The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the City Council on
Tuesday evening, November 80, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:

q Proceedings at the City Council on
=. Tuesday evening, November 80, 1880,
j Mayor Little presiding:
The committee on streets and
) slleys, to whom was referred the Pc
tition OF John 8. Davis in which he
: asked the Council to accept mis- do
nation of land at the south end
of Franklin Avenue and have the
entire street opened to the public,
reported that they had examined into
the matter and found that all the land
owners upon the street in question,
excepting the two residing upon the
corners where said street is inter-
sectei by Third South street, were
willing to make titles TO the city OF
such portions OF their lands as would
be required for the street. The CON-
mittee recommended that the city
accept the generous offer of Mr.. Davis
and others and that the Council defer
all further action In the matter for
the present. Adopted.
The committee on finance reported
upon the canal expenditures for Sep
TENDER and October. After COM
pairing and checking the vouchers
with the report, they found, that the |
sum OF 81, 59S 50 had been expended
during the month of September for
guarding, material, bridges, intersst
on borrowed money, etc., and that
the sum of So, 542. "a had been sx-
pended in October for construction,
right OF way, guarding and material.
which amounts agreed with the
vouchers for the respective months.
The committee therefore recon-
mended that the canal reports be &C
cepted and placed on file. Adopted.
The following report was sub
mitted from the committee on ways
and means and those members OF
the Council associated Herewith, /
for the consideration Of the subject
presented:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Members Of
the City Council:
Condemnation committee 20 whom
was referred the petition Of Hon. W.
Woodruff and thirteen hundred others,
skking the Council to purchase stock OF
the Utah Eastern Railroad Company to
the amount of $50, 900, thereby assisting
said company in their efforts to supply !
the inhabitants of Salt Lake City and I
others with coal, beg leave to report that
they have had the matters set forth in
said petition under careful consideration,
iuch as the importance Of the matters
contained in said petition and the neces-
stiles of the people demand, together with {
the present demands upon the re. ources i
of the city treasury. Experience for the
last two years has demonstrated the ina | -.
bility of the existing railroads to supply
the increased and constantly increasing
demand for coal for domestic aud manu-
featuring purposes. We find from this
increasing demand a necessity for further |
means of transportation Of coal from the 6
coal fields to the coal sheds of the con-
sumers. We recognize in the construc-
ton of the Utah Eastern Railroad a I
means by which, with the existing roads, !
this growing demsrd for coal can be
fully answered for many years to come, d.
and at present as the only practicable .
means by which such requirement can be
fully met, and at less cost to the coal con-
sumers. We further find, on inquiry and
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maturing demands upon the city treasury
will hardly justify your committee in
recommending to the Council compli-
ance with the prayer Of said petition at
the present time, but when such demands
shall have been answered we recommend
that such assistance be rendered, in the !
purchase OF bonds or stock OF said Utah I
Eastern Railroad Company, as shall
enable said company to complete its road
TO this city, as the Council in its wisdom
shall determine, TO an extent not exceed
ing $4,000. As an evidence Of your
committees confidence in the work and
practical benefits resulting to the people
IN the construction of the road, we will
state that in our private capacity we have
taken s. ock in said road to the extent OF
our ability, and would further recon-
mend that the petitioners render such aid
10 said company as their respective cir =
cumstahces will permit. ,
Respectfully,
DAVID o. CALDER,
Jos. +. SMITH, I
JOHN CLARK,
A. b. RALEIGH,
Z. F. SHEETs,
ALEX. G. PYPEB.
Committee Room, Salt Lake City, No
N6nUeI OOI 1OOO'
The expense bills ofthe fire depart
ment for the month ending Novem
Der S0Ih, amounting to $105.0S. we're
allowed.
The bill of the Salt Lake City Gas
Company for three months past vas
presented and allowed, as follows:
1880
Sept. SO-To 90 street
lamps, furnished with gas,
lighted, extinguished and re-
paired one month, at S55 per
annum, less one lamp north
of Commercial street, re-
moved on 7th of month on
account of lowering Of side
walk. ......... ....................... Sl,Ol3 So
Oct 3l-To 22I street lamps,
IS above ................. LUZ w
Nov. SOTO do. do. 1,Ol2 80
To gas bill for halls and prison
for Septem ber....... ............ 80 sol
To do. do. for October 62 90
To do. do. for November " so
Total ................. 1925 q