The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-02
ATURDAY February 2 1889
CITY COUNCIL
The Last Regular Session of the
Present Council Held Yesterday.

1
The City Council met in regular SEES
sion yesterday afternoon, the mayor,
David Eccles, in the chair
Prayer was offered by Alderman
Brown, after which the minutes of the
last regular meeting were read.
The members were all present except
Dee and Jackson.
The mayor having to be away for a
time, called Alderman Reeve to the
chair.
William Benford submitted a memoir
ial asking to have tract of land known
as lot 4, block 5, South Ogden Survey,
and stated he was ready to pay any
price the Council might put upon it.
Referred to the committee on public
grounds, to be reported back next meet
ing.
A proposal from Hill, Hamilton &
Co. TO furnish certain amount of
water to the city was read and laid on
the table for four weeks.
T. @. Ohamberlin petitioned for lot 4,
block 5, South Ogden Survey. This is
the same lot referred to in M Benford
memorial. Referred to committee on
public grounds to ascertain what can
be obtained for this land and report at
the next meeting.
Ben E Rich desired to purchase lot
Z, block 8. Ogden City 5 acre tract A.
Laid on the table until repor, from the
committee on public grounds could be
re ceived.
B Ternes & Co. submitted petition
to have the houses of the city mum
bered as soon as they ,uld reasonably
attend to 1t. Laid on the table for four
weeks.
A petition from the Street Railway
Company for a right OF way over First
Street. Third Street, Sixth Street and
East Street, from the eastern to the
western terminus of said streets; and
also on Wall Street, Young Street,
/ Pearl Street, Green Street, East Street,
Second East Street, Fifth East Street,
Sixth East Street and Seventh East
Street, from the northern to the south
ern terminus of said streets. That it is
not the intention of the company to
build or construct in all these streets at
once. but it is their intention to do SO
when the traffic thereupon will Justify
the necessary expenditure. The mat
ter was discussed to some length, but it
was thought that it would be better to
allot them street by street as their
needs should require, and not give them
in lump more than they could use for
twenty years.
A petition from several residents OF
Broom Bench asking that the street
commencing at the residence of Mr..
| three-fourths OF mile across the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad track to the resi-
dence of Sarah Yeamas, was ref FRED TO
the committee on streets.
A motion was made and carried that
an appropriation of $500 be made to
reimburse the city attorney for the
extra amount of work he has mad to dc
during the past two years. The salary
of that officer has been $500 year
which with the bonus given makes it
$3.50.
A petition was also read from the
City Railway Company asking that the
| Council grant them the right to use
comparatively noiseless steam motors
on the streets occupied by their tracks
at speed not eXcee ling six miles an
hour in the business portion and ten
miles an hour in the suburban portion
that seeming to them to be safe rate
of speed. The petition was granted
subject to an ordinance to be drawn
up by the Council later on.
Mr.. Dee having come in, he reported
he had nothing to report on law.
Mr.. Watson, from the committee on
claims, made a lengthy report. The
shortage on the electric lights were
enumerated; a doctors bill recon-
needed paid, and in the matter of
Wright Bros license they recon-
mended that the amount of Sc, unused
license, be RENTED. The recommends
tons were seyerally adopted.
Mr.. Dee, from the committee on fire
department, announced that another
bid had been received for the old fire.
MAJ s hall, and that it was desirable that
the department remove into their new
/ quarters at as early date as possible,
and that what necessary conveniences
| they should need in their new quarters
be procured by the chief. The recon-
me ndRtion was adopted.
| The committee on water supply sub
mitted a report that was Somewhat
lengthy, which was received without
| debate.
Mr.. Reeve, from the committee on
streets, read his report and stated that
the railway system had run 1917 days,
and had done good work during the
SAT per day. Some improvements had
been made in Mound Fort district; and
that, together with the incidental ex-
pense caused by clearing ice from the
cutters, made total expense Of $409 80.
The report was accepted and the
recommendation adopted.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on
public buildings, reported that they had
rented some stable room for the sum
total of $40 per month. The report YVES
accepted.
Mr. Smuin, from the committee on
public grounds, recommended that q |
certain plat, which was referred to them |
at the last meeting, be accepted on the
usual conditions. Report received and |
recommendation adopted.
Mr.. Clark, from the special committee
appointed to appraise certain lots, Made |
lengthy port accompanied by plat |
which showed lots to the value of |
$1,045. The lots, which will run about |
four TO the acre, range in price from |
$50 to sos.
This is the tract of land for which |
Mr.. Ben E Rich offered SLIGO in his |
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