkins. LeOla
] Schrack. Kate Thorpe. Mrs L. B. Wight
and Messrs. j. a Mahn Thornley, Hay
I wood. f. w CuibeTtSon. GEORGE Sessions.
/ Dug MOtfat. J.. b Wight. r. F. Wight
/ and y. .. Shields formed a coastinE party
/ VINO enloSed the sport Of bOb-sled coast
/ where. at 1890. they went to the home Of
; X. f. Wight, where a Dutch supper was
( served ana very enjoyable evening
! spent.
/ Miss Kate Malone vas the hostess at
an informal card party last evening.
/ ABOUT htteen were present and pleasant
evening WAS haG
I Robert Roy LETT for Bissee. Ariz this
/ morning
/ ,gohn Phillips came up from salt Lake
this morning
John. Mcdonald was among the morning
{ arrivals.
Harvey West. VIII Kenyon and Burt
! Crosse left this morning for Butte
/ VIII Gidlev left last eve7i9r for Boise.
: where he will reside in future