The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-31

petitioner had sold the strip con-
tested by Hyrum II. Kimball to one
EDer Case. Wherefore it was asked
that the action of the Council au-
thorlzlng the Mayor to make deed
TO Hiram Fl Kimtall be rescinded
and the land left in the hands of
petitioners grantee, and that a deed
be given to Eber Case therefor.
On motion the petition was rs>
celved and laid on the table, and the
! actlOn OF the Council authorizing
the Mayor to deed to Hiram Ii.
klmball was countermanded ard
ordered to be deferred till the right
ful claimant to said land is estab.
ilshed.
The committee on construction
| OF Jordan and Salt Lake city canal
reported that there was expended
during the month Of Septem Der
1888, on the various accounts, the
sum Of S157.25. Accepted and ex-
pendlture approved.
Ihe committee on claims, to whom
was referred the claim of DIR. j ohm
Il. Park for damages done his prop
erty by the overflow of the Nine
teenth ward water ditch, reported
that they found that quite serious
overflow occurred by the breaking
away Of the lower bank of said
ditch, and that further damage was
liable to be produced by high water,
badger holes, and O.her causes for
which the city was not responsible,
and which were not easily avoided,
as the soil was very sandy. They
therefore recommended that the
claim be not allowed, but that in
view of the facts, the watermaster
be instructed TO construct q good
and sufficient f1ume from the COM
| mencement of the sand hill at the
northern fence OF Dr.. Parks lot, con-
Meeting with the f1ume already put
in, and extending the latter to the
street west of the doctors premises,
and that he cause the embankment
made by the removal OF earth near
the break in the. ditch to be rounded
off to Dr.. Parks acceptance.
Adopted.
The committee on claims, to
whom wa referred the communica-
ton of the County Court dated
August g., 1888, in relation to poll
tax due the county, also the subse-
quent communication of Z. Snow,
Esq, prosecuting attorney of Salt
Lake county, on the same subject,
reported that they had investigated
the matter and found that there be-
came due the County court, in the
year 1881, from the city, the sum of
$1,467.75, which amount was apprO-
priated by the Council January II,
1882; that the amount due the
county for poll tax for the year
1882 was Lilo Is, and they recon-
| mended that said amount be apprO-
priated. The committee were in
formed that there was per contra
due the city from the county for
license fees collected by them the
sum Of $7,40O, and they recon-
mended that the Mayor be author
lied to present said claim to said
County court for adjudication.
Adopted.
The committee on police, to whom
was referred the report of the police
court for the month ending Septem-
Der 80, 1888, reported that they had
examined the same and compared
| it with the police court record, and
found it correct.
The committee on public grounds,
to whom was referred the petition
of J. X. Gillespie asking that a por-
ton of certain street lying and
adjoining the north boundary of lot
3, block 2, plat "E'' be decided to him.
and also the petition of John Arid
asking for the same portion of said
street, to he decided him. reported
that they had investigated the
matter and found that MIR. Gillespie
and his grantors had been in pos
session of said street for fifteen
years. They therefore recommended
that the Mayor be authorized to
make the transfer to Mr.. Gillespie,
preserving the right of way of all
parties interested in the water
ditch; and that the petition of Mr..
AirdiDe not granted. Adopted.
The committee on irrigation, to
whom was referred the application
of George Goddard, by his attorney,
William Fuller, for water from the
canal for irrigating certain plat of
ground located below the canal in
the First ward, reported that they
had examined said application and
found that the land had been here
tofore entitled to the use of surplus
water from Parley's Canyon creek,
but through scarcity had never en-
joyed that right. Under the circum-
stances, the question arose whether
the corporation would grant to all
applicants, with or without previous
water rights, use of alter from the
canal without cost; or, if it were
proper to charge for water, a right
which would accrue, if granted,
without stipulations. The commits
tee considered that the whole queS-
ton OF the distribution of water
from the canal was involved in the
application. and therefore reported
it back, and recommended that it be
considered in committee of the
whole.
Received aud laid on the table
Councillor Junius F. Wells, in be-
half of the committee on streets and
alleys,to whom was referred the bill
for an ordinance changing tie