The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-23
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reported that they had carefully ~
ahmed the same, compared It with
the vouchers and found it correct.
and they recommended that IL h.
approved and placed on file. Adopted
Inc committee on irrigation, IN
Wnom was referred the petition of
george Seaman and Robert Willis
asking the right of way to convev
water in pipes through the CITY from
springs in Dry Canyon for domestic
purposes, reported recommending
that the prayer of the petition he
not granted. Adopted.
A deed was presented from Geo
Q. Cannon and Albert Carrinpton'
trustees of the estate Of Brigham
Young, deceased, conveying parcel
OF land to the city, formerly owned
by said estate and EN- braced in the
wall enclosure around said premises
winch would form continuation Of
"D' street, formerly Wall, and asked
the Council to accept the same as a
public thOroughfare.
Mr.. Charlton Jacobs being pres.
ent, stated that the submittance ~
this deed was in pursuance Of An
action of the Council three wears
ago, whereby it was ordered that a
title to the portion of the street
in question should be given by tha
owners thereof, before a certain
bridge for which he had previOnSIv
petitioned could be constructed. H.
now asked that the deed be accenfeJ
and the bridge be built.
The subject was referred m n.
COMMITTEES On streets and ALLEYS
The sum of S28 was Appropriated
to Mrs. Ellen Kay, to pay for gronnJ
rent Of the Fourth Market District
lot.
On motion Of Alderman RAeipb
the Mayor was authorized to take
into consideration the Condition Of
Wash Dgton Barbour, q partially
demented man, who has been kept
in ard about the City prison for up.
wards of seventeen years, and decide
as to what provision can be made
for his care aud keeping henceforth.
Alderman Raleigh stated that as
diphtheria was becoming prevalent
in the country again, he deemed it
prudent that the ordinance IN rela-
lion to sanitation, which had been
paced il tie hands of the City
Attorney, be considered by the
Council snd passed as early SIS p.se-
ticahle. He inquired OF the attorney
what steps had been taken in the
matter.
a. Miner, Esq, City Attorney,
replied that ha met some time ago
with the committee on sanitary re-
gulations, and that mittee had
and left In his hands such
Information as they had besn able
to CLEAN from medical gentlemen,
and others, relating TO
the most approved systems for dis
posing Of the refuse matter from
water closets, ETC., and
that he had carefully perused the
same, and given the various ideas
consideration. That he had par
italy drawn a bill for presentation
to the Council but had not COM
pleted it for the reason that he was
unable to satisfy himself "a to the
best means to be employed to attain
the desired object. He considered
that the whole sanitary subject
hinged upon the one question: Are
we to have sewerage or moi? When
that was decided it would be much
ess laOoriOus to devise an ordinance
n consOnance with the decision:
ill that was settled he was in
1Oabt as to the proper methods
% pursue. In rejecting upon the
.dvisability Of the dry earth or dec.
1orizing system for water closets in
with surface sewerage,
ne had met an obstacle in the way
If providing suitable regulations
Tor all portions OF he city which
would not work :; hardship upon
he thinly populated districts, and
still he did not app. eve OF any dis
as between one part Of
the city and another. he was still
the suriect and had
written for further information to
the authorities of other cities. He
realized the impJactiCability OfseW>
srage az present, owing to the in
ability # the City to supply the
means to meet the great expense
it, and some Of the her
systems for removal OF mat er pos
posed he aiso deemed TOO eXpensIFe
10 be considered st this time. Ils
pre- eDt law was applicable TO ,Ie
wants and necessities OF Ile
;ity at present, if the III
lsbiGsnts would but cO~0psr3Ie
with the officers to enforce 1t. he
lee ned that every man for his own
benefit, should seek to keep his OWL
premises as cleanly as p7s.Iblsi anu
n the execution OF the law let every
man be a spy upon his neighb1r. Il
he city would supply all citizens
With water from The Waterworks'
hen he believed that draining the
waste into cesspools would be the
most effectual disposition that could
De made Of it. But that could not
De done safely at the present time,
owing to the danger of 'ainting the
water in wells, from which many
,ilizans derive their water supply
rs would be pleased to hear sugges-
ions.
A m0tioa was made by Alderman
Raleigh that it be the sense OF tne
nf