The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-25
THE CITY FATHERS.
They Grapple With the Sew
erage Question Again.
TO UNIFORM THE POLICE FORCE
Petitions and Reports-A r solution
Adopted - An Ordinance
Paesed-Etc.. Etc.

D1gnt. mayor Armstrong occupied the
chair. Messrs. Sharp, Ritter. Smith and
Pyper being the only absentees. After
the usual prellminaries, the transaction
of regular business was proceeded with.
PETITIONS.
Samuel Kirk represented that he had
filed on two half lots in block 81, plat
a, in 1874. and asked that a deed be
issued to him. Referred to the Mayor.
Lewis G. Shaw asked the city to sell
to him certain land situate in plat G.
Referred to the committee on public
grounds.
A. Il. Salisbury, J. Sco6eld, z.
Yarmouth and others asked that the
water mains be laid on Fourth Street,
under the usual conditions. Referred
to the committee on waterworks.
J. w. jenkins & Son, B. A. NJ.
Froiseth, j. NJ. Darling and others
called attention to the fact that
carriages are daily washed on the SIDE
walk On Second South Street, east of
bitches on that street, both Of which
were nuisences, and injurious to BUSH
ness, and they asked they be abstec.
That part of the petition relating to the
practice of washing carriages on the
Sidewalk was referred to the Mars al
while the Supervisor was inst ructed to
repair the bitches on First and Second
South Streets, under the direction of
the Mayor.
John Prye stated that through the
action of the Council in declaring certain
streets open, he had been deprived OF
about 100 rods ot land, for which he had
received no remuneration, aud he asked
that he be paid for the land. Referred
to the committee on streets.
u. Wood asked that clerical error in
a dee to certain laud owned by himself
be corr ected. Referred to the Mayor.
M. T. Sturgis, q. E., of Omaha, pre-
sented a communlca ion, in which
ne offered to make an examina.
ton of City Creek Canyon for
the purpose of making an estimate of
the cost of erecting dams in the canyon
for the purpose of storing water, the
whole not to exceed $500, and asked
that he be employed to make the ex-
animation.
Mr. Young stated that be did not be-
lieve there was place in the canyon
where the water could be successfully
stored b. dam, and no examination
which would be of benefit to the CITY
could be made for $500.
Mr.. Mccormick was of the opinion
that the water could Be successfully
stored, but only at great expense, and
it was more question of expense than
practicability.
On motion of Mr.. Weber. the audi
tor was instructed to inform the petit
toner that the city was not DISPOSED tn
have an examination made at this time.
81. N. Green submitted for the ap-
proval of the Council map of UobU :
sub division. Referred to the commit
tee on streets.
J. K. Gillespie and L. P. Kelsey sub
mitted map of sub divisions of blocks
Al and II, plat G, Salt Lake City sur
Vey. Committee on streets.
J. ]. Daily. John n. Pike and others
represented that on May 18th, 1884. the
City Council granted a petition of C. E.
Pomer"y and others, asking for o e1-
tension of the water mains, they to pay
three-fourths Of the cost: but as II
might be more practicable, the petit
TONERS asked that the water be brought
over the hill from City Greek Canyon to
Capitol Hill and Centre Street, when
they would pay the cost of extending
the mains in accordance with the petit
tion previously granted. Referred to
the committee on waterWorks.
Major Wilkes asked that petition
presented by him in August last, asking
for the right of way to run an electric
street railway along the entire length
of Second South Street, and also on
Second West Street to the Warm
Springs, be referred to a committee,
and some action taken upon it. Re
ferred to the committee on streets, with
instructions to report within reason
able time.
Bennett & Bamberger asked per-
mission to sink an artesiau well on
Third West Street, the water to be con-
veyed to Lakeview Addition. Commit
tee On streets.
Fred. w. Scarf asked that the east
half of Washington Square be leased to
him, to be used as baseball ground and
for athletic sports. Committee on pub
lie grounds.
RIGHT OF WAY.
TIE Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Rail
way asked for right of way along Third
West Street, along the track of the
Utah Central; and from the old Nichols
building east to the Warm Springs
thence south along the hillside, above
the improved property, to Capitol Hill
Referred to the committee on streets.
P.J. Nystrom and others asked for
an extension of the water mains. under
the usual conditions. Committee on
waterwoTks.
J. L Durgin was granted an auc-
tioneer's license, and James Haggeney
was granted a license as retail liquor
dealer.
REPORTS.
The committee on waterworks, to
whom was referred the petition OF
Charles Reed, asking permission to lay
small water pipe to his residence
recomn ended that the petition be
granted under certain conditions.
Adopted.
The committee on fire department
to whom was referred the report of the
chief engineer for the last quarter, re-
ported that il was correct. Adopted.
TO UNIFORM THE POLICE,
The committee on police, to whom
was referred bill for an ordinance in
relation to uniforming the police,