Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-01
THE COUNCIL OF TWELVE.
Important Business Comes Up for
the Consideration of the City
Fathers.

The regular session of the City Council
last evening was attended by twelve
members and presided over by Mayor
Sharp. After devotional exercises, the
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
a petition was read from James
Robertsham, who asked permission to
open and work a sand hole on the north
bench. Committee on public grounds.
Henry Grow, superintendent of the
Temple building, requested permission
to place wooden poles on East and North
Temple streets in order to steady the der
rick stay ropes. Granted with alacritu
and unanimity.
John w. Smell desired to purchase from
the city strip of land near Hot Springs
lake, for which he was willing to pay 500
per acre. Committee on public grounds.
VIM. B. Barton represented that at his
own expense he had put in fume on B
street and requested the city to fill in the
ditch on either side. Irrigation COM
mittee.
Oscar B. Young asked the city to drain
the seepage of the Salt Lake City Canal
from his farm and pay him 800 for the
damage done by the same to his crops
during 1884. Canal committee.
VIM. Speed, Richard Brimley and
others called attention to the fact that
fume under the Utah Central road on
Eighth South street had been put in too
high, which caused the water to back up
and cover their property. Referred to the
watermaster.
The business men in the vicinity of
Godbe & Pitts corner complained of
nuisance that was allowed to exist on that
corner. The nuisance consisted of the
groups of idlers that congregated there
daily, impeding the travel and causing
their customers to go elsewhere. They
had frequently lodged complaints at the
marshal's Office and nothing had been
done. The matter was referred to Marshal
Philips, with instructions to abate the
nuisance.
A. j. Gunnell stated that he had paid
$3.50 as license on two coal delivery
wagons and subsequently learned that
the city ordinances did not require IL
cense on such wagons He therefore
askd that his money be refunded. Re- !
ferred to committee on license.
Postmaster Lynch requested that
boards or placards be placed on all street
corners with the names of the streets
thereon, in order to facilitate the free de-
livery system, as many people did not
know the name OF the street they lived
on. Committee on improvements.
The report of the dry bench committee,
published elsewhere, was then read and
referred to the committee on irrigation
and waterworks, with the Mayor and
Watermaster associated
The committee on public grounds re-
ported adversely on the petition of Mrs.
Crocleron, who desired to purchase
eighty acres of land southeast of Ensign
Peak. Adopted.
The committee on irrigation reported
on the petition of the Surplus Canal COM
pany, asking pecuniary assistance, and
that the sum of So, 900 be
one-fourth to be paid when the
canal was half completed, one-fourth
when it was three-fourths completed and
he balance when it was finally finished.
Report adopted.
In relation to the disposition of fines
esulting from prosecutions for INSIDE
neanors committed within the city. it
vas resolved that such fines be devoted
the sole use of the city, which would
lso pay all the expenses of the same, ex-
ept the charges of the county attorney. I
The sum of $25 was appropriated to ]. 3
!. Jansen for winding the city clock, and
he council then adjourned. 9