The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-22
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings at the City Council on
Tuesday evening, December q, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:

benches, petitioned that Twelfth Eas
street from the east end OF the st.es
car track on First South street 70 th,
road on Second South street b
opened, and assigned various reasons
for favorable action by the Councl
upon their petition. II the openiDG
OF said street was deemed lmprac
ticable by lhe Council, the petitioner
AHked that the rAvines on said stree
be bridged over and safe and direct
route to and from their BONES, be
established. Referred to the com
mittee on streets and alleys.
Two petitions we're presented from
Geo. Q. Cannon and Brigham Young,
trustees of the estate OF the late
Brigham Young, setting forth that
ssiG estate was the rightful owner OF
certain portions OF Fruit and Garden
streets; that they we're willing, upon
payment of the sum OF $3.50 to make
deeds to the city of such portions OF
said streets as belonged to said estate,
and asked the Council to take the
matter under consideration and if
deemed advisable, to make the
necessary appropriation for purchas-
ing the came. Referred 10 the com
mittee on streets and alleys.
A petition was submitted from the
board OF directors OF the Salt Lake
Dramatic Association, calling the at
tention OF the Council to the high
rate of the annual license required for
running the Theatre, and asking for
such reduction &C the Council might
consider just and equitable in the
premises, from the following cousid-
erations: First, the amount paid
for license, as compared with the
revenue of the Theatre, is very far
above the average license tate OF
legitimate business throughout the
city; second, the Theatre Ia the only
public hall, of literary character, IN
the city, that pays an annual license;
while lectures, concerts and thestri
cal entertainments are continually |
being given in many halls throughout
the city, and as the petitioners were
credibly informed, without license;
third, there are go many public en-
GeItainments now being given in halls
and meeting houses throughout the
city that the patronage Of the Theatre
is thereby greatly curtailed, and its
revenue very much diminished;
fourth, while the present licen ,e
might be just and equitable were the
Theatre open every night, it is obVi-
ously quite q different thing, when,
for lack of patronage, it is open only
about eighty one nights in the year,
as was the case last year. Referred
to the committee on license.
A petition WAS presented signed by
A. ]. Patterson & Co., per Williams
& Young, attorneys, setting forth that
on the 9,h day OF September, 1880
the City Council granted to FL. w
G. E. Pomeroy, B. q.
Ray boulI, VIM. Jennings. James
Sharp. Pnilip Pugsley, II. s. Eldredge ,
and L. s. Hills, the privilege of erect
ing poles In the streets OF Salt Lake
City on which to place wire for tele- {
phone exchange. That afterwards
The said grantees assigned and trans
terIed said right and privilege to A.
J. Patterson q Co., which company
Was composed of John ]. DIckey,
Samuel Il. Korty. VIM. B. Hubbard,
Jos. n Keller, Appleton ]. Patter-
ON, John Sharp and Lewis 8. Hills;
hat the parties last named were
about to erect the necessary poles and
sppurtensnces in the streets of Salt
Lake City to carry on the business OF {
telephone exchange; wherefore the {
petitioners requested that the Council
July rsEify and confirm the transfer
rom the original grantees to the petit {
toners; and IN view OF the fact that the !
laid copaTtnersbip was anticipating
'orming q corporation to transact the
business aforesaid, the petitioners also
asked that the right be ratified and
confirmed with the power to assign
he same to any corporation orga-
1ized for said purpose. Petition re
,eived and that portion thereof asking
rsnsfer of certain rights and privi- q
eyes from the original grantees to A. i
!. Patterson & Co., granted under the
anne restrictions as specified in
ormer grants. 4
The committee GA construction of
he Jordan and Salt Lake City canal
endered their November statement
II the expenditures incurred and pro
,ress made upon the canal. Amount -.
,sid out during the month. So. 220.9z. :
All that portion of the canal lying
between Sandy and Cottonwood was l
exported to be under contract and S
work thereon being diligently prose-
'uted. Approved. s
The committee on finance reported
hat they had examined the annual r
eport of the city treasurer, referred
o them, and found the statement OF U
and disbursements of the
as set forth therein, to
'e correct as appeared from
he books and vouchers in
be tressurer's Office. The commit r
ee also reported that the redeemed
auditors warrants for the fiscal year
lad been fouac correct and destroyed
y fire, in accordance with the in
tructions of the Council. They
therefore, recommended that the
reasurer's report be accepted and Z
,lsced on file. Adopted. 8
The same committee reported that,
Iaving examined the quarterly report i
f the city auditor, compared it with il
he books and vouchers in his Office, U
hey could certify as to it's correct
80. a1d tbarofora rooop, poopda1 that | l.
be report of she auditor for the three g
months ending November 30tb, 1880, +
'e published, in accordance with law, b
IS correct exhibit OF the financial r
condition OF the corporation for the q
erm specified. Adopted. r
The committee on claims, TO whom i
vas referred the report OF the super '
'isor OF streets for the quarter ending b
S0th, 1880, reported that l.
Ifter a careful examination of the b
TENS of expenditure, they had found 4
hem correct, and recommended the =
appropriation of the balance ex
pended in excess of the quarterly ap
Adopted.
The committee on streets and
Illeys, to whom was referred the petit 6
ion OF the Salt Lake Power. Light Y
lad Heating Company, presented q
eport recommending the granting
o the company of the privilege asked \
n their petition. viz I: OF erecting i
POLES and extending wires thereon
or the transmits on OF electric cur
ents, and Of laying pipes in the
,ro,1d tOr the convavipy of sfaau1