The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-21
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedingg at the City Council

Beers was submitted, directing at
5ention to an alleged error in a re-
port of the street supervisor, which
be stated had been recently pub
.ished. Laid on the table.
A petition was presented, signed
by Henry Grew and tifty-four
others, representing that they were
informed that the Watormaster and
supervisor of streets were oOntem-
plating carrying out the proposed
on Centre street, In
said street and moving the
present water ditch and making a
new one on the west side and another
on the east side thereof, nOtwith-
sta ding the fact tina! the residents
of the Ice llity had protes ted aud
asked that the improvements named
be deferred till the east and west
lines Of Centre street, and the lines
and corners of intersecting side
streets might be definitely deter
termined by actual survey, and that
said peti. ion for postponement
had been granted by the
Council. The petitioners alleged
that said work had never been per
formed, nor the width Of sidewalks
on Centre street or any other street
in plat E" determined, and they
respectfully asked that it be now
done, and the action ordering new
water ditch on the east side OF
Centre street be recOnsidered, as
such ditch would lie utterly useless
and a continued source of annoy
ance. They further asked that the
improvements requested by the
same petitioners in a former COM
munication to the Council, be
carried out in the manner stated,
and no other. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and alleys for Investigation, and the
supervisor and watermaSter were
Instructed to cease operations on
Centre street till said committee
shall have reported.
A lengthy communication was
submitted from s. III. B. Smith,
representing that a petition signed
by III. Spiers and seventeen others,
and recently submitted to the Coun-
Gil, complaining Of his cow yard in
the Tenth Ward, as a nuisance, was
false and malicious, and had no
foundation in fact. That the petit
ton alluded to was not 0igned by
his near neighborS, who refused to
attach their names thereto, and
that those who did petition had nc
cause for complaint whatever. AT
ter stating each of the allegations
made by II. Spiers and others
against him, and denying each O.
them singly, Mr.. Smith set forth
that said petition and complaint
was gotten up with view of injur
ing him and asked in self.protectior
that the following counter petition
(Which was signed by James G.
Woods and 149 others) be published
in the minutes of the Council:
To schoRs IL n$ay concern:
This is to certify that We have no com
plant TO make against our neishbor, Mr.
! 3. 81. B. Smith for keeping COWS at hi
place in the Tenth Ward Salt Lake City
and we further state that according Il
our knowledge and belief he has used 81
/ due diligence in cleaning out his barn
and cerrals in the proper times and sea
! sons, and keeping his sidewalk in RoOt
condition, and we regard his keeping
cows in this part of the city more of
good than otherwise, by placing mill
within the reach Of many who do NO
csre to keep q Gov; and We have conf
! dence in him that ne Rill conform t
wha ever is f1r the interest OF all con
cerned.
| Referred to the committee o.
sanitary regulations.
| A petition from Hezekiab McCo
by his attorney in fact, J. d. Loma1
was read, in which it was repre-
sentep that John II. Carter an,
Willis Knapp had received leas
from the city for the term OF tiv
years of a certain quarry in the hill
north of the Arsenal block, and nc
being in a condition to work tn
quarry, had sold the same to pet
toner. That one VIM. Buckne
was allowed to join said Carter an
| Knapp in quarrying and selin
rock, and to advance money in th
purchase Of tools and lumber, b
reason of which and improper repre-
sensations said Buckner induce
/ the lessees -Carter and Knapp-t
assign to him a one-third interest
the lease executed by the city. Th
| petitioner represented that sal
Buckner now owned an interest !
the tools and fixtures used at th
quarry, but Of right, no interest
| the lease. He therefore asked
consideration of his being desirou
| to keep and work said quarry, an
pay the rental to the city demande
| in said lease and being desirioU
also of having the lease in sue
shape that he will not be subject
the bIackmailing he now is, and fC
various other reasons-that tn
lease to Carter and Knapp be car
celled in favor of petitioner, VII
| stood ready to pay the rental, ct
Referred to the committee on publ
grounds.
A petition was presented from E
| Charles Darrell and thirteen Other
asking that a portion of the oil
church canal situated on Pr
street, six blocks north Of Sout
Temple street be filed in to make
road to their houses. The petition
ers stated that they had been NJ
ing for a road, portion of a vacar
lot, and that 1t was about to
fenced in by the owner, whiC