The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the City Council on
Tuesday evening, November 16, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:


Tuesday evening, November 16, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:
| VIM. Petersen petitioned that the
iunearned portion OF his license to do
business as meat dealer at his
former place OF business, in the
Seventh Ward, be transferred 10 bis
place on Market Row, and allowed on
that license Granted.
I Thos. B. Jones and nine others Pc
ltioned that the fence of Mr.. Thos.
B. Jones, which crosses the sidewalk
at the extreme end of First South
street, and which was ordered to be
removed by the Council, be allowed
to remain until next fall, in conse-
quence of the gentleman's inability
to remove it at the present time
Laid on the table.
The following petition, signed by
MILFORD Woodruff and 1851 others,
was presented for action:
To the Honorable the Mayer and Cou1a-
ell Of Salt Lake City:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned citi-
zens and taxpayers of Salt Lake City,
respectfully ask your honorable body 10
assist, by the purchase Of stock, the Utah
Eastern Railroad Company, in cOmplet-
ing their road TO Salt Lake City, at the
earliest possible date; and IN support of
the request, We prese- the following
reasons, to t0it:
First-Thls company has been inau-
gurated not as a private speculation, but |
with view to have the people own and |
cORtrol 1t; and has for its object the fur |
nishing of the inhabitants of Salt Lake |
City, and neighborhood, q steady, cheap |
and continuous supply of coal at less |
prices and of better quality than has
heretofore been supplied to this market. /
Second-To prevent the recurrence of
coal fami1es, and TO furnish 6 remedy for
the inadequacy of the supply which has
hitherto been greatly felt in this market.
ThIrd-The road is nearly completed
TO Kim balls en- the route 10 salt Lake
City, distance Of eighteen miles from
C0aiville; ana it Is confidently expected
that by November Both, coal will be de.
livered at KimbAll's at such rates that
tesmsters can raul it In the remaining
distance to the city and successfully COM
pete with the present market rates.
FOurth-On9 Of the principal aivant-
sgas to be gained by this home road is
hs saving on the price Of fuel of at least
= per ton 10 the consumer, and the re.
e ton of vast sum of money for circu- :
anon here which now leaves this terri
DRY for foreign lands
Fifth-We own the coal and we can I
urnlsh the labor to extract it, and If we /
'wn the means of transportation we can [
ave IN the territory a quarter of mil.
Ion OF dollars for circulation, and also +,
hus afford one opportunity of stopping
he weak-minded policy now in vogue Of
ending our money out of the territory to =
purchase the products of and build up [
'ther parts Of the country. @
We therefore ask your honorable body I
o take into consideration the propriety :
( purchasing $4,000 worth of the Capt.
Al stock of the Utah Eastern Railroad
company, or so much thereof as 10 your Il
Judgment, the exigency of the peoples &
leeds demands and the circumstances of 8
be city admit; and, as in duty bound, I
7eur petitioners will ever pray. !
On motion OF Councillor John 9
Henry Smith, the petition was re- d
.eiVed and referred to the committee 3
N ways and means, with the city t
ttOrney and Aldermen Sheets,
Raleigh and Piper associated. with
to employ such other
sgal talent az they may deem regui-
tie and ASCERTAIN whether or not the 4;
lily Council has the authority, under :
: charter, to devote the public means =
} the furtherance of any private en- q
srprise, and to report their findings c
} the council,
The committee on public grounds, =
} whom was referred the petition of 4
!. B. Taylor, asking the purchase Of =
srtsin lands near Ensign Pesk, re- >
orted that IN accordance with the z
Epression OF the council that the
.nds 10 that vicinity belonging to the
ty be held foT the public benefit, ,,
ley would recommend that the I
rsyer of the petition be not granted.
dopted.
Alderman Piper presented the
olice court report Tor October, show
" that fiity-two cases had been tried
I'd S206 jn cash collected on fines; n
317.E0 had been paid in labor. To- c
i of cash and labor, 81 ,023 so. APP
roved and placed on file. {
The bill for an ordinance establish =
lg a city estray pound, etc., was
ken up on its second reading and
thereof resumed. The I
III finally passed the council and L
as referred to the committee on en-
1llment. [
Adjourned for one week. e