Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-27
wo,,Id Give Five Thousand DOL
lars # Someone viii Pro.
pose Good Plan
N COVERING UP DEFICITS.
,.o,utlon Adopted Making Another
Biz Appropriation for Keeping Ac'
counts of City Departments.


american" administration needs
80 system OF keeping the accounts
:, ,bs city, and 1t would NO DOUBT give
'ao,e than 5000 TO the person who VIII
No. a system which will show the
saancos Of the city up In good shape
Ia overcome the deficits IN q number
1,,he funds. AT any rate the city council
n,onoses to help all 1t can and to mat
"a last night adopted a resolutio. n
,soduced by Ferry appropriatins y
H'Ssh,r The EXPENSE OF installing m Z
gern and satisfactory system u
nssnIng the accounts OF the varlo1s
& M departnents. The resolution fol-
lows In tull:
THE RESOLUTION.
whereas, The system OF accounts
,oy In use ~ the diiferent DEPART
,~snts Of this city IN antiqualed ana
cumbersome, and,
Whereas, II is altogether advlsapie
thai simpleg. more complete ana more
rnndern system may be installed, IN Of
der that the business Of the city may DC
Sone with economy and expeditions
now. therefore, be II
Resolved. That the finance committee
ot tho council be, and the Same herepy
n authorized and empowered to employ
A competent accountant 10 carry OUT
M aforesaid plan, under the direction
sna with the aid of the finance COM
rlltee.
Resolved further, That the sum OF
II t;Na or so much thereof as may De
necessary, is hereby appropriated 10
4 cover the expenses OF the work neces-
sarv 10 install satisfactory system OF
accounts.
ro oppoetrioN
Nv or'"'iiio"'
lnasmuch as lne mater ma "a n oeen
4 can" members Of the council, and as
FsrnstrOm was not present, the resolu-
lion was adopted without discussion.
Nulyey simply asked IL the object OF
the resolution was 10 get o balance
sheet OF the city's finances TO which
Fersy answered In the affirmative. Null
yey then stated that he thought II was
| good thing. as he knew the city was
/ N debt, but would like TO find out just
how much. The resolution was adopt
cd.
A resolution was introduced by Tud-
senham calling the councils attention
10 the bad condition Of the sidewalks In
the Fourth ward. The contractors have
| rowed I'D the walks preparatory to
Aying the cement sidewalks and In
uany places the walks have been left
ma very dangerous condition, and ac-
dAents have occurred which viii prob
tAy result I'm damage suitsato the city.
TIE resolution authorized the board OF
public works 10 notify the contractor TO
TlAee the walks In a passable condition
during the rest OF the winter. The res
chli0a was referred 10 the board OF
publu works.
oa - s
oNDiNANCE oN Doos'
CITY Atty. lilies was authorized TO
nav IN an Amendment 10 the ordin-
snce in relation to allowing vicious
doris Ia run nj large The present or.
di1ance on that matter ia Inadequate
md cannot in the opinion OF the city
horlzed 10 revise tho smoke nuisance
ordinance and fix IL so that IL Will
stand a test IN court The council an.
Iropriated the sum OF $3.50 for the at
iorney's contingent fund with-which TO
purchase some new law booN for the
once
The council, nnnroved the contract
With the Hy,rlm A. silver Foundry and
Machine company for the steel and
ron used in the intake TO tho Big
Cottonwood conduit
The bid Of George G. Roche of SIS
each for painIng the sprinklIne carts
belonging to The CITY was accepted by
the council. Frank Angel. a member
q the ire dennrtment- submitted n
bill Of ~ for elInning fonr horses he
onging TO the noIice denar,ment The
hin was referred Ia me committee FOR.
Consideration
claim for damages IN the uim
Of 5000 for norsnnaI jniur,as alleged
TO have been received by falling into