The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-04
titY Council.


Proceedings ST the City Council on
Tuesday evening, February 81, 1880,
Mayor Little presiding:
A petition from Thomas Jones was
received, asking to be refunded the
sum OF So for lot in plat Fl, Salt
Lake City survey, purchased from the
city IN the year 1867, and afterwards
included Ii the military reservation OF
Fort Douglas Granted; money
ordered to be returned to petitioner.
A petition vas submitted, signed
by Richard B,imley and fhy-six
other residents of the Fourth and
Fifth Bishops Wards, representing
that being swsre OF the great
amount OF snow already de.
posted in the mountains, and the
probability that more will yet be
added. and In recollection Of the sad
experience OF former years, they had
begun to entertain fears ior the safety
of their homes. The petitioners,
therefore, asked that the good work
of widening and strengthening the
banks Of the osual in tae vicinity of
petitioners lands, which was incom.
plsted on account of deep water, be
now continued and prosecuted to
completion. and thus secure their
homes from the destructive foods
which will probably come if the banks
of said canal are left in their present
insecure condition. Petitioners also
called attention 20 the fact that in
grading Seventh South street, the
street supervisor had omitted to
gravel the two books west of the
railroad track which were in as muoh
need of repair as any other blocks on
said street. The petition was re-
ceived and the supervisor instructed
TO attend 70 cleaning out said canal
and grading the tl0cks referred 10, as
early as practicable.
A complaint was made that certain
persons had been engaged in hauling
away the embankment of the canal
10 the southwestern portion OF the
city, snd had greatly endangered the
of the residents in the neigh
6orhco1. This matter was referred to |
The city marshal, with instructions to |
inquire into the facts in the case and !
report to the council.
The committee on the Jordan and |
Salt Lake CITY Canal submitted their
report of expenditures made for |
work, etc., during the month !
ending January, 1880. The amount |
expended on account of the January |
estimate wa3 $1O,185 80. In conse-
luence of frosty weather but little
new cross-seotioning had been done.
The work on the seven miles already
contracted was progressing iaYorably
md some of it was nearly completed.
Referred to the committee on finance
The following bills for the month of
January, 1880, were presented and
allowed: MarshaPs expense bile,
1879; expenses of the Fire Depart
nent, SAILS; gas for street lamps,
or City Hall, Fireman's Hall and
Jity Jail. 81, 1O4.70; city iailor-board-
ng prisoners Il, 229 meals at lie,
;135 10; guarding water tanks in City
creek Canon, $50; janitoy of the City
Hall, SIS; medical attendance at City
Prison and other services in MarshaPs
,fice, $50; A. Gould, agent. two car
Dads of coal, $15S.19.
A statement was made by one OF
he committee on ways and means to
he effect that he had not been able
Is yet. on account of the absence OF
he other mem bers of the committee,
o make g satisfactory report upon the
petition of the Sisters of the Holy
Jross, asking an appropriation to their
hospital, and the petition was there
ore returned to the table Cor future
An appropriation of $4,000 was
made to the Jordan and Salt Lake
Jity Canal, to be drawn upon the
rider OF the engineer of construction,
by one member OF the
on canal.
Adjourned 10 next Tuesday evening
It the usual hour.