The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-26
CITY COUNCIL.


business on Tuesday evening. MAJ
25th, 1880, Alderman Dinwoodey
presiding:
! A potion was submitted, signed by
Thomas Cannell and tWenty-ont
others, resident, and taxpayers o.
the Sixteenth Ward, setting forth
that they would be greatly accom-
modated if the Colncil wsuld instruct
the supervisor ID build foot bridge
across the canal at the intersection oil
South Temple and Seventh West
streets, and repair the main bridge
over said canal, which is in an i'm.
passsble condition al that point
Referred to the com niltse on streets
and alleys.
Ii. Pembroke petitioned for the right
10 use portion of the street on the
northeast corner of Second West and
Second North streets for the purpose
OF piling building material thereon
for a period of seventy-fve days.
Granted under the usual restrictions.
A petition was received, signed By
W. II. Robertson, per G. 81. Dodge,
representing that he had a small ex-
hibition OF mechanical figures known
as the "Blacksmith's Dream" made
and invented by himself; that he
could not afford to pay the regular
license for exhibiting, as he only
charged a small admission fee, and
tue ordinance required the sum of S.
to be paid for each exhibition. He
therefore asked permission to exhibit
free, or at reduced rate Of license.
License granted for So.
A petition was submitted from
Samuel Kahn, president, and Bern
ard 10th, secretary, of the CongregA-
ton of B'nai Israel, setting forth that
the st. Marks Episcopal congrega-
ton OF this city bad resolved and
agreed to relinquish all claim and
title whatsoever TO all lands hereto
fore granted by the city to them
as burYing ground, on condition
that said lands be ceded to the
Jewish congregation aforesaid. The
petitioners therefore prayed that the
former grant to the st. Marks Epis-
copal congregation be annulled and
rescinded and a new grant for the
same lands be issued to the Congre.
CATION B'nai Israel. Petition granted,
and the Mayor authorized to give a
grant for said land to the petitioners.
The committee on finance, TO
whom was referred the report of the
committee on construction OF the
Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal,
showing the amount expended there
on during the month OF april, re-
ported that they had found the same
correct, and recommended the ac-
ceptance of said report and that it be
placed on file. Adopted.
The committee ON public gIoundsre
ported adversely upon the petition OF j.
NJ. Russell, who asked the privilege of
purchasing land located on the north |
bench of the city, as 1t was their
opinion that the city ought not to
dispose OF land in that locality at
present. Adopted
The committee on enrolment re-
ported that a resolution entitled "a
resolution providing for the issue of
bonds to construct a canal and ether
works to supply Salt Lake City with
water" adopted by the Council on
the 2lst inst. had been correctly en-
rolled, signed By the Mayor, and filed |
in the office of the City Recorder. !
Report received and filed.
The committee on streets and a.
legs, to whom were referred the
petitions OF P. o. Thomassen and |
164 others and of Charles Smith and |
SO others, in relation 10 foot path in
of Wall street, and
leading over the bench from City
Creek Canon to the Seventeenth |
Ward, reported that they had ex
amined into the matter and would |
recommend that when the parties
whose land the desired right of way
passes through shall have vested the
title thereto in the corporation of Salt
Lake City, a four-rod street be de
clered open. 1t was moved that this
report be adopted, whereupon a
spirited and almost universal discue-
sion was INDUCED in by the members
Of the Council. 1t was elected from
upon the subject, that the
Trustee-in-Trust had granted to Mr.,
Farley P. Pratt 8 certain three
cornered tract of land, owned
by the church and lying directly
north OF the land owned of Dr.. Park,
at the mouth of City Creek Canjn
That said Pratt had built a house
upon the land so granted, which
house was located in such position
as to obstruct the footpath used by
citizens who travel to and from the
upper portions of the Nineteenth and |
Twentieth Wards. That this foot
path had been used for a number of
years by said citizens, although |
located upon land belonging to the
church; and that some OF the citizens |
had interviewed the Trustee-in-Trust !
and obtained from him a grant for
the right to continue using the foot
path.
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that the present footpath was located |
upon an extremely precipitous and /
route, and one (which /
if a road should be opened thereon |
for teams, could hardly be made &C.
cessible, while short distance TO the /
north was a route, more feasible, |
easier of access and Withal pleasant
and more practicable place either for
a footpath or wagon road, and one
which would not interfere in the least
with the rights OF other citizens. And
it was believed that the Trustee-in-
Trust would not hesitate to grant the
right of way for this latter route-by
far the better one Of The two. Finally
the motion to adopt the report was
amended, and a motion to lay it upon
the table was made and carried.
On motion, a committee of three,
consisting of Aldermen Calder, Piper
and Sheets, was appointed to confer
with committee Of the same number
appointed by the county court and
wait upon the board of directors sp
pointed by the last legislature to-
establish an asylum, with view TO
Offering a suitable location within
Salt Lake county, for the Territorial
Insane Asylum.
An appropriation Of S40l.00 was
made to redeem city currency re-
ceived by the treasurer, and the COM
mittee on finance, we're instructed to
count the currency and if found cor