The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-17
City Council.

Reeves and Dee, and Councillors Boyle,
Brown and Smuin.
Prayer was offered by Alderman
Reeves.
The minutes of the preceding ordi-
nary and special meeting were read and
adopted.
PETITIONS.
Still the cry is, Land, more land"
as will be seen by the applications for
city lots, noted below:
Samuel Ellsworth, for lots and G, in
block TO- plat q.
E. A. Mcdaniel, for lots and 9, in
block 10 plat Q.
( ]. w. Metcalf, for lots ana 8, in
block s, plato.
j. c. Bosch, for lots and 10, in block
8 plat G.
James Andrews, for lots 3 and 4,
b ock9, plat G.
L. l.. Davidson, for lots and 6. block
8, plat G.
| Isaac Coleman, for lots i and 2, block
Alfred Spain, for lots and 8, block
u. G. Revoir, for lots and 4, in block
f. J. Spencer, fo1 lots and 6, block
r. plat G.
W. F. Jenison, for lots and 8, block
u. plat G.
Fred P. Young, for lots and 2, block
Mary Mcintyre, for let's and 10,
block u, plat Z.
D. ii. Peery, n. s. Young, D. H.
Peery, Jr.. J. w. Stephens and 5. G.
Stephens for the northwest quarter
and northeast quarter of section s.
township 5, north range, west.
Nathan Kuhn, for lots block s, plat
James L. Meyer, for lot 3, block 8,
plat G.
Theodore Sherwood, for lot 4, block s.,
pat G.
l. Marks and Herman Kuhn, for lots
1 al ,, block 8, plat q.
John B. Hopkins, H D. Lewis, j. S.
Lewis, Jr., J. S. Lewis, Sen, Ed. E.
Kohl and E. 2. Hopkins, tor lots :, 3,
3, 4, 8, 6, s, and 10. in block IL, plat
G.
W. W. Forrest reported that he had
paid one fourth down on lots and 3,
block 13. plat G. and having decided to
locate elsewhere, he had transferred his
right, title, and interest TO the above
described lots to Margaret Ternes, and
prayed that she pc granted deed to
the land on payment OF the balance due
on said lots. Granted.
Mrs. Gertrude Forrest asked that her
title t.. lots l and TO- block Is. plat c,
on which she had paid one fourth of
the purchase money, be transferred to
: Stephen Lampe, on payment by him OF
the balance due on the land. Granted.
Elias White respectfully represented
that re is a gardener Of extended ex-
perience, having been engaged in the
business for seventeen years, and there
fore rendered his services to look after
Lester and Liberty Parks, and to act as
janitor for the pavilion on Lester Park.
r. Il. Williams stated that be is the
owner of the east part of lots Z, 8 and
9. block %, plat G. which borders First
East street for twenty-four rods from
Fifth street; that he desired to place a
fence along the west border of said First
East street, and to have the street
properly located.
The Ogden Riding Park Association
reported that they had spent consider
able money on the ground leased by
them from the city, without having
received one dollar in return for the
amount so expended, and have faith
fully endeavored to carry out the pur-
pose for which the grounds were leased !;
that it is necessary to expend further
large sum to keep the track, buildings,
etc., in repair, and, in view of the fact
] that the lease provides that at the eX
piration all improvements shall revert
/ to the city, they asked the Council to
/ state what it would pay the association
for the buildings, fence, etc., now on
! the grounds, provided the lease be now
surrendered, and upon what terms the
! city would sell the ground specified in
I the lease.
The whole CT the petitions relating
! to land were referred to the committee
l on public lands.
I Mavor Eccles stated that as he was
J interested as g stockholder in the Og-
den Riding Park Association, he would
ask the Council to release him from
acting or the public grounds commit
tee while this matter Is being consld-
cred, and suggested that the Council
appoint Councillor Boyle in his stead
| The Council finally acceded to the de-
sire.
Alderman Dee reported that every
thing was in good condition in the Fire
Department.
Councillor Boyle, of the water supply.
reported that they had the river line all
ready to turn the water into the re-
servoir as soon as the latter is COM
pleted, which will be very soon. Ac-
cepted.
Alderman Reeve reported the work
/ done during the past two weeks to tne
/ amount of $4S1 .05, bat as private par
| ties had had work done during the
| previous fortnight, $l47.15 had been
/ received from that source, reducing
the amount actually expended to
| $3.50 co. Accepted.
Councillor Smuin, for the committee
! on public grounds, asked for further
: time in which to consider the applica-
tons recently made for the sale of city
lots. Granted.
; Councillor Brown, for the sanitary
committee, recommended that the
owners cf land in the blocks below
| | Young Street and south of Second
J Street, be requested to construct a
drain to take away the polluted stand
ing water at present existing, and that
the marshal be requested to notify
property owners in the central portion
CT the CITY to clean up their premises
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