The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-03

10 DOCl1y CnOS6 parIleS WIN arc
now supplied with water from private
pipes and are now protesting against
the extension of water mains on First
South Street. North Temple and West
Temple Streets, be notified that at the
expiration of their next six-month
license, the supply OF water will be cut
of from said private pipes.
THE SAND PITS.
The COMMITTEES on public grounds re-
ported in favor of leasing the Twentieth
Ward sand pits to e. N. Gleason for
another year. The report was placed
in the hands of the Mayor with the petit
tions of Messrs Shovel and Compton,
and that officer was instructed to lease
the pits to the highest bidder.
The committee On public grounds re-
ported unfavorably the petition OF
George Saxton, asking for deed to
certain tract of land east of Harris
rock quarry. Adopted.
HE MUST PAY FOR IT.
The same committee, on the petition
George A. Alder for deed to Ger
tain lot in the old Mark Lindsay tract,
reported, in substance, as follows: They
fnd that Mr.. Alder had nothing to
prove his title to such land except o
certificate given many years ago by
Jesse W. Fox, city surveyor. to the
effect that he was then the rightful
owner of said lot, together with three
others. They further find that some
wears ago, M. Alder sold three OF said
! lots to Seymour B. Young, and that on
the title conveyed by Alder the city had
granted Mr.. Young deed to said lot.
The committee was not In favor OF
recognizing a title that was not of
enough interest to the holder to induce
him to secure deed until the price OF
land had become inflated; but, IN con-
sideration of the action taken IN Mr..
Young's case, the committee recon-
mended that Mr.. Alder be granted a
deed to such lot on payment OF SlO, TO,
gether with legal interest on that
amount from the time he acquired his
title to said lot up to the present time
Received and adopted.
WILL KEEP THE SPRINGS.
The same committee reported unfa-
vorably upon the petition of F. D
KimbalI and others asking the city tc
sell them the Warm Springs property
Adopted.
The committee on police, to whom
was referred the police justices ano
oity marshal's reports, recommended
that they be adopted.
GAS FOR WEST TEMPLE.
The committee on improvements, II
whom was referred the petition o
Watson Brothers and others, asking TO
the placing of street lamps on Yves
Temple Street, between First South ant
North Temple Street, recommends
that the petition be granted, and tn
Improvement was ordered made.
TWO BILLS.
The bill of Mrs. NJ. A. Burt, for fur
nishing 1 ,635 meals to city prisoners
Is cents per meal, S245 %, was received
and allowed and the amount approprl
ated.
A bill OF S170 for lamp posts furnlshe,
to the city was received and allowed
and the amount appropriated.
THAT CEMENT WALK.
The question of levying a tax for lay
ing a cement sidewalk on the mort
side OF South Temple Street from NAH
TO Il Street, was then taken up.
Mr.. Sharp said he was opposed to tn
SIDEWALK, principally because he knew
that many of the residents on tina
street coald not pay the tax, but ha
not opposed it, because they did no
care to appear to be standing IN tn
wav of public improvement.
Mr.. Ritter said that as only three G
the AUDITORS had protested against tn
!, improvement, the only presumptio
: before the Council was that the otner
5 favored it. He opposed the sideWal
because it was to be of cement, and 10
! that reason only.
1t was, after some discussion. agree
to lew a tax of 81 05 per front foot o
5 the property AUDITING on said sldt
walk.
: On motion of Mr.. Clark, it was dc
t cided that the city should put down
I Gag or cobblestone crossing over ever
\ st FEET embraced in the line OF the pre-
: posed walk.
e At this jupcture the Council &C
9 iourned until Tuesday evening next
! the usual hour.