The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-10
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings of the City Council
Tuesday evening, October 9th, 1883.
Mayor Jennings presiding:
John r. Park petitioned for dam.
ages in the sum of $500 which he
claimed had resulted to his property
from, breakages In the Nineteenth
ward ditch which passes through
his premises in the Eighteenth
ward. Ref. rred to the committee on
claims.
O. II. Petit, by petition, repre-.
sented that water from the Jordan
and Salt Lake City canal had, by
seepage, destroyed to a considerable
extent vegetation on his premises,
Fourth South, near the intersection
of Sixth East street. Thirteen locust
trees out of fifteen had died since
August caused by water continually
standing at their roots. Petitioner
asked that the Council investigate
the damages done and caTse drain
| to be constructed on said street from
six to seven feet deep. Referred to
the canal committee.
j. K. Gillespie, by petition, asked
that immediate action be taken
upon his former petition, presented
in August, for a deed to certain
street adjoining his property in
Plat "E.," Eighteenth Ward.
Referred 10 the committee On
public grounds.
a petition was presented from
Walker Brothers AID others, asking
that the Council cause to be con.
structed, at once, suitable foot
| walk, to commence in front of the
Walker house and to extend to the
Hill building on the opposite side
| of the street, which was almost inn
passable-petitioners to pay all costs
| of construction.
On motion petitioners were
granted the privilege of construct
| ing said walk under the direction of
| the street supervisor-the walk to
| conform to the established street
grade.
Mr.. H. A. Reed appeared, and by
permission offered few remarks, in
which he rected the attention of
the Council to the propriety Of tax
ing Chinese laundries. In making
this petition, Mr.. Reed stated that
he appeared in behalf of those
women of the city engaged in the
business Of washing for living. He
stated that in many of the cities of
California a high tax was placed
upon Chinese Jaundries, ranging
from $3.50 to 5000 per quarter, by
reason of which many Chinese were
leaving California and settling In
Nevada and Idaho and Utah; the
influx o. that class of people to this
city was said to be greater in the
last month than for The same period
Of Jime in number of years. He
urged that the Council consider this
question, particularly in view of the
nuisance attending Chinese wash
houses, and though he would not
ask that no tax be put upon white
labor in the same business, he con-
sidered much heavier one should
be exacted from Chinese.
Tie verbal communication was
referred to the committee on license.
Applications for license to do
business as retail liquor dealers for
the ensuing three months, at their
respective places Of business, were
presented from Binney & Schaufele
and James T. Clasbey and granted
subject to the filing of the bonds re-
quired by law.
The committee on streets and
alleys, to whom was referred the
petition of. VIM. Yates and others, in
relation to side track of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande Railway company
ON Sixth West street, corner of
Second South, reported that they
had caused survey to be made and
had aScertRined that the track is
now clear Of the sidewalk opposite
to Mr.. Yates premises and sixteen
feet from his gate; it was also as
certained that petitioners fence is
several feet on the sidewalk, and
consequently nearer to said track
than 1t rightfully should be. That
said track is now clearly in the
street and located as favorably for
the public and the needs Of said
company as it can we'll be; the
committee therefore considered that
there is now no just cause for COM
plant. Adopted.
The committee on streets and
alleys, to whom was referred the
petition Of the Second South Street
Cable Tramway company, for the
right to establish and operate
street railway by means of a sta
tionary engine on Second South
street, reported that they. had given
the subject consideration and saw
no reason why franchises might not
be granted on any street not occu-
pied for such purpose. They there
fore recommended that the prayer
Of the petition be granted, provided,
they proceed to establish and Oper-
ate the same without unnecessary
delay after obtaining franchise, un-
der such regulations as may be con.
sistent with such franchise; and
further that the city attorney be-
instructed to draft and present
for action such resolution or
ordinance as may be necessary
as soon as practicable, in.
GLIDING in it such cOnsidera ii Ons