The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-11
SECOND MEETING 0(l
NEW CITY COUNCIL
Hall StrenuOusly Objects 40 M
appointment of PreSent
Board of Works III
MAKES VIGOROUS AEGnnnAgk
ON WORK OF llN'rECllq
CITY Auditors Appointmenl
Held PendiEs roposed
Chad scS.

The SECOND mectlrL1t was w new c'
council Monday nigNcidor. N'e. an
pcaceablc only one dr. "'rins W
disturb in any way tho a oh'. " VIZ
occasion. This was ic a,'I'.n ee.ion
Councilman Hall 10 u Mavor R,arn non
W" i"app"lh.mont hs1bcrs OF the bast
~ an nc prs+ent nom the comm,,n,ca
pi public works Whetuppointinp' M
tinn from the mayor r,d q - p "a s
MHMlii1n, y, chairman anAoklidge and
j. Armstrong. members Of Sir aTa canars wa
read. Mr.. Hall opposed thS.'syod,' ,,'in ,,laa na
ton for the reason that he belle. r;a,. .he,
would Ieappoint Mike FitzpassS. Y
Mr.. Hall said that the board had IN
III its employ inspectors who were H..
toTiouSlN Incompetent. and who contrib 4
ally approved public works not done AZ
coidlnS to the plans and speciilca tjorl
as set forth by the city engineer and N.
the contracts. He cited several nlIecis
INSTANCES whore the inspectors had faIj$
~ thcir duty and said that he had cyef
bcrS. If reappointed would retain s,,@
. inspectors In their employ II he w,IE
assured IN any way that the bod.
| by Mayor Bransford in his messspe III
the effect that all inspectors be reol,;rlE
TO pass an examination, so that cnn,M
tent men would be employed. he wod
not raise any objection to the memtM
OF the board named by the mayor "
nc. considered each OF them able and u,
hcient. II,
Fernstrom and Holley, Too. L,
fcrnStrom and Holley voiced the "a II
sentiments rs MI Hall; but the appolni'
menls were confirmed by 4 vote OF 10 4
4. Councilmcu Hall. IIollcy. Fernstrc|
and Hodgson voted against confirmatio[
and Councilman Lyme was NOT prnes-
when the roll was called. The other 81
nemhers voted in favor OF confirmatin1E
he appointments made by CITY Al
! ditor All FOR his office and also in T.
! license department. which is under B
SUPERVISION. too were held up. Mr.. a
ISn' SSn ,,nan N the = ioliowlns appointments
deputy license assessor: w L. McI.a,Ic&
lin. hoollkecper: W. L: Wood and r. III
Black. t,'. license Inspectors. Upon motif
"l vi. Moreton. these appointments weI'
reason that move is contemplstA
! Whereby the license end of the offlca 5f
he placed in an entirely separate al
! distinct department. When the comu,Ii'
| tee decides as TO that matter IL viii die
pass upon the appointments recommondc'
| by Ny. Aft.
The other appointments submitted 4,
Mr.. AIN for his Office proper arc: G M
stevens deputy auditor f.. A. BOD
| bookbeeper. Charles - Weaver and i
| A"omb. clerks. Mr. RecdaIl moved th<
/ these appointments be laid over for or
! wcck. ITc did nor state any reason Il
| his request. but II was granted. IL
! understood that at least one OF the al
poiintces named b. Ar. AIN is objectIcf
hbie 10 some OF the concilmcn ii
sprague Confirmed Il
The appointment, of Dr.. II. B. Sprssf
aS assistant health commissioner nj.
| ronutOl"d by UNA nimouS vote.
| The ordinances increasing the salari|
| Of the members of the firc and poIiI
| departments, and also the ordin,ucc iI
J creI sing the number OF mon in tho d<
! the finance committee. with the fire al
J police committees associated.
! Chief Of Police BARLOW submitted n
appointments Of r. Morris Harry cd
! dard aud John MclEvor as spccial polic/
men. 10 act without pay from tho cid
/ I1csc appointments were made upon u
| quest of Humane Officer Harry AIcr4
and the men. if confirmed will sct I'd
! deT his supervision and in enforcing IA
! humane ordinances of rkr city. Tho "a
| licr and prison committee will considH
| the appointments. II
Chief Barlow also notified the counr
! That he had removed Patrolmsn Harr.
Jones for the good of the service. ~
| action In this matter was approved nj
! tho council II
! As soon as The neccSsary. instrtmonf
/ can he purchased the food depaftmer
I nf The city will be able 10 make all u
| own meteorological tests. Upon ~
/ recommendation of Health CommissioW'
/ Paul the council appropriated S5o6 for m
/ equippinG of a archaeological laboratou
/ When tho equipment Is secured all M
! viii he put through the barterlologi|'
test. which will greatly simplify the vo
| nj tho food AMI GairV commissioners
! testing the milk supply Of the city. ~
Food and DairT Commissioner FraW
| asked authority 10 employ deputy II,
! spcctor in his department until thc. pr"
\ cnt ordinance is changed so that the a.
|
tor was referred 10 the committee on cst
! mates and apportionment IL
Annexation Petition. II
| The petition OF Kimball & RIchaui
| and i large number Of property oWpM
| in the Sugar House district asking VI
! thar district be annexed 10 the city ~
I 2 eain submitted 70 the council. The dI
| trict includes a largo area near the st:|
/ prison. The petition vas referred 10
! municipal laws committee ana WI
taken M by it THURSDAY nisht ana
! ported on hy next Nondsv night -
street Supervisor Raleigh was suuW.
! lied 10 tear down the remainder OF VI
old wooden bridge crossing the Joi
! river on Ninth North street and me ~
I OF SI50 WAS Appropriated for tnat pW
( pose Owing TO an ice jam forming
tho bridge. which flooded large ,s,Z
/ in that locality last month. Mt hsis
blow up n portion OF the structure 80
dynamite 10 relieve the copdifion' ip1-r
now the plan IN hIild new steer pi.
over the river al that point AT sh e-|H
mated cost OF $3.50. Al
The committee on rules reconime",.r =
the adoption uf the rules used ~
old council with one or two minor cnsnr
and the report was adopted. one cnaW !
il q decrease I'm the number oi shnu. A.
committees by cons eolidatiop IRON wen
two TO siXtcen. T;v another rhanEc ~
president OF tho council Is nlnne t.
ox-officiO member of all commiuee' 4
the council. ,,~rc.es
An ordinance was introduced lpsIH,
inc the salary Of IN. health comnlsS-., 4,
or from $500 10 $500 year. ~.
ter was referred 40 the commlt1ec
finance and salaries ~
More Pay for Secretary r.
An increase I'm tho salary of the pIa,E aan !,
secretary 10 tho mayor. from VI. =,
slSO0 year. is contemplated III =" IL
dinancc which was jntToducco @ @sn - y
fcrrod tp the committee on n''h'' ~,
salaries. ,..- ION \,
FLORENCE b. Rogers and other pto,
owners pelltioncd the cnunCu 80, n ~
curb and ruttcr Fifth East stIrree'. ls
Third in Ninth south Str"eL st~tv y
tiop asks that the paving pe rs<.( ,Nsa N
-, v.iI,b 'Tue matter Was rcieI,e*I z;
thc committee on engineering ~- "a
cragc. k,f,,sd ~
Mrs. Il ". Cummings supinlt''esrs b. n
,f ~ cents a meal FOR iocdine - - ~
onor ut the city i.il the cnfp' - X'll
...,ars The hid Was rcierIcu 49,, D
finance and police and prison b
''.' aC,cr the council adjourned TIE I'm
,,,Ifr,.o ON ratiuaies aud app"I" =