The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-04
|FHE CITY COUNCIL.
Quarterly Reports Of the City
Officials Made.
CONCERNING ELECTRIC LIGHT.
10 Extend Water Mains-Permission to Pile
Building Material for the New HOtel-Those
Wells at Lehi-The Land Sale.

damages caused Dy wafer OOWn
pr street flooding cellars and destroying property
amounting to about five hundred dollars. Re
erred TO the committee on claims.
TO EXTEND WATER MAINS.
Samuel ]. Coombs and other residents on O.
~. g. and Fourth streets, asked that immediate
faction be taken on former petition praying for
: he extension OF water mains in that neighbor-
MOOD Referred TO the committee on waterworks.
T. Boyle and other owners of property on
s'First street, in plat g, asked that immediate
FACTION be taken to extend the water mains along
hat street. Committee on waterworzs.
Michael Earl asked that action be taken on
petition presented over year ago and granted
that water service be extended TO his premises.
sCommittee on waterworks.
THEY WANT LIGHT.
petition was presented from W. R. Everill
Fand others asking that the electric light be ex-
tended along Third street, the citizens of that
street are entirely without light. Referred to
the committee on improvements.
Residents along Sixth West street presented
IA communication that the railroad track of the
consolidated road was situated in the centre Of
that street and the passageway on each side of
the track was so narrow that it was dangerous
to travel after night, and asked that the electric
light be extended along this street.
81 It was also stated that the waste water in that
vicinity caused pools OF stagnant water, TO the
detriment Of the health OF residents OF that vi
cinity, and asked that the canal be filed up
Referred to the committee on irrigation.
Il A petition was presented by Sylvester Gun
bingham and Wendell Benson stating that they
were about to erect large hotel on the corner
OF Third South and First East streets and
asked permission to move the fence now around
the lot TO the middle OF the sidewalk, 10 make
excavation thereto and to pile building material
i'm the street. The request was granted subject
TO the usual restrictions.
G. r. Jones & Co. asked permission TO pile
building material on West Temple street be-
8 tween Nos 81 and 81 East. Granted with usual
Restrictions.
August p. Lindholm asked permission to pile
building material at22S South, First East street.
Granted with usual restrictions.
A PEANUT vENDER.
A communication was received from Earnest
'Schmidt, asking that permission be given him
to occupy the southeast corner of Second South
and Main streets, for the purpose of roasting
and selling peanuts. Committee on licenses.
- A FOOT BRIDGE WANTED.
EdwIrd King ct al petitioned the council to
cause foot bridge TO be built over the canal on
1.-THE " prthwest corner Of First South and Sew
entK West streets. Committee on streets.
THOSE LEHI WELLS.
A petition was presented by P. H Alfred
Iasking that damages be allowed him on account
of the artesian wells put down by the city in
that vicinity draining his springs and de- |
priving him of water set forth in the |
coudcil meetings several months ago. Referred |
TO the water commission.
COuncller ROBERTS Jnen moved that as the |
water commission had not fulfilled the duties |
for which it was appointed, that it be dis |
charged. After considerable discussion it was |
decided that il would be more proper to ask |
that written report be submitted to the coun- |
ell of the work done.
The mayor stated that contract has been |
let 10 dig several wells, and that carload of |
pipe was now on the way. Work was being |
pushed on the Liberty park well, which had |
already been sunk twenty feet.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The superintendent of water works reported
that in accordance with the request of the
council, he had prepared estimates for the ex-
tension of the water mains as follows: For the
proposed extension southwark from the termi-
nus of the main on Fifth east, $500; from ter
minus on Fourth South eastward, 49, $50. and
from terminus on Third East, southwark 50 OPS. |
Moved and carried that the usual order be made. |
QUARTERLY REPORT on WATER WORKS.
The quarterly report of the Superintendent on |
water works was presented fo- the quarter end |
ing September 90 1889, showing that the total |
cost of extension for the quarter was SCI 9S5 A.
The contingent expenses were Sl7, 1904, for |
which there was an appropriation of $4,000, |
leaving balance Of &, 800 Is cash on hand. The
report closed with the statement that everything
pertaining TO the water works was in good con |
dition. Report referred to committee on water |
works.
Cry AUDITORS QUARTERLY REPORT.
The c'fy auditor reported receipts and dis
burss ments for the quarter ending September
80, amounting, as follows;
Balance on hand July l----------------s 43S9.49 |
Receipts l65, IiO.30 |
Disbursements l61, 344 g3
Balance on hand---------------------- 9,154.79 |
NO EXTENSION OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
The committee to whom was referred the
petition of E. F. Sheets and 2I0 others, asking |
that the electric light be extended along Third, |
Fourth aid Fifth South streets east of Main, |
reported that the electric plant would be used |
to the extent Of its capacity when the lamps !
would be running which had already been or |
dered, and recommended that the petition be |
not granted at present. Committee on improve |
ments.
Councillor Young reported on the claim made |
by an alleged owner Of a lot offered for sale at
theStoming auction that he would suggest the |
lot be withdrawn from the sale until the owner |
ship was definitely settled. On motion the mat |
ter was reserved until report of the committee |
be made.
The committee to whom was referred the |
claim Of John M Larsen that either a deed be |
given TO lot a. block IS, plat b, or that money |
paid as tax by him be refunded recommended |
that 81 be allowed him On motion the report |
was received and the 81 appropriated and |
ordered paid.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Bills for s25s.75 for labor on the lateraIs and |
$50 % on the main sewer were presented and |
allowed. n. v. Jones allowed S15 for service in
the assessors office. Mrs. NJ A. Burt bill for
S2S5 90 and A. J. Burt for 1923. % for boarding
CITY prisoners were presented and allowed. The
CITY recorder asked that $4,000 be appropriated
to pay of two notes given by the city in August
and now due. The amount, with interest, was
appropriated.
THE SALE OF LANDS.
TbeAkity recorder asked that some rule be
made aSto the amount Of cash to be paid down
on lots ifany, at the time bids were made at the
coming auction sale. 1t was decided that 10
uer cent cash be paid at the time the bids were
made It was further announced that all sales
take place in front OF the court house, and that
the scattering lots be sold before plat is
offered for sale.
The council then adjourned until next Tues
day evening.
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