The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-03
CITY COUNCIL.

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AXE Proceedings at the City Council on
lL9 Tuesday evening, November 2, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:
and sIWm. Vsriey. by petition, called
lie the attention Of the Council to the
Co. fact that the powder heretofore stored
axe in the msEszine known as Jennings,
ny or DupoDt's powder magazine, was
~ being removed to q common rock
o. dwelling house belonging to Joseph
nty Burns, which was within four rods OF
md petitioners dwelling beuse. He
uin therefore asked that some measures
nty be taken Immediately for the protec-
' 'an ton OF bis family. Referred to the
ant committee on Improvements.
I'VE Louis Reggel petitioned for the re-
lty consideration OF the action taken by
lty the Council at recent session upon
TX the petition OF himself and others,
ny which asked an extension of the
~ water maiDs one ana = bail blocks |
lie westward on Fifth South street, The
on petitioner stated that the water in the
ty wells OF thst vicinity was very bad at
~ present sud that dipbtheriA Was again
ne becoming prevalent in the Seventh
nis Ward. The petition wss endorsed by
70 Bishop VIM. Thorne, his counselors,
,el and the Seventh District School
ge trustees in behalf OF the school
ty children of the ward, who deemed 1t
ty WI,dom 10 check the spread OF the
9K disease IN every possible way, and be-
~ lieved that pure article OF wster for
IA the children to drink would 60 far to-
M wards the prevention of that loa b.
te some scourge, diphtheria. The petit
n ton was received and the extension
y asked for was granted sEd ordered to
= be made, providing the inhs bitsnts OF ,
= the locality to be benefited shall first |
ii psy into the city Treasury, under the [
n usGal conditions, 8 sum equal at least {
o to three fourIhs Of the expense OF {
Il mskIDg such extension. i
Il On motion, the petition OF r. B. /
Margetts and others, asking an ex
tension of the water mains On Second
West street, was taken up and the
prayer thereof granted en- condition
that the petitioners shall first advance
and pay over TO the city treasurer
three lourths of the entire cost TO be
incurred in making the extension and
without reg ard to the stipulations set
forth in the former petition OF Mr. u
Msrgetts. Il
The following communication was il
submitted: T
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Members Of the City Council, Salt !
Lake City: l
Conference.-The chancellor and board
. OF regents Of the University Of Deseret, !,
. approaching the liberal donation your :.
honorable body has recently made to
their institution, desire 10 express their
thanks for so worthy contribution to
E the cause Of education.
, In their capacity as trustees of the
University, acting in behalf Of the people d
Of the territory, they appreciate and =,
acknowledge in this bequest OF your ~
honorable body, the liberal sentiment and Il
the good will of the citizens of Salt Lake l:
City and accept the trust reposed in them
in the full spirit OF the motive which
gave rise to its execution.
In reciprocaiion Of the favor, the chan e.
cellor and board of regents can do no re
more than promise fidelity 10 their trust v
in The simple performance Of their duty.
Very respectfully,
GEO. Q. CANNON,
Chancellor. T
On behalf of lie Board of Regents. II
Received and placed On file. til
The committee on water works re- bl
ported that they had compared the 81
vouchers accomL anyipg the report OF lie
the superintendent OF water works bl
Tor the last quarter with his accounts Iii
and found that they agreed. The
committee considered the expendl-
lures incurred were necessary but in at
regard to that portion of the superin.
terdept's report wherein he asked for
fuitner instructions before having a
new tank constructed and certain
other improvements made, recon-. se
mended that the work be deferred for Of
the present. ge
The following bills for October were
submitted allowed and the several
amounts thereof appropriated as fol-
lows: MarshaPs expense bills,
S237.77; expenses Of fire department,
SI35 so; iailor's bill for prisoners
meals, S241 .0s; DR.. Clinton for medi- no
eines and medical attendance fur
nished as City Prison, 1875; john %
/ Aird for services as iAnitor of City &c
Hail and assistant jAilor, $50; R B. pr
Williams for collecting dog tex. $31; III
Charles Burgess for nightaatching TO
Market lot, s.; VIM. Salmon ior coal. in
$3.50; A. Gould. coal, SOS; James nc
Shelmerdine for services as yard mas stl
ter, etc Cd Washington Square in pc
addition to amount realized by him IN
for weigh cbaFgep, etc.. Sl4.50-total
salary for month. $40 Court ex
penses in case of Sam Levy cs. Salt
Lake City, $3.50.
An appropriation OF $500 was 70 70
made, to pay six moRths interest on O.
corporation note for $4,000 in the h'
hands OF Thomas Wsrdell, OF Omaha. OK
A resolution was adopted autboriz- gu
ing the Mayor 10 renew for the term az
of two years the corporation note p'
neld by Thomas Wardell, OF Omaha,
for $4,000, the interest thereon to be
at the rate OF z per cent. per annum, U
payable semi-Annuslly.
The bill for an ordinance in rela-
ton to city estray pound was taken
up and discussed, but was finally q
referred to tie committee on NUM- f
. pal laws, with instructions to make n
such amendments as they deem 81
necessary, and to have twenty five Il
copies of the bill printed in open lines b
; for the use of the Council. /.
Adjourned for one week. b