The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-21
PARK CITY COUNCIL.
Grants Franchise to independent Tel
ephone Company.

Park City, July 2O.-The Park City
council met last evening at the council
rooms Of the city hall. with all present
but Councilman Johnson, who is away
in Colorado, where he will be for some
time yet. Minutes of the previous meet
ing met with approval
While IT is not the rule to pay bills
at the mid-month meetings two Z small
bills for witness fees, o. KID by the
justice, were paid.
Under communications and petitions,
two applications were made for liquor
licenses, which were granted upon the
approval of the bonds.
The matter OF chief interest TO the
public last evening was the action upon
the franchise OF the new telephone COM
pany. The matter OF amending the fran
chiSe granted some time ago was
taken up and the proposed amendment
given its third reading, when a vote was
taken The ballot showed that Council
men Welsh and Daley were opposed To
the ordinance. while Councilman Ras-
being a tie, Mayor Wilson cast the de-
Gliding vote in favor OF the amendment.
argued that the ordinances as il was
passed originally was or no use TO tho
people and If they wanted to have. the
IL at once so that the work of construc-
ton could be begun and completed be-
fore winter set in.
Fire Chief Bircumshaw raised a point
and asked for Information on the recent
peddler ordinance which has lately passed
the council
The ordinance states that a peddler or
other. person who is selling goods by
weight or measure must have the seal
of the inspector of weights and meas
ures before he is allowed to secure a
license, and Inspector Bircumshaw want
ed to know vIho was to see the seal.
After some discussion ii was decided
that the person securing the license to
sell goods should have his weights and
measures tested by the local officer hav-
ing that work i'm charge and should pre-
sent his certificate from that officer
that the tests required by law had been
made.
Messrs. Blake and Eddington were a
committee from L. ID. ). Sunday school
TO ask the council to take part in the
parade which it to be had here on Pho
neer day The council accepted the in
vitatiOn and the, committee assured the
Solons that they would be met at tho
city hall on the morning of the oath with
a carriage
T The question of how much taxes should
be charged this year by the city was
talked over for some time and it was
finally decided that the rate for the cur
rent year should be at the rate OF 3
mills on an assessed valuation of over
$500 900.
Other matters ware talked over infor-
mally but, nothing further of Importance
coming up, the council adjourned to meet
again on the first Wednesday in Au-
gust
The reunion held last evening by the
local camp of the G.. a. II. was a great
success and was thoroughly enjoyed by
all who attended. Following the business
OF the camp, the invited guests were
allowed to enter the room. where they
were treated to an old time pork and
bean supper-juSt such a supper as the
field. OF course there were many other
things to eat, but the pork and beans
so that there would be a Resemblance
TO the old time fare of the soldiers
committee from the @. A. r went into
the council chamber and invited the body