The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the City Council
on tuesday evening, December 18th,
1881, Mayor Little presiding

oA 4uesuay evening, December 18th
1881, Mayor Little presiding
4 cOmmunication was submitted
from AleSsrs. Godbe, Pitts s. Co.
calling the attention of the Council
to the fact that during the time the
city and certain liquor dealers were
in litigation, they paid three quar-.
ters' license to the corporation
amounting to 5000, while many other
dealers paid nothing, and that said
amount was paid with the under
standing that such reduction should
be made hereafter as was granted to
| others. In view of the failure on
the part of the Council to exact any
license from other liquor dealers,
Messrs. Gudbe, Pitts 81 Co.
asked that $500 of the amount
paid by them be applied in
payment of future liquor licenses
whether to the city or county, COM
menclng from the expiration of the
quarter, for which they had Just
paid in advance to the county $500.
Referred to the committee on IL
CenSe.
A petition was submitted from
Henry Singleton, representing that
he had paid license regularly to the
city during the time that other deal
ers in liquor paid nothing whatever,
and asking in view of the city's fail
ure to exact liquor license, that the
amount paid by him during this
period be refunded or applied in
payment Of county licenses. Re-
ferred to the committee on license.
Alderman Piper submitted his
report of the police court
for the month of November, show
ing Number of cases tried,
80. Number dismissed, %. Num-
Der appealed, 5. Cash fines for
month, $1,321.95. Collections on
back fines, $49.50. Total cash paid
into treasury on fine account, ST.
371.45. Labor fines for month,
$172.000. Total of cash and labor,
$1,543. a detailed statement fol-
lowed, giving the name of each de-
PENDANT, the amount of his or her
fine, and whether paid in cash or
labor. Approved and placed on
file.
The committee on construction of
Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal,
presented their report for the month
of November, showing total ex-
penditure upon the different &C
counts connected with construction,
of $7,190.70. The vouchers for each
item of expenditure accompanied
the report. Expenditure approved
and report ordered to be placed on
file.
The committee on construction
also reported, in pursuance of in
structions by the Council, a detailed
statement of the amount disbursed
upon all the various accounts for
the construction of the Jordan and
Salt Lake City Canal from the date
Of its commencement to the end Of
the fiscal year-NOvember 80, 1881
the total of which, as reported,
was 1856, 1887. Referred the COM
mittee OH finance.
The committee on finance, to
whom, by action of the Council in
April last, was referred the matter
of securing additional clerical help
for the recorders and assessors
Offices, reported that they had re-
Gently secured the services of d
young man named W. G. Farrell
who, they thought, would answer
present requirements, and recon
mended that he be employed, under
the direction of the recorder, at q
salary of $50 per month for the pres
ent. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds
to whom was referred the petition
of j. M. Russell and Joseph II
Evans who asked for grant of all
| the coal they may discover under
city lands upon condition that they
pay to the corporation the sum OF
25c. for every ton of coal extracted,
etc., reported, recommending that
the prayer Of the petition be
granted. Adopted.
The committee on water works
to whom was referred the petition
of 4. McRae and others, who asked
that a pipe be extended from the
water mains at the intersection OF
Sixth East and Second South streets
to the edge of the sidewalk and ;
spill and tank placed there for the
| accommodation of the drinking
public, etc, reported favOrably
to the petition, recommending thai
the improvement asked for be made
as early as practicable, the work tt
| be performed under the direction o.
the superintendent Of water works
| Adopted.
The committee on claims to whom
| were referred a number of bills
against the city for court costs i'll
lcurred in cases against certain liQuo
dealers prosecuted for running
| without license. taken up on appea
to the Third District Court ant
there dismissed by the city attorne.
| in pursuance Of the ruling of tn
lcourt, reported that they had inves
ttigated the matter and found that
large portion of the costs, which il
| all amounted to S254.50, was in
curred in the lower court, which
after payment of judgment, woul'
| be returned the city treasury. Tn
committee, therefore, recommend
/ oil fI.