The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-20
CITY COUNCIL.
The Doings of the Faith.
Last Night. yrs

The proceedings at the City Con,
Gil On Tuesday evening, August 1Oa W.
began Ia the usual routine wav 90
A petition was received f,o..
Ihos' j. Brown and others. as l,S@
.hat the ditch used for drainage, oS
Seventh West street, be cleaned o vi
before the fan rains come on 90 a ~
70 AVOID damage to them. Recejvs ~
anu referred to the COMMITTEE oS
m a petition was received from
walker Brothers and eighteen otb S.a
property owners, asking that tSt
water rates On fire pi1Os Wb tGs
is $40 per annum, be abolished and
setting forth the reasons wby tbs
rate should be lessened. The rate
prevents many from putting tbs
plugs In, and the petitioners toni
the view that the less in revenue n
the city from a fire by the ab7encS
OF the plugs, would be much preatsr
than the benefit derived from tbs
rate OF $40 per snnum. Thew
therefore asked for a repeal Of tbs
provision. Petition referred to fbe
committee On water works.
A petition was received from,
walker Brothers and 123 others
protesting against the granting of
the petition of the parties aqfins
the right Of way for a railroad aIonss
Second South Street. Received and
referred to the Committee an streets
and alleys. ''l'e'S
a petition was received from Jrs
b Toronto, for the estate of Tossnh
Toronto, deceased, and others stst
ing hat the width of the Twenfiath
Ward ditch was much grester than
necessary and took much of tha
land belonging to them and tbronoh
Whlch the ditch ian. They there
lore asked the Council that 1t cause
the hume now running through the
property of Mr.. r An4ers9n to he
conducted through tier properties,
Referred to the commit ee on irriga.
ton.
A Petition was Teceiv ed fr m Jas.
Rsed skiing the pteYileee OF D acinc
building material ia front Of his
place. 437 First South street dhring
such time as be cauld com etc tbs
building now being cons ructed By
him. Granted under the usual con.
ditions.
A petition wss received from Ed
ward Davies asking that he ne al,
lowed TO place clstern in his lot
on the Twentieth Ward bench In
which to save water from CITY
Creek. The petit oner stated that
while the water ran through his lot,
he was still unable to get water
more than one-hslf the time during
summer, and it was even worse in
winter. Referred to the committee
on irrigation.
A petition was received from D.
s. Casper and ten other S, reprt sent
ing that they were greatly damaged
by seepage from the Salt Lake and
Jordan canal, near the bridge on the
road to the Big Cottonwood GENE.
terry, and asking that it be examined
and such eteps taken rs would save
their crops and themselves from
damage. Referred to the committee
on Jordan and Salt Lake City canal.
A petition was received from w.
Q. Bowring and others, referring to
the peddlers of vegetables in the
city, and asking that a small license
be charged to all, go that those who
pedd!e may share the burden with
those who run green grocery stores.
Referred to thu committee on
municipal laws.
D. G. TUT applied for licenses as
liquor dealer for three months
from August 10th, 1884. Granted.
The committee on license reported
on The petition Of E1w Virgins,
that they had visited Virgins ex,
hibltion and fixed the licenses at
SID. persweek. Report received and
adopted.
a bill OF I.orus Pratt for S165, for
portrait Of ex~Mayor Jennings and
frame, was presented, as ordered by
preceding council. The bill was
allowed and amount appropriated.
The Mayor called the attention
of the Council to the canals in the
southwestern portion CT the city. He
had received a call from the County
court, asking whether the city was
prepared to assist the County Court
in fixing these canals and in again
taking precautions against spring
fl ,Ods as had been done the year be-
fore.
Mr.. Wells moved thai the subject
be referred to committee composed
of the Mayor, the Matchmaker and
three members OF the Council, TO
examine into the question and re-
port to the Council The motion
was carried, and Alderman SpieTs
and Councillors Wells and CLARK
were appointed by the Mayer as the
comnnittee.
A bill from Fred. TAYLOR, for SER
vices rendered in the Office of Asses
sor and Collector, amounting to
$50, was allowed aud the amount
appropriated.
Councillor Clark moved that the.
molten referring the petition OF
rhos. J. Brown and Others asking
for the cleaning of The drain ditch,
ETC., be re"onsidered, The motion
was 1econsidaied, and the psiIeioa
Sas referred TO tue special commit'
te> above named.
The Council then adjourned