The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-07
CITY COUNCIL.

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April 9th, 1880. the City Couecil con.
vened for the transaction OF business.
Mayor Little presiding:
Louis Reggel petitioned for an
auctioueer's licenss for one year
from April Oh, 1880. Granted.
A petition was presented, signed
by D. NJ. McAllisler and fifteen
Others. asking that d 8ater ditch be
constructed froa: some eligible point
In City Creek Csh0n to supply water
for domestic purposes and irri
CATION TO residents of lots In the
Seventeenth and Nineteenth Wards,
lying above the present ditch which
supplies wat r to a portion OF said
wards. The petition was submitted
In the hope ths!in future, WHEN sllot-
ments OF the waters of CITY Creek
may be made, a share may be &C.
corded to the petitioners, and that
other parts OF the city may not be
granted additional water right, to the
exclusion Of theirs. Referred to the
committee on irrigation.
A statement from the chief engi-
neer of the fire department was re
ceivet, calling attention to the fact
that, in view OF the probability that
the street spriukIing during the sum-
mer months will devolTe upon the
IRE depa tment, as heretofore, it
would be we'll to consider that the
department has no old or imperfect
hose suitable for that purpose. To
effectually aHd properly perform this
| work, would call into requisition 800
feet of hose daily, and heretofore the
fremen have been under the neces-
sity OF dragging this hose from by
dIaat to hydrant. and rendering
the same literally useless in
a few months. The only way
to remedy this destruction OF
property would be to reel the hose
upon carts and thus obviate the labor
and friction caused by dragging. The
cost OF three small hose carts, which
the chief engineer thought would be
sufficient for this service, would be
$270, 1890 each) being less than the
value of the hose required for the
service and would in reality, be a
saving as well as a service to the fire
department. Referred to the COM
mittee on fire department.
The committee on claims reported
back the quarterly report of the street
supervisor as correct and recon-
mended the appropriation OF
50, SS2. &c. balance due him, on street
improvement. The same committee
reported upon the petition OF the Hon.
Jsel Grover, probate judge OF Juab
County,in relation to the remittance oil
asylum dues for an insane person
from said county, and recommended
in consideration of all the circum-
stances connected with the affair,
that the prayer Of said petition be not
granted. Report adopted.
The committee on irrigation t.
whom was referred the verbal petition
of Lorenzo D. Young asking pro.
lection from probable high waters the
coming spring reported that they had
examined Mr.. Young's premises neal
Red Butte and recommended that
the watarmsster be instructed tt
render Mr.. Young what protection ht
can consistently by drawing of il
other directions all the water that car
be 30 diverted, without injuring Other
inhabitants of that portion OF the city
Adopted.
The committee on irrigation t.
whom was referred the petition o
Thomas Latimer, asking for recon
sideration of former report of the
committee on irrigation upon the
subject of appointing q watermastel
for the north bench people, reported
that in view Of the prospect of an in
creased supply OF water from all the
streams during the present season
they would recommend that th'
watermaster be requested to sppoin
an assistant watermaster to distribute
the waters flowing on said bench
provided that the parties interested
bear the expense OF said assistant
and further that this action shall no
be construed as granting any right t
the use Of water to the inhabitants o
the bench lands. Adopted.
On motion, the matter of preparing
the bonds to be issued by the city wa
referred to a special committee, con
sisting Of the Mayor, Counselor Jos
F. Smith and Alderman Calder.
The committee on streets and alley
to whom was referred the petition o
Robert Patrick and others asking
that Garden street be opened from
the corner OF Walnut to the Cit
Creek Canon road, reported that the!
had considered the matter and re
commended that said Garden stree
be opened without delay, provided
the title to the street is first vested il
the corporation free of cost. Adopted
On motion, the committee on COZ
. struction of the Jordan and Salt LAX
, City Canal were authorized and EN-
powered to call to their aysistsnc
such additional ability as they ma
consider most advantageous to tn
/, interests of the city and the advance
meut Of the work assigned them.
! Alderman Piper submitted a re
! port of the Police Court for tn
month ending March 91st, 1886
? showing that fifty two cases had bee
: tried, and s7S7.65 collected in fines
, 1926. As was paid in cash, and 1851. 2
in labor on the public works. RI
port approved and placed on file.
The following bills for the mont
ending March 31st, 1880, were pre-
> scented and allowed: MarshaPs ex
:. pense bills, 1898 Sc; expenses of fiji
department, S14S.24; gas for stre'
, lamps, City and Fireman's Halls an
Jail, S1,OS1.50; boarding city prison
+. ers-2,545 meals at 11c.-S279. 9;
collecting dog tax, $l4.50.
J., Bill of G. @. Ferguson, for winding
4 attending and keeping in repair Gil
- Bal! Clocks, for the quarter endir
a. ,. April o. j 1900. S22.5O, was allowed.
~ nTnisshed fn 0.ty Hall, 500, was a
"a lowed. 40 mn u
& made to the Jordan and Salt Lal
to City Canal, 10 be drawn as provide
u. Ie by law.
Adjourned till next Tuesday eve
n ing, at the usual hour.