The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-23
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council OF
Tuesday evening, June 22!, 1880
Mayor Little presiding;
I A patitiJn was presented from the
2 Olympic Club Of Salt Lake City, ask.
. ing for the use and control of the east
half Of Washington Square between
the hours Of l and z pm, on Mon
day, july 9th, 1880, 10 tie purpose
OF giving its initial outdoor enter
tainment, which would consist OF
running AID jumping, club sports,
etc. Ine club desired the privilege OF
charging an admission fee Of 25c. for
adults and loo. for children under II
years, and of laying out two running
tracks, one 100 yards in length, the
other 220 Yards in length. Referred
to the city marshal.
A petItition was submitted from
John S. Barnes and twelve othere,
residents Of the Third Fourth Seventh
and Eighth Wards, representing the
urgent necessity of extending the
main water pipe, at the car
lIest possible moment, from
their present southern terminus,
at the corner OF Flit1 South aud East
Temple Streets, thence south On East
Temll= Street one block t. the south
line OF Sixth South Street, Ia order
that residents OF tia. vicinity Lnsy be
| enabled 10 connect their dwellings
with said mains and thus supply their
families with pure AIT Gle OF water.
| Various TessOus were cited by me pc
utiJueTs for the necessity Of immedi-
ately extending the mains, among
which were impure wells, caused by
the lack Of proper facilities FOR sewer
age, the spread of maa,ious diseases,
more especially dipbtheris, ETC., etc.
Referred 10 the committee on water
works.
James McTierney, by petition.
asked for the return CT $S3 49,! IN
earned liquor license, as be closed
business on the 9Th OF June at the tx
piratioa of two months Of the quar-
ter's liCeusa for which he had paid.
Referred ID the committee on license.
VIM. Wheeler verbally peLitioned
the Council fox the right to the use
of water for his land on the east
| bench. He represented that he
had resided upon this land since
1868, and that formerly he had
plenty OF water, but now it was all
monopOized upon adjoining lands
and he bad been unable to raise any
crops for a number of years. The
verbal grievance was referred to the
committee On irrigation.
Che Mayor reported that 100 OF the
corporation bonds, series B, numbers
from l to 100, for $500 each, had
been regularly signed and tesled as
required by Law, advertised Tor sale
and sold for their PAR value and sc-
Crued interest, the amount realized
therelrOm being $50, 175 .65. Report
accepted and action approved.
The mayor submitted his quarterly
report OF the contingent fund placed |
in his hands for the three months
ending Mag 2lst, 1880. showing a
lotsl expenditure CT 1876 60. APP
proved.
he street supervisor reported mat
pursuant 10 Instructions, be had made
a more definite estimate OF the cost !
for covering with asphaltum the two
sidewalks on Fist South street
between East Temple and First East
streets, TO wit: south side, $50 |
square ieot to be covered with
asphaitum at Sc. Der foot, S704 so, |
North side. I4.000 square feet at Sc.
81. 40 90. Total, SI,S24S0. TIE
report was accepted and toe sidewalk
commissioner instructed to make the
assessment required by law, ex-
smpung, however, such portions of
said sidewalks as are already on glade
and covered with good subst4ntial
payemenis.
The committee on finance, to whom
was referred the auditors report for
the quarter ending May 3Ist, 1880.
reported that they had carefully ex-
smined the same, compared it with
tie books and vouchers and found it
| correct, recommended that it be &C
cepted as a correct lexhibit Of the
cty's finances and az such be pub |
lizhed in accordance with the require
menls Of the charter. Adopted.
The committee on streets Gnd |
alleys, to whom was referred the |
petlt0o OF Wm. Jones snd others IN
| relation O Sixth West street, between |
Third and Fourth South streets, re-
ported that though the street was al |
preseu! dry and passable il needed TO |
be properly graded, ami recon-
mended that the ttreel supervisor be
instructed to improve said street IN |
the due couTse OF business. Adopted. |
Bill Of Il. B. ClagsOn for one five
ton hay scales for bay and wood yard |
on Washington Square. 1882, was
allowed.
Ter thou-aad dollars WAS appIe-
| pristed TO pay corporation ro:e OF
March 18Th, 1880, held by Dsseret |
National Bank, end $3.50 for three
months interett or same; Sc. 900 WAS
| appropriated to pay corporation note
OF lay 22i, 1880, for thirty dsys,
h=ld by Deseret National Bank;
$50, coo was appropriated ID pay cor
poratlOn nCte of May 5lh, 1880, for
| fifty days; also $4,000 to pay cor
p0rat.on note OF May 24th, on demand,
money borrowed from Utah Southern
Railroad Company on Jordan
and Salt Lake City Canal account;
$500 was appropriated to pay cor
poration note of May 18Th, 1880, on
demand, money borrowed of Salt
Lake City Gas Company, on account
Of canal; an appropriation Of $3.50
was made II pay for certain land in
Plat c, occupied and used as streets,
and not included in the townsite
entry.
The Mayor vas authorized to ne
gotiate for the sale Of 100 corpora
ton bonds, series 3, Of $500 each
! $50, C00-and 100 bonds, series A.
| 500 each-SI0. 000-to pay the bal
ance OF the Indebtedness incarred on
account OF the Jordan ana Salt Lake
City Canal, end to further prosecute
work t2erCOn.
Adjourned for one week.
WANTED, a Gll 10 90 general
housework, and one to nurse two
cbiI5von AnOlV TO Mrs. s. :. Pat