The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Mr.. Ottinger's Plan for an
East Bench Reservoir.
SOUTH TEMPLE STREET WALK.
Street Lamps for West Temple-To
Cat on Private Pipes-Other
Blu mess Transacted.


Blu mess Transacted.
The City Council met at the usual
hour last evening, with Mayor Arm
strong in the chair.
PETITIONS.
A petition was received from DAME
S. Brown for lease for ten years, with
privilege to purchase during the term
of the leas g, on lots 10 and IL, block Is,
plat "a" Salt Lake City survey, to be
used for fish culture. Referred to the
committee on public grounds.
Fred Heath represented that he had,
on May 5, 1888, bean allowed to carry
| water to his premises in private pipe,
and has now bean assessed for the lay
ing of city mains on his street. AS he
had gone to severaIhundred dollars ex-
pense in laying said private mains, he
| asked that the tax be remittsd. Com
mittee on waterworks.
Communications were read from
William Shovel and John A. Compton,
offering $50 and $40 per annum respeo-
lively for the use of the city gravel pits
on the Twentieth Ward bench. Laid on
the table.
A petition was presented by o. P,
Arnold, asking that the Salt Lake City
Street Car Company be allowed to pay
tax of $25 per annum on each car in
use In lieu of the per capita tax hereto
fore required. Referred to committee
on license.
Mrs. Ruth Edwards, a widow, asked
that her water tax of STA 80 be re-
mitted, she being unable to pay the
amount. Referred to the committee on
Waterworks.
A petition from R. II. Terhune and
others asked that haste be made in lay
ing the water mains on Second South
Street, between Eighth and Tenth East
Streets, as heretofore ordered by the
City Council. Referred to committee
on waterworks.
A. Holt and others presented a pro-
} test against the extension OF water
works on Fifth South from Second East
!; Street eastward. Laid on table.
The R. B. Margetts estate was
granted license as manufacturer OF
malt liquors.
REPORTS.
The committee on public grounds
/ reported, recommending the granting
of the petition of Isaac and James M
Coon for the deed to certain 10 t,
Adopted.
: The report of the city attorney was
, read, received and adopted.i
, ! NJ Nv 20 h
had examined into the question raised
> by the petition of William A. Robert
l son and others in reference to certain
strip of land on Arsenal Hill claimed
2 by Kelsey & Gillespie. and had founc
that the said strip had never been Sc
. apart by the city as street.
9 THE PROPOSED RESERVOIR.
, The following communication from
the superintendent of waterworks was
7 read:
a To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the Cit
\ Council of Salt Lake CitV:
| entLemen-pursuans to the instruction
{ from your honorable body, herewith
! present plan for ga proposed reServoi
receiving It's suppy of water from Farley
= Canyon Greek"
= To keep on level with the reservoirs Il
:. CITY Creek Canyon iDrlck DullQlnSJ we nut
by survey the mos favorable place for loce
ton, west of the United States reservation
q lands, to be point at the eastern terRinu
= of First South street.
i The plan submitted is for en- open reser
!. yoir, excavated, with water line TWO fee
o below the surface of the ground, 800 fee
q long, 900 feet wide and 16 feet deep with g.
y impou nding capacity of 100000 gallons
a 24-inch discharging pipe, capable OF deliv
II ering 10000 gallons per minutes. This pip
II to connect with an S-inch main runnin
@ north and south on Thirteenth East Stree
and 6 inch mains on streets running cas-
and west.
?. The estimated cost of constructing re
d Ell voir as per plan, is as follows:
e EYcaYatlng ......-..-.-.. 30 D.
n 800 feet 24-1nch pipe .................... LIZ
N One valve .:.........--.:.:..: l.
4 supply canal, timber and incidentals.. 81
e Total. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. So,o
II Respectfully submitted.
lie GEORGE NJ. OTTINGER,
If superintendent WateIwOrks.
: The report was referred to the CON
- mittee on water works.
e. OTHER REPORTS,
The report of the committee on q
E department was read, received an
e adopted.
in The recorder reported that he hi