Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-27
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thought that wilkins should have stood
by his resignation. He therefore voted
In favor OF the confirmation.
APPOINTMENT DEFEATED.
The roll call resulted as follows:
leas-Black, Crabtree. HOLIDAY, Martin,
| Mulvey and Davis Nays-Barnes. Car
ter, Fernstrom, Holley and Tuddenham.
Absent-O' Donnel Preece and Wells.
Excused-ferry The appointment, not
receiving the vote of ajorlty of tho
members OF the council, was Therefore
! defeated.
The veto OF Mayor Thompson TO the
| appropriation of $3.50 to a f. Lawson
| IN payment for a horse alleged TO have
| been killed while being used by the
| land and water department OF the city
several years ago, was sustained by
| the council by vote OF 10 to 2. Hob
| day and Ferry voting to sustain the ac-
| ton of the council.
VETO SUSTAINED.
BY vote of II to the council sus.
famed the veto of the mayor to the
action or the council I'm selling a strip
or land ON Second South and Thirteenth
! East streets TO DR.. A. J. Hosmer and
| &. j.. Rood for $4,000 by a similar
vote the council sustained the veto
or the sale Of land In Canyon road to
II. i. Giles for $1,000 In both in
stances the mayor held that the sale
should have been advertised and bids
received for the same Both proper
ties viii be advertised
Health Commissioner Stewart notified
the council that he has declared the
condition OF the Utah Junk company's
yard ut Eighth South and State streets
a nuisance, and has served notice on
the company to abate the same. The
trouble was caused by keeping large
luinDef OF hides and pelt In the yard,
from which very bad odor arises. The
commissioner suggested that some or
dinance be prepared to avoid the recur-
renee of such a nuisance. The matter
was referred to the sanitary commit
tee
GETS DISAPPOINTMENT
Mayor Thompson submitted the re-
appointment OF Herman Harms as city
chemist. TO become effective on April
], The appointment was confirmed by
unanimous vote, and Mr. Harms will
now DC enabled to draw the increased
salary W. connection with the position.
thlet van OF the fire department sub
mitted the appointment Of James Muir
phy as member Of the department to
I'LL vacancy, and the appointment was
confirmed unanimously.
TO ENLARGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Martin introduced an amendment to
the ilre department ordinance proyid-
ing Tor the increase Of Is members two
neutenants, and engineers in the de-
partment and the decrease of one can-
tain. The additional members are ia
be appointed upon the completion of the
new tire station in the southeastern
part OF the city The matter was refer
red to the fire committee.
The council adopted the report of the
committee recommending that books of
the public library found IN houses in |
fected with contagious diseases and de-
stroyed by the health department shall |
be paid for out of the library fund of |
the city
The Oregon Short Line Railroad com |
pany petitioned the council for fran |
chlse TO construct spur track across |
Eighth South street'at Third West. The |
matter was referred To the municipal |
laws committee.
LIQUOR LICENSE MATTER.
The report of the license committee |
recommending that the license OF !
wholesale liquor dealers be decreased
from $1,000 to $500 per annum met with |
some opposition from some Of the coun |
cilmen aud was referred back to the
committee for further consideration.
The council adopted the report of the |
WaterWorks committee recommending |
that the state and county be charged |
meter rates for city water used by
them.
Supt. Of Watorworks Hines was au-
thorlzed tn employ six special water as
SCISSORS to make the assessment Of wa
ter rates this year. The wages of each
Is to be 50 per day.
MULVEY OBJECTED TO EXPENSE.
Bills were received from the Juvenile
court commission amounting In all to
$273.S0 for incidental expenses of tho
court. Mulvey asked for information
concerning the bills, and stated that
the juvenile court was becoming a very
heavy burden financially upon the CITY.
He expressed the hope that the mayor
and chief of police would keep the ex-
penses of the court down, as they are
making big cut into the finances of |
the city. He was assured by some OF /
the councilmen that the bills were old
ones, which had accumulated for sew
eral months, whereupon the money was /
approp rlated by the council
GOULD A POLICEMAN.
Upon request Of the Rio Grande |
Western Railway company, Chief OF |
Police Sheets submitted the appoint
ment Of Richard j, Gould (no relation
TO the principal owners OF the road as
special policeman to serve without pay
from the. city. The appointment was
confirmed.
Upon recommendation OF the city
attorney the council authorized the le-
gal department of the city TO appeal
the three damage suits Of d. b. Hemp
stead. ]. @. Felt and Eugena Klmball
against Salt Lake City 10 the supreme
court. Heavy judgments were rem
dered against the city In all three
cases.
George A. Snow and William Darst
submitted TO the council an assign
ment Of their gas franchise and the
amendment thereto TO the Utah Gas
and Coke company corporation or
ganized by Mr.. Snow for installing the
new gas system in the city. The matter
was referred TO the committee on mu-
al. 10, |