Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-12
BATCH OF ROUTINE
BEFORE COUNCIL
Members OF Library Board APP
pointed for Term Ending
June 80, 1918.
MORET0N BILL is UP AGAIN
City Treasurer Asks That AMOUNT be
Paid 10 Him, but Council Turns
Request Down,

So much time was occupied In dis
cusslng the Second West paving pro-
position by the city council last eve
ming, that very little else. except rou-
tine business was attended TO.
d. H. Christensen was appointed a
member OF the Free Public Library
board In place of George -. Blood,
resigned, and the following were APP
pointed members OF the board for the
term ending June 80. 1918; Herman
Bamberger. Mrs. s. II. Clawson, and
William f. Cotton.
y. s. Riyes, city recorder. said that
so great was the demand for certified
copies OF records. documents, or
dinances ana the like in his office that
schedule Of charges for making the
same ought to be made. The matter
was referred to the city attorney
" J. Dininny. city attorney, recon-
mended that the council accept the
compromise Of $411.20 in the suit for
1900 damages commenced by Wal
ter Robertshaw against the city for
injury to his property on Seventh
North and Second West The matter
was referred to tho committee on
claims.
l. r. Kelsey, 7. W Partridge and
VI. s Woolley each presented bill
for $50 for two days expert testl-
mony IN the case Of Mrs. NJ - r..
Webber against the city ON account ~
the change Of grade on Second avenue.
Looks high TO me-" said one OF the
careful ones and the matter was re-
fcrred to the claims committee.
PUT DOWN OWN SIDEWALKS
Property owners within the district
from the north line Of sixth avenue
to the north line OF Eighth avenue
and from the west line OF b street 20
the center line OF y street are willing
10 put sidewalks In at their own eN-
pense, the city to pay nothing; so the
council gladly gave them permission
TO start work upon making proper con-
tracts The people on the bench say
that there are no hopes now that the
city Is practically bankrupt, so they
take the whole burden on their own
shoulders
The city engineer asked for 5000 eX-
ira on his contingent fund but the
councilman wanted to assure them
selves that this amount was not 10 be
in excess OF his yearly allowance for
that purpose and therefore referred II
to tho engineering committee.
The city attorney reported that as
had never been dedicated to the city
the council had no jurisdiction over II
as 10 sprinkling.
Thomas Holiday. superintendent OF
waterworks. reported that the water
mains along Ninth avenue from b to
X streets are so near the surface on
account Of the grading done for the
new Ninth avenue car line that they
ought 10 be lowered before they be-
come frozen, The question was re-
ferred TO the waterworks committee.
Frank Farley was appointed a spe-
cial police, and r. ". Heriot was ap-
pointed deputy FIRE marshal In place
Of b. p. Flint. Jr.. resigned.
MoREToN BILL AGAIN.
once more the bill Of A. e. More
ton and others for s720.25 for writing
and delivering 1924 water tax notices
came up before the council, this time
on the suggestion Of the city treasurer
that the bill be allowed him personally
and that ne would himself pay the Il
workmen who did the work. From
appearances there seems 10 be a de
termination to get IL through the
council out OF the regular order Tho
report of the city treasurer did not eN-
plain the matter either. He said;
II herewith send you detailed vouch-
ers embraced I'm payroll covering the
writing and delivery OF 16.s47 water
tax notices for 1901 amounting to
S72o 25. The work was done under my
supervision, and in the manner and at
the cost customary for several years
past and with the expressed approval
OF the committee on waterworks.
THE amount approximately was
asked for and duly appropriated In
the regular budget for 1910. and was
also allowed under requisitlon dated
July II. 1910, approved by the mayor
and finance committee few days
later.
1T was also customary 10 make the
bin FOR doing this work In the name
W an Individual hence, in the present
instance IL was made In the name OF
a. f. Moreton. but Il now seems ad-
visable that the matter Of paying Tor
this work in detail should be under
my direction.
81 therefore respectfully request that
YOU authorize the auditor to issue war
rant favor OF Gideon Snyder city
treasurer, to pay the individuals on the
pavroll. and / will in turn, take their
GIDEON SNYDER,
"City Treasurer"
The council. however. again turned
the bill down insisting that II be re-
ferred back and be made to come up
I'm the regular order.
At II pm. Councilman Mckinney
made brave EFFORT 90 get tho council
10 consider his resolution concerning
the closing Of saloons AT midnight and
citing the guilty ones I'm so that their
licenses could be revoked. but Council
man Mulvev arose In righteous wrath
and insisted that he also had reso-
tuition authorizing 30 DAYS Of horse
racing IN the spring and In the fan
ana that he would stay all night II
the others insisted.
MulVey's hlibuster won out ana on
motion tho council adjourned.