The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-21
CITY COUNCIL.

4SOO9 AA0SAAAeAA A0pOAASg PAOSAAAhSs
A petition was submitted, signed
by John Nicholson and four others,
a committee in behalf of the people
residing on the north bench, calling
the attention of the council to the
necessity of their being provided
with an adequate supply of water.
The petition stated that the hard
ships to which a large number of
m IN, women and children had been
subjected for period of over four.
teen years, owing to the absence of
that necessity to comfort, conVen-
fence and health, had been several
times brought directly to the atten-
ton of the council, land it was there
fore unnecessary to give details upon
that point: that the Jordan and |
Salt Lake canal was a pronounced |
success largely increasing the water |
supply of this city, and therefore,
petitioners presented their claims
t. just proportion of its benefits
IN the shape of a solution of the
gu 2stion of water for the dry bench
lands. The petitioners stated that
theirfclaim " as presented on the fol-
lowing grounds: 1st, because of
the urgent necessities of the petit
toners in the premises. I'd, because
they believed their claim to a por-
PORTION Of The waters flowing into
Salt Lake City was just and proper.
Sd, they had aided with their taxes
es, in the construction of the Jor-
dan and Salt Lake canal, and had
been led to believe that it would
bring them the relief they now
asked for. 4th, they had built
homes on the dry lands in the hope
and expectation of obtaining a wa
ter supply, without which their
homes would be comparatively
valueless. The petitioners con-
tended that their points
were well taken and asked
early consideration upon the subject
of their petitions. Referred to the
committee on irrigation.
The following report was sab
mitted from the committee on streets
and alleys:
Your committee on streets and alleys,
to whom was referred the petition OF Geo.
10 Cannon and others, for grading and
RrGveling streets, beg leave TO report in
favor OF doing so at the earliest practic.
able day, after adopting one or more OIL
the suggestions herein contained for re-
ducing the cost of procuring and dittri.
3. buting gravel: and the making and re.
pairing Of the streets.
Your committee beg leave to report
that, in pursuance ofthe recommendation
Of his Honor, the Mayor, they have OBJ
tanned es imates from the railway
companies, of the probable cos
of gravel delivered at the streets
interesting their respective road
through the city as follows to wit
The EUtsh Central Railway Company
proposes to supply, lead and transpOr
gravel to the crossings designated at tb,
rate of IS per csr, each car 10 contain
six cubic yards OF gravel, and the coz
porstion to pay for unloading,
The Denver s. Rio GraDde RahWs,
Company proposes to supply, load
transport and I'm DAD gravel st the street
designated, ct the rate Of so cents pc
cubic yard or to supply and transport
the corporation to load and unload-a
the rate of thir!y-fve cents per cubi
yard. These figures by both companies
being approximations not based on aetus
calculations, are subject to modification
when experiments are made.
Your committee have also Consideret
he probable cost ofproeuring and operat
ing railway expressly to convey grave
to the streets throughout the city, ant
find that mile Of track, equipped viii
five cars each, to carry three cubic yard
Of gravel, will cost about $4,000. Will
euch convenience, about ak times q
much gravel may be deposited upon th
streets for the amount now paid for team
labor. Your committee are Of the opin
ion, that road partly portable should
be constructed and properly equipped 70
the purpose Of facilitating the improve
ment Of the streets, and will be pleased
/ to supply table exhibiting the compar
alive cost of grading and Rraveling pa
} cubic yard, by the several methods sug
] gesIed, at the next meeting OF the council
! The report was received and laiC
on the table pending further re
D port on the same subject by saiC
committee.
The committee on improvements
to whom was referred the petitions
: of F. Kesler and others, Henry
Wood, superintendent Of Denvel
and Rio Grande Railway Company
! George A. Meears and others, al
: asking that gas lamps be erected il
various localities, reported, recon
: mending that nineteen street lamp
g be erected on Second South stree
from West Temple to Fifth Yves
street, and nine lamps on First Eas
street, between First South an
= Washington Square, and eigt
\ lamps on South Temple, betWee
Eagle Gate and Fourth East stree
IT and seven lamps on Second Yves
lie between South Temple and Fir
er North streets, and eight lamps c
Third South, between East Temp
l. and First West streets, and on Fir
te West between Third and Secon
4 South streets, and twenty lamps 0
- the following route, to wit: BegiI
b. ming at the southwest corner of tt
Temple Block, thence north q
b. West Temple street two blocks
m First North street, thence west {
&C. First North street one block
First West street, thence north {
D. First West street TWO blocks
81 Third North street. Total numb
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