The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-19


Tuesday evening, September 18th,
1888, Alderman Patrick presiding:
A petition was presented from
John H. Robins and Annie Robins,
representing that there was
swampy, stagnant place in the
street IN front of their home on the
east side of East Temple street, just
south Of Seventh South street,
which prevented the passage of
vehicles to their lot for the delivery
of coal, etc, the same being un-
healthy and a nuisance. Petition
er5 asked that the prober officer be
directed to ill the place with gravel
at the expense of the city. or that
they be authorized to fill the same
and be allo we'd a credit upon their
cily taxes for the bare cost thereof.
Referred to the committee on streets
and alleys.
A petition was presented signed
by Jlme Ling, for himself and in
behalf of large number OF Chinese,
now residents of the city, represent
ing that in view of the facts that
the population of the city had
reached such a great number and
the business portions were becOm-
ing 50 densely populated, that the
str ctesb sanitary measures possible
were VI the most vital Importance,
aud that the majority of
the Chinese resident within
the city were by profession laundry
men, the conducting of which
business neeessltated the use
of large amount of com non soap,
the ingredients of which, when ex-
poseu TO the SUP, and through being
allowed 10 remain in stagnant
places from the lack OF sewerage,
readily decomposed and induced
malaria, calculated TO produce quick
| feYers, scarlatina, and other malig-
nant, if lot tttal diseases. The
petitioners asked in behalf of his
people in order to successfully pros
ecute said business in future, and
in the interests of law and order, as
we'll as health, that a suitable loca-
ton be designated By the council
for said business and that sanitary
rules be inauguIated consistent
Herewith; and further, petitioner
suggested that the ironing part of
said business should not be confined,
but that it might be conducted in
all parts of the city. Referred to
the committee on sanitary regula-
tions and quarantine.
A petition was presented from
| Jeter Clinton, sanitary and quaran
time physician, asking the council
to call up former petition pre-
Isented on the Sd of April, 1888,
asking for an increase of salary and
that it be referred to a special COM
mittee who would give him the
privilege of meeting with them to
give his reasons for asking that his
salary be raised; and i'll the event
his salary was not increased he
rendered his resignation to take eff.
feet on the first day Of October,
1888. Referred to a special COM
mittee appointed by the chair, cons
sisting of Alderman Speirs, and
Councillors Clark and D. H. Wells.
Applications for license to do
business as retail liquor dealers for
three months at their respective
places of business were presented
from Wool & Whiting, JOHN A,
Fitchette, and p. Margetts, and
granted,
John Chamberlain, being present,
verbally peCitioned the Council fol
the privilege of using a portion Of
the street and sidewalk fronting
| KinneTslay's premises on centre
lstreet, Plat CO." Salt Lake City sur.
4 yey, upon which to place building
material during the erection of q
building about sixty days. Granted
under the usual restrictions.
] The committee on claims, to whom
was referred the petition Of Jesse
w. + OK jr., city surveyor, represent
Il ing that on the sixteenth day oil
| May last, while engaged surveying
! on Centre street one of his instru-
ments was broken and asking the
\ lefty to pay for the same, reported
that they had given the matter con
IsideTatiOn and found that in theil
!, opinion the city was not and should
not be responsible for damage done
under the circumstances represented
as the surveyors charges necessarily
included the use of instruments
They therefore recommended that
; the claim be not allowed. Adopted
The committee on claims, tt
|, whom was referred the bill of Jesse
w. Fox, Jr., city surveyor, for
r work done by himself and party
during the months of July and
August, reported that they had ex
amined the account and believed i
to be correct and recommended tina
the sum Of $328.47 be appropriated
to pay the same. Adopted.
The committee on streets anC
alleys, to whom was REFER d TIT
report of the supervisor of streets
for the quarter ending August 31st
1888, reported they had examined
: the same and found it to be correct
r and recommended that 1t be re
ceived and filed. Adopted.
The committee on public ground
recommended the purchase from
the Union Pacific railway compan!
} of three~fourths of section ffteel
J and all of sections nineteen ant
twenty-one, in township one
north of range one, east Salt Lake
meridian, for the sum of $4,000
said lands being located in Cit.