The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-16
CITY COUNCIL.
Fire Record for 1883.
Statement Of Canal Cost.
The City Cemetery to be Beautiffed,
ETC., Etc.


Charles Livingston and four other
petitiOnsd for an extension of waite
mains OH Seventh East, from FRS
to Second South streets, and agreed
to ray the city three-fourths of tn,
cost of said extension, provided { ht
Council would order the same re-
turned to them In water rates, q!
they shall accrue.
Referred to the committee on
waterwOrks.
A petition was presented from
Edward Brain, representing that
between his brick yard and the mill.
tary reservation there was a narrow
strip of land belonging to the city,
about one and fvectenths rods
wide by ninety rods long, more OF
less, which was of little use to any
body but himself, and he asked the
privilege of purchasing the same.
Referred to the committee on
public grounds.
Applications for license to carry
on business as retail liquor dealers
from Peter Tourney and G. A.
Whitehead, at their respective
places of business for the ensuing
three months, were presented and
granted.
ii. A. Reed asked for renewal
of his auctioneer's license for one
year. Granted.
Herman Hill, Mary E. Hill and
Fox & Symons asked for the privi'
lege of using a portion of the street
and sidewalk en- the west side of
East Temple street between Third
and Fourth South streets, upon
which to place sliding material,
pending the erection of buildings.
Granted, under the usual resiric-
tions.
John C. Cutler, clerk Of the
county court, submitted a copy Of
the appointment of T. c. Bailey as
the presiding judge Of the approach
ing municipal election and his re-
ceipt for certified copies Of the re-
vissd registry lists for the First,
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
precincts, Salt Lake City, and asked
that the city make an appropriation
of S25 to pay fox making the same.
Referred to the committee on
claims.
4 petition was presented from G..
f. Culmer and ~ others, alleging
that they felt they were entitled to
have the gas mains extended up
Centre street-Over the hill-the
distance contemplated in the char
ter to the gas company, and asked
thai such extension be made; and,
in the event their petition was
acted upon unfavorably, petitioners
asked that an electric light be placed
at a suitable point on the hill, on
Centre street, to light up the vicin-
ity.
Referred 70 the committee on i'm
provements.
The City Watermaster, Chas. II.
Wilcken, submitted a report OF the
disbursements in his department
during the quarter ending NOvem-
Der Goth, 1883, showing a total ex-
pendituIe of S3,4SS. %.
Referred to the committee on ir-
figation.
The chief engineer of fire depart
ment presented his annual report
of the Salt Lake City Fire Depart
ment for 1888, with five additional
statements, showing IN detail the
amount of movable property in
charge of the department.; the num-
Der of fire alarms and causes of the
same; also the loss and the amount
covered by insurance. A summary
of the various items showed that
during the year there were thirty.
five fire alarms and seven incipient
fires, involving loss of S139. 275. 90
worth of property, on which there
was an insurance OF S42,7OOOO.
leaving a net loss of So, $4,000.
Estimated value Of movable pro-
perty in charge of the department.
S13,400. Expense of the depart
ment for the year, $3.50. Number
Of fire hydrants, 130-all in excel
lent working order. Present brigade
force consists Of forty-seven menu
bers, paid and call men. The Chief |
Engineer recommended the appro- |
priation OF $1,000 for the purchase
Of some light hose and other de,
iciencies of the department.
Referred to the committee on fire
Ihe committee on cemetery to
whom was referred the annual re-
port of the city sexton for thu wear
1888, reported that they had ex~
amined the same and found the ex-
penditures for Improvements and |
repairs were needed. and recon-
mended that the bills be allowed.
The committee also found that the
account with the city treasurer was
correct; and they approved of the
suggestion in relation to a water
supply to enable owners Of lots to |
Deautlfy the same by shrubbery,
lowers, ETC., and recommended that |
the city take measures in the near !
future to fur 1ish at least limited |
water supply either from the arte>
sian well or Dry Canyon.
The committee on streets and al.
leys, to whom was referred the sub.
Jet mentioned by the city ATTORNEY
at the Last session relating to the
grand tramway on Eighth East
street, reported that they had ex-
amined into the matter and found
the road reasonably safe, but rec.
O,,o M andnI thok A.