The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-12
FROM OGDEN.
The City COuncil-Regular Session Held Last
Night

OGDEN, Oct. 11.-TSpeeial to THE HER
AID. The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night. At 7:30 o'clock only the
man and Anderson were present in the
council chamber. Alderman Preshaw
dropped in five minutes later, then Coun-
cilor Griffin put in an appearance. When
Mayor Kiesel called the council to order at
O'Clock, all the members were in their
seats except Aldermen Shilling, Fell, Sny-
der and Whalen, and Councillors Turner
and Avrey.
Thomas Brothers asked to be allowed to
retain frame shed which they had re-
Gently constructed ON Twenty fourth
street in violation of the ordinances, which
they had been ordered by the inspector of
buildings to remove within ten days Re
terred to the fire department committee.
Seventeen citizens set forth that an asphalt
um reduction works had been established
on Wall avenue, between Twenty third and
Twenty-fOurth streets. They did not know
what other works were a nuisance or not,
yet they petitioned for relief by asking the
council to compel the removal of said re
duction works. Referred to sanitary COM
mittee
The committee on licenses was in favor of
granting Orson Riser's petition for re
ductiOn in water license, and that all
saloon and water licenses be made equal.
Referred to the water committee and the
Watermaster to make an adjustment of
rates for saloons.
A communication from City Attorney
Haywood was read as follows SIN order
to raise money for further bonding of this
city it will be necessary to first fix the de-
nomination of the bonds second, the ma
turity; third, the rate of interest; fourth,
where payable; fifth, minimum of price to
accept. 1t is quite essential also to deter
mined what revenues each year shall be set
apart to form a sinking fund"
The street committee, through their
chairman, said they did not feel competent
to make report on the character and sta
bility of the asphaltum walks laid down
on the city hall grounds.
The committee on public works reported
that the manager OF the electric light
works had promised better service in the
future.
The sanitary inspector reported that
much work had been done and more was
in progress, and that complaints had been
made in regard to keeping hogs in the
thickly settled blocks. Referred to the
sanitary committee to report i'll what man
ner the nuisance of hog keeping i'll the city
can be abated.
a batch of bills amounting to g, So. 20
were presented and allowed.
Councillor Hurlbut presented q resolution
that all the money to be raised by loan
be expended exclusively on sewers
Adopted.
On motion of Councillor Hurlbut, the
question of negotiating loan of $4,000
was referred to the finance committee and
the council adjourned.
NOTES.
The report Of the committee on Riser's
petition for reduction of water license
from S25 per year or little less than seven
cents per day to Sl5 per year. or a little
over foor cents per day. Carried. Con-
siderable discussion developed the fact
that some saloons use more water
The city councils meets as a body this
morning at 10 o'clock to look into the as
phaltum question and determine whether
the contract for laying down walks around
the city hall block and on the grounds has
been complied with so far.
1t is evident that a majority of the mem
bers are in favor of an ordinance to pre-
vent the keeping of swine in the populous
parts of the city.
Twelve hundred and eighty dollars and
eighty cents were expended on the streets
during the past two weeks.
The American District Telegraphic com
pany offered to put in perfect fire alarm
system and rent it to the city for S75 per
month. The proposition was referred to
the committee on fire department.
Councillor Blasdel offered a resolution to
restrict expenditures on the streets to
81, 200 per month after the 1st of November.
The resolution was adopted, only Mr..
Griffin voting no.