The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-21
Paine and Moyes Want Committee
Jobs They Had When They
Resigned.

At the session OF the city council last
evening, after the city recorder had re-
ported that Councilmen Paine and Moyes
who had resigned and were reappointed at
a previous meeting had filed their bonds
and qualified for the position, Councilman
Moyes asked that he be renamed on the
various committees upon which he had
served prior to mis- resignation.
This suggestion brought out considera BILE
protest and the matter was laid over for
a week. Moyes was chairman of the
street committee and IL is understood
that there is movement on foot to place
another member at the head of that COM
mittee.
the council 10 the recent decision of
Judge Howell in which it was pointed out
that the west portion of the city hail
square could be used for nothing other
than public use and requested that the
same be plotted and parked. The resolu-
ton was adopted calling upon the city
engineer to prepare plans in accordance
with the recommendation of the MAYOR
The mayor also called attention to the
fact that the work in the city auditor s
office was in arrears and asked that the
council grant the request of the auditor
and appoint Wallace Foulger as assistant
auditor at a salary of $1,000 per year. The
appointment was made.
The Union Depot company submitted a
communication stating that since it had
acquired water rights In Taylor's can
yon il be permitted to construct a pipe
line along twenty-siXth street TO Wall
avenue and on Wall aveiue to the depot.
A franchise containing this right passed
two readings and was referred TO the law
committee
The substitute water company franchise
that was turned down at previous meet
ing on account of the necessary $40 not
accompanying the same was presented by
Councilman Thomas This ordinance is
similar TO the ore granted a few weeks
ago with the exception that the meter
clause has been changed so that meters
can be placed only at the cost of the
consumer. The franchise passed two read
ingS and was referred to the water COM
mittee. An effort TO place it on its final
paSSag e failed
Councilman Emmett called attention To
the settlement of all litigation and claims
Waterworks company and asked that the
auditor be instructed TO draw warrant
for $4,000. the amount agreed upon in the
settlement.
The motion carried although there is at
present time federal injunction in ex-
istence restraining the city from paying
that sum TO the waterworks company.
Chief of Police Thomas z. Browning
asked the council TO uphold his action in
not appointing William Felker as a po-
liceman for the good Of the police de-
the police committee. A short time ago
the council ordered Felker'S appointment
to the next vacancy.
John SCowcroft & Sons asked permits
sion to construct a steel viaduct across
Wall aveiue between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets, and the same was
referred to the city engineer and the
street committee. This viaduct is to con
meet the present warehouse with the new
building which the Scowcrofts are about
TO erect.
The Union Pacific Railway company
asked the council TO pass an ordinance
to prevent the jumping on and off OF
trains and engines by persons while the
same were passing through the local
Yards The ordinance passed the second
reading and was referred to the laws and
railroads committees.