The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-12
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings in the City Council
on Tuesday evening, April 18th,

| A petition was submitted, signed
by G. @. Asmussen and four others
protesting against any change being
made in the original survey OF
of blocks four, five and seven, Plat
IE, as petitioned for by Anthony
jGOdbe and others, representing that
the new plat, if adopted, would in
terfere with the original lines OF
their city lots, lying on the west side
of Vine street, and create a cause
for contention with neightoring lot
owners, etc. The petition was re-
ceived and laid on the table pending
the presentation Of a report from
the committee On streets and alleys
on petition of GOdbe and others.
A petition from Joseph Toronto
was presented, asking an apprOpria-
ton for damages sustained on the
18th inst, to a certain lot belonging
to him in the Eighteenth Ward,
through the overflow of water from
the Twentieth Ward ditch. Re
lferred to the committee on irTiga-
ton.
A petition from A. Isom and five
others, comprising committee ap-
pointed by the residents of those
portions of the Eighteenth, TWEEN
tieth and Twenty-firSt Wards lying
above the Twentieth Ward water
ditch, was submitted, asking that
the city water master be instructed
and authorized to accept their appli-
cations for water, the same as those
of other citizens, in accordance with
the ordinance on the subject, and
that the city control the waters of
said bench and provide for diStribu-
ton thereof to lot owners. Referred
to the committee on irrigation.
The city attorney petitioned to be
allowed one-half the amount paid by
him for Office rental the past two
years. Referred to the committee
on claims.
a proposition from Anderson &
Pomeroy was received TO sell to the
city for gravel purposes, block 81,
plat F, for $1,000. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
An application was made from
Binnie & Co. for license to do bust
ness as retail liquor dealers, to sell
vinous, spirituous and fermented
| liquors, Tor three months from April
10, 1882. Granted.
The committee on finance re-
ported that they had examined
the auditors report for the quarter
ending February %, 1882, compared
it with the books and vouchers in
the auditors office and found the
same to be accurate and correct. The
committee therefore recommended
that the auditors quarterly report
be accepted and adopted as full,
true and correct exhibit of the re-
ceipts and disbursements Of the cor
pOratiOn for the term specified, and
that as such it be published in ac-
cordance with the requirements Of
the city charter. Adopted.
The committee on water works, to
whom was referred the quarterly re-
port Of the superintendent Of water
works, reported that they had eX-
amined the same and found the
expenditures named therein correct
and regular, and recommended the
appropriation Of the balance due
said account, viz: 81, 426.27. Adopted.
The committee on irrigation, to
whom was referred the petition OF
Arthur j. Dernford, asking to be al
lowed to straighten the Eleventh
Ward irrigating ditch where is runs
through what is known as the Gel
lerbeck block" reported recon-
mending that the prayer Of the petit
toner be granted, the work to be
done under the direction of the city
Watermaster. Adopted.
The committee on streets and al
leys. to whom was referred the petit
ton of the Denver and Rio Gra1de
Western Railway Company asking
that certain streets interSectiDg the
lands owned by them in Plat G, and
designed for railroad and depot pur-
poses, be vacated and that said COM
pany be allowed to occupy the same
and devote them to the use of said
company, reported that they had
examined into the matter and
deemed it of sufficient Importance
to be considered in the committee
of the whole. They therefore re-
commended that it be so referred.
Report received and recommends
ton to refer laid over to come up in
its order.
The committee on streets and
alleys presented a report, recon-
mending the adoption by the city
of the amended plat OF certain
Llocks in plot E, as prepared by the
city surveyor, and submitted by
Messrs. Godbe, PomerOy and others.
which after discussion was referred
lack in connection with the Temon-
STRANGE of G. G.. Asmuss en- and
others, to the committee on stress
and alleys for further consideration.
The committee on construction OF
Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal
reported that the sum of $6,940.55
had been expended during the
month ending March 31st, upon the
various accounts connected with
said canal. Approved and ordered
to be filed.
The following bills were allowed:
Jesse W. Fox, jr., city surveyor, for
engineering services for March, S33;
medical attendance to city prisoners
for March, $3775; services of John
Arid, janitor City Hall, and assistant
TAILOR for Mach, $50.
a lamentations were made as fol-