The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-08
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council
on Tuesday evening. November I,
1882. Mayor Jennings presiding:
A petition signed by William H.
Shearman and eight others, was
presented urgently requesting that
the grade, boundaries and width of
Centre Street and the street on the
west side of the old arsenal block
be defined as they will be perman-
emily established and suggesting
that the latter street be made con-
tinuation Of the west side of East
Temple street. The reason assigned
for asking speedy action was that
some of the resident there desired
to improve their properties the pre-
sent month, and that it would be
impossible to do so till the grade and
width of the streets shall be estab-
lished. Referred to the committee
on streets and alleys.
Francis Armstrong petitioned to
have the agreement existing be-
tween himself and the city in re-
lation to certain Water-poWer and
land on City Greek, so modi-
fed as to allow him to
make improvements, and to perma-
nently retain possession of the lard.
Referred TO joint committee con-
sisting of the committees on water
works and public grounds.
B. l.. Benson petitioned to be al
lowed to convey the water of
certain spring at the side of the
road near the Warm Springs bath
house, to his lot on the opposite side
of the street. Referred to the COM
mittee on water works.
The marshal stated that, in COM
pliance with an order of the coun-
Gil, he had interviewed the supe1in-
tendent of the Continental Oil Com
pany, and notified him of the COM
plant of the Salt Lake Foundry
and Machine Company, concerning
the danger of fire from the two es-
adjustments being located in such
close proximity, and that gentleman
had expressed a desire to appear be-
fore the Council and make explana-
tions. The marshal then intro
duced the superintendent, who ex-
planned that the place complained
of was used as delivery depot for
the oil belonging to the Continental
Oil Company, that the store
house located in the Nineteenth
Ward was too distant from
business portion of the city to be
of use for a house from which to
deliver to customers. The company
was not prepared to move the stock
at the uptown place this fall and
did not intend to do so unless forced
by action of the Council. The super
intendent further represented that
the oil company was the first in the
field and that the danger was not
from the oil depot setting fire to the
foundry as much as that the fire
from the foundry should communi-
cate with the oil. Referred to the
committee on fire department.
The police court report for Oc-
tOber was presented by Alderman
SpeirS showing: Number of cases
tried 1871; cases dismissed 12; cash
fines 1850; labor fines $944. 05; un-
paid fines $40.15. Total of cash and
labor for month 81, 10000. Approved
and placed on file.
The following bills forOctober were
presented for action and allowed
Marshals expense bills $231.9O.
Salt Lake City Gas Company for 22l
street lamps furnished with gas
lighted, extinguished and repaired
one month at $50 eech per annum,
$92O.s3; gas bill for City and Fire
mans halls and jail, $71O5; r. B.
Williams for collecting dog tax,
$500; A, l.. Williams, for car load
of coal, delivered to City Hall, $65.
An appropriation of $1,75O was
made to pay six months, interest to
Nov. 1st, 1882, upon the corporation
note for $4,000, held by Thomas
Wardell, interest at Z per cent. pei
annum.
Alderman Raleigh introduced a
resolution to amend the require
ment of certain other resolution,
which provides that the auditor
shall make report of the condition
of the sinking fund within ten days
after the 31st of Octobe and 9Oth of
April of each year, which amenda.
tory resolution provided that the
time for making said report be ex.
tended five days, making the term
of days fifteen instead of ten. The
resolution was read, regularly
adopted and referred for enrolment.
Adjourned for one Hunak