The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-11
CITY COUNCIL.

: Proceedings at the City Council OF
Tuesday evening, August 10Th, 1880
Mayor Little presiding:
$ A petition was submitted from DR.
r VIM. II. Groves and three others
, asking that the water mains be ex-
tended along First South street, from
West Temple 10 First West street.
The petitioners unanimously agree to
have the water put into their prem
ises, providing the Council would
kindly grant their petition. Received
and laid on the table.
The committee on construction Of
the Jordan and Salt Lake CITY Canal
rendered their report tor the month
OF July, 1880, Three email contrac-
tors had finished their jobs and re-
ceived final estimates. The water
was now running in the canal as far
north IS opposite 10 Draper. and in q
few days would be to Dry Creek. The
banks were being carefully watched.
weak places strengthened aud leaks
stopped by pudding. The amount
paid cat during the moRth on ao-
count OF excavation. engineering,
lumber, bridge kuilding, pudd ing,
guarding, lime, interest on borrowed
money, exchange, right of way, re-.
cording deeds, etc, was 81. 337 As.
Received and referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Alderman Piper submitted q re-
port of the Police Court for the month
of July. Que hundred and ten cases
mad been tired, and $4s2.65 in cash
collected on fines; SOS had been col
lecteG on back fines, making the total
cash paid into the treasury 1867 SO;
S695.S5 had been paid in labor, max
ing the total of cash and labor for the
month $1,253.50. Approved and
placed on file.
Bill OF Midgley & Sons for scraping
and painting walls and ceilings in
City Hall, $224.52, was allowed.
A bill for an ordinance relating to
The charge for water motor licenses, :
which was laid on the table at for
ner meeting Of the Council to come
Up in It's order, was taken from the ,
able and read. After consideration,
t was decided that the bill presented
o the Council was insufficient in its !
to cover all the various
izss, powers, etc., Of motors, and it
vas therefore referred back to the
on municipal laws, with
Instructions to incorporate therein a |
Ilsuse regulating the rate to be
harged for elevators, and to report
s soon as possible to the Council.
The Recorder stated that in &C 7
ordsnce with instructions from the l
'ouncil, he bad caused to be j
ublished to the owners of real
state on First South street between
last Temple and First East streets, '
nd all other parties interested a v
Office informing them that in L
ursuance of authority OF law, the
0mmissioners.sppointed to levy 6 tax T
)r the improvement of the sidewalks L
q said street, had completed their
and filed correct copy
hereof in the Office OF the city re- j,
order. He had also notified each
ne OF the several real estate owners 7.
the amount assessed against him
ed that the City Council had de- r,
grated Tuesday evening, August a
Jth, 1880, at s O'Clock in the council
1amber OF the City Hall, as the time
nd place when they would hear -
Dpeals and objections. and correct y
confirm the assessment. ~
The hour appointed having arrived,
e mayor stated that objections to
e Aforesaid assessment were in L
der, when Mr.. George Arbogast d
ldressed the Council. The gentle
an remarked that be had no L,
,iection to raise to the con
mplaied assessment, as it would a.
1t only accomplish an improvement G.
the sidewalks in question, but also
the city. de explained that the
lrden of expense. however, would
1t fall, upon the real estate owners,
many supposed and the law con-
but that the lessees of the
al estate. owing to the wording OF
cir leases, were held responsible for
repairs or Improvements to the
lewalks fronting their respective
Iildings. Although this expense
1uld fall heavily upon himself, the =,
ntleman bad not come to protest
sinst the assessment. but was pres p'
t agreeable to appointment With
essrs. VIM. Rossiter and Charles ct
upper. AS neither of these gentle CO
en- had arrived, Mr.. Arbogast stated do
at the objection he had to raise was Fir
the grade which had been estab- ct
he'd for the south sidewalk on said be
-eet. de thought it was too low, ce1
ID recalled the fact that in winter Of
is Sidewalk, at the corners OF inter- at
citing streets, is covered a great per- w
IN of the time with slush, caused by rel
citing snow, etc running from the do
-eet. While the improvement was dit
ing made, he considered it would di.
we'll to make it permanent and de
oper, and believed that either the gu
ade should be raised in order to all
We the sidewalk sufficient slope to
q the water into the culvert, or the 10
lVert should be made higher 80 as at
catch and hold ali the street drip on
ngs, etc. After thanking the
,u1cil for their attention to his re- Sc
srks, the gentleman withdrew. ct,
No appeals or objections being
sde 10 the assessment, on motion, it -
- confirmed and the tax list W
dered to be Turned over to the city
Hector.
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