The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-02

The City Council met in regular ses
sion yesterday evening, Mayor Peery
presiding. The roll was called and tn :
minutes of the previous session read and
approved
PETITIONS.
FROM Jos. CLARK. in behalf of, the Fire
Department. asking that poll Tax be re-
mitted. Granted.
ALDERMAx WRIGHT suggested that the
secretaries furnish list of the names
of the active fremen.
FROM Thomas MYERS, wstchm IN.
asking that his room IN he court house
tower be mace more cOmfortah'e o &c
count Of the cold weather. Referred t.
the committee on public buildings, WI,
| power to act.
From tie Union Pacific Railway
| Company, rep: esenting that they are at
work on excavations for q new Union
Depot and that they propose 10 prose
cute said labor continuously until it
shall be completed, and asking that
| thew be permit ed 10 close a portion OF
| Fifth Street B he railroad company to
! furnish wagon and carriage road
around the closed portion OF the stri e. ,
AID agreeing to make arrangements
with the Street Car Company, to
vrnt any trouble between the city anu
! Stress Car Company.
COUNCILLOR RICH moved that he petit.
ton be granted. Alderman Dee sug-
gested that the matter be referred to
| the committee On streets, with in
Structions to report at the next SEES
sion. Councillor Rich spoke in
III favor of hi' motion, saying that he
would be in favor of closing all the
streets in the city if ces-ary so long
as the railway company were telling the
truth and were IN earnest regarding the
| building of the depot. Alderman Zee
was not willing to throw any obstruc-
| tons in the way of the railroad COM
pany, but at the same time he thought
| the pubic should be protected. The
motion baing put. Alderman Wright
and ECcles and Councillors Rich and
Driver voted in the affirmative; Alder
man Dee and Councillor McQuarrie,
| Bowie and PincOCk voted in the mega
! tive The Mayor voted with the ayes,
and the motion was carried.
! COUNCILLOR MCQUARRIE, from the COM
mittee on claims, recommended that
Sheriff Belknap's bill for the capture of
criminal be not allowed. Accepted.
He also recommended th It the assess
ment of Jos. ClaIk's mill property be
reduced to So 600.
COUNCILLOR BOYLE, from the com nit
tee on fire department. reported recon
mendDg that a coal house be built a
FIreman'S Hall Adopted.
ALDERMAN ECCLEs reported that the
hydrantS were all cleaned out, and the
water works in good condition. Also
recommended that seven additional
hydran,s be put in. Adopted.
COUNCILLOR DRIVER, from the commit
tee on streets, reported that work is
still continuing on the Fifth Street
grade. The tramway is in full
operation, and four cars are run
ming. An estimate had been made
as to the comparative cost of hauling
gravel by the tramway ana with teams.
They found that the cost by tramway
would be 1925, and by team about SIS.
Also that The petition of Mr.. Richards
and others asking to expend their poll
tax on the road near their property, be
granted. In the matter of the petition
of A. II. Nelson, in relation to opening
certain streets, he reported that the cost
of the land for the streets would be
$l,7T5. The gentleman thought that
the owners of the land should re-
duCe their price on it, as that course
would be to their individual benefit.
He recommended that the city adopt
measures for opening the streets
legal measures if necessary. The report
was accepted and the recommendations
adopted, after considerable discussion.
COUNCILLOR FOLKER from the, commit
tee on puoIic grounds reported that Mr..
Davis would continue his services in
the matter of raising the flag on pubic
buildings and recommended that he be
paid for a ladder and lock and key.
Also that there is no vacancy in the Of
flee of sexton.
COUNCILLOR RICH, from the sanitary
committee, reported that some good
work had been done in the cleaning of
the city.
COUNCILLOR BOYLE reported that the
committee on finance had conferred
with the county officers in relation to
the paying for fires outside of the city
and received favorable consideration.
and would pay for those fires.
Adopted.
CoUNCILLoR BOYLE stated that the
committee on finance had prepared
a report of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton. The statement shows receipts of
1868, the amount on hand now being
SIG. The report was adopted.
The question of the disposition of
the $IT6 surplus came up for considera
ton, and Councillor Driver moved that
$50 of the amount be given to the brass
bsnd and $50 to the Fire Department,
Ieaving $40 as a NEST egg" for future
Fourth of July proceedings. Councillor
Boyle offered an amendment proposing
to turn the whole amount back into the
treasury for celebrations. The amend
ment was carried.
The committee on artesian wells were
allowed to pay another $50 on account.
A number of bills we're presented and
allowed, while others were referred.
Personal and General.
GEO. r. GIBBS was passenger to Le-
gan yesterday morning.
RKv. T. c. ILIEF came up from Sat
Lake yesterday forenoon.