The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
PARK COUNCIL SESSION.

Park City, Dec. 4.-The Park City coun-
ell met In regular session last evening at
the city hall and transacted all of the
befs.
Mayor Wilson called the solons to order,
and the roll call found all of them in
their places.
The minutes of the previous session
We're read and accepted without correc-
This being the first meeting of the
month, the following bills were presented
and ordered paid, on motion of Deighton:
Miscellaneous bills. $445.2S; city officers,
Sl1; police department.. Sass; scavenger,
sprinkler, sealer Of weights and measures.
ana sexton, S31S25; sire cts, alleys and
bridges, S3f.25 Total, S1,8251
reports of city officers were next in
order and were read in the following or
City Treasurer-Balance on hand Nov.
1905 sl,6Ss.5S
City Observation-Disclosures Nov. /.
!. isC So S'V's.S2; Indebtedness Dec. l, 1908,
/ Outstanding warrants. s6O7S.sO the out
standing warrants agreeing with the
treaSurers report.
City Justice-Number of cases, Sc; COL
lected in cash, 500; committed, $40; fines
imposed, $212
City Marshal-A complete report was
read from this officer, covering the va
rlous departments of the city, as tn 2
fire department, street commissioned,
streets, alleys and bridges, etc
CITY Scavenger-Number of deaths. g.;
adults. 3; males, 4; females. i: inferred in
City cemetery, 2; Glenwood cemetery, 2,
one body shipped TO Rhode Island for
burial; collected and turned over to the
city treasurer. so.
At this iunCture of the meeting Wight
asked why the sealer of weights and
measures did not present a monthly re-
port, and some little discussion arose. 1t
was the sense of the council, however
he I'd
on motion of Deighton the officer will
in the future be asked to present his
report with the other city officers at the
first council meeting each month. so as
TO give all an idea of what is being done
in this department of the city.
The reports were all accepted as read,
on motion of Deighton.
Under the head of petitions the follow
ing liquor bonds were presented and ac
cepted: Park City Mercantile company,
William Donovan, NJ NJ. Condor, Welsh
Driscoll & Buck, and Harrington & Hol-
land
The special committee on light and
water was unable to make report, and
further time was asked for. which was
granted.
The petition from H. NJ. Short. clerk of
the Park City school board, asking that
this city be made one of the second class
and thereby prevent the movement which
has been on foot to consolidate the local
schools with those of the entire county,
was again read and again discussed at
some length. and Wight made a motion
to the effect that the school board be
authorized to take the census of the city
without cost to the city government
which was carried.
Councilman Deighton made motion to
the effect that the druggists license be
taken from the table, but the gentleman
found only one supporter among the
councilman for his motion, and the IL
cense. which is an old chestnut with the
wise ones" still sleeps.
Wight thought that the outstanding
warrants be cleared up. and asked that
a warrant be drawn in favor OF the
treasurer to clear up the recorders books.
The motion was carried.
The marshal was next called upon to tell
what was doing about town, and the gen
tleman informed the councilmen that he
would like them TO give him permission
TO build an estray pound at the rear of
the city hall. His request was granted
and the owners of cows and horses will
be money in from now on to keep them
in their stables.
Where shall the children coast7 Park
avenue is about the best place in town
for the children to enjoy themselves, ana
so the council granted them the privilege
of using this ,horoughfare for sliding.
The council then adjourned. on motion
of Wight, to meet again Thursday even
ing, Dec. il, at .. m.