The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-02
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Twenty Thousand Dollars
For the Warm Springs.
SEWERAGE QUESTION AGAIN.
A Bill for An Ordinance In Relation
to Sidewalks - Petitions
and Reports.

The City Council met shortly after
o'clock last evening. In the absence
| of Mayor Armstrong, Alderman Nc
Cornick was called upon to occupy the
| chair, and, after the usual prelimi-
naries, the following business was trans
acted:
PETITIONS.
B. G. Raybould, A. J. White and
others, asked that the water mains be
extended south from Sixth North to
F rs' Street. Committee on water
works.
Jonn P. Whitberg asked for deed to
lot 4, block 116, plat ID, he being the
egal owner thereof. Committee on
public grounds.
D. L. Davis, president of the Ath-
letic Association, represented that the
| assO citation was owing a balance of
SIe5 for improvements made upon tie
.ast half of Washington Square, and
tsked that before tae grounds shot Id
be leased to other parties, that they be
'tquIIed to pay the balance stated, as
| Lhey would Get Tue uenenL vi the I'M
provements made. Committee on
claims.
Tomn & Hillstead represented that
| they had disposed OF their liquor busi-
u IS to Fritz Reiper, and asked that
their unexpired license be transferred
to him. Granted.
Mrs. Sarah Williams was granted q
free merchants license.
II. y. Richards and others asked that
Second Street. east of Canyon Road, be
| properly graded. Committee On streets.
The Burton-Gardner ompany asked
| PERMISSION to build a switch from the
line of the Fort Douglas Railway, on
Eighth South street, 10 lots and 5.
clock 3. plat A, Salt LAKE City survey.
| Committee on streets.
| +. nj. Short and Alexander Lewis
we're granted licenses as retail liquor
dealers.
The city attorney, to whom was re-
tarred the report of the committee on
streets, recommending that the
sidewalk on South Temple Street
| oe paved, with instructions TO prepare
an ordnance covering the subject, re-
| ported bill for an ordinance provid-
| ing for the north side of South Temple
Street. from East Temple to [ Street.
| with stone, the walk to be eight feet
! wide, with curbing on the outer edge
md that local tax per square foot
! frontage be assessed. The attorney also
introduced bill for gu ordi
nance providing for the paving and
| grading of sidewalks in Salt Lake CITY.
This bull provides that whenever the
Council snail deem it necessary to
grade, pave, pank or repair any
| sidewalk, the Mayor, under the direc-
ton of tae Council, shall publish no
tlce describing the character, location
| and extent of such property to be im-
proved, and if at or before the time
| fixed for making such Improvements,
| written objections, signed by owners of
ons half in value of thu property SO to
| be atfe 3ted, do not file with the Re
order, written objections, the Council
may order The masing of such Improve
ments, the cost TO be betrayed by levy
ing local tax, accor ing to the (linear
foot frontage on all land abbutting on
the sid walk to be improved. One-half
of The expense OF bringing the sidewalk
to the established grade, is to be paid
out of the contingent fund, and the ex
pense Of laying street crossings, is to be
paid out of the contingent fund. The
bills were read and ordered printed, and
will be amended and put in definite
shape at the next regular me ting.
The committee on waterWorks, to
whom was referred the petition of i. G.
Trent and others. reported that they
did not deem il necessary to make tn
connection with the water mains in
CITY Creek Canyon, as asked for.
Adopted.
The same committee, to whom was
referred the petition OF J. J. DAILY and
John n. Pike, asking for an extension
of the water mains to Centre Street.
recommended that the prayer be
granted. under the provisions of the or
dinance recently passed In relation to
extensions of the waterworks system.
Adopted.
The same committee to whom was
referred the petition of H. J. Romney.
G. r. Savage. w. W. Williams, William
Longmore, R. Simons. w. G. Bowring
and others, asking for extensions of
the water mains in various parts of the
city. recommended that the petition be
granted under the provisions of the
ordinance providing for the extension
OF the waterworks system. Adopted.
ON WASHINGTON SQUARE.
The committee on public grounds
made the following report:
"Your committee on public grounds,
to whom was referred the petition of |
e.
half OF Washington Square, respect
fully report that we have gwen the
matter our careful attention, and beliey-
ing it will give satisfaction to the
citizens interested, as well as those
actually ENGAGED in athletic sports and
games, we beg leave to recommend as
follows: That the arrangement effected
August 22d, 1882, between the Council
and the various athletic organizations