The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-28
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings at the City Council
Tuesday evening, February 9th,
1888, Alderman Patrick presiding.
A petition was presented from
George r. Jones, signed by J. d.
Lomax, his attorney in fact, asking
that he be granted lease for term
Of about five years, Of ten acres of
land described as the east half of
the southwest quarter of section "a,
township /, north of range one
west, Salt Lake meridian, at such
reasonable terms as may seem just
and proper. Referred to the COM
mittee on public grounds.
A petition was presented from
Jabez w. Taylor, complaining of the
damage done his property by foods
on the 18th and 14th of February
1888, caused by the fumes crossing
the streets near his property being
obstructed in such manner as to
over flow the streets and adjacent
property. The amount Of damage
claimed was $45. Referred to the
committee on claims.
A communication from the Salt
Lake Power, Light and Heating
Company, signed by its secretary.
Henry T. McEwan, was submitted,
setting forth that the proposition OF
the Council to erect three electric
lights en- North Temple Street
would be accepted on the following
conditions, viz: The lights to burn
from the first of November to the
first of March, between shutdown
and 1880 o'clock, p. M, and the re-
mainder of the year between sun
down and II o'clock p. M; said
company to run the wires and erect
poles to support the same, furnish
service, cartoons, etc.. for the sum f
$240 per light per annum, payable
proportionately monthly, the light
ing to begin as soon as the company
can get wire and erect poles, and
the contract between the company
and the corporation of Salt Lake
City to be executed as soon as pos
sible On motion, the conditions
prescribed by the Salt Lake Power,
Light and Heating Company were
aceeded to, the city attorney was
instructed to draft the proposed in
strument of agreement, and the
mayor was authorized to sign the
same OIL behalf of the city.
The committee on streets and a.
legs to whom was referred the petit
} ton of Paul A. Sehettler in relation
to the obstruction of a certain street
3 on the bench east of the city, re-
i ported that they had examined into
the matter and found that the land
on which the said street was stu
. ated, was entered October 24th
1870, and said street was used con
!, tinuously as public highway up tt
the latter part of 1882 unobstructed
the public thereby acquiring tht
right of way, by occupancy for s
period of over twelve years. The
committee therefore recommended
that the city marshal be instructed
to cause said street to be opened ant
that the party obstructing the same
be prosecuted. Adopted.
The committee ON Improvements
to whom was referred the sugges
ton of the Mayor ia relation t.
erecting a fence along the acque-
duct on North Temple street, re
ported that after due consideration
). they recommended that a fenc
made of cedar posts and two inc
pipe be erected; that the cost c
such fence would approXimas
1925 per rod for the material, di
vided as follows: Two rails of tW
inch pipe, thirty-tnree feet, at SC
$2.64; two cedar posts, at Soc, 60c
total, 1924; that the cost of erectin
would not exceed, peer rod, 75c., an
the total cost from 81 to So per rot
making a fence practically indie
- structible, and answering ever
purpose. Received and laid on th
table subject to call.
On motion it was decided that I'll
salaries of all city officers and en-
III ployees, including the police fore
N and Gremen, remain the same fl
the ensuing salary year as we
paid during the yeaI last past, al
the necessary appropriations for I'll
payment of the same were mac
IN contingent, to be drawn monthly ;
IN the same shall become due.
~ The city attorney introduced
bill for an ordinance relating to Il
control and distribution of tt
waters flowing into Salt Lake Cit.
and stated that in so doing he W.
fulfilling the instructions Of tt
council given before his departul
for the east, where he had bee
. upon leave of absence granite
ID him by the mayor. He furtht
ated that his design in presentir
the bill was not to influence
k, obstruct in any way considerable
y, of the bill on the same subject no
u before the council.
After discussion, the bill pr
sented by the city attorney, t
ro- gether with the one introduced /
Alderman Raleigh, and which h;
been the subject of the council
= deliberations for some time pas
was referred to the committee
municipal laws.
Adjourned for one week.