The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-30

last evening, with Mayor Armstrong in
the chair. aEd every member present.
THEY WANT CITY CREEK.
A petition was received from Ben
Hampton, B. B. Bitner and others,
representing that they were the original
owners of the City Greek water and
asking that the water which has been
diverted am fried to variovs parts of
the city be LJw turned back into its
original channel for the use Of petition
ers. Referred to the committee on
waterworks.
THE CAR COMPANY PETITION.
To the Hon. City Council of Salt Lake
City:
GcntleMcn-Your petitioner, the Salt
Lake City Railroad Company, respect
fully represent: Thct it is desirous of
adopting an improved method OF ope-
rating its street railway by substituting
electric for the horse power now en-
ployed to move its cars that to 60 30
will greatly add to the public cow nj
enee, but will involve q large expendi-
ture on the part of the company. Ii
your honorable Council grants the
necessary franchise it is proposed on
or before the 1st day OF August 1889
10 have in operation upon five miles OF
its road the overhead electric system
this it is absolutely necessary that the
fa fr hn -. - L.
city, heretofore granted to this COM
pany should be extended. and the
conditions to ereof modified in the fol-
lowing particulars: That during
the period of the corporate eI-
istence of the company it De
permitted and authorized to con,
struct, maintain and operate, by
means of horse, electric or cable motive
power, by stationary steam power
either according to the overhead OF
underground system of such eli ctric OF
cable power. street. railroad lines toI
transportation OF passengers, upon all
streets of this city upon which said
company is now authorized to operate
street railroad'lines. That for the three
years next after the LIST day of August
1889, said company shall pay to the city
at the rats of IS per annum for each
and every car used upon its lines. That
for the next succeeding Eve years such
tax shall be $40 per AMMAN, and for the
remainder of the time 500 per annum
for each car 10 used. That said COM
pany shall not be liable to any other
special or per capita tax whatever.
That in all other respects said ex-
tended franchise shall be subject to the
same conditions, obligations, restric-
tions and provisions rs sre contained in
q resolution OF said Council, granting to
said railroad company the right to con-
struct and operate q street railroad on
certain streets approved April Goth,
1877.
Your petitioner, therefore, asks your
honorable body to pass q resolution
granting such extended franchise, with
the notifications as hereinbefore set
forth. And your petitioner will ever
pray.
Salt Lake Street Railroad Company
per FRANCIS ARMSTRONG,
President.
sALr LAKE CRY. Utah. January 90. 'S9
Referred to the committee on streets
orHER PETITIONS.
A petition was received from G. O.
Whittemore representing that the post
ponement of the extension Of the water
Mains on Second West Street would
work great loss and Inconvenience to
property owners on that street. This
Is the extension protested against by
Harrison Sperry and others. Received
and laid on The table.
Joseph Dudler presented q bill fol
$40 as damages claimed by him for the
running of his potato crop by the shut
ting off of water therefrom during the
construction of the Parley's Canyon
canal. Committee on claims.
Adele b. Garter asked that she be al
lowed to exhibit her painting. Eternal
Day, )" in this oty for q period of one
month free from license, or at q nomi-
nal fee. Referred to the committee on
license, with power to act.
Mary Lafitte represented that GER
tain lot owned by her had been adver-
tised for sale, when she had never re-
ceived notice that such tax was due
Upon inquiry she found that costs
amounting to $12 had accumulated
while tbs tax Itself amounted to only
So 80. On motion of Mr. Young, the
costs were RENTED, aDc an appropria-
ton was made to cover that amount.
TO THE REAL ESTATE MEN.
In relation to the petition Of the Salt
Lake Real Estate Board, asking infor.
nation as to the precise date when the
yearly tax becomes lien on the prop
ertv assessed, the city attorney reports
that while it ia the duty of the city at
torney to advise the City Council and
its committees upon legal questions re-
lating to the business of the city, it ID
not within his province or that Of the
Council to advise citizens generally
upon legal questions which may affect
them. Any opinion which the Council
might give upon the subject of inquiry
in said communication would be with
out right or authority in case the mat
ter might come before q court or tri-
bunal competent to determine it.
THAT EXTENSION