Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-25
Mr.. StringfellOw Expresses Him
self on the Public Ground
Question.
A Sleepy Member Gets Things
Mixed.

L. L. Bailey, fnl Nipple, L. w.
Whitley, Groesbeck Brothers, Georgo
Sheehey, White & Smith, S. II. Auer-
bach and S. P. Teasdel, incorporators of
the Salt Lake Telephone Compan", asked
for right of way through the streets of
Salt Lake for the purpose of erecting
poles and laying wires. Referred to COM
mittee on improvements.
John Ekman a resident of the North
Bench, requested permission to lay a
waterpipe across the street to conduct
water to his residence. Granted.
B. F. Whittemore, proprietor of the
Railroad Hotel, stated that owing to the
burning of his former hotel he had been
deprived of any benefit for five months of
the years license he had paid for. He
now desired to take out another license
and asked that the proper rebate be
given Granted.
B. Sprenger and the estate of r. p.
Margetts were granted retail liquor l.
censes for three months.
The police judges report for FEBRUARY
was read, showing the total number of
cases tried to be ninety-four and the total
amount of fines collected $2,21440.
The committee on public grounds re-
ported adversely on the petition Of John
Morgan to purchase a certain lot. Report
adopted.
The same committee reported on the
petition of John Reading, who wished to
lease the Pioneer Square. The commit
tee recommended that the square be
leased to him for term of five years at
yearly rental of 5000 per annum, with the
understanding that he keep the trees now
planted within the fence in good condi-
ton.
Councilman Stringfellow objected to
any such proposition, and did not think
it admissible to lease public grounds for
so long time. He thought two years
was sufficient. Five years was a long
time, and the Council did not know
what might happen. 1t was high time
something was done by the city with It's
public grounds in the way of making
public resorts and pleasure gardens.
Mr.. Weber thought Mr. Reading
would give the city possession OF the
grounds at any time.
ngfellow-But why not keep con-
troll when we have it?
Mr.. Weber gave it up, and Mr.. Speirs
moved to amend by substituting three
years instead of FIVE
Mr. Grant stated that Reading ex-
pected to be absent in Europe two years,
and would not be in favor of making the
lease for three years The amendment
was therefore lost.
Mr.. Stringfellow came to the surface
again at this iuncture, and asked if it was
the intention of the Council to deed away
the rights of the City in that piece of
ground for five years. He did not care
who went to Europe; he did not think the
ground ought to be leased for that length
of time.
The report, after being amended by re-
quiring Reading to keep the trees outside
the fence in good condition, was adopted,
Mr.. Stringfellow declining to vote.
Various reports OF no Importance were
then submitted, and adopted without
comment.
The committee on irrigation reported on
the petition of E. F. Sheets and others,
who asked that the course of the old
Chase Mill ditch be changed The COM
mittee stated, in substance, that the
Watermaster had plan worth two of the
petitioners, and therefore recommended
that the request be not granted Report
adopted.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that one-fourth of the poll tax re-
ceipts, less salaries for Street Supervisor
and tax collector, be turned over to the
County Treasurer. Adopted.
The following appropriations were
made: Fred. w. Taylor;S-services as tax
collector, $50; DIR. Clinton, services as
city physician for February, SIS; water
works department, $500; fire depart
ment 800; supervisor of streets, 81 900.
The recorder here announced that an
other petition had been received, which
the council rashly decided to hear. The
petition was very long, and exceedingly
wordy," and was request from the
residents of Almond street "a by street,
established by the City Council fourteen
years ago., that their property be sur
veyed, in order that they might know
where to find it.
A young member who had enjoyed a
comfortable doze during the reading of
the petition aroused himself long enough
to move its reference to the inspector of
public buildings.
Another member thought it ought to go
to the committee on streets and alleys
with the mayor, city surveyor, city attor
ney and quarantine physician associated
The chair ignored these motions and
the petition was referred to the street and
alley committee; after which the table |
was declared cleared and the council adj
journed
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