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


blocks So, GO and 20, Plot &C." Salt
Lake City suryey-the parties own
IN the land referred to (Der George
B. Wallace, their representative,
having previously assented to he
REIMBURSEMENT of City creek waters
in consideration of the monetary
assistance to be rendered by the
city. The next year-August, 1879
- complaints having arisen con-
corning the manipulation of the
canal, which was then com pleted, a |
committee of the Council was ap-
pointed to inves igate, which COM
mlttee recommended that an assess
ment be ieViei On the property |
benefited by the canal TO reimburse
those who had advanced more than !
their quota Of the expense, and also
that tha "anal be controlled by the
W&tsrmaster 9rd waters distributed
undar the irrigation ordinance.
These recommendations, however,
never went into effect from the fact
that George B. Wallace, George
Nebeker, and A. Coon, committee
on construction Of said canal,
objected to the city assuming con-
troll Of the canal unless the Council
would agree to pay them 81 ,200-a
proposition which was not enter
tanned by the Council. Further, the
committee on irrigation in the same
year (l879) in reporting upon a peti>
ton Of B. T. Mitchell, who was then
owner of q portion Of the land for
which water was asked, stated that
they learned the land in question
never had any vested right to the
City creek water. The committee
therefore recommended thai the
petition be not granted. Adopted,
The committee on irrigation, to
whom was referred the petition of
John Haslam and others, in relation
to the cleaning of the canal on
Seventh West street, reported that
the watermaster was engaged in
making the necessary improve
ments, ana they therefore returned
said petition with the recommends
ton that it be filed. Adopted
The committee on sanitary Tegu-
lations and quarantine, to whom
was referred the statement of Al
derman DinWoOdey in relation to
certain ditch on First East street
being in filthy condition, ETC., re.
ported that they had visited the
locality and recommended that the
ordinance in relation to throwing or
running filth into the bitches be
rigidly lnforced by the city officers.
Adopted, and the marshal was in
structed to notify parties along the
line Of said ditch of the existence of
said ordinance.
The committee on fire depart
ment, to whom was referred the
petition of the fremen, asking that
compensation for their services at
fires be fixed at 81 per hour, instead
of the present appropriation Of $500
for three months service, distrib-
uted under the direction of the
chief engineer, and representing in
case SAID petition be not granted,
that the Council might accept their
designations, reported as follows:
Chat the designations be ac-
cepted; that the chief en-
gineer be instructed to en-
ploy forty men at salary of $50 per
annum, who shall be known as call
men; these callmen to be subject to
such regulations as are made for the
| governing Of the regularly paid fire
men, as provided for i'll the COM
mittee's report Of July 18th, 1888
and to be organized into companies
| by the chief engineer. The add.
tIonal expense to the city in making
these changes will amount to about
So coo per annum. To grant the in,
creased compensation asked for by
the fremen would make about the
same increase, without increasing
the efficiency of the department. In
! accepting the designations o. the
! iremen, we would suggest that a
vote of thanks be rendered them fol
their past services.
The report of July 18th, reference
to which is made in the above re,
port, recommended that four mer
| be employed at a salary Of $50 pei
month each, as fremen, to be sta
toned at the engine house and bG
ready, night or day, in case Of al
alarm; that one horse be purchased
for drawing hose carts, and that
such additional equipments as are
necessary be also purchased.
This report of July 18th was taker
from the table, aud considered il
connection with the additional re-
port presented at this meeting, anC
remarks we're offered by member:
and the chief engineer upon the
relative expense and efficiency Of
paid and volunteer departments
The question of the adoption of the
recommendations contained in the
two reports was then put to vote
and resulted afirmatively, tht
Council thus deciding to employ
a paid fire department after October
1st, 1888, to consist of four meI
regularly. employed, besides the
engineer, who is also stationed a
the fire hall; one horse for hose
carts, and forty call men.
Appropriations were made aS fol
lows: To pay corporation note due
September 10th to Deseret Nationa
bank, $1,000; to the water works
account, to be drawn upon the or
ders of the superintendent, $500; t.
reimburse W. T. Barbee for money
advanced on water pipe extension
$50; to pay thirty days interest OF