The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-12

l.Wdl6f-t6kcIS uuIIuS .buHo POiiOu, q
tlh cost t0thA city Of S1.S02.10. bein
an average of S34.26 each. The &C
count current showed an expendi
lture in total on waterworks of 81,
743 "a.
Re erred to the committee OF
warerwOrks.
| The committee on. networks, t.
whom Was referred the petition OF
James NJ. Watson and W. j. Bea,ie
lhsking pc mission to lay waite
i pipe of one and half inches in ola
meter from the Temple BlOcE
across West Temple street to theil
residences, recommended that tht
prayer of petitioners be granted
subject to the regulations prescribed
by ordinance relating to wafer
works. AdoDted.
Il The eJmnit ee on improvement 1
to whom was referred the petition
of John A. Fitchette to erect a lamp
post in front of his place of business
for a sign. re, Orted that there was
an ordnance in force relating to
signs and awnings. which provId es
that no sign or sigDpost of any de-
sign or description shall be erected
Oh any sidewalk; bnt it was recon-
mended in view of the ornament
and benefit whic the lamp post
Wouid be to the city by giving more
light that the prayer Of the petition
er be granted during the pleasure of
the Council.
The report was received bat no
further action thereon taken.
The committee on claims to whom
was referred the petition of G. HI.
-Walermasterr asking-an
appropriation for his relief by rea-
son of increa Led labors devOlving
upon him since his present salary
was fixed, reported that upon iu-
vestigation they found the state
ments of the watermaster to be
correct, and said labors and services
performed. The comnitte there
fore recomm ended that the sum of
500 be appropriated for his relief.
Adopted.
The committee on tmpsoyemelts,
to whom was referred the Mayors
suggestion concerning the erection
of lodging house in the City Hall
yard to be kept for persons unable,
through misfortune, tete ! to secure
any other place to- Sleep, reported
that by consultation with the City
Marshal it had been arranged that a
certain building at the east side of
the Jail, now used as a store room,
could be vacated for thatspurpose,
and be fitted up wlthasuitable hunks
for the object stated. u The COM
mittee therefore recon- mended that
the Marshal be instructed to COM
fOrtably furnish the room and use
and keep itFassa. lodging place for
persons, properly negecO commended, |
who may apply for admittance.
Adopted. s;7,tc. 49,. $50. ~,
The following bills, were pre-
sented for action and allowed: A |
Gould, for 20, 600 pounds Of coal, S45 i
Salt Lake Power Light and Heating
company, for three electric lights on
North Temple. street one month,
$50, less amount paid by SALT LAKE
HERALD for the use of two of said |
lights for six nights, SIS, leaving
due from the city $50; Dr..
7. M. Benedict, for medical services,
s33; Utah Central Railway COM
oany, for own and back freight
charges on gravel cars. S202 IS.
The sum of $4,000 was appropri-
ated to pay corporation note in favor
If Deseret National bank, dated
October 10th, 1883.
The unfinished business of former
Meetings was taken up and acted
lpon as follows:
Report of committee on improve
mems. recommending that a fence
)e erected around the aqueduct,
to-, wayiaitf On the table fndefni- 3
ely.
A bill for an ordinance relating to
idewalks in, Plate and other feurl
cd streets, was referred to the com.
nittee on streets and alleys, with +
Instructions to incorporate in it a
rovision defining the width of
ije walks on other streets not pro-
'ided for. 7eTH - T. a1E1s a
The petition of J. P. Olsen and
others relating to the re-
1Oval of certain fences on Fourth
last and Eighth and Ninth South
treets, was referred to the Marshal,
nth instructions to cause all fences
bstructing public travel to be re-
lOved to their proper bounds. Ii
Adjourned for one week