The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of the City Council,
Tuesday evening, September 4th,
1889, Mayor Jennings presiding.

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Tuesday evening, September 4th.
1889, Mayor Jennings presiding:
Joseph William Taylor, under
taker, asked that he be allowed to
have graves dug in any lot in the
city cemetery when the owners of
said lots grant written order au-
thoriZing him 80 to do; also the right
to purchase lots, half lots and ground
for graves when called upon as un-
dertaker to do so. Petitioner
agreed to be responsible for pay
ment for the ground. Referred to
the committee on cemetery.
Councillor Clark, in behalf of H.B.
Clawson, asked the use of a portion
of the street and sidewalk in front
of his premises on South Temple
street during the erection of build
ing, probably about sixty days.
Granted under the usual restric-
lions.
Applications for license to trans
act business as retail liquor dealers
we're submitted from John Erikson,
Williams s. Garrans and Henry
WAGNER, and from z. G. M. 1. for
wholesale license. Granted subject
to filing Of bonds required by Law
The city weighmaster reported
for the quarter ending August 31st
1888, showing amounts collected
during the quarter and paid city
treasurer to be as follows: For June
5000; for July, $40 %; for August,
S62.40; total S14S.15. Filed. 4
The following report was sub
mitted:
1.-The committee composed of thu
inspector of buildings, chief of fire
department and city marshal, by
an ordinance of Salt Lake City, con
stituted commission for the in
specfion of buildings erected for The
storage of oils and other infam
mable substances, and to whom
was referred the petition of the
Standard Oil company. through
theiy agent, Charles A. Watson, fol
a special license to store and KEEP
for sale oil in unlimited Quantities
in a building erected for that
purpose on the southwest
corner of Fourth West and
Second North streets of this city
respectfully report that they have
examined said building and find it
to be a suitable one for the purpose.
We also find the locality to be d
suitable one, as defined by action of
the City Council April II, 1883, on
report of a special committee to
whom was referred the matter OF
, locating places for the storage and
sale of oils in unlimited quantities
with power to act, etc. We also
find that said company was notified
by the City Recorder, April 49,
1883, that said locality was approved
and set apart by the City Council
as suitable place for the erection
of such houses and places fer the
sale of oils, etc. We also find tina
the City Council passed an ordin
ance on the tWenty-seeOnd day O.
May, 1888, entitled "An Ordinance
relating to keeping and storing oil
and other inhammable or explosiv
substances" in which there IS
provision requiring that house
used for the storage Of oils, exc
shall not be erected within tWent,
rods of any dwelling house or place o
business in said city, without pei
mission therefore, we find tina
said building is not erected legally
in suitable place for the storage o
oils, ETC., in unlimited quantities a
contemplated in said ordinance; bu
would respectfully recommend tha
said ordinance be SO amended as t
comply with the City Recorder
notice to said company, dated A pr
18th, 1888.
A. Il. RALEIGH,