The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-13
POLL TAX ROW
WITH GREEKS
Trouble in Collection Is Cause fo1
Deliberation by the City
Council.
SALARY GRAB is DEFERRED
ESTIMATE FOR MORE PAVING ON
BRIGHAM STREET.

City is to be recommended at the next
council meeting by the license commit
tee.
A communication presented to the
council last night by ]. T. Raleigh,
supervisor Of streets stated that the
lives Of L. J. Woods, poll tax collector,
his deputy, R. S. Slater and a Greek
interpreter had been threatened by
Peter Fotes, proprietor Of a saloon at
657 West Second South street. In fact
the three men say they were driven
from the saloon with beer bottles and
that the payment Of the tax was en-
phatically refused. The entire Greek
colony, the communication stated, had
been instructed not to pay poll tax in
this city. In consequence the tax col
lectOr and his deputies were forced to
leave that district and abandon the
collection Of the taxes from the Greek
colony. Supervisor Raleigh asked that
the liquor license Of Foote'S & FAIRIES be
revoked.
The communication caused consider
able CONSERVATION in the council and at
last it was decided TO order the pro-
prietOrs to be called before the license
committee and show cause why the
thrSzt was made against the deputies
and instruction given to the other
Greeks not to pay poll tax. The COM
mittee will report on the communica-
ton Thursday night.
It was stated by one of the deputies
after the council meeting that Chief
Of Police George A Sheets refused to
take action in the matter when it was
reported to him. The deputies asked
for protection from the police depart
ment and for the arrest of the men
who drove them out of the saloon.
Salary Grab Goes Over.
The new ordinance creating the Of
fee of boOlxkeeper in the auditors Of
fee at salary of $1,000 per year and
increasing the auditors salary from
$1,000 to $1,000 per year passed the first
and second reading, but further action
on it was deferred until the next meet
ing. The ordinance was discussed at
some length by Councilman Barnes and
Preece. In their opinion an increase of
$1,000 per year in the auditors office
was too much and they argued against
the appointment of a bOokkeeper.
COuncilmen Holiday and Fernstrom
argued that heretofore it had been
necessary to employ extra help to keep
up the books.
A communication was received from
Land and Water Commissioner Frank
NJ. Mathews in regard to several bridg-
es over the Salt Lake and Jordan
canal which were unsafe for heavy
traffic and needed immediate attention
He recommended that the irrigation
committee, accompanied by the city
engineer, visit the canal for the pur-
pose OF deciding whether the bridges
should be rebuilt or the old ones
patched up. The motion made by Hob
day for the entire council to visit the
o0 IF q n1
bridge was carried. It was also de-
cided that the council should meet at
8 o'clock Friday morning at the city
engineers office and take an automo-
bile ride over the course to see what
repairs were necessary to be made on
the bridges.
City Engineer L. c. Kelsey sent a
communication to the council in regard
to the paving of South Temple street
from Tenth East street to the Military
reservation. He also submitted the
following estimates: Front feet of
abutting property. 4,538.59; cost per
front foot at $3.50, $38,5S6.52; estimate
Of city's portion including half of abut-
ter's grading, $22, 1880. The matter was
referred to the street committee
The board of public works was in
structed to advertise for bids on the
extension of water mains, sewer lat
erals and cement sidewalks.
Water Arbitrator Named.
Joseph c. Carlisle. representing the
Big Ditch Irrigation company, sent in
a communication stating that in the
matter of the exchange of waters with
the city, Peter Van VaIkenberg had
been selected as the third commission.
er. In the exchange of waters with B.
b B1tner and company, Mr.. Kelsey
and Mr.. Carlisle stated in a communi-
cation that Peter Van VaIkenberg had
also been chosen as the third commits
siOner. Mr.. Kelsey also announced
that he and Z. r. Morgan, in accord
ance with the agreement with the
Big Cottonwood Lower canal company
had selected Francis Mcdonald as the
third commissioner in the matter of
exchanging waters.
More Money for Moran.
The board Of public works submitted
the fifth partial estimate in favor of P.
j. Moran for work on the Big Cotton
wood conduit in the sum of 81, 0S3. 90
The payment was accepted and passed
by the council.
Another communication, submitted
by the board of public works, appoint
ing NJ. Fitzpatrick as chief inspector
and Newton Leonard and Francis Hall
as inspectors on city WORKS, was accept
ed by the council and the appointments
confirmed.
Fire Chief Charles r. Vail submit
ted the appointment OF Amos Moreton
as fireman, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of George Harris.
The appointment was confirmed
City Sexton John 3. Wiscomb asked
the council for a horse and buggy to be
used at the city cemetery for the pur-
pose of taking persons about the GEM
etery who were in search Of lots. and
also for the general work that had TO be
done by the sexton He asked for the
appropriation of $3.50 for this purpose.
1t was referred to the cemetery COM
mittee with the recommendation that
the price but cut down as much as pos
sible.
City Chemist Herman Harms asked
for an increase in his salary In his
communication he stated that when the
office of city chemist was created the
duties of the office We're TO examine
the milk. butter and diphtheria Gull
lures. The salary was placed at $50
per month. Now the work OF the city
engineers Office had been forced upon
him and he also did the ARCHAEOLOGICAL
oxro nina ffOT7s 0f of