The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-12
NO84

| tary regulations, with instructions
to act In the premises forth with.
Councillor Smith petitioned YER
bally in behalf Of AlOnZo Hyde and
A. Miner, for the extension of the
water mains on North Temple
street, distance of one block west
ward from East Temple, Mr.. Hyde
agreeing to advance towards the
improvement $50, aud Mr.. Miner
$500. He further represented on
behalf of petitioners the claims for
consideration which they urged
should induce the Council to act
upon their petition favorably and
speedily. viz the fact of the canal
waters being turned into the aque-
duct at a point above their resi-
denees and the consequent rendering
of the waters passing their doors
unsuitable for culinary use. Res
ferred to the committee on water
works.
Alderman Speirs presented a re-
port of cases tried and disposed of
and fines assessed and collected in
the police court for the month end
ing August 81, 1888. aggregated as
follows: Number of cases tried, 1856;
number of cases dismissed, Is; fines
assessed during the month, $1,0S9.
30; collected in cash, 1904; collected
on old fines, $7.75; total cash paid
treasurer; $611.75; labor fines for
month, 1851; fines renitted, $3.50;
amount appealed, SIS; amount not
paid, SAT. Approved and filed.
The city attorney reported for the
quarter ending August 31st, 1888,
showing the status of the city's
legal business to be in much the
same condition as at the last quart
erly report.
Approved and filed.
The supervisor of streets pre-
sented his report showing the ex-
penditures made on street improve
ment tccOunt for the three months
ending August 31st, which summed
up S., 81, besides 694 days Of
prison labor at 81 day 1904, which
made the actual expenditure $4,~
3O0.62.
Referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
The superintendent of water
works reported that fOrty-four ser
vices had been supplied by the city
to water takers during the three
months ending August 31st at a
cost OF 91,019.33, being an average
of So. a each. The total 0xpendis
ture II the W8terWoFks department
for the term was reported to be
$1,58223.
Referred to tho committee Oh
WaterWorks.
The Committee on Irrigation, to
whom was referred the petition Of
John Walsh and others, reported
that they had Investigated the mat
ter and recommended that the
WatermaStas Be liassl,ll 80 = q
ditch across Fifth South on tie west
side of Eleventh East TO convey the
surplus water into the main ditch
on the south side of Fifth South
street and that he be instructed to
place the water ditch on the west
side OF Eleventh East street, be
tween Fifth and Sixth South in its
proper place. Adopted.
The committee on cemetery. to
whom was referred the petition Of
Joseph William Taylor, undertaken,
for certain privileges in the Salt
Lake City cemetery, ETC., reported
that they found nothing in the law
prohibiting him or anyone else who
owns ground in the cemetery from
burying therein, either by himself
or through an undertaken or other
person; neither anything prohibit
ing an undertaken from purchasing
grounds for himself or anyone else
by making proper payment therefor,
or by securing such payment to the
satisfaction of the City Sexton. The
committee recommended, however,
that the ordinance relating to GENE
terry be reconstructed to some extent,
more especially to require undertak-
ers and others interring in said
grounds, to furnish to the Sexton
such record Of the person buried, as
is named in the existing ordinance,
instead of leaving the Sexton to
ascertain those facts as best he can.
Other improvements to the ordinS
ance were suggested, and the COM
mittee recommended that said
ordinance be referred to the COM
mittee on municipal laws, and that
the City Attorney under their
direction, be instructed to bring in
bill for such amendments as are
needed. Adopted.
The committee appointed to make
provisions for the funeral ceremo-
MES Of the late Marshal Andrew
Burt, reported the bills of expense
incurred in discharge Of the duties
assigned them, amounting to $2549S,
each bill having been examined by
members of said committee and
certified to rs correct.
The report was accepted, the bills
allowed and the committee dis
charged.
The following bills were pre-
sented for action and allowed: Salt
Lake Power, Light and Heating Co.
for three electric lights on North
Temple street, one month, SOC; two
special policemen, September 1st
ard September 8th, at 81 each per
d2U 60 aYOaOeA hills on account Of