The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-28
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council or
Tuesday evening, July 9Th, 1880
Mayor Little presiding:
A petition was submitted from Dr..
Higgins Davis, OF Mantl City, stating
that this being the year of jubilee and
thanksgiving in the church, be
desired 10 humbly lsy before the
Council few facts, well known to
Mr.. Ctnnsl OF the Fifteenth Ward,
the former attendant, nurse and cock
10 The City Smallpox Hospital near
Fort Douglas: Some years sgo he
(Df. Higgins Davis) vas engaged to
attend the city patients at the Hos
pital aforesaid and while so doing.
an accident occurred 10 him which
mas injured him Very materially, in
isct so materially that he can do but
little professional travelling. He is
now 40 years Of age and respectfully
solicited that the Council grant him
small pension 10 aid in his declining
years and as to his general character
and circumstances. the doctor referred
with pride to the presidency OF
SanpeIe County. The petition was
received and iald On the table.
An order OF the County Court OF
Salt Lake County, dated July 20tb,
1880. was presented stating that,
whereas. it bad been alleged that the
dam in the River Jordan, which was
constructed for the purpose of raising
the water to q sufficient heiaht to
supply The canals on either side OF
said river. would cause the waters of
Utah Lake. to which the Jordan
River is the only outlet, to overflow
and sIbmerge tae lands in places
adjacent to the shore of said lake,
to the injury of the owners
thereof. therefore it had been
ordered by the County Court aiore-
said that Isaac NJ. Stewart, George
Nebeker, Samual Bennion and Geo.
NJ. Spencer be appointed q committee
to act in conjunction with Gen. ]. W.
Fox, the chief engineer of the
various canals conveying water from
the jordan to irrigste agricultural
lands in Salt Lake County, and that
this committee make thorough ex-
animation OF said lake st the present
stage Of the water. and ascertain by
actual measurement how much
higher. if any, the lake can be raised
in case of an emergency without
material injury to the owners of land
along the shore, etc. Inasmuch az
the corporation of Salt Lake City is
deeply interested in the pernanency
of this natural reservoir, the corporate
authorities were respectfully and
specially requested to appoint dele.
CATION to accompany and join with |
those already appointed in making
the proposed investigation.
On motion the Council decided to
appoint committee to consist OF two,
to act in conjunction with the dele
cation from the county, as requested,
the naming Of which committee was
left with the Mayor.
The Mayor named Aldermen Din.
woodey and Sheets as said commit
tee, and afterwards, on motion, the
Mayor was added to the committee,
it delegation OF three il
stead OF two.
The committee On finance, to
whom was referred the monthly re-
port of the committee on coneGruc-
ton of the Jordan and Salt Lake
City Canal for June, reported that
they had examined the vouchers for
expenditures, etc., found the same
correct, and recommended the plsc-
ing on file of the report and its &C
vouchers. Adopted.
The Recorder stated that Mr.. Mar
tin II. Peck, city sealeT of weights
and measures, had rendered his
fourth report. giving detailed state
ment OF all the scales stiested by
him. Since the last previous report,
$50 scales had been attested. viz: l
truck. "a hay, l42 platform, III Fam
lily Union, 153 counter balance, 81
beam, 48 spring balance. % spring
.v5le. Report accepted and ordered
to be placed on file.
An ordinance in relation to pin
alleys, which had lain upon the table
rs unfinished business since March
p, 1880. was taken up and regularly
passed. This ordinance fixes the
license for pin alleys at $40 for each
runway, aud each additional alley or
runway S..
Adjourned for one week.