The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-26

The CltX COuncI convened laSl even
ing as the usual hour. the only mem
bers absent being Messrs. Grant, Davis
and Jennings.
PETITIONS:
Frank FOote, J. l.. May. John Nc
Wicker, Mr.. Stewart and F. NJ. Bishop
called the attention of the Council to
the excessive rates now charged them
for license fees as assayers, and asked
that they be placed in the same class
with other professionals, such as doc
tors. lawyers, dentists, etc. They are
now, they state, paying the same license
as that charged merchants. Referred
to the committee on license
o. P. Arnold, Superintendent of the
Salt Lake Street Railway Company.
peuitioned that the license paid by the
company the past year, viz: $25 for each
car, be accepted by the city for another
yea' in lieu of the per capita tax
authorized by the charter which the
city gave to the street car company.
Referred TO the committee on license.
A petition was presented from G. f.
Culmer and seyenty-five to 100 others,
residents on Centre street and the
/ northern portion of East Temple, asking
I that the Council order the gas mains TO
+ be laid from North Temple Street north
ward over the hill and gas lamps
erected for the benefit of that portion
/ of the city. Referred to the committee
on improvements.
Eli b. Kelsey and twenty-fOur others
asked that Second East Street, from
/ Fifth South three blocks southwark be
( suitably graveled; urging as a reason
/ the almost impossible state OF the roads
I during the winter season. Referred To
/ the committee on streets and allys.
/ +. Auerbach Il Bro. DetitiOned for the
privilege of raising the stone crossing
1 between their store and Barratt Bros,
as it had sunk lower than the street.
/ Granted under direction OF the Street
! Supervisor.
d. Goldberg petitioned for an auction
GERS license for the term of three months
from the Dist inst. Granted
J. u. Brown stated in a cOmmunica
ton to the Council that he was en-
gagged in canvassing the Territory in the
interest of Harry Brown, the sculptor,
who had lately finished q bust of Presi-
dent Brigham Young. Whatever funds
were realized from the sales of the work,
the communication stated. were TO be
used by the sculptor in finishing his
education at a Boston school. The
Council were therefore requested to APP
point committee to inspect the bust,
and if they found they could recon-
mend it, to purchase one or more of the
models. Referred to the committee on
/ finance
( A petition, or remOnStrance was read,
signed by Jacob Jensen, oscar b.
! Young with all my heart" and ten 9TH
ers, in relation to granting a right of
! way along the canal bank to the SaltLake
and +. d. railway the signers state that
"a railway line along the bank would be
dangerous to their property from fires
/ and other causes" and call attention to
I the fact that the city guaranteed that
/ the canal would be only used for canal
I purposes, ETC., etc. Referred to the
committee on canal.
REPORTS.
Adam Speirs, Alderman and Justice
OF the Peace, presented his report for
the month of October 1t showed the
following features:
( Number of cases tried, no; cases dis
missed, Z; collected III cash fines,
+ 81 ,312.50 collected on old fines, $5O.65;
+ collected on labor fines, $372.3 30; fines on
cases appealed, $47; fines unpaid, 1852.
/ Referred to the committee on police.
/ The committee on police reported
/ that they had examined the MarShal's
expense bills for the month of October,
and found them entirely correct They
! therefore recommended that the
amount, $220.5O, be appropriated.
adopted.
The same committee reported that
! they had examined the Police Court
statement for the month of September,
and found it to lie correct; they there
fore recommended that it be placed on
file Adopted.
The special committee, consisting OF
the Mayor, with the committee on cleo
tionS associated, reported that they had
considered the question referred TO
. them of selecting a Treasurer of Salt
Lake City, and that they begged to
nominate OrsOn +. Whitney for the
position Mr.. Waddell moved that the
report be accepted. the nomination con
firmed and Mr.. Whitney elected 70 the
TreaSuryship for the Unexpired term.
Unanimously carried.
MISCELLANEOUS
The following appropriations were
N de:
Fifty dollars for clerk hire in the
Office of the Assessor and Collector.
Five hundred dollars to the contingent
fund for the improvement of Liberty
Park.
One thousand dollars to the Water
masters fund.
Five hundred dollars to the water-
works fund.
One hundred. dollars to the fire de-
partment fund
Five hundred dollars to the Mayor
fund.
One hundred and twenty-five dollars
10 reimburse Mr. Barbee IN full for
money advanced on account OF extension
of water pipe on Third East Street.
Adjourned for one week