The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-28
UNIFORM III P-TO-DATE
SYSTEM ACCOUNTS
Il VIII Be Installed in All
Departments of City
Government.
RESOLUTION TO THIS END
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL
Appropriation of $4,000, or So
Much as May Be Neces-
sary, Is Ordered.

The installation OF complete, uni
form and up-to.date system of accounts
In all departments of the city was de.
aided upon st meeting of the City
Council last night This action was
really n ratification OF tine caucus action
Of the American majority in the City
Council, the caucus having decided that
The necessity for such action is press"
Ing. Councilman ". Mont Ferry intro
iuced the resolution on the subject,
which reads as follows:
wherens, The system CT accounts now In
use II the different departments Of this city
Is nntiQuated and cumbersome and,
Whereas, II is altogether advisable that
simpler, 5norc complete and moro modern
system may 90 Installed. in order that the
business OF tho city may 6e done with ccono-
my nnc expedition; now, therefore. be 1t
Resolved. That the Finance committee Of
The Council BE-, and the Same hereby Is au
lhorged and empowered TO employ COM
peient accountant 10 carry out the aforesaid
plan. uuder the direction nnd With tho aid
o. the Finance committee.
Resolved. further. That the sum o! $4,000,
o. so much thereof as may be neceRsary, e
hereby Appropriated TO cover the expenses
Of the work necessary TO Install satisfactory
system OF accounts.
Councilman Ferry, who is chairman
of the Finance committee, says that
body will probably hold special
meeting within Few days 20 take
mp the matter of selecting the ac
countant 20 install the system. The
resolution passed the Council by
unanimous vote.
To Change City Laws.
City Attorney Ogden Hiles trans
mitted to the Council recommends
tions made by Assistant City Attorney
p. J. DAILY for the changing and
strengthening of several city ordinances.
Mr., DAILY favors the passage of a
rigid ordinance furnishing the owner Of
n vicious dog who bites people; also
nm ordinance providing for the punish
ment of malicious mischief. He like
wise fayors the strengthening and I'M
proving Of the city smoke ordinance,
The recommendations were referred TO
the Committee on Municipal Laws.
George c. Roche submitted to the
Council an offer to paint the sprinkling
carts belonging to the city for SIS
apiece The offer was rcferred TO the
Water committee.
The Intermountain Scenic Display
company was authorized to put in
panorama at the Godbe-Pitts corner,
First South and Main streets.
AT the request of Assistant City At.
torney H. j. Dininny, $3.50 was appro-
priated to buy books for the City At
torney's office. it is proposed to buy
n complete set of the Northwestern Re-
The contract of the Hyrum A. Silver
Foundry and Machine company TO
furnish the iron and steel for the by-
pass at Parley's reservoir and for the
intake at the head Of the Big Cotton
wood conduit was approved upon recon-
mendation of the Board OF Public
Works
Minister Makes Kick,
e
the Episcopal district of Salt Lake,
sent communication to the Council,
complaining that the ordinances re-
ouiring automobiles and bicycles to
sound warning Of their approach is not
enforced in Salt Lake. He says that
he himself was recently the victim
OF an accident caused by the non
enforcement Of the law on this point
His communication was referred to the
Committee on Police and Prisons
The claim of Lazarus Pappe, who al
leges that he was injured recently on
Laburam avenue, for damages for per
sonal injuries, was referred to the
Water committee for investigation.
The report of City Auditor Alif, show
ing the receipts and expenditures OF
the city government for the first nine
months Of this year, as compared with
the first nine months Of last year, was
approved upon VI luC
Finance committee. The report was
submitted to the Council on October 8.
A resolution by Councilman Black,
providing that hereafter all requisi
tions for labor must show the street
and ward where such labor is to be
employed and the character Of the
work TO be done, WAS referred. 1t
brought from Councilman Martin a
declaration that most of the money ex-
ucnded by Street Supervisor J. T.
Raleigh is expended in the Second and
Third wards. and, IS representative
OF the First ward Mr.. Martin declared
he had a kick coming.
For New city Map.
Upon the recommendation Of thc En-
cheering and Sewerage committee,
CITY Engineer l.. c. KELSEY was in
structed 10 prepare new official map
OF the city. making the changes in the
street names which Mr. Kelsey has al.
ready recommended. The engineer
says the new map will be out before
tho first Of the year.
Alex 9. Baxter. ". II. Watkins, D.
Keith and +. Groves were confirmed
the appointment of Fire Chief q. T.
Vail.
A. J. Lequerier, O. l.. Colson, Moronl
Gillespie and c. NJ. Heagren, employed
by private corporations. were confirmed
as specal policemen without pay unon
recommend elton Of Chief of Police
Sheets.
Councilman Tuddeuham offered n
resolution appropriating 5000 TO be cx.
pended BIZ the Street Supervisor in
making streets in the Fourth ward
rassablc where sidewalk contractors
have torn them up and arc letting them
stand over winter. The resolution was
referred TO tho Board Of Public Works.
with instructio to $50 that the con.
tractors make the streets passablo at
their own expense.