The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-04
PARK CITY COUNCIL.
Decide to Curtail Expenses by Pha-
lanxing Some of the Po-
Icemen

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met in regular session last evening at
the city hall and Mayor Wilson called the
meeting to order. Rollcall found all of
| the councilmen in their places. with the
absent mark The minutes of the previ-
| GUS session were then read and after
slight correction were accepted on mo-
| ton of Getch and Wight.
Bills against the city for the month of
March were next presented to the amount
| of S9l1 "a for goods purchased from local
| business men and other necessary eX-
penses. The ball of Judge Snyder for
$3.50 for his services as attorney for the
city In the Bagneli case brought forth
some discussion, as the solons were in
clined TO believe that Mr.. Snyder was
overchargiEg them. and on motion of
| Deighton the bill was referred to the city
attorney and recorder and later on during
| the meeting was ordered paid.
On motion of leighton the recorder was
authorized to draw warrants and pay off
| these outstanding accounts.
The city payroll was next read and
was as follows: City officers. $3.50. police
department. 1858; inspector. janitOr.
scavenger and sexton. $406: streets. alleys
and bridges, $3.50. SO. Total. 81, $40 go.
Reports of city officers came next and
were as follows: Treasurer-Balance on
hand March l, IS. S3S SO; grand total, 81
$50. "a; balance on hand April l. s3.0l0. 80.
Recorders report: Balance on hand
March l. 1896 80; grand total, 81. sos. %; bal
ance I'm debt s2i.97; outstanding war
rants s.. 90. IS.
MarshaIs report: One special police Of
fieer March H. s9.25. During the
month there were twenty-one arrests
made, and two men of forty days each
are serving time on the streets at work,
There was $685. OF expended by the street
commissioner 200O feet of lumber being
used in the building of sidewalks. fumes
and street crossings; amount of dog tax
collected during March. $40: expense Of
| the fire department. sI4.S1. There was a
new fire hydrant put in on Eleventh and
Park avenue and one repaired on Heber
avenue.
The city attorney was next and re-
spOnded to a query put to him by the
mayor in regard 10 the juvenile court
matter. in which IL was found that George
W. Young of COalVille was the probation
officer and that unless Park City wanted
TO stand the expense of an officer for this
| city. Young would have to manage the
court. After a short discussion it was
decided to have Mr.. Young for the pres
ent at least.
City Justice.-His honor had twenty
one lawbreakers before him and imposed
500 i'm fines, $3.50 of this amount being
collected, SO appealed and $50 to be
served.
City Sexton-During the month there
| were six deaths. four males, two females,
four adults. two children, one body
shipped to O'Neil. Neb., three inferred In
! City cemetery. two in Glenwood cemetery.
After talking over these reports for
short time they were accepted on motion
of Wight and Deighton.
Applications for liquor licenses were
next in order and the following applca-
lions were made: Donovan & Co, Pat
Clarke Blyth-Fargo company. The
bonds We're made out in regular form and
were accepted on motion of leighton and
Wight.
At this point Wight stated that in the
future the cOuncilmen should be very
careful in accepting these bonds when
the sureties are men who could not make
I crNr hair q
4 list of names was then presented by
the marshal of Park City men asking for
places on the fire department, and on
motion of Wight and Deighton they were
accepted.
DeightOn asked about a broken water
pipe on Heber avenue and was told by the
marshal that the water company had
been notified several days ago, but as yet
Peterson and Wight the marshal was in
structed 10 go after the company again
and to insist upon 1T being fixed.
The mayor then informed the council
that owing to the present condition of the
city he had given a number of the bust
ness men permission to pay their licenses
monthly, instead of quarterly, for as he
said. the city officers should not be too
hard them.
1t was near the close of the session
when the only exciting business of the
evening was taken up. and this was
when Getch told the council that they
should cut down the city expenses some
and to begin with. there were too many
policemen on hand at the present time,
and he thought that one of them. any
way, should be turned loose. After dis
cussng the question at some length it
was finally decided on motion OF Deigh-
ton and Peterson. to have the marshal lay
each officer off one week during the
month. thereby cutting a weeks salary
off each man. which will be equivalent
in the expense column, to having one
man off. ,
Marshal Morse told the council that the
city was i'm need of two fire hydrants and
a half-dozen casts for some now being
used. He also asked that standpipes for
the sprinkler be put up. as the fire plugs
that are used for that purpose now are
being ruined. but the mayor stated that
he thought the cty's financial condition
was a bad one and that these improve
ments could not be made; at least not
at the present time.
Nothing further coming up at this time
the council adjourned on motion of Getch
and Wight, to meet again on Thursday
evening. April l6
Park City lodge No. sa B. P. o. Eiks,
will meet in regular session on Monday
evening. when the installation of officers
for the ensuing year will take place.