The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-09
CITY COUNCIL.

June 9th, 1880. Mayor Little pre-
siding:
Alexander KershaW and five others
petitioned for pond on the ives: side
OF block 10. Fourth Ward, to be
hlled up. as it was 3 nuisance to the
inhabitants in the vicinity. Referred
to the street supervisor with ineiruc-
tons 10 have the ashes and other
debris OF the city deposited in said
pond Until it shall be filed up.
A petition from Richard Brittou,
seking that he be supplied With a
ditch to his lot, corner of Fourth
South and Fourth West streets, was
received aud referred TO the water
master.
A petition from Jerrie Gibson, AK
ing the privilege of getting out sand
for building purposes from g piece of
land situated on Arsenal Hill, be-
tween the old city wall and the loca-
ton OF the old powder magazines,
was laid on the table.
A petition from Eric Lundell, ask
ing to De allowed to place a water
tank IN the highest part OF West
Temple street, between First and
Second North streets, Was referred
to the committee on streets and |
Alleyp.
A petition from Nicholas Gross
beck, asking the use OF = portion OF
the street and sidewalk on East Tom
ole street, south of the Wasatch |
Hotel, upon which to place building
material for period of sixty days,
WAS granted under the usual re-
strictions.
The subject OF placing some quar-
antine restrictions upon the disease,
Idiphtheria, was referred TO the com.
mittee on quarantine.
The committee on construction OF
the Jordan aud Salt Lake City
Canal, rendered their report for the
month of May. Forty four
contractors had finished their Jobs
and received final estimates, and tho
work was steadily progressing. The
sum OF $50, 276 q had been paid out
on canal work during the month.
Referred TO the committee on finance.
A report was submitted from the
city attorney, showing the status OF
the city business in his hands for the
quarter ending May S1st, 1880, which
was received and ordered to be placed {
on file.
The committee on public grounds,
TO whom was referred the petition of
John w. Smell and Geo. F. Adkins,
asking the privilege of leasing or 9
purchasing one and a quarter acres !
OF land in the vicinity OF the old .
powder magazines, for the purpose /
of digging sand therefrom, reported
unfAvorAbly TO the petition, the COM
mittee being of the opinion that in
stead of leasing or selling said land >
10 individuals, who might thus nc !
nopolizo it, the city should allow it to :
remain open for the benefit of the !
public. Adopted. i
The same committee reported on {
the petition Of James Barnes, who
asked the exclusive grant to a parcel
of land On the Nineteenth Ward
bench, for the purpose OF taking ont
sand for building uses, that it was
their opinion that it would be TO the,
interest OF the people at large to grant q
no monopoly OF the land in that \
locality to any individual, but leave Il
the same open for the benefit of the o
public. Adopted. =
The supervisor OF streets reported I
that in pursuance Of instructions from
the Council, he had made an esti, 6
mate OF the cost of excavation neces-
sary to bring to the established grade ..
the two sidewalks upon First South .
street from East Temple to First East
streets, al follows: Amount of earth
to be remoVed-norIh side, 42li cabic
yards. at 40c.. $16S 66S; south side,
542 90 cubic yards, at 40c., $780,
IS g. The cost OF asphaltum would +
be 72c. per square yard; The cost OF :
gravel. about 12ic. per square yard. y
The report was accepted, aud the =
sidewalk commissioners instructed te u
levy an assessment upon the property Il
owners along said street sufficient to
accomplish the improvement in ac- n
cordance with the estimate made by =
the supervisor.
The committee on municipal laws n
reported back the document referred 4.
TO them at the last meeting of the VI
Council, which was designed TO secure II
the city in the payment OF the money =
awarded by a COMMITTEES OF arbitrs- U
ton to A. NJ. Cannon. Esq. in settle b
ment of his claim for right OF way. o
etc., for The city canal through lands ,
entered by him, but to which he bad o
not ret acquired a title. The CON G
mittee bad made certain amend o
ments and additions 10 the instru- a
ment and desired 10 submit 1t "
to the consideration OF the Coun- II
Gil. After few remarks 81
the tenor OF which seemed to indicate
that the document Was unsAtiefactory,
it was moved and carried that the d
matter be referred TO the city attorney 8
with instructions to prepare papers g
more fully protecting the interests OF
both the parties to said action.
The committee on streets and alleys, c
to whom was referred the petitIen of I
Brigham Young in relation 10 cur q
failing the width OF Garden street,
submitted q report with certain re-
Communications, which, after delib-
GRAFTON, was referred back to the {
committee with instructions to have
the city surveyor make survey OF
the street in question and establish
the north and south lines thereof, and
that said committee then report its
findings to the Council.
Bill OF the city iailor for boarding
prisoners for the month OF May.
$I49 60, Was allowed. {
Bills OF D. G. NJ. l.. omitted in the
Marsha's monthly report. for various
supplies to city prison and sundry
articles OF stationery etc for City {
Hall, amounting in al to S34.56, &
we're allowed.
Bill of Morris & Evans for laying
asphaltum walk at the Market square,
S24. 80, was also allowed.
The sum of $50, 600 was Hppiopri-
ated to the Jordan and Salt Lake City
Canal account, to apply on the work
of construction.
1t was moved AMI carried that 100
bonds, series B, OF $500 each, DO
placed upon the market and sold
pursuant to the provisions of the
| -aaolnfiop in raiatiOn To bonds II,