The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-06
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council or
Tuesday evening. October 9Th, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:
A petition from Louis Reggel and
twelve others, inhabitants Of the
Seventh Ward, was submitted, asking
for an extension of the water mAins
one and three-quartsr blocks along
Fifth South street, and in aid of the
project guaranteeing the sum total OF
$3.50, to be refunded to them on
water assessments. Referred TO the
committee on RaterWorks.
John s. Davis and Two others petit
toned for an extension OF the water
mains from the cerner OF First East
and Fourth South streets, one block
east, and offered to advance towards
the improvement $3.50. the same to
be refunded according to the usual
manner. Granted, and work ordered
to be done.
O. ]. Gustaveson petiIioned for the
privilege Of erecting platform across
the water ditch opposite his place of
business, Nos. &c and IS Second
South street, for six days. commencing
October 9th, for the display OF his
prize harness and other harness
work. Referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
The committee on watsrworks. 20
whom was reIerred the petition OF
Isador Morris and others, asking an
extension OF the water mains along
Second South street four blocks east
ward from First East, reported favoI-
ably upon the petition and recon-
mended that the extension be made.
The committee also recommended
that the action of the Council in
granting the petition OF Samusl Paul
and others, so far &c said action re-
lstes to laying mains one block south
from First South street, be rescinded,
as by granting the petition of Morris
and others the water would be brought
to the point desired by the signers OF
both petitions. Report accepted and
its recommendations adopted.
The committee on finance reported
that they bad examined and checked
the report OF canal expenditures for
August aud found it correct. They
they therefore recommended that the
canal report be approved and flied.
Adopted.
Alderman Pyper submitted his re-
port of the doings at the Police Court
for the month of September as fol-
lows: Number Of cases tried, So;
amount of cash fines assessed and
collected, $235; amount of cash COL
lected on back fines, $50; amount of
labor fines for month, 1854 30. Total
OF cash and labor, $4,000. Approved
and filed.
The following bills for the month
OF September were presented and
allowed: MArshal's expense bills,
S172.43; expenses of the fire depart
ment, $1S7. %; board bill of city
prisoners - 1858 meals at 14o.--
$235.62; medical attend nce and
medicines furnished to city prisoners,
1915; services OF John Arid, jsnitor
City Hall and assistant jsilor, $50;
Nightwatchmsn Charles Burgess,
for guarding Market Lot and pro-
perry, So; James Shelmberdine, for
attending to hay scales on Washing
ton Square, in addition to sum
realized from weigh charges $50,
$50.
The following miscellaneous bills
we're presented and allowed: George
G. Ferguson, for winding, attending
and keeping in repair City Hall
clocks for quarter ending October 6,
1880. $22 so; G. L. Hawley, osrpen-
ter work at City Hall, $11.25; Naylor
Bros, hinges, bolts. etc.. for city
estray pound. $25 80 /; U. @. R. R.
Co.. cedar posts for estray pound,
$25; q. G. III. l., merchandise for
estrAy pound, $16.40.
The bill for an ordinance regulating
and specifying the rate to be charged
for elevators run by water power
from the city water works, and for
water motors, was takeEup. read and
considerably discussed. Pending &C.
ton on the rate to be charged for
elevators, the bill was referred back
to the committee on water works,
with the assessor of water rates 1850.
ciatsd, to make further investigation
az to the amount o. water required
for the purpose, and to the compare
tive cost of running elevators By
steam and water power.
Adjourned for one week.