The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-08
Council Meeting,

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion yesterday evening, his Honor
Mayor Eccies in the chair
The minutes of the last regular ses-
sion were read and approxed.
Elizabeth E. Williams presented a
petition asking that her tax. amounting
to SIS, be RENTED, as she was widow
in poor circumstances. On motion of
Judge Dee, the petition was granted.
Richard Balientyne, representing the
firm of A. H. Andrews & Co., of Chi
cago, announced that he was agent for
the above house and had to offer school
supplies of various kinds. Referred to
appropriate committee.
Mr.. Watson, from the committee on
claims, reported that there was de-
ficiency of SIS 10 due the electric light
company. Accepted.
Mr.. Dee, from the committee On fire
department. reported the apparatus
painted according to orders of the cou.-
Gil. Adopted.
Mr.. Adams, from the committee on
waterworks and improvements, reported
the condition of the works and i'm
proVements under way and conteE-
plated, and that they expected to reach
the new Reform School sho ctly. The
report of the committee was accepted.
MIR. Reeve, from the committee on
streets, reported that they were run
ming eleven trips per day, and had ex-
pended $1,208 80 during the last two
weeks. The steam engine and five cars
had run regular and had done good
service alta daily expense of $3.50. A
Ibid Nj
built at cost of $65, and other smaller
culVetts, etc., costing S52. Mound Ford,
one of the suburbs, have collected and
Fifth Street Hill and its adj ching prop
erty have received brisk attention and
the sum of $472 so toward grading the
City Hall lot. The bill for lumber for
the crossings at Fourth and Main, was
submitted with the motion that it be
paid. or run, as the supervisor had
checked it off. Report accepted and re-
commandments apopted.
The surveyor has been diligently at
work, and progress was reported by the
committee on public grounds. Report
was received and time granted.
The finance committee reported that
they had gone over the books of the
recorder and found them correct, with
the exception of one item, whereby the
recorder had figured himself out of S12.
The committee recommended that the
amount be refunded to him. The re-
port was received and the recommends
ton adopted, and the report was or
dered published.
Speaking of the furnishing of the
new City Hall, the matter was openly
and informally discussed, and some
thought it would be better to appoint
committee to look after the matter and
see what was going to be needed.
Mr.. Boyle casually remarked that
while he was on the floor he would like
to have the Council take notice that the
streets were very dusty and that the
sprinklers should be brought into use
again.
Returning to the matter of furniture
again Judge Dee thought that special
committee should be appointed to look
after the furnishing.
Alderman Reeve thought that Mr..
Boyle, as q dealer in furniture, should
be put on that committee, he being
thoroughly acquainted with furniture
and the markets 1t was also suggested
that Mr.. Dee be also put on the COM
mittee. The subject was then put in
the form of motion and carried.
The usual bills were then read and
the Council adjourned.