The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-11
THE CITY COUNCIL.
p.o.eedings at Last Nights
Session.
.u,,u 1oRDON DAM SUIFSETTLED
,..;tion of the East JOrdanites-
The n.tor Business Transacted
During the Evening.

The l 70 Business Transacted
During the Evening.
r.. citv Council assembled at the
y bour last evening, and was called
=. a,o order by Mayor Sharp.
PETITIONS.
r,. rstition signed by E. Smith and
-, ~ atbers, property owners on the
mn hank of the Jordan, asking for an
We" .,1,onriation to assist in draining the
app-O tsee SUNDAY HERALD), was read
Ii' s -sferred to the committee on irriga-
ann. with the Mayor and Watermaster
's iobn A. Fitzgerald was granted a
,;,orse rs retail liquor dealer for period
o ,Ifred Isom was granted license to
.-.nsact the business of auctioneer for
tarm of three months.
REPORTS.
The following was submitted:
e,,rLAkE CITY, February 10, 1885.
ri. Honorable the Mayor, and City COaa-
ell:
,rsnen-The committee on finance.
nth the Mayor associated, TO Whom
was w,,- referred the petition OF II. J. Faust
and others, asking an appropriation to
a aid in CARRYING out certain. proposed
a a1u ., of the cattle, horse and
sIoen growers of Utah, to be held In
s sb;s ci f early in April next, respect
t Ill rsnort that we have carefully con-
.s sGh the subject, and while we realize
4bo baneft likely to accrue to certain
III ems from the conventions in CUES
ION we do not see our way clearly to
commend an appropriation OF city
innds TO aid such an appropriation.
Tsudable in many respects, and adj
,,ontoSeous as the contemplated con-
yentions undoubtedly will be to num-
Der of citizens, yet with the city's Inn
tied financial resources and the urgency
of existing demands on its treasury Ter
means to carry out needed improve
ments. we are constrained to recon-
mend that the prayer of petitioners be
al the same time, if by offering to
the promoters of said conventions. the
use Of theta Council Hall, or in any
other suitable way courtesies can be eX-
tended. we are convinced that it will
-oaet With the UNQUALIFIED approval
not only of this Council, but citizens
generally.
Respectfully,
ADAM SPEIRs,
THos. G. WEBBER,
HEBER J. GRANT,
Committee on finance.
Adopted.
The committee on finance created
something of a breeze by reporting that
they had examined the Marshal S report,
and recommended that it be referred
back to the appropriate communicating
committee on police. This body voted
a solid mo, but were outnunbered,
and will consider the report.
The committee on license reported
that they had examined the petition of
Chandler and McIlhenny asking for a
rebate on their license; the committee
found that there was $1.90 still due and
unpaid or the license, and this amount
they favored renting, and having it
credited to the license collector. Adj
opted.
The same committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Daniel Grenig,
asking for a remittance of his license as
hotel keeper, and recommended that $40
the amount in question-be appropri-
sted for his relief. Adopted.
The committee on cemetery reported
that they found the report of the City
Sexton for 1884 to be correct, and recon-
mended that it be filed. With regard to
that portion of the Sections report
which asks for an appropriation to en-
able him to grow trees and shrubbery in
the cemetery, the committee recon-
mended that it be referred to the appro-
pirate committee, with instructions
70 ascertain by experiments what sup
ply OF water could be obtained from the
arteslan well, Referred to the committee
on public Improvements.
Ihe committee on fire department re-
ported that the chief engineers report
tof the month of January had been
Iouno correct Adopted.
Inc special committee on the Jordan
cam subject made the extensive report
io M IN another column.
Ml. GRANT moved that the report be
deC sa adopted and that the amount
Vi sz,OV0 be appro priated. Carried.
1ak MAYOR announced that the agree
1 ment would be placed on file in the
MR.: GRANT remarked that he agreed
"iLn the committee that there was great
oSuse ior congratulation in the settle
n aai the murmur that ran round the
council council showed the remark was gen
Inc Mayor stated that the salary year
nao expired, and that the question of
an appropriation for salaries of the CITY
'I 5a GERS ios the ensuing year should now
Oe:IeIerIed. The matter was sent to the
oonlmlttee on finance for their consid-
Adjourned until Tuesday next.