The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-25
CITY COUNCIL.


} John Henry Smith and Whitney.
2 Streets and Alleys = Alderman
Raleigh, Councillors Weller, Sperry.
: Whitney and Armstrong.
Public Grounds-Alderman Sheets,
3 Councillors Sperry, Armstrong, Booth
? and Whitney.
Fire observation-disclosures Din
wcodey, Councillors John Henry Smith
and Taylor.
Finance-Alderman Calder, Coun'
cilors Clark and Taylor.
Claims-Alderman Piper, Council
. ors Clark and Armstrong.
Cemetery - Alderman Raleigh,
Councillors Sperry and Armstrong.
| Observation-Disclosures Sheets, Coun-
cilors Taylor and Weller.
| improvements - Alderman Din
woodey, Councillors Weller and
Taylor.
j License-Aldermaa Calder, Ooun-
clors Joseph F. Smith and Booth.
! City Prison Alderman Piper,
! Councillors Weller and Booth.
| Public Works-Alderman Raleigh,
Councillors Armstrong and Weller.
Observation-Disclosures Sheets, Coun-
cilors Sperry, John Henry Smith,
Whitney and Armstrong
Water Works-Aldegman Din
woodey, Councillors Joseph F. Smith
and Clark.
Ways and Neans-Aderman Cal
der, Councillors Joseph T. Smith and
Clark.
Observation-Disclosures Piper, Coun-
cilors Joseph F. Smith and Whitney.
Quarantine - Alderman Raleigh,
Councillors Joseph F. Smith and
Booth.
Aarkets-AlIerman Sheets, Cour-
cilors Sperry and Clark
Police = Alderman DinWoodey,
Councillors John Henry Smith and
Taylor.
Unfinished Business - Alderman
Calder, Councillors Taylor and John
Henry Smith.
A petition vas presented from
Samuel Kahn, president, and the
board OF directors of the Jewish Con-
gregation, "B'nai Israel" Of Salt
Lake City, representing that they had
occupied a certain piece of ground
adjoining the City Cemetery, as a
burying place and were contem plating
improving the same this spring. and
deeming the present boundaries not
sufficiently large enough to justify
any outlay on the same, asked the
Council to donate to the said congre-
CATION the ground Immediately ad-
Joining theirs, which was formerly
occupied and used as tho Episcopal
burying ground, but has since been
abandoned for Mt. Oiiyet Cemetery.
Referred 10 the committee on GENE.
terry.
a petition from o. Il. Riggs, asking
that the unearned portion of his
icence &c a merchant be transferred
to Riggs & Young, was granted.
A petition from Rivers Bros, asking
that the merchants license issued to
10. S. Smith, be transferred to them,
was laid on the table.
Geo. G. Lambert, by petition, repre-
scented that the Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon
wishing to avail himself of the advan-
tage of water power for propelling the
presses at the JureniLe Instructor
office, which the water mains passing
in front of said Office would afford,
had employed VIM. ]. Silver, some
months since, to make q hydrulio
motor for him Mr.. Cannon either
did not consider It necessary at the
time to make application for license
for said motor, or through lack
of time deferred doing 30. The
motor is now nearly completed, and
petitioner asked the Council 10 grant
the required license for small
branch pipe to be laid from the main
on South Temple street, and con-
Meeting with the Juvenile Instructor
office, the water required for the
motor to be returned to the water
ditch passing down the north side,
which has q constant stream of water
running therein daripg the irrigatIng
season. Referred to thu committee
on water works.
A communication from the water
master was submitted, setting forth
number of difficulties encountered in
the working of the existing ordinance
in relation to irrigation, and making
certain suggestions wherein he con-
sidered the defects might be reme-
died. Referred to the committee on
irrigation.
An appropriation of SO. 900 was
made to the Jordan and Salt Lake
City Canal, to be drawn upon the
order of the committee on construc-
ton.
Alderman Raleigh moved, with a
view to ascertainipg whether 1t Is
more profitable for the city to own
and keep its own teams for use upon
the public works or to hire others,
that the committee on streets and
lalIeys be instructed to investigate and
report the cost of keeping, running,
repairs' etc., Of the city teams for the
past two years. Carried.
Councillor Jos. F. Smith moved that
the committee on elections be in
st-ucted TO take into consideration the
subject OF appointing such city officers
as the City Council are required to
appoint, and report nominations for
filing the same. Carried.
One Of the members OF the com
j mittee on elections, viz: Councillor
elect Thos. L Taylor, not having yet
lqualihed to Office, the Mayor stated
that it would be necessary to appoint
7 another councillor IL his stead to act
r on the committee for the considera
7 ton of this matter, and accordingly
t appointed Councillor Jos. F. Smith.
< a bill for an ordinance in relation
( to pin alleys, and s bill fer an ordi
p nance amending an ordinance in re
? lation to licenses, were referred to til
e committee on municipal lave.
] Adjourned to next Tuesday evening
! att O'Clock.