The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-04
CITY COUNCIL.


Alderman DinWoodey petitioned
in behalf of D. o. Calder for the
privilege of pilng material u pom a
portion Of the street and sidewalk
on First South, between East and
West Temple streets, during the
erection of a building at that point.
Granted under the usual restric-
lions.
A petition from Hyrum H. Kim
bail was presented, setting forth
that he was the owner of the south
half of the west half of lot 2 in block
SO, plat a, city survey, being FIVE
rods west front on East Temple
street by ten rods east; that between
said lot and North Temple street
was strip of land two rods by ten
belonging to the city, which had
never been conveyed, but fenced in
and occupied by petitioner in COM
mon with the lot owned by him for
fifteen years last past. The petit
toner, being DESTROYS to obtain a
title to said strip and representing
that it would greatly injure and de-
preclate the value of his property if
sold to any one else, and being
advised that the city had hitherto
granted parcels of land in similar
predlcament5 at a nominal sum,
asked that conveyance be made
to him for said strip of land on the
same terms as other portions of
laud adjoining. Referred to the
committee on public grounds.
A petition was presented from P.
A. Van Tassell, setting forth that the
balloon ascension announced to be
! made from the Eighth Ward square
made it necessary that the filling of
the balloon with gas should be done
at the corner of Second East and
Second South streets-that being
the nearest point on the gas mains
to said square, and asking that he
be allowed the privilege of filling
the balloon at that point, and for
the police in preventing unneces
sary croWding around the balloon
during the operation of filling. and
also that so far as possible, the cit
liens be restrained from burning
fireworks in close proximity to the
balloon, the whole proceedings to
be subject to the direction of the
police. Granted.
o. G. Tornblad petitioned for the
privilege of selling fruits, summer
drinks, etc, in Liberty Park, for the
term of three months. Not granted.
Hurd and Grimminger made ap.
plication to do business as retail
liquor dealers at No. Is Commercial
street, for period of three months
from the Sd, day of July, 1888.
Granted.
The committee on claims to whom
was deferred the petition of Hyrup,
asking the privilege of laying a
pipe from the main ditch
on Centre street into his
house for culinary purposes, recon-
mended that it be granted during
the pleas dre of the Council, and
under the direction of the water
master; but that the prayer of said
petitioner asking that a flume be
laid at the expense of the city, to
convey water through his lot b c
not granted. Adopted.
The committee on waterWorks, to
whom was referred the petition of
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Barratt and twenty.
four others, asking that James c.
Watson have the privilege of draw.
ing water from the MIGRANTS on
First South at convenient points,
for the purpose of sprinkling
said street with sprinkling wagon
between Second and Seventh East
streets, reported, recommending
that James g. Watson be permitted
to construct a tlume at the mos
convenient place on either Second
or Third East, between South
Temple and First South streets
tapping the Jordan and Salt Lake
City canal, and using water there
from to sprinkle said street and
such work be done under the direc-
! ton Of the watermaster, at the ex-
pense Of said James c. Watson
Adopted.
The committee on claims, tx
whom was referred the petition O
Heber P. Kimball, guardian at Law
of Alfred j. Kimball and Teresa
Kimball, minor heirs, claiming
damages for the removal of grave
from certain lots owned by said
heirs, in the sum of 1880, reported
that they found, after carefully ex,
aiming said claim, that the corpor
alton purchased and paid for all the
gravel taken from the said lots, anC
that the petitioner had no JUS
claim for damages against Sail
Lake City. The committee there
fore recommended that the claim
be not allowed. Adopted.
John r. Winder, Esq, city asses
sor submitted the following:
SCI herewith report to your honor
able body the assessment roll OF
Salt Lake City for the current year
1888, showing an aggregate valua-
ton Of property of SS,894,515. Fol
lowing are the provisions of an
ordinance to provide for assessi ms
and collecting city taxes:
SECTION I4.-The City Council shall
on the return of the assessment roll, ap.
point time to hear complaints iii any
and determine the assessor and c0llecto 4
compensation; also deter nine the rate
per cent. of the city tax for the curren
year. The Recorder shall, within twenty
days after the receipt OF the sssessmen
roll, set the amount of tax in the proper
column, opposite the name or de !criptior
Of property, ard furnish the SCISSOR enc