Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Business Transacted at the
Meeting Last Night.

The Council convened at the usus
hour.
John W. Young, President of the Sa
Lake & Fort Douglas Railroad company
through Arthur Stayner, communicate
to the Council that he would see that tn
damage done to Eight South street b
the grade being thrown up would b
remedied. The Marshal was instructed
to enforce the obligations of the railwa,
company to the city
David Love, ST., was, on application
! granted a free merchants license for one
year.
The administrators of the estate Of
Horace Gibbs petitioned for rebate O
$54 on city taxes, the same being claimed
to be an excessive tax and was not pre-.
sented to the Board of Equalization. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
| T. o. Thomassen asked to be given a
deed from the Mayor to his lot on the
Dry Bench. Referred to the Committee
on Public Grounds.
j. A. Fitzgerald was granted renewal
of his retail liquor license for three
months.
The Mayor submitted statement of
the disbursements from his contingent
fund for The last six months. The cost of
defending Policemen Thomas and Hilton,
on charge of assault with intent to kill
"the coon," was $3.50, and the expense
OF the investigation by the Council into
the rumors that were afioat when Battery
b. arrived in the city was $19O,1O, max
ing total of $440,1 The Council voted
on an appropriation of $500 to cover
the deficiency.
City Attorney Richards reported that
nine cases had been appealed from the
Police Court to the District Court. He
had got them dismissed and suggested
that the fees be advanced by the CITY.
An appropriation of $72 was voted for that
purpose.
The committee to whom was referred
the Sections report recommended that
$66 be appropriated to the Sections re-
lief for money paid to the Treasurer on
uncollectible bill. The report was adopt
ed, and on motion of Alderman Speirs
the sense OF the Council was that here
after the Sexton shall give no title to lots
sold until fully paid for.
The Water Works Committee recon-
mended the approval of the Superinten-
dents last quarterly report tand the ap-
preparation of $111,50 to cover the de- |
iciency. Adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department |
recommended the approving and filing OF
he quarterly reports OF Chief Ottinger
made by him last spring and again in the
The reports were adopted
MIR. Ferdinand Dickert on behalf of the
)ickert & Myers Sulphur company, pre-
ented the Council with twenty-one sacks
# refined sulphur (nearly a toni to be
lsed as disinfectant in the city. The
generous gift was accepted with thanks.
nd on motion of Councillor Jennings will
e distributed in the city by the Quaran-
inc Physician.
Geo. Stringfellow addressed the Coun-
II few minutes, urging the necessity of
he Council establishing public urinals
nd water closets in the heart of the citv
Lis motion to refer it to the Committee ]
n Public Improvements with the Mavor I
ssociated, was lost. {
Alderman Waddell presented a bill Of {
10 for searching records and hunting IN /
he title to the land in City Creek canyon +
gently purchased by the city I
APPROPRIATIONS.
D Mrs. NJ. A. Burt, for 1882 :
meals to city prisoners for Jan. s 1919. 80 =
Jesse w. Fox, Jr., bill rem :
dered for surveyors services. 400 g
contingent fund OF Street ?
Supervisor; 100000 e
contingent fund of City Mar
shall, ........... 10000 Il
The Council then adjourned for one a
eek. 4