Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-27
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
The city Fathers Transact Nothing
Rut Routine Matters Last
Evening.


evening the following business was trans
acted
PETITIONS REFERRED TO APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.
From Bolivar Roberts and twen.y-three
others, protesting against the granting of
the petition of Bishop McRae and others
to have telephone poles and gas lamps
placed in the middle Of First South street.
From John Cartwright, asking to be
appointed city weighmaster and estray
poundkeeper.
From Frank Moy, asking that the un-
expired license OF May & Kneass be crdd-
tied to his individual license account.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
The Salt Lake City Brewing Company
to pile building material in front of their
premises for period of sixty days.
Thomas Ball, free peddler's license
for one year.
2. j. Wilkinson, transfer OF unexpired
merchants license to peddler's license.
A. J. Gushing & Co., transfer OF gro
GERS license to J. II. Give.
James Heggeny, Frank May, Eber
Case, G. w. Parker and the California
Wine Co. were granted renewals of their
retail liquor licenses.
j. G. Watson and others, for repairs on
Third North street. The Supervisor was
instructed to make the improvements
asked for.
X. A. Andrews, renewal of his
auctIoneer's license.
REPORTS.
From the Committee on Irrigation, GER
tifying to the correctness of the Water
masters report and recommending the
appropriation of $276.2l to cover de-
ficiency.
From the Canal Committee stating that
the Watermaster's expense account on
the Jordan & Salt Lake Canal for the last
quarter agreed with the vouchers.
From the Finance Committee, APPROX
ing the last report of the Auditor and
recommending the appropriation of $l4,-
428.47 (one-sixth of the city's revenue for
the last six months, with the interest) to
the sinking fund.
From the City Attorney, showing the
condition of the city's legal business for
the last quarter.
From the Committee on Streets and
Alleys, stating that the fiuming of ditch
and graveling of street on Seventh North
street had been done in accordance with
petition OF Peter G. Linroot and others.
From the same committee, explaining
that the residents on the south side OF
First South street, between West Temple
and First West streets, had agreed to
gravel the sidewalk in front of their
premises.
From the same committee. recon-
mending the filing of the Auditors last
quarterly report.
From the committee on Public Grounds,
recommending that the sale of irregular
strips OF land ON Arsenal Hill be made to
James Robertson, Frederick Meyers and
other petitioners.
From the Police Committee, approving
of the Police Justices report for last
month.
From the Committee on Claims, recon-
mending the appropriation of $50 to the
Groesbeck estate in consideration of eY-
cessive assessment on the Wasatch build
ing.
A bill OF $72 was presented by j. w.
Fox, Jr., for services, and referred to the
Committee OH Claims.
The petition Of Eber Case, asking for
another reduction on his liquor license at
Hot Springs, was laid on the table.
A communication was received from
the legislative House, extending the free.
dom of the House to the members of the
City Council.
The sum OF $50 was appropriated to
F. w. Taylor for one months services in
the Tax Collectors Office.
The sum OF 500 was appropriated to
the contingent fund of the Fire Depart
ment.
Adjourned.