The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the City Council
on Tuesday evening, April 18th,
1881, Mayor Little presiding:

Proceedings at the City Counci
on Tuesday evening, April 12tl
1881, Mayor Little presiding:
| G. W. Hill petitioned for the priv
| lege of purchasing one or two lot
in the Warm Spring pasture, TO
building purposes. Referred to thu
committee on public grounds.
w. II. Hooper and II. S. EldredgC
petitiOned for the privilege of using
a portion of the street and Sidewalk
in front of their premises on East
Temple street, wherein to place
building material during a period
of four months. Granted, under the
usual restrictions.
John w. Jones petitioned for the
privilege of using a portion of the
street and sidewalk in front of his
property, Nos. 80 and 81 First South
street, during the erection of his
new building. Granted, under the
usual restrictions.
Applications from Geo. a. Meears,
John LOllin and B. F. Whittemore
were submitted, asking for licenses
to do business as liquor dealers at
their respective places of business,
for three months, under the pro-
visions of the ordinance passed
February 18th, 1881. The following
prOviso was inserted in each of the
applications: The applicants agree
ing to pay to the city treasurer such
an amount as may be hereafter pre-
scribed under the operation of a
legal ordinance" The applications
were received and the licenses asked
for granted, with the understanding
that if any reduction be made bY
in the license rate the ap-
plicants shall be entitled to a rebate
of the amount paid in excess.
Richard A. Margetts petitioned
for the title to a certain sandstone
ledge located in the southwest cor
ner of section "a, township l N, of
range 1 W., in which he claimed to
be rightfully entitled by purchase
from the dlscoYerers to a one-third !
interest. The land hav-
ing passed into the hands of the CITY
by deed from Geo. r. Jones, the
petitioner desired to pay the city for
the land and get the proper deed. |
Referred to thecOmmittee on public |
grounds.
The committee on license reported
faYorably on the petition of II. E.
Phelps for the transfer of the un-
expired portion of his license to |. |
WOOlf. Adopted.
Alderman Piper submitted the
report of police court |
LONGS, showing that seventy-seven
,ases had been tried, and cash fines
o the amount of $SS0.75 assessed,
81 had been collected on back fines.
making the total cash paid into the
reasury during the month S904.75.
labor fines for month S2S9. Total
II cash and labor S1,1g3.75. I'M
,risonment imposed 500 days. Ap-
proved and ordered to be placed on
lie.
The street supervisors reported
n estimate of the cost of grading
nd covering with asphalthum the /
Outh sidewalk on First South |,
treet between East and West
temple streets, which was discussed.
ut prior to the adoption of a reso-
1tiOn authorizing the work and
the commissioners to
make the required assessment. it
7as moved that a number of other
idewalks be included in the esti-
late and that the attorney be in
tructed to draft a resolution suit
BILE for the improvement of them
II. This motion prevailed and the I
was instructed to make
5timates Of the cost of grading
hose sidewalks recommended to be
improved in report on the subject,
led about one year ago.
Adjourned for one week.