Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-17
LAST NIGHTS CITY COUNCIL.
A Committee Will Consider. '"e
GreengrOcers' Cry for Protectio"'

The CITY Council met last evening at
the appointed hour, with Mayor Sharp IN
the chair The petition OF the green
grocers, asking that one or more necessary
market-places be established where all
hucksters shall be compelled to sell
their produce on three days of the week,
and before 10 o'clock in the morning, as
is customary in all regulated cities,
bore the signatures of 1877 greengrocers
of the city. Several motions followed
the reading of the prayer, for its dis
position. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on markets.
The farmers of Bountiful, who largely
furnish garden truck to Salt Lake, pre-
sented an offsetting petition imploring
the city fathers for protection in the dis
position of their all-sustaining produce.
They claimed that it would be great in
Justice to force them to sell their produce
before 10 o'clock a. m. This request was
signed by ffty-eight farmers and Coffee
John, the Main Street dealer. Referred
to committee on markets.
M. Chadd petitioned for remission OF
license in carrying on small grocery
stand, on account of his being poor, q
cripple, and the extreme dizziness OF
times. Referred to license committee.
J.E. S. Russell asked that certain IL
censes which were due for running billiard
and pool tables and for water which were
unpaid at the TIME of his assignment be
RENTED, as he was totally insolvent. Re-
ferred to license committee.
Auer & Murphy, Ewing and Fallen,
Brown & Whiting ,McTierny & Dinwoodey
P. Margetts and Henry Wagner were
granted retail liquor licenses.
REPORTS.
The Police Justice submitted his report
for the month of May. The total number
of cases tried was 116; dismissed a.
Fines assessed, 81 ,523 25; cash fines, 81,
02S.15. Amount paid city treasurer, 81
012.10. The report was referred to the
police committee.
c. M. Ottinger, chief engineer of the
fire department, submitted report for
the quarter ending May 31st, as follows:
Total number OF fires, 4 loss, $3,073; in
surance, S., 900 number of miles travelled,
81 number of feet of hose used, $500.
The expenditures for the quarter amount
ed to $472, SO, and balance of $71.23 re-
manned on hand.
Watermaster Winder submitted his re-
port of expenditures during the quarter
ending May 31st. The total amount ex-
pended was $1.572.S6, leaving balance
on hand of $SS6.25.
On the Jordan & Salt Lake City Canal
the watermaster had expended 1921 40.
Balance remaining in canal fund, 81
DISCO.
The amount expended on Liberty Park
during the quarter was $50914, leaving a
balance in the fund of $545 58.
The sum of $22.8S had been expended
on the Dry Canyon scheme, and $S60,59
of the appropriation remained. Water
masters reports were referred tothe prop
er committees.
The amount of $50 was appropriated to
F. w. Taylor for services in the assessor
and collectors office, and 81 900 voted
to the street supervisors contingent fund.
The city recorder stated that the city
sealer of weights and measures had filed
his report, showing the number of scales
and measures sealed and corrected by
him during the last six months
The Council then adjourned