The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-09
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council OIL
Tuesday. February ssb, 1881, Mayo
Little presiding:
A petition was submitted from TOT
Salt Lake City Railroad Company,
asking the Council to repeal the Law
requiring said company TO pay g pea
capita tax upon passengers carried
upon the following considerations;
That the railroad company were en-
titled by law to charge for single
fares over its road 15c. each; that
SAID company had paid to Salt Lake
City property tax on all lite taxable
property for the past five years; that
the city, in making permanent i'm
proVemehts on the streets, we're con-
tinuslly changing the grade OF said
streets 10 different parts OF the city,
necessitating the company to raise or
lower its track in conformity with
said grade, at considerable expense,
as was the case three months ego on
South Temple street, from the Utah
Central Depot 20 the Eagle Gate;
that all the railroad iron and cars OF
said company had to Re import ted
from the east st very high rate OF
freight, all of which was extra ex-
pense over the liabilities OF eastern
companies; that the said company
uoN charged for fares over its road as
follows: a single fare 10,., four fares
25c.. twenty fares $l-or at the rate
of SO. each; that said company did
not Tish to raise the price OF fares,
which it would be compelled to lido
if the per capita tax we're collected;
and that the public continually caused
said company considerable expense,
especially on the Warm Springs and
First Ward lines, by using its track
and road bed IS a wagon road in the
fall, winter and spring, cutting and
breaking the ties snd spike heads
and iniuring the road bed generally.
Referred to the committee on ways
and means.
Mr. Charles s. Burton verbally
petitioned the Council 10 have the
grade of Fruit street established, as
be was DESTROYS Of building and con-
sidered the determining of said grade
necessary before the building could
be commenced. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys, with
the city surveyor associated.
The committee on construction of
canal reported that S4,89591 had
been paid out on account OF material.
bridges, right of way, etc.. during the
month OF January. Expenditure
and report filed.
The committee on construction OF
canal also reported that they deemed |
it advisable to adopt the upper route
from Big Cottonwood to William
Casper's premises, distance OF about
1ne mile, and assigned certain reasons
Tor the change. After explanations,
The former action OF the Council so
ar as it related to adopting the lower
survey upon this district of country
Was rescinded. and the upper one
adopted as recommended by the
committee.
Alderman Piper presented the
Police Court report for January:
Sixty eight cases had been tried,
S3S4.50 had been collected on fines
IN cash, and 1924 so in labor. Total
,ssh and labor, 1909. Approved.
A. Gould, bill for coal delivered to
City Hall in January, $65, was al
owed.
Henry Dinwoodey, bill for repair
ing linoleum at City Hall. $3.50 was
allowed.
The committee on license. to whom
was referred the petition for curtsil'
ing the liquor traffic OF the city, re-
ported bill for sn ordinance eetab-
fishing new regulations and Iestric-
lions for prohibiting the Legitimate
;Ale of spirituous and feTmented
liquors and for checking, so far as
possible, the growing evil OF intern
perance. The bill was read and re-
Ierred to the committee on municipal
laws. with authority to have the bill
printed in open lines for use of the
Council.
The committee on municipal laws
reported back the bill for an ordi-
nance establishing Washington Mar
kst, etc., slightly amended, and after
the bill was passed and
to the committee on enroll
nent to be enrolled.
Adjourned for one week.