Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-09
APPOINTMENTS Of
MAYOR FR|SBY.
Presented to City Council and
Confirmation Of Same Post.
poned One Week.
PROVO FINANCES FOR 1905.
Report of Commlttees--Change Made
In personnel Of Council Commit
tccs--Othcr Provo News.
Special Correspondence.

Speclal correspondence.
Provo, Jan. 9.-Mayor Frisby present.
ed the following appointees to city Of
fees at the meeting Of the council last
evening. Action on their confirmation
was postponed for oneweekon motion
of Councilman Snow, through request
of Councilman Partridge who was alb
sent. The appointees are:
Policemen-W. s. F4rre. CD.), and
VIM. +. Olson. CD.
Sexton-H. II. Cluff, R.)
Street Superyisor--George 7. Peay,
Jr, (R)
Chief OF Fire Department and Pound
Keeper--Jos. w. Loveless, CD
Watermaster-T. j. Farrer.
Building Inspector-Arthur Craven,
R.)
Superintendent OF Waterworks-- T..
Armitstead.
City Physician-Dr. J. II. Slater, (R)
City Engineer, NJ. +. Pack.
Dog Tax Collector--George Jaggers.
scavenger-Thomas Ward.
The following other busiprss was
transacted:
X communication was received from
d. II. Jones and others, asking that
electric lights be PLACED at the nter-
section OF Third East and Fifth North.
and Fourth East and Fifth North
streets: referred to the committee ON
electric light.
]. T.. Farrer applied for a position as
city teamster; referred to the commit
tee on fire department.
The report of Judge Kellogg of the
juvenile court was read, and referred
to the juvenile court committee. The
80 he Art hn tAt tut a
been published.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1905.
The recorder presented his annual
financial statement for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1905. showing cash on hand
Jan. /, 1905, IS, So, and collected for
the year, s550i431, making total OF
64,O0l 90. The larger amounts In the
receipts column are as follows: Taxes.
1905, s2l,0G0 taxes, 1904, $l2S3i.99; IL
censes. sl0,0l665; sl,0Sl.3O.
The principal items Of disbursements
are: Streets and alleys, s2,S5S.49; fire
department. $1,000; police department,
$2,7l9.l0 waterworks, sl,5l6.05; sewer,
4,756.S6 irrigation, sl,539.63; salaries.
2,25l.63 electric light, $2l49.o0 ceme-
terry, sls24.65: eprnlIing, saiO3.70;
interest. Nl27.5e; redemption Of water
works bonds, $4,000: waterworks extern
sion, $ll,206.lS.
The city has a balance on hand In
the general fund OF sil.677.l4. and in the
sinking fund for the redemption OF
water works bonds s3,4ii.26.
There are outstanding So $1,000 1920
Az per cent refunding waterworks
bonds.
The recorder reported licenses collect
ed for the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1905,
amounting to s2,59S,65.
The committee on engrossng and
printing recommended that the bid for
printing. amounting to sll0. be award
ed to The New Century Printing COM
pany. Report adopted
The committee on streets and alleys
reported on the report Of the street
supervisor. recommending that 1t be
accepted and fled Report adopted.
The committee on fire department
recommended that the committee be
given power to act in the matter of re-
pairing the fire engine. and instructed
to ascertain the approximate cost OF
placing a heating apparatus In the fire
department: that the committee had
instructed the fire chief to ascertain
cost of same, and recommended that
n hydrant be placed at the corner OF
Sixth East and Center streets. Report
adopted
Councilman johnson reported progress
OF the Special committee appointed to
investigate the feasibility Of obtaining
water for sprinklIng from other sources
than the waterworks system and asked
tina, Councilman Miller be added to the
committee. Report adopted and Coun-
Gilman Miller was made member of
the committee.
The matter OF driving a well on Fifth
West. below the railroad track, for OBJ
tanning water for sprinkling. was re-
ferred to the committe on fire depart
ment.
The matter OF obtaining an ex-
tension of the option to pur-
chase the electric system. and
modification OF the agreement exist
Ing between the electric company and
the Telluride company. which viii be
taken over by the city in the event OF
the city purchasing the electric system
wns referred to the committee on wa.
terworks.
The matter of collecting delinquent
poll tax was referred to the street