The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Session Brief as a Summer
Shower.
UNIFORM BILL NOT PASSED.
More Light Granted - John w.
YOung's Money Rsfunde6-The
Liquer License Raised.


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The City Councillors were promptly
in their seats last evening, and the
mayors gavel fell several minutes be-
fore the usual time.
PETITIONS.
George Lawrence and Jesse G. Little
asked the privilege ofstretching private
telegraph line from the residence of H.
W. Lawrence to that of Jesse G. Little.
Committee on streets.
h. Mccoy represented that he had
been unjustly taxed on $1,000 note
and mortgage, and asked rebat&
Committee on lie snse. sA
Thomas w. Jennings and others
asked that bridge be put across the
second canal at the intersection of
Eighth West and Third North Streets.
AS it now stands, petitions alIege that
they are put to great inconvenience.
Committee on streets.
Joseph Bull, Jr. asked the privilege
of tapping the water main on First
Committee on water works.
Joseph Matthews and others asked
that the sidewalk on Fourth West, be-
tween Second and Third North Streets,
which is in an almost impossible con-
dition. be repaired. Committee on
streets.
Frank Foote'S petition in reference to
license for running sampling mills and
an assay office, was referred to the
committee on license.
William Thompson entered a siren
uous objections to certain parties max
ing general dumping ground of F54th
South, between Fourth and Fifth West
Streets. Committee on Streets.
II. A. Tuckett and others asked for
an extension of the water mains past
their residences. Committee on water
works.
Residents on and in the vicinity of
Fourth, o, P and Q Streets asked why
the intention of the City Council to ex-
tend water mains on those streets had
not been carried out. Tabled.
Several protests against the extern
sion OF water mains were received and
filed.
The Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Rail
way Company asked that the 81, 900 de-
posted with the City Council as a.
guarantee that they would gravel GER
tain streets, be returned, as the coll.d'
tons had been complied with.
On motion of Mr.. Ritter, the petition
was granted, with the understanding
that the work that had been delayed
by a failure of the city to properly
grade the streets be done as soon as
the grade has been established.
A dozen liquor licenses were granted.
s. w. Darke made verbal petition in
behalf of the executors of the estate OF
Abraham Coon, deceased, asking that a
deed be given them to certain piece
of property located on the Jordan
River. Was referred to the MayCA and
attorney, with instructions to report on
the facts in the case,
CITY SECTIONS REPORT.
City Sexton Patrick presented re-
port, showing the amounts appro-
priated, and asking that that portion
of the cemetery grounds now unfenced.
be fenced. COMMITTEES on cemetery.
MORE LIGHTS GIVEN.
The committee on improvements, to
whom had been referred the petition of
w. E. Creery and others, asking the
erection of couple of street lamps, re-
ported favorably, and the recommends
ton was adopted.
AFTER THE GAS COMPANY,
The committee on improvements, to
whom had been referred the petition of
the Chancellor aud Board of Regents
of the Deseret University, asking that
the gas mains be EXTENDED to that
h1i ronnrtnH faU0rQhlU
A MEMBER-I move that the report be
adopted and the gas company notified
to proceed with the work.
Mr.. SHARP-And then he will notify
US that he won't do it.
Adopted.
RAISING THE LICENSE.
Alderman Piper presented bill pro-
viding that hereafter all licenses to
manufacture liquors be changed from
S10O per quarter to $3.50. This is in ac-
cordance with the law passed by the
late Legislature, which provides that
no license shall issue for less than 5000
a year. The ordinance was passed:
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. y
Mr. SHARP stated that he had Enim-
portant matter to lay before the Coun-
Gil and moved that it go into executive
session.
The motion was adopted, the repor-
ters and all others were excluded.
Alderman Mccormick was called to the
chair.
Just what the important business was
was not learned, but it is safe to say
that when the executive session rose.
Councillor Sowles moved to take up
substitute for bill No. Z, uniforming the
police force of Salt Lake City, that
Councillor Roberts seconded the motion
and that motion to adjourn was
carried.
A Pleasing Sense
of health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the use of
Syrup of Figs, and it acts in harmony
with nature to effectually cleanse the
system when costive or biliousN Forl
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