The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Memorial to Congress for a
Government Building.
THE HYDRAULIC CANAL QUESTION.
The County Had no Bights, Therefore it Could
Sell None to the City-0ther
Business.

in the council chamber Even Councillor Sowles,
who has gained reputation for punctuality to
be envied, was not present. A few minutes
later, however, Mayor Armstrong came in;
closely upon his heels was Alderman Sharp, and
behind the latter Attorney Richards; ten sec
onds later Recorder Wells followed, whistling an
operatic tune and a comparison of watches
showed that 1t was then 7:0S. 1t was agreed to
wait until 7:15, when, ifno quorum appeared, the
hall would be vacated. The minutes wore on
and the members dropped in one by one The
arrival of Councillor Dooly at 7:l4 busted the
conspiracy and formed the quorum.
Mr.. Sharp wanted to adjourn until Friday;
Mr.. Dooly objected, as did also Mr.. Roberts, who
remarked soto UOce, Il can't be here on Friday;
l won't be over my Christmas by that time"
| (Laugnter)
THE CITY SURVEYOR.
Mr.. z. Sturges represented that he was q can
didate for the Office of city surveyor, which
would probably be made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF Jesse w. Fox, and asked that the Office
be given him.
Laid on the table for the time being.
MAY PILE WITH PLEASURE.
William Pinney was granted the privilege of
piling building material in front of the site for
the chamber of commerce building on Second
South street, under the usual restrictions.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
Il. F. Evans and others, residents near First
South and Fifth West, asked that an electric
light be placed at the corners of First South
West
Committee on improvements.
HE WANTS DEED.
VIM Cook, of 1921 East, South Temple street,
asked that he be given deed to a certain lot
near that point, which he claimed to own.
Referred.
THAT CITY CREEK TUNNEL.
J. W. Smell represented thai he had been in
formed the accepted bidder on the City Creek
canon tunnel had withdrawn, and as he was the
next lowest bidder. he asked that the contract
be awarded TO him. The contract was awarded
to Mr.. Smell
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
The county clerk reported that the court had
accepted the proposition of the city to sell an
undivided one-half interest in the city hall cor
1er, and asked that deed be made to that eff
feet The mayor and city attorney were in
structed to draw up deed 20 be delivered upon
the payment Of the amount agreed upon.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Recorder have here several applica-
tons for licenses as retail liquor dealers.
Mr.. Sharp move they be granted-Teasdel's
absent.
Mr. Riter-Is Mr. Sharp authorized to act as
proxy for Mr.. Teasdel:
Mr.. Sharp-No. but I'll risk it.
The licenses were granted.
HAVE no POWER.
The city attorney reported that the city had
no power to give the relief asked for by John H.
White, because they did not own the property
referred to.
BE GETS HIS DEED.
The petition of NJ. C. Sorenson, asking that he
be allowed a corrected deed to 4 certain piece of
ground vas granted.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The committee to whom had been referred
the question OF a memorial to Congress on the
question of public building reported that they
had agreed upon the following:
TO the Senate and House of Representatives
in Congress assembled;
- Your petitioners, the mayor and city council
OF Salt Lake city, territory OF Utah, respectfully
represent that there are in this city at the pre-
sent time no buildings owned by the govern
ment in which its officers may transact their
business that the United States courts, the
post office, the national revenue Office and all
other departments of the government service
located IN this city occupy buildings which are
rented from private parties and are entirely in
adequate to the needs OF the citizens;
that Salt Lake city can no longer be
Justly regarded as mere halfway
house, marking the distance between
the Missouri river and the Pacific coast, but she
has recently prOspered and grown into great
inter mountain metropolis ranking in com
mercial Importance. population, industry and
magnifcence with the chief cities of the United
States.
Wherefore, your petitioners beg to present
these facts to your attention and pray for an ap
preparation by your honorable body of not less
than S250,000 for the erection of a government
building in this city,
Mr. Ritter moved that the amount asked for be !
amended to read 100000 and it was carried
Mr. Sharp thought the offer of some suitable |
grounds should be made.
Mr.. Webber-The Eighth Ward square, do |
you mean!
Mr.. Sharp-Yes: the half or the whole of it
Mr.. Mccormick objected, as did also Mr.. Dolly. |
They saw no necessity for granting any lands
Mr.. Ritter did not belivee that the memorial |
would receive the slightest attention down at
Washington, as our reputation there was not of
Mr.. Dooly-And it shouldn't be, if we make
such an offer as that. We might Just as well /
give the Eighth Ward square to Mccormick to |
build a bank upon it.
Mr.. Ritter urged that the donation of the land
was absolutely necessary, if we desired favor /
able action on the memorial
Mr.. Sharp-In view of the Importance of the /
step we are about to take, I move that the |
motion to accept the memorial be laid over for
one week
Sharp, and the matter was laid over for that
time.
THE DELINQUENT TAN LIST.
Mr.. Dooly offered a resolution providing !
that the city collector be instructed to advertise
for bids for the publication OF delin- |
quent tax notices. and that the names be so ar
ranged as to occupy less space than at present |
As the matter now stood, a delinquent who |
owed d Was put 10 an expense Oh 49, -, or 9iU |
Mr.. Ritter said the notices were published |
more as scarecrows than anything else.
Mr.. Sharp realized that some cheaper method |
should be employed. 1t was necessary that the !
collector advertise property before he could sell
it, but the expense should be cut down as much |
as possible.
The resolution was referred to the attorney
THE HYDRAULIC CANAL.
Attorney Richards reported that he had inves-
tigated the subject of the hydraulic canal as
carefully as he could; had gone through the re-
cords. etc, and had come to the conclusion that
the county had failed to acquire any right to the
water in question, and therefore they had moth
ing to grant the city in that respect.
Mr.. Dooly then moved that the offer of the
Hydraulic company to purchase back the deed to
the one-siXth of the Jordan waters. be accepted
by the city.
Some little unimportant discussion followed,
when the motion was adopted
The council then adjourned until Thursday,
January 2, 1890 at p. m.
The spasms of pain that rack the rheu-
matte are relieved by Glenn's sulphur soap.
"Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye" black or
brown, SOC.
Go to Barratt's for furniture.