The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-13

number of eases dismissed, 50; fines
assessed during the month, 81, 345.45; ;
collected in cash for the month,
$467 30; collected in cash on old
fines. $6T; total cash paid treasurer,
$3.50 90; labor fines for the month,
1887 .55; total cash and labor fines,
81 ,3l2.45; one case appealed, SIS;
RENTED, SIS; fines not paid, So.
Fled.
The committee on public grounds
to whom was referred the bill of
William Wheeler for pruning trees
at the Warm Springs Bath House.
reported that they had examined
the terms of the lease under which
James Townsend occupied said
premises, and found that said lessee
was required to keep all the build
lngss baths, and all property there
with connected belonging to the city
in good condition at his own expense
reasonable use and inquiry by the
elements excepted, which woulE in
clude the proper care of the trees.
The committee recommended that
the bill be not allowed. Adopted.
The committee on waterworks to
whom was referred the petition of
n. w. Clayton, f. II. Hyde and four
others asking that the water mains
be extended from East Temple to
First West street on North Temple
street a distance Of two blocks, re
ported, recommending that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted
providing they would pay three
fourths the cost of the extension of
the mains-the amount to be re
funded in water licenses. The re-
port stated that the condition of the
city finances was such that it would
not justify the extension of the
water mains unless the appli-
cants advance three-fourths cost.
Adopted.
The committee on water works
to whom was referred the petition
of S. E. Smith and VIM. n. Will
liams asking to Lave the water
mains extended by the laying of q
four inch pipe from the north side OF
South Temple street on West
Temple, distance of eighteen rods,
reported that theyhad examined into
the ma ter and found the extension
asked for was too short to connect
with any other man which was
very necessary for the circulation
of water, and the size of the pipe
asked for was too small to agree
with the plan of the waterWorks
The committee therefore recon.
mended that the prayer of the petit.
TONERS be not granted. Adopted.
The committee on WaterWorks tC
whom was referred the petition OF
III. S. Eldridge and others asking al
extension of time for using water
from the mains to propel motors
and other machinery, reported thai
after due consideration they found il
would be an injustice to grant the
motion, as the excessive use ofWater;
through the waters so reduced thu
pressure in some Of the pipes il
the higher portions of the city thai
| in certain localities the water a
times ceased to flow, thus deprivins
those inhabitants from the use O
the mains for which they advanced
their money to extend, and wht
had no other source of water sup
ply for domestic purposes. Besides
this, the use Of the waters through
the motors caused an unequal, anC
consequently unjust. Gistri button O
the irrigating water; and, more
over, the revenue received from thu
motors was more than expended BY
the city in keeping the streets anC
sidewalks clear from ice III winter
occasioned by the discharge of waite.
from the motors. The committe,
Therefore recommended that thu
} prayer Of the petitioners be no
! granted.
Adopted.
The committee on Guance in com
: pliance with instructions Of Ma.
J 10Th, submitted an estimated state
ment of the probable receipts an,
{ requirements of the City for tn
t current six months, which Shove,
/ the liabilities Of the City June Is
= to be $T6.363.54. Probable receipt
for six months $10,6S8. Probabl
}, wants S69,291.27. Filed.
e The following bills for the mont
4 ending may 31st, 1888, were pre-
4 scented for action, and allowed an
t the several amounts appropriated
Marshsrs expense bills $227,9(
D Salt Lake Power, Light and Heat
t ing Company for three electri
e lamps on North Temple street frol
May 18th, to June 18th, 1888, as pc
: contract, $50. Interest on note an
overdraft at Deseret National Banl
d $500.
g Appropriations were made as TO
4 lows: To the street supervisor
S contingent fund, $1,000; TO tn
a waterworks found, $500; to til
i wateTmaster's contingent funt
t $500.
4 On motion of Councillor Clarl
/ thirty copies of the bill for an OF
e dinance relating to Boarding houst
and keepers thereof, were o!dere
: printed in open lines for the use
the Council.
e Adjourned for one week.