Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-13
COUNCIL AND MAYOR
RAY FAIL TO AGREE
pnrtmcnt but Solons Withhold
Approval.
Special Correspondence

PROVO, Jan. 13.-At the city coun
ell meeting Tuesday night the following
appointments made by Mayor Ray
were confirmed without any opposition:
Evan Wrde, sexton; w. j. Williams
inspector OF buildings and electric wir-
ing; T.. A. Jacobs. city engineer; Jo-
seph w. Loveless. chief of fire depart
mcnt; C. L. Johnson. dog tax collector
Thomas Ward, scavenger. This leaves.
of the mayors appolntees. unconfirmed,
w F. Olson. city marshal. w. j.
Burgess. superintendent OF waterworks.
street supervisor. George Il. Peay Jr.;
watcrmaster. John n, Strong, and no
provisions yet made for the police off,
GERS, who will be appointed after the
city marshal Is confirmed.
The council and the mayor again
held caucus yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of trying to agree upon
the offices to be appointed and con-
firmcd The mayor then laid it down
cold that he was going to have tho
police department. This was object
ed to by the councilmen, and therefore
the suggestion by the mayor that at the
evening meeting the council confirm all
his oppointccs, except the city mar
shall and the superintendent of water
works, and defer action OH them did
not meet with approval, and as far as
the council would go was to confirm
the nppointees named above. In the
meantime the work OF the city is be-
ing conducted by the holdovcrs just as
If nothing had happened. and there is
no particular disappointment except
among those who are waiting for
position. or course, there IS some
slight interest among tho politicians
as to which, the mayor or the council.
will win; but people generally renliZc
that IL the holdovers remain as such
for an indefinite time, no great harm
will be done.
Felix Bachman of the Bruins
wick bar asked for a rebate on
which had been closed. Referred to
the committee on claims.
The assessment of $10S against tho
United States government for paving
the sidewalk abutting the Federal
building was received. the government
having refused to pay
On motion OF Councilman Carter the
matter of improvements on Provo
river, as recommended by the mayor.
was referred to- the committee In irrl-
cation with instruction to call a meet
ing VI cltlIeHS interested at the court
house at 2 o'clock. the committee also
to confer with the county commission
crs and ask their cooperation.
The recorders financial report for
the quarter ending Dec 81. showed a
balance on hand of s23, ,s37.S SO.
Mrs. Gonlllia J. Tucker asked for the
appointment of Wllford johnson as
deputy city treasurer, to serve with
out compensation. and that she be per-
mitted to have her Office In the State
Bank of Provo. Referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
The committee on waterworks recon-
mended the employment of Rodney
Snow as assistant superintendent of
waterworSs and Elizabeth Choules as
clerk IN the waterworks department
Report accepted
City Attorney Anderson reported that
Judge Booth had held tho ordinance
relating to riding bicycles on side
walks opposite school grounds Invalid
on the grounds of uncertainty. Re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
and the city attorney with instructions
to bring in bill for n good ordinance