Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-13
Attack on Poll Tax Collector
May Cause Trouble for
Saloonkeepers.
THEY WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
Number OF Committee Reports Re-
cciyed--Ordinanc Introduced
For Salary Increase.

There was considerable routine work
disposed Of BY the city council last
night and the session proved to be a
lengthy one. Nothing Of any very great
importance was considered and the only
sensal ion OF the evening was a COM
munlcatlon from street Supervisor RAJ
leigh asking the council to revoke the
license of Fotes g. Farros, who run a
saloon at 557 west Second South street.
because OF an attack made upon the
poll tax collectors yesterday by one
OF the proprIetors OF the place. The
communication from the supervisor
follows In full
II respectfully ask your honorable
body 20 revoke the llquor license is
sued 20 Fotes a. Farros OF 55l west See
ond South Tor the following cause,
threatening the life of an clnploye IN
the city poll tax department, and in
sttucting the Greek colony ia this city
rot 10 pay poll tax The threat and
the instructions were made and given
~ the above mentioned saloon By Pc
ter Foote'S. one II the principal partners
IN the saloon business stated, and i'm
consequence my deputies had TO aban-
don the collection OF taxes from the
Greek colony, payment being emphatic
ally refused
HOW THE ROW BEGAN.
II was stated by Councilman carter
that when the poll tax collectors and
an Interpreter went into tho saloon to
collect the tax from a number of
Greeks, Foote'S grabbed beer bottle and
threatened TO kill the men and drove
them from the place. He also instruct
ed the Greeks that they need not pay
their poll tax. The matter wea referred
70 the license committee and Fotes Will
be called before the committee TO ex-
PLAIN his conduct or show oause why
their license should not be revoked.
ORDINANCE GOES OVER.
The ordinance creating the office OF
bookkeeper In the city auditors office
and fixing HE salary at $1,000 per year
and also providing for an increase in
the deputy auditors salary from 81 200
10 81 500 per year WAS discussed at some
length and was finally laid over for one
week.
TO INSPECT CANAL.
Upon request of Land and Water
Commissioner Mathews, the members
Of the council and the city engineer
VIII accompany the commissioner on a
trip OF inspection Of the Jordan & Salt
Lake canal on Friday, leaving the city
aud county building az o'clock a. m.
Tho trip VIII be made I'm an automo-
pile and ts made for the purpose OF
determining on repairs aud bridges over
the canal.
HARMS WANTS a RAISE
Health Commissioner Stewart recon-
mended that the application OF State
Chemist Herman Harms for an increase
In salary be granted. Mr.. Harms Is at
present receiving a salary OF $50 per
month, half OF which he states he Is
compelled to spend for chemicals and
supplies. He asks for SIS per month
Increase and for S25 per month expense
| money. The committee on sanitary will
consider the matter.
COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED.
The engineering and waterworks
committees recommend the adoption OF
the Black resolution authorizing the
board OF public works TO advertise for
bids for the extensions of watermains
and sewers and the construction of
cement sideawlkes for the year 1906.
The report was adopted as was also
inc resOlutlOT
The council adopted the reports OF
| the streets COMMITTEES recommending
| that the petition OF z. r. Ferguson Of
| ferng to sell certain land TO the city
| for opening UP Fourth street be fled
The petitioners asked that Fourth street
be opened from y TO West street II
was stated by members OF the COM
| mittee that the property owners wanted
| TO sell the necessary "trip OF land to
| the city for 81 900 II was decided that
| the street Will not be opened unless
the residents dedicate the street 10 the
| city.
A report was received from the fn-
| aNce committee denying the petition
| Of W, j. Halloran ct al for an appro-
| priation OF 5000 70 assist the Western
| Bowling congress which meets In this
| city In March, Some OF the councilmen
were OF the opinion that the approprla-
| ton should be made, so the matter was
| referred back to the committee for
| further consideration,
An ordinance was passed regulating
the width OF walls In fats hereafter
| constructed IN the city The following
| table contains the width required by
| the ordinance passed last evening.