The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-19
THE BILL BOBs UP.
But the Police Will Not be
Uniformed Yet.
LAST NIGHTS CITY COUNCIL.
Compliments to the CounciI-Street
Lamps Wanted on West
Temple Street.

usual hour last evening and, as it had
not leaked out that Councillor Roberts
would spring his police uniform bill
most of the members were present and
unarmed.
PETITIONS.
A petition signed by Watson Bros.
and @ dozen or more other property
owners on West Temple Street was
presented, asking that street lamps
be placed along West Temple
Street from First South, north to First
North Street. The petition represented
that one block of this distance had no
residences on it and that as it was
heavily shaded by trees and a high
wall, it was standing invitation to
foot-pads and was certainly not con-
ducive to the morality of the city, as
it is "a rendezvous for the Iewd of
both sexes"
Received and referred to the COM
mittee on improvements.
A petition was read from John w.
roadway over the Pascoe quarry which
had been reserved by the city for
public use, was being encroached upon
by the Utah Lime & Cement Company,
and asked relief. Referred to the
supervisor with instructions to report.
Emily POLAND, petititioned for a re-
bate of S. paid by her for the deed to
certain loE, now embraced by the
Fort Douglas Military REESE rvation.
Granted and amount appropriated.
A communication from d. G. Dunbar
& Co., the Omaha publishers, through
their agent, Mr.. Lord, asked that the
city take a number of copies of "Salt
Lake Illustrated" for distribution.
Received and laid on the table.
Eliza Matthews asked that the sum
OF $1OS 80, assessed against her for the
extension of water mains be RENTED.
Committee on water works.
A communication from Mr.. Gadd,
offering to sell to the city the secrets of
the Hansen system of purifying water
was read by the recorder.
Mr.. Dooly wanted it referred to the
committee on Salt Lake and Jordan
Canal. It was finally received and
flied.
APRoTEsr
was presented from A. Miner and
others, opposing the proposed extension
of water mains on North Temple, West
Temple and First North Streets.
Mr.. Dolly asked If these people were
not supplied by private pipes.
RECORDER WELLs-Not all of them.
A discussion then followed as to
whether the protest of these citizens was
entitled to any notice.
Mr.. MCCORMICK thought that some
OF these private pipes had been LAID
without the stipulation that they
should remain only during the pleasure
of the Council.
Mr.. YoUNG-If the ordinance was not
duly considered let's repeal it. Either
repeal it or enforce it. If those people
have attached to Our mains without our
consent, am ready to try titles with
them right tomorrow. Let's cut them
off and see how the matter stands.
Mr.. RIrER wanted to be more de-
liberate about the matter and, finally,
upon his motion, it was referred to the
with instruction to report as
to how many of the protestants are sup
piled by private mains.
THE wATERM AsTER
asked for an appropriation of 500 to re-
pair the water fume on the east side Of
the old Darlington property.
After some discussion the matter was
referred TO the city surveyor. with in
to examine the grounds and
see if the grade could not be so changed
as to obYiate the trouble complained
of.
A communication was also received
from the watermaster asking that some
provision be made for an outlet to the
on the table.
THE COUNCIL CoMPLIMENTEp.
A petition from residents of Arsenal
Hill represented that an unnamed
street, parallel to and one block north |
of First North Street, had been closed |
by Kelsey & Gillespie, and that one of
these gentlemen, when approached
upon the subject, has expressed the in
tention of making the blank, blank
fools (meaning the City CounciD pay for
1t if they wanted 1t.
COUNCILLOR SHARP-I move vote of
thanks to Kelsey d Gillespie.
n MEMBEh-1 MOfS NC AdfC GGOh al
rested for libel.
The matter, after much talk, was re-
ferred to the committee On streets.
SUPERVISORS REPORT.
The report Of the supervisor of streets
was read. 1t shows:
Total appropriation .................. 1000 10
Total expenditures. Observation-Disclosures, 1861 %
Cash on hand. Observation-Disclosures. 1872
Besides this there has been !, 1862 days
work done on the streets by the city
prisoners.
THE COMMITTEE ON CEMETERY
that an appropriation of
81. 200 be made to defray the expenses
of enclosing tract of sixty acres lying
on the east side of the city cemetery,
and belonging to the city. The tract
has already been surveyed and the
proposition is to include it with the
old cemetery. The report was received
and the recommendation adopted.
Joseph Bull Jr., was granted the
of tapping the water mains on
First North Street, under certain !