The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-14
Usual FOrtnightly Session Of the
City Fathers.

Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
the city fathers held their ordinary
fortnightly meeting in the Council
Chamber, Mayor David Eccles pre-
siding.
Prayer was offered by Alderman
Reeves.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Mrs. e. Horrocks pet:tioned the
Council to sell her lot 4 in block rs,
plat g., and R. G. Morris asked for lots
and 3, in block 76, Flat =. Referred to
| the committee on public lands.
Frank A. Wilcox, Nephi Anderson,
and John V. Bluth asked permission. IN
behalf of the Fourth Ward Sunday
school, to use the Lester Park Pavilion
| for a Sunday school fair on the 29tn of
May. Granted, with the usual condl.
tons.
Surveyor Washington Jenkins, asked
for an appropriation of $3.50 towards
publishing a map of Weber County
81 ounds.
Joseph R. Paine, and nine otheIs,
2, ked the Council TO extend the water
| WoIks on Sixth Street, from tha corner
| of Franklin (where it at present term1-
| uatesl. westward TO Wall Street, and
there 10 place hydrant for the protec-
lion of property in the immediate
| vicinity against ire; and further, that
| the extension south from that point be
| made far enough to enable them to
b. come patrons of the water, Referred
| to committee on water supply.
r. J. Snaddon and f. L. Kinney
asked the council to refund them some
portion of SIS which they had spent IN
keeping q sick man named Lou Will
Jams. who had died on Thursday last.
Referred to City Marshal, with instruc-
lions to settle the matter as seems to
him just. a.,
a Mr.. Swinehard asked the Council
| to make him rebate on his uuexpired
water license, he having quit using the
water. Referred to the committee on
water supply.
Alderman Watson, for the committee
| on claims, recommended the payment
of the electric light bill of $1,000. The
| committee asked for further time to
| inves igate into the matter OF delinquent
| taxes.
Councillor Boyle reported that the
| water system was being pushed as fast
| as possible, and several extensions OF
the mains are being made and others
are in contemplation. Moroni Brown
has consented to act as watermaster OF
the Weber Canal. Accepted.
Alderman Reeve, for the street COM
Al ho6 CIV
pended during the past two weeks.
Work is being done on Main Street
north from First Street. Work was
Car Company, which would be paid for
by the company. 1t will soon be neces-
sary to have quantity of new track
for the gravel car system. Accepted.
Councillor Smuln, on behalf OF the
committee on public grounds: Have ex-
amined the lands petltioned for by varl-
Gus parties. The petition of John Farr,
for sixteen square rods, be granted on
payment of $500, to be purchased by |
him before the next meeting. More |
time was wanted for examination into |
the petition Of Cecilia Nye. Accepted
and further time granted.
Councillor Brown, on sanitation, re-
ported that the petition Of Mr.. Will
Jams, al king for the removal of the
pit belonging to Mr.. Parry,
north of Ogden bridge, be not granted;
but that Mr. Parry be requested to re-
move it little farther back from the
street. Accepted.
Councillor Boy.e, for the finance com
mittee, asked for further time to give
consideration to the subject of bonding
the city. Granted.
A report of the watermaster OF Weber
County for 1887 was submitted, which
that the same tax for
1888 be levied as for 1887. Accepted.
The Ogden Driving Park Association
offered all their property. including the
surrendering of the lease of the
grounds, for $4,000. Tabled for the
present.
The recorder reported that several
parties who had petitioned for public
land had failed to come forward and
pay for the land, and waited for in
structions as to whether to place those
lots open for sale. On motion of Alder
man Dee, the recorder was instructed
TO give petitioners twelve days time, to
hose DESTROYS of procuring land, and
TO make up report of the entire mat
ter and present it to the next meeting.
After the disposal of a few more
minor matters. and the usual bills had
been submitted, the Council adjourned.