The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-17
CITY COUNCIL.

lH Nco 6lRIEd Dl
:, Thomas Latimer and seven others,
representing the committee of the
% North Bench water ditch, asking that
II Watermaster be appointed to dis
tribute the water flowing on said
d bench, and assess the inhabitants OF
Ii sslo bench as the law provides.
d referred to the committee on irriga-
y ton.
e A petition from Joel Grover. Judge.
s ana VIM. A. G. Bryan, clerk, of IL,
!, county court of Juab County, was
L presented, setting forth that on or
a about July %. 1872, Jua5 County
8 sent Martha Gustin, an insane per
son, to the Salt Lake City Asylum to
I De taken care OF and to receive
} medical treatment, it being believed
oy the officers of said county. that
the care and treatment which would
be given to the said insane person at
the asylum would greatly benefit, i'll
not entirely restore, her to her proper
mind, that the saId insare patient
was at said asylum, and in the care
OF Dr. 5. b. Young, fer a period OF
about four years and nine months.
That the sum total charged by sa,,
asylum and DR.. Seymour B. Youn.
Tor care aud treatment of the said |
Insane patient for said period was
81 1895 and that Juab County had |
pad. of said amount 81 ,49l.73. That
there Is a balance now unpaid and to
the credit OF said asylum of S677. 50
which the petitioners prayed the
Council to cancel and thus release
Juab County from further payment
IN this matter, believing that said
amount OF 81, 1918 already paid,
was ample compensation to said
asy lam and DR.. s. 3. Young for sll
care and treatment rendered to said II
patient. The petitioners further
represented that said Martha Gustin
Was 20. restored to her proper mind
and was returned to Juab County Z
insane aud not perceptibly benefited {
by any care at the said asylum or i
treatment OF said DIR. S. B. Young s
and that she is still insane, and "A I
source OF expense ID said county i
which is unable to meet and pay its @
liabilities at the present time. V
Referred to the committee on claims. '
n. Groesbeck and eight others f
petitioned the Council to enforce the g
completion OF the grading of the side p
walk west from r. B. Margetts to the v
Wasatch building on the South side 0
OF Second South street., as in wet
weather, the street is nearly impas-
sshl9 and a great detriment to bust 81
ness. Referred to the committee on J
streets and alleys.
The petition of D. IL. Osborne &
Co., asking the use of water to run 8,
motor tor propelling machinery, :;
which petition vas laid upon the Y
table to coma up in its order, was =
taken from the table. and after some ~
in regard to the circum ~
stances connected with the putting in
of said motor, the prayer OF the petit
ton was granted under the reslric-
tons and during the pleasure of tie
Council. pt
The committee On public grounds q
to whom was referred the pttition of h
the Salt Lake City Base Ball and
Cricket Association, made a majority al
and minority report. The majority d d
report recommended that the Eighth !
Ward Square be leased to the ascot ~ d.
alton referred to for one year, at the 81 81
sum of $500, payable in 800 install ~ ~
ments on the 1stof June, July, August, ~
and October, respectively OF 81;
the current year. The minority report
1issented from the recommendation
ID lease the square and recommended ~ ~
that the Eighth Ward Square be i'm NJ. M
proved and used for the general public W
and that the work of improvement be ERga
commenced at once by the setting II
tut of trees to encircle the Square in al al
wo rows, one along the bank of the =. -
Itch outside, the other on the inside ~
If the fence. On motion, the report WI
If the minority was accepted and its ue
recommendations adopted.
The Watermaster submitted his
'eport for the quarter ending February Is
%, 1880, showing q total expenditure sly
turing said term of 1924 80. The tire
amount of appropriation during the oil
quarter was 5000; leaving balance of ba
unappropriated 1924 SO. Wit
Referred to the committee on finance.
The committee on finance, to
whom was referred the quarterly
eport of the auditor of public &C -
counts, reported that they had exam VI
ned the accounts therein contained, oIt
compared them with the books and
in the auditors Office and
ound them correct. The receipts
Is therein quoted fully agreed With L.,
ne amounts received by the trea- 4,
urer. No disbursements had been
made except upon auditors warrants,
md no warrants had been drawn tx
ept upon appropriat ons made by
he Council. The committee there
ore recommended that the auditors l
eport be adopted az a correct of
financial exhibit of the condition Of 10
Salt Lake City Corporation for the ~ ~
quarter ending February 90. 1889. "
md that as such it be published In n,
accordance with the requirements Of N
be city charter Adopted.
The committee on public grounds N
% whom was referred the propositions r.
IF John Reading ana Oliver Bees to -
improve Pioneer square, reported and 10,
LECOuI ulCi4uCG bLdt VIC lJAOPCS4tiOA Va
Mr.. Reading, which they considered M
to be most advantageous to the city,
be favorably entertained. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds
reported adversely upon the petition p
Of Day & 20. and others in relation
10 improving the Eighth Ward Square
for park upon which to run bicycles,
etc. Adopted. ~
The committee on municipal laws
reported an ordinance amending an
ordinance to provide for assessing and &c
city taxes, and said ordi- pa
nance was taken up and passed by
the Council and ordered to be
published in accordance with the CITY
charter.
The committee on water works, to
whom was referred to the hi
quarterly report of the superin- sc
tendeut Of water works. reported that m
they had examined the same and te
found the vouchers to agree 81
with the expenditures reported In
and therefore recommended that h,
said report be adopted. The COM II
mittee also recommended that the ~
supervisor of streets be instructed to 81
have the dam across City Greek, N
t;ob rpas repoftad 80 heInQ in an :