Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-19

on motion further consideration was
postponed for another week
Councilman Moreton objected 10 the
method in vogue in the council for
the past four years OF handling pay
rolls OF the city lie said that the
members OF the council were handed
the payrolls to sign at the last minute
in the council meeting without hav-
ing an opportunity 10 know the names
were all right or not and he thought
Il a very slack way of handling the
large expenditure the city makes
every two weeks
Councilmen Davis, Fernstrom and
Hall took part in the discussion ot
the matter. which was finally re-
forred to the committee on rules TO
devise some method for handling the
payrolls more satisfactory than the
present one.
AFTER THE BARRIERS
Upon recommendation Of the sani-
tarN committee. the ordinance regard
ing the collection OF dog taxes VIII be
amended to transfer that department
from the city treasurer's Office 10 that
Of the license assessor, so far as the
collection OF the tax Is concerned, but
to place the appointment OF the dog
catcher under the supervision Of the
health commissioner. This means that
there will be an appreciable falling
away OF unlicensed ours roaming tho
streets ath an early date.
The petition OF the salt Lake Driving
club for a speedway I'm Liberty park
was killed by an almost unanimous
vote. Councilman Holley stood out for
the speedway. which he said was
necessary for the horsemen, and II
a speedway was granted 1t would be
fenced in and no danger would ensue
TO children and pedestrians.
Councilman l.. G.. Hall objected TO
calling the board Of estimates and APP
portionments n committee and receiv-
ing reports from 1t the same as COM
mittee reports The result was that the
city attorney is called upon 20 report
10 the council whether the board is "a
standing committee or really a board.
Eight petitions were received from
George NJ. Cannon and two from Kim
ball q Richards. asking for water main
extensions In the newly annexed terri
tory In the southeastern part Of the
city All were referred to the water
works committee.
The Emigration Canyon Improve
ment company objected TO the city al
lowing sheep to trail up the main can
yon above Little Mountain In Emigra-
tion canyon and asked that the land
and water commissioner be instructed
to see that the trail is not used i'm the
future.
W. r. Clark again applied for a drug
gist's liquor license at Twelfth South
and Eleventh East streets though his
application was denied by the council
a week ago.
A new market district will be estab-
lished Instead Of the farmers and
hucksters standing their wagons along
First South street opposite market row,
they will now be required 20 stand on
Second West street between Second and
Third South streets. This recommend
tion was made by the sanitary and
markets committee, and adopted
NO LIQUOR NEAR UNIVERSITY
The council adopted the report Of
the license committee. denying "a IL
cense TO sell liquor to the University
Drug store Protests from the facul-
ty of the university had been received
against the granting OF the license and
the council was Of the opinion that
II would not be a good thing TO per-
nit the drug store in question 20 sell
LIQUOR
The council also turned down the ap-
pication Of Charles Sturgis FOR "A IL
cense at 2l9 west Second South street,
Cancelled the license Of Charles S.
Swain at "a west Third South street,
and granted the application for a a.
cense 20 Hin X Warmack at the same
place.
Upon resolution Of Councilman A. J.
Davis the city attorney Is instructed TO
tell II p. clark 10 take up the rails
In Fourth South street, between West
Temple and Fourth West streets The
rails were laid several years ago for
a street car system. but the project
fell through and the rails have been
n nuisance IN the street The franchise
lapsed several years ago.
new ordinance was presented by
Councilman J. -. Moreton that Ice
wagons must get metal plates from the
license assessor for their wagons as a
check on the number Of wagons IN
service.
University Helehts' first and second
additions and College View addition
were ANNEXED nv the council a week
ago. and the ordinances admitting them
were passed last night This property
IL between Fifteenth East and Seven
teenth Fast streets and from Tenth
South TO Eleventh South streets.