The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-17
CANNOT DIVERT
FUNDS To LIBRARY
This Is Opinion of City Attorney
HiIes to the City
Council.
MORE MONEY APPROPRIATED
FOR WORK ON THE STREET
Hereafter Close Tab Will Be
Kept Upon Expenditures
by Departments.

A petition was presented 10 the City
| Council Monday evening from twenty
! two OF the property on East
! Second South street. between Fourth
and Sixth East streets. asking TO have
! the width OF che street paving about To
J be laid reduced from ninety-two feet
! 10 seVenty-tWo feet, according TO the
width that has been agreed on for the
! paving east of Sixth East street. The
! matter was referred 10 the CounCilmen
! from the Fifth precinct. TO confer with
! the property owners and also TO take
: up the matter with the propertyowners
! between Second East and Fourth East
| streets.
! A petition signed by a number of COL
ored people was read before the Council
asking that w. II. Chambers, the col
ored member Of the police force, be re-
| moved. The matter was referred TO the
! Committee on Police, and the signers
! of the petition or their representatives
will be asked to appear before the COM
mittee next Thursday night 10 present
| their reasons for wishing Chambers re-
moved.
Authority Is Lacking,
The opinion of City Attorney Ogden
| Hiles as TO the legality Of the action of
| the Council In appropriating S745 from
| the contingent fund TO the library fund
/
expenses incurred by the library board,
was presented, Judge Hies states that
| the library fund Is provided for by sec
ton 1860 OF the Revised Statutes which,
J In substance enacts that under certain
| conditions the city may collect a tax
| for the library fund not TO exceed one
third Of a mill Judge Hiles states that
whether this is found sufficient or not,
no authority is given the Council 10
provide funds otherwise, and he is Of
the opinion that 10 do so would be un-
lawful. The communication was Or
dered received and filed.
To Improve the Streets.
The Council adopted the recommen-
$1,000 be appropriated for the use of the
street supervisor TO use for the purpose
of grading streets and intersections, In
order TO place them in condition for the
wet weather of next winter and spring
The amount was ordered placed on the
appropriation list.
The appointment by Chief Sheets of
all deputy water masters to serve as
special policemen, without extra pay,
was confirmed.
The resolution introduced by Mr.
Black week ago. which provides that
the heads OF all departments shall first
receive authority from the Council be-
fore proceeding with the making of any
improvements, was passed. The reso-
luton had been referred TO the Com
mittee on Streets, and the committee
recommended its adoption.
Referred To Committee
On motion Of Mr.. Black the amended
ordinance providing for a license on all
vehicles used for transfer purposes of
whatever nature. which came up for
fS N iyI and al "a
TO the Committee on Municipal Laws.
Mr.. Black stating that he had been re-
quested by representatives OF the peo-
pie affected by the ordinance to be
given an opportunity to be heard on the
matter before the ordinance Is passed.
The committee WIFI consider the ordi-
nance next Thursday evening
Franchise Is Denied
The petition OF the Utah Light and
Railway company for a franchise
granting 10 the company the right to
haul gravel and all classes of freight
over the lines Of the company In this
city, was ordered received and filed,
and the Recorder instructed 10 return
10 the company the check for 5000 which
accompanied the petition. This is the
petition that was sent TO the Council
several weeks ago and was hung up be-
cause the members Of the Committee
on Municipal Laws did not see f1t TO
grant the company at this time a val
liable franchise which would give the
company the right TO haul freight
through the streets Of Salt Lake
As to Dead Animals.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr..
ODonnell which provides for the dis
position of dead animals. The ordI-
nance In substance Is as follows:
Every person, firm or corporation
who accidentally or otherwise kills any
animal on any Of the street Of Salt
Lake, shall. within three hours from
the time the animal is killed. remove
the same and notify the health com
missioper, stating what kind OF an AMI
NAL 1t Is
No person. firm or corporation shall
permit any dead animal 10 remain un-
buried or undestroyed upon any prem- !
ises under the control of said parties |
for period OF more than twelve |
hours.
NO person. firm or corporation shall |
remove such an animal except for the |
purpose Of burial or destruction.
ANY person, firm or corporation |
found guilty OF violating this ordinance |
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde |
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