Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Business Transacted at Last
Nights Session.


sion last night, with Mayor Sharp in the
chair.
A petition was presented from j. M.
Letter asking for relief and damages to
amount OF $500 on account of seepage OF
canal water into his premises which pre-
vented him from running his mill at
Liberty Park Referred to the Jordan
and Salt Lake Canal committee.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western
Railway company petitioned for the right
to construct and use some switches from
Sixth West to the Utah & Nevada line;
also connecting with the Utah Sampling
Mill and the gas works. Referred to the
| Committee on Streets and Alleys.
The Jordan Surplus Water Canal Com
pany reported, through their officers, that
| the canal was a success SO far as ex-
tended. They were now 81 900 in debt
and the canal incomplete, and they re-
quested such aid of the Council as would
be necessary to complete the work with
out injury to the interests of the people.
Referred for proper consideration.
Mr.. Isaac Hunter asked that the bridge
across the Jordan, near the old race
track, be repaired, as it is in most de-
plorable state. Referred to committee.
The merchants and business men petit
toned for the laying of a fiagstone cross
! ing on First South street, between Main
and West Temple streets. Allowed.
Mr.. Reigo Hawkins, of the First ward,
asked permission to keep q watch dog
free of license, as he was without the pro-
lection of the police or fire department.
Refused.
G. w. Parker and ]. A. Fitzgerald petit
toned for a removal of licences to retail
liquor. Granted.
Alfred Isom was granted an auctioneer' s
license for one year.
The City Surveyor, J. W. Fox, Jr.,
asked to have his Office rent provided for.
Referred to Finance Committee.
REPORTS.
The City Marshal's report OF contingent
expenses for the month of July showed
an expenditure of $1.025.32 The report
showed an overdraft in excess of $500
Referred to the Police Committee to be
audited
The Street Supervisors report was ap,
proved and audited by the Street and
Alley Committee.
The petition of Elias Morris and others
for foot bridge across City creek, nea.
the church blacksmith shop, was favor
ably reported
The Street and Alley Committee re-
ported that the east end of Second South
street be graded to Fort Douglas reserva.
ton, after the grade is laid out by the
City Surveyor.
Same committee recommended thai
Third South street be repaired as prayed
for in the petition of William Anderson
The petition of W. HI. Hickenlooper fol
the grading of Fourth South street, be
) tween Second and Fourth West, was
favorably acted upon by Committee.
The public grounds committee recon-
mended that about 100 acres of the
, grazing land be leased to Dr. S. B. Young
near his asylum, for $50 per year, at the
J pleasure of the Council.
The Mayor and Committee on Improve
ments recommended that the procuring
, of water for the City Cemetery be no
,, made at present. After much discussion
{ of the needed improvements to this Gem
etery, in opposition to the argument o
others that the living people needed frs
attention, the report was referred back tt
the committee to make an estimate of the
cost, etc., OF the required improvements
Mrs. NJ A. Burt was allowed $347 fo
serving ,313 meals to city prisoners dur
ing last month.
Twenty-Five dollars was allowed }. 5
Jensen for winding and attending the
City Hall clock during last quarter.
; r. B. Williams was allowed $40 for col
lecting dog tax
, j. w. Fox, Jr., city surveyor, presented
bill for $40 for services, which was laiC
on the table.
The Deseret Bank bill of $3.50 for in
terest on city's overdraft for last month
was ordered to be paid
The following appropriations to the
city's contingent fund were made:
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