The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-12

your DOuOIaOlS UOuy AZ o4cICIbo III
authority you have in the charter an
provide by ordinance:
Fi:st-fo restrain by requiring al
liquor saloons 70 be closed from o'clocI
in the evening until O'Clock in tn
morning.
Second-To regulate by providing tina
at no restaurant, or lunch stand, billiard
or any other game shall be permitted o
associated in any manner wherein intoIi
eating liquors are sold, and thst al
pin alleys and billiard halls, if licenseC
al all, shall be closed from in the even
ing until In the morning, together with
such other restraining orders and regula
tons as you in your wisdom may SCI
proper 70 make.
And as in duty bound your petitioner
will ever pray.
Received and referred to the com
mittee on license, with the city sttor'
ney associated, with instructions tc
report to the Council bill for an
ordinance Incorporating the provi'
sions asked by the petitioners.
Richards & Go. petitioned ior the
transfer OF the unexpired portion oil
their merchants license, to VIM. G.
Heberbsrdt, to carry on the same
business at the same place. Granted
Isaac Woolf petitioned for an auo-
tioneers' license for one year from
January 10th, 1881. Granted.
Joseph Symons, deaf and dumb
man, residing on the First Ward
bench, petitioned to be allowed to
keep dog free of tax. Granted; tax
RENTED for one year.
The city treasurer submitted q
communication saying that the as.
SCISSOR and collector had accounted to
him for Sc, S21. 40 received during the
year 1880 on poll tax, in cash, mer-
chsndise, county supervisors re-
ceipts, team work and labor. AS
section IA of IAN Act PertsininR to
Highways, passed by the Legislative
Assembly OF the Territory of Utah.
February 20sh, 1880, requires that
one-fourth OF the above amount. viz
81, 580.35 be paid over to the County
Court of Salt Lake County, the
treasurer asked the Council to sppro-
pirate the same. Pending action on
the appropriation to the County
Court, the question arose as to whe-
Their the expense of collecting the
poll tax should not be deducted from
tbs amount collected during the year,
before the division 10 made, and after
q short discussion, the communica-
ton vas referred to the city attorney
for his opinion in relation to the mat
ter.
The treasurer, also in a communi-
cation, called attention to the fact
that OF the amount placed in the
sinking fund, viz SIC, 093 70. he had
paid on interest coupons due Decor m
Der 1st, 1880, s., $50 on the $I10, 900
bonds sold by the mayor. This de-
duction, left in his possession on sink
ing fund account Sc. 243.72, which,
according TO the resolution in relation
to bonds, may be loaned out by the
city treasurer on good and sufficient
security being given therefor. Hav-
ing received an offer to loan the
amount TO responsible party, at 2
per cent. per aunum, for one year,
on good security, the treasurer asked
the Councils approval OF the loan as
provided by Law. Communication
received and treasurer authorized TO
make the loan.
The city seIteu presented bis an
nual report for the year 1880. show
ing q total of deaths during the year
of 420, divided az follows: Males. 234;;
females, 1856; showing a decrease, as
compared with 1879, of "a. Ages
Under 1 year old, 81; from to 5
years, 1OS; from to 10, AZ; from 10
to 20, %; over 20 years, l61. Brought
from country places for interment. rs,
making the total number OF deaths
recorded, 1913. Interments-Buried
in City Cemetery, 422; Mount Olivet,
so; Catholic, IA; Hebrew, l; Fort
Douglas, !; sent to q distance, 10.
The highest number OF deaths from
any one cause was Ill from diph-
iberia; the next highest was 39-iTom
acute lung disease. 'OId age" Is
credited with 90 and Group with %.
All other causes number less. Medi-
cal attendance, etc.-Attended by
physicians, 253; by midwives,2 80
Ooroner's iDquests held, IL; non
attended, 1876. Total interments
without charge for ground for burial
in City Cemetery, A. Fifty seven
and q half cemetery lots had been
sold during the year, and the moneys
arising theIefrom accounted for a:
per the accompanying vouchers.
Referred 70 the committee on GENE
terry.
The committee OF construction o
the Jordan and Salt Lake City Cana
submitted their report for December
1880. There had been paid oul
during the month on account of eI
cavation, right of way, damages
mason work. bridges. engineering
recording deeds. etc., 1897 Al. Ex,
pendltu,e approved and report filed.
The committee on claims, to whom
sas referred the petition OF Chris
topher sprost, asking that s. be re-
'unded 10 him for that amount as
sessed against him in error on bis city
taxes, reported that they bad exam
ined into the claim and found 1t to b
correct. They therefore recon-
mended an appropriation OF So fol
the relief of Christopher sproat
Adopted.
The committee on claims reported
upon the quarterly report of tht
xatermastsr, recommending that the
lbslsnce due the account be appropri
ated. Adopted.
The committee on eDrollme Mt re
norted that IAN Ordinance Amend
ling .An Ordinance ip relation to the
ls4lt Lake City Water Works and tn
-upply of water from the main pipe
aud tor other purposes, " had beel
correctly enrolled, signed By th'
mayor and filed in the office OF th'
civ recorder. Filed.
The committee on public ground
Ito whom was referred the petition O
iJcun VIM. Smell, asking the priSlleg
luf purchasing twelve and bait acre
lnt land. situated 10 Section 20. norti
loft the Warm Springs, reported tha
thev had visited the locality described
we're of the opinion that said land
too far removed and too high up tn