Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-19
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
Fort Douglas Reservation Line to
be Located.
BICYCLE ORDINANCE PASSED.
The Walker Opera House Plumbing
is Condemned.

| The NalkeE VPtia housc EAuiuuibS
is Condemned.
Alta regular meeting Of the City
Council last night Councilmen
Armstrong, Parsons, Pembroke,
Spafford, Hall, Cohn, Anderson,
wostenholme, Karrick, Heath,
James, Pendleton and Lynne were
present, Mayor Scott in the chair.
After reading and approving the
minutes Of last session the following
business was transacted.
PETITIONS.
Petition of E. L. T. Harrison and
Others. stating that they have paid a
special tax for the extension of the
water mains on Wall and Currant
streets, but the WORK of laying pipes
has not yet been commenced and
they desired that Immediate action
be taken. Committee on water.
works.
Petition OF Rsbecca Waterfall ask
ing for a free license as merchant
was granted.
Petition OF o. a. Jennings and
others asking that electric lights be
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70 J streets. Committee on improve
ments.
Petition OF Emily Squires ct al.
asking the Council to reconsider
their action in levying an asses
ment for the extension OF water
mains on Eighth East Street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh South
Streets. Committee on waterworks.
Petition Of w. +. Martin and
others asking for n street crossing
opposite the Cullen Hotel. Commit
tee on streets.
r'euuun OF Annie CharlesOn ask
ing 10 be relieved from paying n
special water tax was laid on the
cable.
Hyrum Barton, who presented a
claim at q previous meeting, for
damages sustained by being knocked
down and run over by the patrol
wagon, Represented that his claim
was $500.
The patrol driver says the acci-
lent was unavoidable, and that $50
= ample to cover all damages. COM
mittee on claims.
Petition OF W. II. Erb for rebate
Of $685. on license rs hotel runner.
Committee on license.
PetluOn for a license for the
conducting Of the franklin Avenue
Theatre. Committee on license.
Petition of q. +. POage asking
for privilege to lease the old Wool
en- Mills property. Committee on
public grounds.
The Young Ladies' Aid Society
asked that some leIsOn who pos
sessed the proper qualifications, be
appointed as police matron, mas
much as there was. at all times, fe-
male inmates in the city Jail. Com
mitlee on city prison.
Elizabeth &. Picknell and others
represented that they owned proper
" on the east boundary line Of the
city, and that there was a conflict
between the deed from the govern
ment 10 the city anc the land claim
ell by the government, and there
fore asked tn It the boundary line be
properly located at once. Granted.
Petition Of B. G. Raybould askins
that the water mains be extended on
Douglass avenue, between Third and
Fourth South Streets and that the
assessment for the extension Of
mains under order No. %, affecting
the lots on Douglass avenue facing
east ami west remain in allegiance,
and uneoliectei until the extension
asked for is made. Committee on
waterworks.
Petition Of L. G. Hamilton and
Others represented that they had at
their own expense, erected a wagon
bridge across jordan river, on
Second South Street, and requested
the city to put in substantial cross
iHgs over the canals on Eighth and
Ninth West Streets. Committee on
streets.
The following petition from Chas.
Auer and a host Of others was read:
To m. Honorable Mayor and City oOsasl
Of Sax LAKE Csfy:
The m tersigaed, respectfully represent
| that they OWE land In plat I'D" above Ninth
/ street, and 'iesIre 10 be heard With refer
| ence 70 4 supply Of water for the same
1 Tae land IN question comprises over l0l
| acres. all within the two mile limit, and u
| Yery fayorabiy loo Iteo for residence proper.
! Is. Il has paid city taxes for a long term OF
] wears and has thus contributed IL On ia 10
| me acqui ition Of water IRON Utah Lake,
| Parley7s and Immigration canyons and the
Artesian well rystcm CT the city.
| f,ousiderAb c sums have also been real
| fxed by the city from land Eales in this To-
| calIty, SJT,I-5 cash having been pad INTO
| the Ct 8 treasury from that source lass De-
| me outlay By the city IN return for the
| revenue thus collected has been nn 80 Tar
| as your petitioners can see. barring recent
/ dOW OF water in an Op3n ditch alens the
lower edge Of this property
Most property within the city limits can
be made fairy productive and hA6itable
| without city or ditch water By the AID Oh
| artesian and common wells, sut the land IN
| question. where wells OF any kind are
! failure, must continue - u now l., unht tOf
hAbitatlOn ami wholly unproductiVe unless
So Piled with city water.
Il seems TO y.ur petitioners tat WINE
| the CITY sees a. 20 exercise prastical
| monopoly Of the night - sell water Witaln
/ lis corporate Limits, residence properss
| within such limits ~ entitled a. mater ~
| right 70 water whenever the growth OF the
city creates = demand icr the use OF such
| proneriy for purposes OF actGai sethe-
such und ubiedIy Is the condition of the
| land N question In other parts OF tne
I aud tnmrlTgrUHEtS are Ne
/ INK extended further out of town and upon
| irss desirable property the natural grown
| in he direction OF performers land having
Teen ariifci ally retarded BY total 9bsenee
| Your net TONERS believe that supply OF
| water for this property would be followed
| At once by extensive improvements and an
| Increase OF revenGe TO the city that coulI
| not be duplicated By the same outlay OF
| nubIIc m lney in any other part OF the city
| Many q yOur peu toner's now desire =
i puild upon their said property and ali are
ready % improve the same
| wherefore, YOUR petitioners respectfully
ask thar water be lald upon sald land with
out necessary delay.
COMMITTEES on waterworks.
Petition Of Andrew Gebhart ant
others asked that an electric light b,
established at the intersection o.
Commercial and Second Soutt
Streets. Committee on improve
ments.
Petition Of Chief Stanton, OF the
fire department, asking thp' The city
engineer be instructed TO maze, fol
the use in the two new engine
houses, and two maps showing th'
location Of all the fire hydrants ant
alarm boxes in the city. Grant
ed.
Councilman Conn moved recon
sideration of that part OF the stree
bill rejecting the bill Of Tudden
ham 4 Cum any for Si3l.50. lie
considered and allowed.
REPORTS.
Report Of the city engineer in thu
matter Of the petition OF Morgan ii
Williams relative 10 filling up
gulch and making other improve
menis on Seventh South Street, be-
tween Tenth and Thirteenth East
streets. Filed.
The city engineer and stree
supervisor, who were instructed Il
Investigate the charges made tina
I aUGfUnr fin