The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-20
CITY COUNCIL.
The Municipal Government
Changes Hands.
Resolutions of Respect to the
Retiring officers.
Speeches, Motions, Reports,
And the Regular Budget O.
Business.

ring ct the usual hour, Mayer denning
presiding:
In addition TO the lnem bers. of whom
there was full quorum. except Councllol
Ritter, the Mayor-elect, Hon. james
Sharp and City Council-alsct we're alec
present. Mr.. Sharp occupied q seat By
the side Of Mayor Jennings upon the
chsirmsn'4 platform, by invitation Of tnt
latter.
After the usual prelimic srie. incident
to opening, the business Of the eyeuirg g
was proceeded with as follows:
A petition was presented from iheDen
yer & Rio Grsnde Western Railway
company by George Goss, chief engineer,
asking for licence permitting said com
psny to MAINTAIN and operate railway
track for the term of ten yesrs Oh Second
South street, from the present depot on
Fifth West street eastward 10 the north
west corner of Block 81 in Plat "a" OF
the city survey, distar ce of about fifty
six rods, being ct the junction of Second
South and Fourth West streets, On GER
tain conditions duly specified in said pc
tition.
Laid on the table subject to call.
| An application to transact business az
retail liquor dealer at No. 10 First
South street least, for period Of three
months from the 18Th day of February,
1884. was presented from Don G. Tufts.
| Granted.
Alderman Speirs presented a report
of csses tried and disposed of, and fines
assessed and collected in the Police Court
for the month ending January 3lst,
1884, aggregated as follows, to wit:
Number Of cases tried, 1876; mum Der of
cases dismisssd, 10; fuss assessed during
the month, S2,3s6. 35; cash fnss for the
month, 81, 502.9 go; cash on old fines,
S1I.75: total cash paid treasurer, ST,
5I4.65; labor fnss for The month, 1862 95:
total cash and labor, $2.l77 so; appealed
to District Court, Sls5; not p4id, S6l.5o;
RENTED, 81.
The committee on construction o. Jor,
dan and Salt Lake City cansl repert d
that thers Sss expended during the
nsnth of January, upon the various &C.
counts connected with ,sid canal, sc psr
vouchers accompanying the report, the
sum Of 1852 Is.
The committee On license, 10 whom
WAS referred the petition of N0unnsn
& Davis in regard 70 Ihs;r license as
brokers', reported that 10 additional
Legislation was Necessary, rs their case
vas covered By existing ordinance.
Adopted
1hs committee on municipal lsws. 20
whom was ee-red tire report OF the City
Surveyor in relation to establishing GER
tain stone points from which to make
measurements, etc., ana asking :og in
formation 4 relation to the establishment
of street grades in the north
east part of the city, recon-
mended that in view o. thu present
financial cond ton If the city-the sstab-
lishment Ct street grades be pursued 10
further at present, AT that the City At
torney be instructed to bring in bill for
an ordinsn "a amending an ordinance Ie-
lating to city surveyors-see. 9l-so as 10
make it read two feet and one half in ch
west, aud two feet and one-half inch
north OF the point of Intersection Of the
base and meridian" etc., ard thst said
report be filed for future reference in the
Recorders Office. Adopted.
The special committee sppoin' ed to
provide suitable entertainment for the
Wyoming legislators on the night Ct
Friday. February 18th, 1884. reported
shat q grand civic ball was given on that
evening, the expenses of which, with
vouchers detailing each item for which
the Corporation was liable, amounting
in total to S750.o6, was presented for
approval. The committee further stated
that the remnants remsiniug after the
ball were sent TO the city hospitals.
On moticn, the report was accepted
and the bills allowed.
An appropriation of S4,9e0.G5 wax
=
from Dennis Long & Co., OF Lsuisyille.
Kentucky.
The Mayo. announced that the .sb'e
was clear OF current business ard pre-.
sumec it would be proper, npon the pre-
Eentation CT duly authenticated cersiG- |
Gates, for tbs Mayer ard members eleci
Of the CITY Council. whom be observed |
were present, 10 take and subscribe the
oath Of ofice. Before that stsp was
.sken, however,, ne desi ed t. say that
suriDg the two years he had occupied !
the position OF Chairman OF the Cou 1eil |
and Mayor Of tee city. Bis duties hsd |
baen very plea ursble. he had enjoyed
the meetings Of the Council eI.e4oinely: |
be did not profess to be parliament
srian, but lad condur ted the Council 70
the bes. o! his sbiiry. II he Lad made
omissions or errors be WIS assured that
the Council hsd excused them, and
finally be Thanked the Council and other
officers OF tie city fo- their uuii.rm cour-
tesy and respect ana for = e support tbey
bad given him in his oficis csrscity
Alderman Dinwoootey PROPOSE a |
vote of thaEks TO Mayor ] innings for
bis efficiency. kin1ness aGt foi besrance
exercised as presi3ing cficer II tbs
Ccuoc'l, which wss unaaincu.ly c.s-
rie3.
Councillor Tsylcr then .ugpesteG "a =
in view Of the long psrioi Of TINE that
Alderman Raleigh lad beaa connec,s4
with municipal affairs, that he favor the
Council with few remarks. Ihe sug-
gestion net with many seccnts.
Alderman Raleigh in respo sc, re-
viewed his long connection, coyer.rp
period OF about hslf his lifetime, with
the municipal sfairs Of Sslt Lake CITY.
during which be had enie.vored to DO
his duty to the best Of his ability. &c
had survived TO Wit ess great departures
tom the sentiments that existed in the
days Of Cur country's infaucy, when the !
Fathers, among whom were his OWL
ancestors, lsid the foundation of the Re.
public which tkey designed should Sc
cure to every maa the greatest possible |
freedom of ccnEcience and action consis. |
Tent with The rights of bis fellow men. |
He caid that throuoh f1alis1 10 ,hob;L