The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-09
CITY COUNCIL.
City Hall Rooms Rented for
the Legislature.
Street SpriHkling Contract Let for
1884.
Other Items Of Interest.

A regular session of the Cit
Council was held last evening at tn
usual hoar, Mayor Jennings pre-
siding, and the following bushes
was transacted:
A petition from Mrs. Flora Mai
ben was presented. She set fort
that since the death of her husband
Henry Maiben, bill had been pre-
sented to her for SIS, water rates
which had accumulated during hi
lifetime, but had never been col
lected. The petitioner asked re
mittance of the water rate by rea
son of being in limited circumstan-
ces, and represented her willingness.
to pay the sum in the future
Granted, and amount appropriated
for relief of petitioner.
A petition was presented from
Isaac Hunt asking remittance of his
license to run job wagon, on &C.
count of limited means and bad
health-the result of an accident
before which he had always paic
his license promptly.
Referred to the committee on
license.
a petition was presented from l..
w. Hardy and Martin earn repre-.
senting that by reason of the CON
strnction of the Jordan and Salt
Lake City Canal their farming
lands in the Sugar House ward had
been materially injured-so much
so that the land was almost useless,
as they were prepared to prove
that for some twenty years before
the construction of the canal their
land required to be irrigated every
season Of the year to produce crops,
but now by reason of the seepage
from the canal in the summer
season, said land was so wet that it
was impossible even to get upon 1t
with animals to plow; that they had
laid the matter before the canal
committee and their claim had been
rejected without proper investiga.
lion as they considered. They there.
fore asked that the Council take
such action in this matter as would
BY proper inves, igation reimburse
petitioners for losses sustained.
Referred to the committee on
claims.
Applications for license to do
business as retail liquor dealers at
heir respective places of business
Tor the ensuing three months were
from j. I. CLASSIFY, Blnnie
'chaufele and Lace 81 Duncan, and
granted.
Moritz s. Cullen applied for
license to manufacture malt liquors
It corner of Tenth East and Fifth
south streets for a period of three
months from the oh d ~ january
SS4. Granted.
j. l.. Dingin applied for a license
o do business as an auctioneer at
10. 229 East Temple street, for
hree months from January 9Th,
S54. Granted.
The special committee appointed
0 make distribution of an appro-
in the sum of $3.50 among
he family of the late Marshal, An
rev Burt, reported that they had
Investigated the matter, and recon-
iended an apportionment into |
1lrteen shares, comprising the |
linor heirs of deceased, which they |
eemed satisfactory adjustment.
Adopted, and committee dis
harged.
The committee on waterwOrks. to
HON was referred the petition of |
ames C.Watson, asking for street
contract for 1884 and |
3S5, reported that they had exam
led into the matter, and Iecom>
tended that q contract be let to the
nd James G. Watson for the year
'S4 TO use water for street sprink-
ng from the city's stand pipes for
l50 per annum. They further
commended that the city make
ipe connections with the city canal
4 First East and Third East
reefs, and that two additional
and pipes be erected at or near the
of these streets with
1rst South street; and that two or
lree existing stand pipes fromwhich
alter is drawn from the city mains
earest to those proposed to be
ected, be discontinued. Adopted.
The following bills were present
for action and allowed: City
arshal's expense bills for Deem
,r, S57032: Mrs. NJ. A. Burt, for
city prisoners for the
Onth ending December 31st, 1888
lz6 meals at Is cents, Gags. 90; Salt
axe Power Light and Heating
)mpany, foT three electric lights
ON December 18th to January
tn, 1884, $50; &. l.. Williams, for
900 pounds of coal. 800.
The committee on elections, to
HON was referred the duty of as
rtaining what steps, if any, were
,cessary to be taken to provide for
e approaching election. reported
at by careful examination of ex-
ling laws they found nothing
hatever to be done by city officers