The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-22
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of the City Council

1888, Mayor Jennings presiding:
A petition WIS presented from
I0bn Arid setting forth that he was
The owner of part of lot =, blocA 3,
Mat e." Salt Lake city survey.
Situated Immediately opposite the
nr0perty of Mr.. j. X. Gillespie,
whose petition for a deed of the
street running between his lot and
that of petitioner WAS under consld-
Grafton by the committee on public
grounds; that the only way petit
TONER had of getting water for
culinary purposes was from d ditch
running through the street petl-
toned for 10y said Gillespie, and II
the Council should give d deed of
said street to SAID Gillespie the petl
toner would have no right Of way
70 said ditch, and consequently
would be Ief5 W thOub any mean5 IT
getting water. For these ard other
Tcasons petitioner thought that the
Utlsto one half ~ said rect should
be conveyed 10 bin, which, Ii dOnes
would enable him to have access 10
s9l4 creek; and he asked that his
pasiJiOn be considered and that such
action be taken UheIe con as the
Council might deem jHst. Referred
to thu cora mittee 90 public grounds.
A petition was presented ffcm
william Uh0mpS )n and fOrty-sIX
others asking that the Council
caused 10 Oe opened, Fifth South
from + purth to Sixth West streets,
and f flh West frem Fourth TO
SIXTH S nth streets, as the opening
of said streets was a much needed
Improvement and would Ue a great
convenience TO the petitioners and
the public generally Referred to
the committee On streets and alleys.
A petition Ias presented from J g.
Dill asking permission to locate on
the line OF the Twentieth ward
WatelditCb a $50 gallon tank and d
waItr-ptpe runuing theretrOm to
his house situated on Chestnut and
Wait streets, a distance of about 800
feet. The first 80 feet would be
pinch pipe, then 100 feet Of ~ inch
pipe, then 100 feet Of Il Incn pipe,
The balance To be- l-InUu pipe. He
asked this permission for the pur-
pose of getting water for culinary
use. Re. erred % the committee On
irrigation.
A petition from MOritz s. Cullen,
prOprie tors of Salt Lake City
Brewery, represented that they
were digging cellars at their place
of business i'll the Tenth Ward, aud
that the earth taken therefrom was
being placed as directed by the
supervisor Of streets, i'll locality
needing improvement. They asked
that they be allowed such remune.
ration fer ma. erial, used for the
benefit of the city, as the Council
thought proper. Referred To the
committee on streets and ALLEYS.
The following petition signed by
10l members of the Salt Lake City
Fire Department was presented:
}lREMgN's HALL. August 10, 1898
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
Of SAT- Lake city:
CENT FMEN-The undersigned, ofic@rs
and raera GERS Of the Salt Lsks City Fire
DaDsrtolent, respectfully represent that
they are all working men, and. for the
mos. part, heads Of families; thsl Upon
Their labor thHir welfare and happiness
dep nd; that their time ard health being
their only capital and dependence, are
of the Rrestest value ard Im pOftanca to
them. That, as active fremcn, they are
liable, at any moment OF the dsY. IL be
called upon 10 lay down their WORK, and
al every nom mt Of the night to leave
their bsds, and run TO any part Of the
city TO save the property sud lives OF their
fsllOw-CitIz3n That this duty is re.
quired of them at all seasons, in
the burning hest Of summer, and in the
storms 6ni freezing chiils OF winter {:
that when the FIRE is reached, willis II S
hestsl state, they ara 81 hjsct to be
dtenChed Win cold water, thus en1Rn-
garing thrif health, and that their cloth.
ing is liable to BE- spoiled, thus mourning
10 them heavy expenses. That IN
facing me enemy" they carry their
lives in their hands, and are in danger st
any instant to sufFsr serious injury and
even dssth; that comfort and health and
life and property are AS valuable 10 them
Gs 70 lhCsa tor whose .beneRt they rua
these risks; that the time of active ser.
vice at fres does not Represent ell the
Gns consumed in attending q FIRE call.
In many cases after the fremsn snswers
the roli-cHll, and receives mia creir, hs
leaves the hall wes 10 the skin, and is
under the necessity Of Roios home and
changing his clothing, even 10 bis linen.
In some instsnces the time thus lost
amounts 60 hoUrs-for which he claims
no ore3iti that tbese sre but
z few Of the more prominent hard
chips attending Ere service. They
would further represent, that, Sc fremen,
they ara frequently subjected to up-
deserved csnsuIe and unjust abuse from
thoss who do not understand their
character and motives, and who do not
appreciate thsi7 gervjces; thai, with bu
few exceptions, the members IF tho e
department. ara representatives of the
most sober, industrious and respectable
Glass q our citiz s0si thai their h0norab BILE
reputation ID as sacred to them ss to any
other organized body Of gentlemen.
your petitioners do further represent that
lhe remuneration received by shem for
Ire service, though liberal, and COM
men u1E.e VIII LIE services rendered
when the city was less wealthy, and fires
were few aud lsss perilous, ia not ade.
q1ale row to n e5e'- GCyeA ing demands
made uoon their time, their resources
ana eonyeniences. The city is expand