The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-22

thepef0re respectfully pray your honor.
able body to consider tie above repre-
sentationP, and they hope and believe
that, II er giving These plain statements
the consideration and weight which they
seem 10 demand, you will be convinced
That your petitioners are entitled 10 q
more liberal remuneration for fire saP-
vice, and they do believe, in view Of thu
great interests involved, bsth TO them.
selves as frenen and TO the property
ownerR Of Salt Lake City. That 81 per
hour 10 merited, and would b. considered
by them d just compensation for such
-ervIce: and they pray your honorable
body to grant lhem the sad am unit.
Your petitioners feel assured that q
more liberal remuneration for tneir
services would encourage them
to increased pTomp.ness in the
discharge of their duties and
stimulate them to greater diligence and
energy In acquiring that dist ipline, aklll
and aletness 70 essential in the 70 d de
man. and that to thu property owners
he benefit of such increased efficiency
baing due, and 4 greater saving of pr D.
trty bainR assured, that they will bs in
duced to approve your extended liber-
Atty. Your petitioners do further ssy
that they ara moved TO m AXE this tbslr
respectful appeA to you altar dua thought
AID d-Iherafi9B; that they dscounten-
ance anything OF a rash, hasty or
dtctAtariel nature; that thaV ore
not Unmindful Of your past favors and
codrtssIes toward them. Neve rthelsess
hey b.lieve that their cause is just and
wJr.hy of your cor .ider4don sud &C ion
thereon. They Offsr this petition earn
estly hoping lhst 1t will bring to y3ur
fenem brsnce that several formar peti
IL rs representing the interests, condition
and requirements OF tha fra department
are nov iying upon your table Awaiting
ycur acton.
La Yisw ofthe approaching winter sea
on, and foil expectation that thelr
duties es 6femen will increase in
magnitude, peril ard expense ia
them; and 10 really .tien Of their
duty TO their families and their own pri-
vste interests, they do respectfully repre-
sent that il, after ress, nRble time fol
deIifer ten, your honorable body cannot
grant their petition for an inc tease OF
remuneration IS herein prsyed for, they
Will feel compelled to tender 10 thei. chiei
their respective designations ,she same *
like effect Il the eloss Of the curren'
quarts Sep emoer b; and retiring
irel that thsg hHva ~ least disch arg d
t cir duly "a volunteer fremen TO theil
fellow CITIZENS"
The petition was received, and
referred to the committee on fire
department.
a petition was presented from
Massrs. Causey s. Harklns. repre-
senting that they wera about tC
erect a large building 60xI56 feet
for a skating rink, On ths east hall
of lot l, block 68, plat "a" Salt Lake
city survey, fronting on West Tenn
pie street. near second South, and
asking that they be allowed the
privilege of using portion Of the
street AMI sidewalk upon which to
place material during the erection
of said building about sixty days.
Granted under the usual restric
tions.
Councillor Taylor verbally petit
toned, il behalf Of Henry McEwan
for the use of portion of the street
and sidewalk on First South, be-
tween Third and Fourth East
streets, upon which to place ma
terial during the erection of build
ing at that point. Granted under
the usual restrictions.
A petition was presented from
MessIs. YOuugberg s. Schade repre-.
senhng that on the 9th instant
they intended to vacate the premises
No. 50 Second South street
now occupied by them as saloon,
and remove on the same day to their
new building three doors west oil
their present stand; and they asked
that they be allowed to continue
their business under their present
license, at the new place. Granted.
A communication was presented
from George G. Douglas, NJ. D.,
stating that, from the history of all
previous epidemicS, etc, he thought
the city could not reasonably hope
to escape a visitation of the cpl
demic now raging upon the shores
OF the Mediterraneap-prObably i'll
1884 and almost certainly by 1885
that the geographical location fsv~
0red it, the climate, soil, ETC., were
not adverse, tbs sanitary condition
favored its development in malig
nant form, should the specific germs
find their way here. He therefore
asked, in the interest of humanity,
that the Council grant him hear
ing, at an early dav, upon the sub,
ject OF sanitary measures necessary
10 be put in force before the ap-
proach of winter, for the purpose of
mitigating the disease as much as
possible, should 1t gain admission t.
our city. Referred to the commit
lee on sanitary regulations and
quarantine, with instructions to
give the matter their immediate
attention.
Councillor Ritter, member of the
committee on sanitary measures
stated that he was in favor of the
committees appointing A time to
hear DIR. Douglass upon the subject
OF his communication, and thought
an invitation should be extended to
other medical gentlemen of the city
to meet with the committee and ex.
change ideas in regard to system
of regulations to be adopted for the
cleaning of The city and the enforce
y,nov,r IF rt7IaJ tnt kaan If fraa from