The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-20
THE STREET SUPERVISOR.
THE BUFFALO HERD.

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| The committee on streets reported that they
found the last report Of the street supervisor &c
| be correct, and recommended thatlt De aaopIeo
THE BUFFALO HERD.
Mr. Lynch. of Lynch & Glasmann was pres
ent, and informed the council that his hrn nae
| recently become interested in the bunalo nero,
| He gave history of the attempts OF Bunalo
Jones to save the remnants OF the great buffalo
! herds of the plains. The bunaloS, or portlon
OF them, would soon be here. The territorial
! exposition grounds had been secured 10 eXnlp!t
| them on and he asked that whatever Incense Is
! usually exacted in such cases be reunited
The petition was granted, on motion OF MI
Sowles
TO EXCHANGE LAND.
The committee TO whom had been referred the
| matter OF exchange OF land with Kelsey 4 Gil
! lespie recommended that it be made. Re
ferred.
INCREASING THE POLICE FORCE.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That in order to afford better pro
lection to the citizens of Salt Lake city, the
number of the regular police OF this city be IN
creased to twenty-five men, and that the mayor
nominate sufficient number OF persons 10 act
as policemen for the consideration OF the
council.
That the committee on police, with the mayer
and city marshal associated, be required 10 re-
distribute the police force, so as to extend pro-
lection TO each municipal ward OF the city.
Mr.. JOHNSON GETS HIS DEED.
Eric o. C. Johnson was granted deed to lot
4, block lo4, Salt Lake city surveS.
IN REFERENCE TO ELECTIONS.
A bill for an ordinance amending. section 2,
chapter 3, OF the revised ordinances OF salt Lake
city, was then passed. 1t is as follows:
Be it ordained by the city council OF Salt Lake
city That section Of chapter OF the revised
ordinances of Salt Lake city, passed FEBRUARY
IA, 1885, be and the same is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows:
No person shall be elected or appointed to any
Office of said city unless he is cltlZen or the
United States, and has been resident OF SAID
city for one year next preceding such election or
appointment. Neither shall any person be ellgl-
bic to vote at any election unless possessing the
qualifications OF q voter as prescribed by the
laws of the United States and the territory of
Utah, and has been resident in said city dur
ing the month next preceding his registration.
BRIDGES WANTED.
William P Davis and others asked that a
wagon bridge be placed over the canal on
Eighth West street at the crossing OF South
Temple street, on the north side OF the railway
track; also foot bridges over the aboVe-men-
toned canal.
Committee on Improvements.
THE CITY CREEK TUNNELS.
The committee on irrigation and associates
presented the following, which was adopted:
Your committee on irrigation, to whom was
referred the duty OF visiting the sources of water
in the employ OF the city, for the purpose OF
examining the work OF development OF sald
sources of supply. respectfully report that on
Monday, November Is, 1889 your committee, &C
companied by Mayor Armstrong, Engineers
Brooks and Jacobs, Surveyor Fox, Alderman
Mccormick, Councillor Roberts and Recorder
Wells, went UT City Creek canon and made athor-
Ough eXamin alton OF the country. we found the
work done there had yielded good return IN
water and that the men were engaged IN driving
tunnel about mile above the big spring in
the main fork OF the canon. They have deVel-
oped good stream OF water there, and we rec
ommend that the work be continued Tor the
present.
The result OF our examination was that we
agreed upon a location about one hundred and
fifty feet southwest of VIII II Is known as the big
spring about seven and one-half miles up SAID
canon, at which point we recommend that a
tunnel be driven into the face of the hill NJ least
five hundred feet and that said work be let by
contract to the lowest responsible BIDDER, after
due advertisement in three daily newspapers OF
the city for period OF at least ten days and we
further recommend that the city recorder be IN
Structed to insert said advertisement IN sad
newspapers and that the mayor and committee
on irrigation be authorized to open all bids re
ceived and 10 award said contract.
THE REGISTRARS.
Mr.. Young presented the following resolution
which was read the first time and ordered
printed: A bill for an ordinance amending sec
ton 4, chapter OF the revised ordinances OF
Salt Lake city. Be it ordained by the city
council of Salt Lake city, that section OF CHAP
ter ) OF the revised ordinances Of Salt Lake
city, passed February IA, 1885, be and the same
is hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words: It shall be the duty of the city regis
trar in person, and by deputy TO be and attend
at the city hall in Salt Lake city in an office to
be provided therein by the mayor of said city
from o'clock Il. IN. until ~ o'clock noon, and
from O'Clock o. m. until o'clock p. m. on each
and every Friday and Saturday, between the
first day of November and the third day Of De
cember preceding said election and 10 enter on
registry lists the name OF all qualified voters
who may appear and comply with the provisions
OF this section. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately upon its passage
Adjourned until Tuesday next at Z 80 p. m