The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-16
PETITIONS.

PETITIONS.
Julia Eckman petitioned for n settle.
ment of claim held by her against the
city for a certain piece Of ground take,
in the construction OF the Jordan and
Salt Lake City canal. She asked tbat
the same amount that had been gwen
others be awarded to he-, with interest
at The rate of 6 per cent. Referred N
the committee on claims. with the
Mayor associated.
Andrew Smith presented a petition
asking that he be appointed oversear
and manager of the Warm Springs
baths IN case the city concluded TO as
sumo direct control Of the same The
petition was accompanied by a certi6.
cate OF recommendation sfpned 10 a
number OF citizens. Referred 10 The
committee on public grounds:
ROBERT simpson and forty-one others
represented to the Council that the ID
q X q. w. were IN the habit OF runnino,
both passenger and freight trains at q
gre=ter speed than was allowed under
the ordinance. They suggested tbat II
was a matter that should immsdi,, tai,-
be remedied. as il was dangerous IN
both life and limb. Referred to the
Marshal, with instructions 10 have the
railway people conform to the speed
required by law.
Salvador Roqueta aad Ferdinand
Lara asked for the privilege OF opening
a pubic PARK at the lower end Of the
Warm Springs, to be filed up with
benches, etc, and otherwise made at
franffUa
granted they would ask The re-
Enumeration OF % per cent. of the
amount realized from the sale of batb
house tickets-the balance to be in
vested IN Improvements on the place
Referred to the committee on public
groun1s. -
Edward W. Tullidee. ov petition
represented that be hadrsceived a large
number OF applications from different
public libraries throughout the country.
asking Tor copy of his History Of salt
Lake City. He was, he said, not in a
financial condition 10 comply with the
demand, and asked that-the Council
make an appropriation sufficiently large
TO cover the expenses attendant pom
the purchase of 800 copies for
he would be willing to make 4 lib
eral. reduction IRON the usual price.
and thought such a distribution would
be productive Of a vast amount of good.
The petition was endorsed BY fifty-two
prominent citizens, of all parties.
headed by General II. s.. Eidredge'
Referred 70 the committee on fnance.
W. j. Mcdonald represented that he
had been injured BY the explosion of
giant powder I'D such manner as to
incapacitate him for manual labor, and
asked that he. be allowed a free license
to run small store for the balance of
the year. Granted. -, 1914 =
W.. Bircumshaw. having sold his
butcher business oGuiyer & Papworth,
asked that his license be transferred 10
that firm. Granted.
The following firms and persons
asked for licenses as liquor dealers:
Jacob Alt, j. A. Fitzgerald. Hogle
Bros, Phil. Margetts, G. v. Whiting
and Henry WAGNER. There was some
debate among the members as TO
license should be granted to
Fitzgerald. A member said that he
the place was a disgrace to
he city. A great many complaints had
been made against the place in the past.
Another member explained that the pc
.ition was for, license at his new
quarters on Commercial Street.-The old
len had been closed for some time past.
Mr. PATRIcK-If there is any way to
prevent the man obtaining license. I
VII vote COR II.
ION was Haceandc1rried that license
'e granted 70 Fitzgerald as vel as the
'thers- NNkL I|fttf
r."H AZ REPORTS. Ha
Chief Engineer Otsinger, of the Fire
submitted his report for
he quarter ending May 81, showing
otal expenditure Of SS5e.O2. Referred
0 tie COMMITTEES on Fire Department.
The Superintendent Of Waterworks
ubmitted mis- report for the quarter
ndlng May 81 1856. showing a total ex-
enditure-9f Sl.So1.75. Referred TO CON-
litsee on waterworks.
The report Of the Sc ect committee. to
Th0m was referred the question OF q
1ppiy of water for street-sprinklinS
reported that they had ex-
mined into the feasibility OF drawing
'ater from the canal. and were satisfied
nat It could easily be done, by the Law
g OF wooden pipes six inches in d.
meter. There was no doubt IN their
linds but that the improvements should
: made. especially when il was con-
dered that from present indica-
Ons il would be impossible to draw
alter from the mains for street
'rinkiing purpo ses after the next
lirty days In view, however. Of the
g expense now being occurred in the
Improvements Of the water works sys-
m, they felt constrained to submit
leir report without recommendation,
eport accepted and fled tl-
The committee on public grounds re-
)rted that they had examined the re-
DIT Of the wetermaster's expenditures
J Liberty Park for the last quarter,
Id found the amount 70 be correct.
Mr.. Cope said that az the last meeting
the City Coun il a resolution was
lopted forbidding the erection of tele-
zone poles under q certain height. He
1uid move the reconsideration of that
solution. The motion received . sec
10. but was voted down. rraali .su
The Council then adjourned for one
iek.
oQg fFoz , symops II
ave reSftlced the r,rice of photOgraDba