The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.

Pursuant to adjournment the Oh
Council convened for the transsctio
sr OF business on Tuesday, May HI
a. 1880. Mayor Little presiding:
=. a petition was submitted fror
Brigham Young, setting forth that
Fruit street be opened to the Wldt
y now proposed, it will Hecessitate tn
Is removal of considerable portion o
3 the old adobe Lamb Barn." which
: would materially impair the value o
= said property, while no especial bene
n at would accrue 10 the public. do
b. therefore ssked that suitable com
a mittee be appointed from the COln
: Gil. at an early day, TO investigate the
2 matter. Referred to the committee
! on streets and alleys.
A petition was read, signed By
I Elbridge Tufts, setting forth that in
view OF the proposed use of the
) Eighth Ward Square for a market
place for hay, wood, stock, weigh
scales, etc., he would respectfully ask
for an appointment to the Office of
market or yard master over tho said
grounds, and promised, if appointed,
faithfully and honestly to tend ID
all the duties required of
him in said position. Referred to
the acting market master
A petition from w n. Cook, of
the Twenty-frst Ward, was received,
stating that the city Watermaster had
informed him that the lumber asked
for TO repair the petitioners property
for damage done from waters of Red
Butte, could not be furnished By the
city. Petitioner therefore threatened |
If the water is not taken of bis lot
and the ground made good, within
ten days, to proceed against the city
as required by law. Referred to the
committee on claims.
A petition from Julia Saudbsrg,
Sixteenth Ward, asking remittance
of license to do q small business as
merchant, Was referred to the com
mittee on license.
W. E. Wilcox petitioned to be al
lowed to take charge of Union Square,
to put up such parts Of the fence O.
are in need of repair, TO keep tres
passers out of the groands and to
water said square, all of which he
would do to the best of his ability if
the Council would grant him the
privilege of sppropriatiug TO his own
use what hay and grass can be had
upon the place. and to stake couple
of COWS in such places as it would not '
be profitable to NOV. Petition not
granted.
A communication in relation to I,
license, addressed to the Mayor, from >
Philip Margetts. was received and re- =
ferred to the committee on license. =
The Mayor reported that the COM
mittee on arbitration, viz: Archibald
Gardiner, Reuben Miller and Isaac 8
NJ. Stewart, to whom was referred a
he matter of damages against the C
,iiy for the right of way for the Jor- a
Ian and Salt Lake City Canal through
and belonging to Angus NJ. Can 2
ION and Wherein be had coutem- -
plated the location OF a mill race, y
lad rendered their decision in the =
natter, as follows: That the whole {.
Iamages, including the land, the L
waite: power and all
theE things ia which the said Angus a
4. Cannon may OF right claim dam al
ges, save only the bridges, fumes, OF
ETC., be assessed at 81 100, ii
nd that said sum be paid by the cor o
Grafton Of Salt Lake City to Angus
4. Cannon.
The committee on construction of ~
ne Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal n
sndered their report for April. The =
mount expended during the month "a
n construction. as per the accom-. V
snying vouchers, was S16.056. SO. &c
York during the month had pro-
ressed satisfactorily, nineteen of the CT
having finished their tn
bs and received their final estimstes. of
he enlargement of that portion OF br
Ie canal between the dam in the &C
,rdsn and the hume OF the South Oh
,rdan canal, the committee reported he
as under contract and would be
nished in q few days. go that the ~
mount OF water necessary for the do
70 canals could be run through at or
~ time. The Msyor explained r.,
at this report was dated May Let, i
Id that since that time the work OF ~
llargement referred to in the report, =,
I'd been completed. The report was
ferred 10 the committee on finance. OF
The action of the mayor in borrow.
g money to conti14e the work on o.
q Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal
as approved, and he was authorized
borrow q further sum OF 800. GOO OF
much thereof as may be necessary &C
prosecute the work till such time
the bonds are issued.
Alderman Piper submitted report
the police court for the month of
pril. Sixty-nine cases had been
led and 81 ,252 90 assessed in fnee; an
OPS. 80 of which had been paid in z
sh and 1929 in labor on The public oh
oTks. ne
Bill OF VIM. Hyde for boarding city az
isoners for month of April, $50 siI
eals at lie, $183 &c. was allowed. n;
Adjourned to next Tuesday evening I'm
the usual hour. ST.