The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05
PARK COUNCIL SESSION.
After Considerable Discussion So
Ions Decide to Raise Tax Levy
to 91/5 Mills.

Park City. July 3.-The city council met
in regular session last evening in the re-
corder's office at the city. hail. with
Mayor c. M. Wilson in the chair. the
gentleman just having returned from his
eastern trip.
Roll call found Peterson and Leahy
absent but the two named councilmen
came in a few minutes later. The min
utes OF the previous session were then
ordered read and were accepted on mo-
ton of Wright and Peterson. without any
corrections being noted.
The next order of business was bills
against the city. and were as follows:
Miscellaneous bills ...............s 6s2. 0S
CITY OFFICERS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33o.U0
Police department -.-....-...--...... 5U9.l5
Scavenger, sexton and sealer of
weights and measures ......... $50. 20
Streets, alley and bridges 34Se4
Grand total ...........s s., 2ss. 90
On motion the bills were ordered paid
Reports of city officers came next and
were given in this order:
City treasurer
Balance on hand June 1S 72e Is
Balance on hand July l ............ S.4S50l
City recorder
Indebtedness June l ............-.. s. .9554 y
Outstanding warrents ..-.......... Sc, oS3 30
City Sexton
There were eight deaths during the
| month of June. three adults and five
children. six males and two females, one
child inferred in Glenwood cemetery and
two adults. three children in the city
cemetery, one body shipped to Salt Lake
City and one body shipped to Woodland.
| Utah.
City Justice
The judge had a very busy month of it
in June having tried thirty-eight cases.
! $265 was collected in cash, S2S5 commit
ted and $3.50 imposed.
On motion of Getch and Leahy the
above reports were accepted
! Pat Clarke made application for a
,r11
Under the head of communications a
| letter. was read from David Johnson, re-
corder at Provo, Utah. asking that a
! copy of Park City's ordinance be sent
laws at Provo. and wanted to get a
line on the license section that is so
we'll handled by the city authorities of
this city. The request was granted and
copy of this city's rules will be sent
! at o3ce.
The petition of Scavenger James ,Buirly
| asking for an increase in his salary was
tabled on motion of Wight and Crotch.
| After landing at this order of business
! some little discussion took place, as the
| first meeting in July is the set time for
! fixing the rate of taxes for the whole
| city The rate for the year of 1907 was
az mills and some of the solons were OF
1 the opinion that this was a high enough
tax for 1908, while the other members
were just as strong against it and ar
gued for a higher tax. motion was
| made and seconded that the l9OS rate De
the same as the 1907 rate az mills. An
amendment to the original motion was
| then made and seconded that a tax of
! l cent be made
| A vote was taken the original mo-
| ton and ii was voted down. A vote
| was then taken on the amendment and
| II was also lost. Wight then moved
that 91a mills be the rate and Dightoa
| seconded it. and this slid things through
| The tax will be 91a mills and the assessed
valuation of Park City is $685.. 675. which.
when collected. will amount to ss.344.9125.
quite a neat sum, which ought to run
the city for while. =
Dighton then called the attention of
the council to the condition of the band
| stand, and stated that he thought new
roof should be built on, and could be for
the small sum of sS4, but there was moth
ing doing in this line.
| Peterson asked that the driver of the
sprinkler be sent on Park avenue at least
| twice a day, and he was promised by the
marshal that he would look into the mat
ter
1.-The city officers are about out of sup
plies said Attorney Wight He was
told to buy all that was necessary
Councilman Getch asked If the city
council would have the power TO exempt
the hospital from paying taxes, and he
was informed that they had no such
power
The council then adjourned on motion
of Wight and Getch TO meet again en-
Thursday evening, July 10th, at p. m.