The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-21
PETITIONS.

PETITIONS.
L. Benites, proprietor of the Second
South Street establishment, petitioned
the Council for permission to- transfer
the unexpired, portion of his liquor Ii
cense to James Arigona and John
Pistori These gents signed another pc
tition echoing the wish Of Mr.. Benites.
All were granted.
A communication was read from Jos.
A. West, stating that he would arrive
in the city last evening at o'clock, and
asking that committee be appointed
to meet him at the City Hall. foF-the
purpose of comforting with him in Tela-
ton to the references of principal points
in Salt Lake City ITO be made upon his
forthcoming map.
Referred to the committee on finance,
with authority to act.
REPORTS.
The recorder read the following CONF
munication:
SALT LAKE. CRY, January -, 1885.
Hon. the City Council of Salt Lake City
GentIemen:-I have the honor. to re-
port that agreeable to your action of
December 23d, 1884, referring tome the
subject of making inquiry into the pro-
spective establishment of the free
/ postal delivery system in Salt Lake City,
! I addressed letter to the Hon. John 7,
Game, at Washington, and in. answer
thereto received the following dispatch
WASHINGTON, D. c., January IL 1886.
Hen. james Sharp:
Postmaster General has issued order es
tablishing free delivery system at Salt Lake
March LIST. Seven carriers, two mounted
fifty-six street boxes. The first Territorial
city granted free delivery.
JOHN T. GAME
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES SHARP, Mayor.
On motion, the. communication VA
placed on file.
The report of Adam Speirs,. Polio
I Justice, for the month of December
1884, was read; it shows eighty-foul
cases to have been tried and $791.90 t.
have been collected in. cash and label
fines. $40
Referred to the committee on police
{ The committee on the Jordan AM
, Salt Lake City Canal reported that the,
had examined the watermaster's repOr
for the quarter ending November 3ott
, 1884, and found it to be correct.
, Received and fled.
, The committee on police reported. tina
/ they had examined the report of tn
Police Court for the month OF Novembe
and found it to be correct. Placed o.
e file.
3 lEThe committee On public grounds.
! whom had been referred the petition G
Andrew T. Case, asking that the Tent
q Ward Square be leased him for 1886 o
q the same termsfas he had paid in, 1884
also in connection with this, the pet
ton of A. NJ. Musser and others askin
that a portion of the square be devote
to athletic and recreation purposes
e filed their report; they state that !
their opinion it would be injudicious 9
the present time to use any portion; {
e the square for the purposes mentione,
l. and recommend that the petition of NJ
n Case be granted.
!, The recommendations of the repo
J. were adopted.
T MISCELIAyE0US.
e An appropriation OF $50'was made.
|, meet.a bill presentedBy Fred w. Tayl'
s. for services in the Assessor and &c
II lector's Office.
lie The Recorder stated that he had i
IS ceived a bill. against the city from u
e. Deseret University. for the sum of 80
a 'for analyses of waters in Dry Canyt
s, and Red Butte during the first half
n the year 1885," The announceme
d, was received withseme signs of surpri
on the part of the Council. May
Sharp stated that he supposed ii ]
ferred to something which occurred +
fore the present Council came in a.
G, the bill was referred to the commit
he on claims.
- The sum of s2s was appropriated
ne nav the bill of Mrs. Ellen Kay, fos thl
es months rent of land.
le- Adjourned until Tuesday next.