The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-04
CITY COUNCIL.

/ HrOceedlngS at the ClJy COuncl
ION Tuesday evening, May Sd, 1881
Mayor Little presiding:
NJ. Thorn, as he was too blind Il
do any work, and having a license
to sell fruit, asked that he be allowed
TO use a wheelbarrow for the sale OF
fruit, and to locate it near Walker
Brothers corner, they having giveI
consent, or elsewhere, where the city
might see fit, under the supervision
of the police so far as obstructine
the sidewalk was concerned. Prayer
of petitioner granted.
A petition was received from
Elizabeth Ball, stating that she had
purchased d piece of land from the
city, but as the land is included III
the government reserve, she asked
to be refunded the price of the land
and the cost of recording. Ordered
that the amount be refunded.
Elbridge Tuft & z. T. NystrOm,
petitiOned for a license as liquor
dealers for three months, from April
80, 1881, with the proviso that it be
subject to future reduction and re-
bate, should it be decided to do so
by the Council. Granted.
H. Heilbronner petitioned for an
'auctioneer's license for twelve
months, from May l, 1881. Granted.
A communication was received
from Z. NJ. Cast, stating that he had
depended in labor on three dams, the
amount of SI25. Received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and alleys.
a communication was received
from G. NJ. Ottinger, chief of the
fire department, calling the atten-
ton of the Council to the great
benefit and efficiency that the tele-
phone system would be to the fire
department were instruments called
into use. 1t was ordered that two
be taken, one to be used in the City
Hall or fire department, and one at
the Twentieth Ward fire depart
ment.
A petition was received from
Louis Reggel asking the city to look
after the ditch in the vicinity of
his property in the Seventh Ward,
which was doing considerable dam
age. Referred to the watermaSter
to be remedied.
"A communication was received
from Prof. A. G. Smyth, inviting
the Council to attend the perform
ance at the Theatre, after their
laborS were finished. Received and
courtesy acknowledged.
The trustees of the estate of the
late Brigham Young, rendered the
deeds for all new and unopened
streets in the Eighteenth Ward, for
the consideration of 81 each. There
are three streets. The deeds
were accepted, and it was
that a proper recMd be
made and the mayor authorized to
pay the fee of 81 for each deed.
The committee on water works,
to whom was referred the petition
of w. L. Barbee and others, asking
that the water mains be extended
on Third East, between Second and
Third South streets, On which they
agreed to advance certain money,
recommending that the
prayer thereof be granted, provided
the petitioners advanced 5000,
for which they will be reimbursed
in water rates. Report received
and recommendation adopted.
The same committee also reported
favorably in the petition of l.. Reg
gel and others, and recommended
that the chief engineer be authorized
to purchase the necessary pipe and
lay the mains from the corner of.
First West street, two blocks south
and one-half block west, provided
the petitioners advance the sum of
$500, to be taken out in water
rates. Report accepted and recon-
mendation adopted.
The report of Alderman Piper of
the business in the Police Court for
May was read, and ordered accepted
and placed on file. The report shows
the number of cases tried during
the month to be seventy-six; cash
fines, S346; labor fines, 1919; total,
SIPS.
The marshals expense accounts
for the month of May were read
and allowed, the amount being
S299.4S.
The expense of the fire depart
ment for the month, S13O.56, was
allowed.
Monthly bills for April were read
and allowed as follows: To gas,
janitOr'S bill for boarding
prisoners for May, S223.S6; to assist
ant watermaSters' salary. 1885; to
medical attendance ON prisoners
etc, S37.75; to John Arid, for ser
vices as janitor and assistant jailor,
$50; to dog tax collections, S45; to
Charles Burgess, nightwatching
market block, IS; to weighmaster's
salary at Washington Square, SIS;
to Airam Gould, for coal, $685.; to
L. C. NJ. l., for maps, S32.75; 10 draft
of Thomas Wardell, $50 interest,
for six month, to May lst, on cor
pOratiOn n0ts.
The following appropriations to
contingent funds were allowed: To
account of supervisor of streets, ST.
Coz; to watermaSter's account, 500 !;
to superintendent of waterworks,
) 90; to arteSian well, $4,000
Adjourned for one week.