The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-01
CITY COUNCIL.

E Proceedings at the City Council q
tuesday evening, August 31st, 1880
! Mayor Little presiding:
a petition was presented by Wm
Jennings, r. 7. Burton, James Sharr
and John r. Park, representing
committee on behalf of the ehancel
Tor and board Of regents of the Uni
yersity OF Deseret, setting forth tbs
at the last biennial session OF the
Legislature Of this territory the sum
OF SlO,O GOO for each year for 1880 and
1881, was appropriated to the Uni
versity OF Deeeret tor the purposs OF
purchasing suitable grounds, and for
erecting buildings thereon for Univer-
slty purposes; and that in view of the
necessary expense In erecting bnild-
Ings that will meet the requirements
OF the Institution, and be of q design
worthy Of the territory and of the
city, the sum thus provided would
not be adequate for both purposes.
The petitioners therefore asked the
Council to consider the propristy Of
donating TO the University of Deseret
any grounds in possession OF the city
adapted to the purpose aforemen-
toned. Referred to the committee
on pubic grounds.
A petition was read signed by
James ShelmerdIne representing that
be had complied with tbs REQUIRE.
meHts of the Council in attending to
the scales on Washington Square for
the month of August, but that on
account of the lack OF accommoda-
tons Tor teamsters, etc., the fees he
bad derived from the business were
insufficient 10 renumerate him for the
amount Of service performed. During
the month be had weighed 125 loads
aud received SIS, aud as he was
dependent solely upon this resource
for living the petitioner asked the
Council to appropriate sufficient to
increase his salary to $40 per month,
until such time as the improvements |
upon the square for the
proper accommodation of the public, |
are compieted. Granted and S25
appropriated to petitioner for August.
The committee on streets and |
alleys, to whom was referred the
petition ofKeyser & Moritz, who asked |
permission to conduct water from a
certain spring in pipes through the
streets TO their brewery in the tenth
ward, reported that they had investi-
gated the subject and recommended
the granting OF their petition. Report
adopted.
Alderman Raleigh moved that the
wooden culyerts now in use for con-
veying Wstor across the streets, be re-
placed by culveris made OF stone or
asbestos, as fast as toe old ones decay
and that tho wooden castings to the
city fire hydrants be replaced IS soon
as those now in use become rotten,
by substantial brick OF stone castings
and that no more hydrant castings
or culverts of wood be allowed to be
put in. Carried.
The committee on water works
submitted a report upon the petitions
Of Samuel Paul and eight others, and
John Clark aud fourteen others,
both of which petitions asked an
extension of the water mains
and represented that the in
nabitants Of the respective localities
wherein the petitioners resided, would
advance to the city the total sum Of
81 $50 to wards the project, tbs amount
10 subscribed to be refunded to the
petitions on future water rates. The
recommended, in consider
atom of the amount subscribed and
he number Of citizens likely to be
benefited by these extensions, that
sufficient pipe therefore be purchased
md laid without unnecessary delay.
The report wRs adopted and the
superintendent of WA.erwoTks in
tructed to purchase the pipe and
cause it to be laid, as recommended.
The following bills for the month
,nding August 31st, 1880, were pre-
ented and allowed: Expense bills OF
ire department. $139.35; assistant
1886; janitor of City
Hall and assistant iailor, $50; medical {
attendance on city prisoners, etc.,
80; collecting dog tax, $50.
An appropriation OF $1,000 was E
made to pay corporation note OF May
.4th. 1880, given to 7. w. Ellerbeck
or eight months, but settled by mu-
ual agreement August 9th.
The COMMITTEES appointed at the last
meeting Of the Council 10 prepare a
esOlution expressive Of the senti-
nents of the Council in relation to
he expected visit of Presidest Hayes
md party and rendering them the
reedom and hospitality of the city,
endered their report, accompanied
y 6 preamble and RESOLUTION, which
vas read to the Council, adopted, and
eierrsd to the committee on enroll
nent, to be properly enrolled foI pres !
ntation to his excellency, the Presi-
lent.
Upon adjournment, the Council
vent into sess ion as a board OF equal
z,tion.
WE HAVE lust received By express ,