Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-12
CITY COUNCIL.
Inc Closing Hours OF the entroInr
Administration.

The City Council met in regul.
session last evening, Mayor Arm
strong in the chair.
The recorder began to read pct
tisns when Councillor Clark int,
rupted the reading, by moving tbs
all petitions should be laid aside "a
the consideration of the comm
Council Itwould be improper, h
said, to take up any new bushes,
and 50 a number Of petitions wer,
tabled Others, however, yhicl
referred to business already unde
headway in the Council, or 70
which it was responsible, were con
sidered.
The superintendent of the worI
on the Jordan river canal asked 70,
an appropriation OF 500 for vors
already done and TO assist in prose.
cutting the work. The amount wa.
appropriated.
One liquor license was granted.
A petition for an electric light
franchise was tabled.
John Reading asked for a remit
lance Of the rent he had been nav.
ing on Pioneer Square. Not grant
ed.
The report Of w. ]. Silver on
work done on the sewer to date. and
Informing the council that the sewer
pumps would be here in n few DAYS.
and would cost $1,000 more than the
one offered here, also the report OF
the same gentleman on the, sewer
sump and well, were received and
filed.
The assessor and collector OF water
taxes showed the total assessment to
be SIS, 25S.2S; amount collected. So
loS.oo. Various reasons were as
signed for the non-collection of the
balance, and an appropriation was
asked for to cover the amount. Ar
ter some discussion the auditor was
instructed TO segregate the amounts
que on city property from those due
from individuals, and an appropria-
ton was made 10 cover the former
and the latter was referred hack 10
the collector with instructions TO en-
force the collection.
The mayor reported that several
oil the persons who had bid on CITY
property lately sold at auction had
Jailed to pay the purchase money.
Most OF these had paid the 10 per
cent hut some hadn't advanced
anything. Some one suggested that
they We're awaiting the result of the
election, but the mayor wanted TO
know whether the 10 per cont could
be forfeited and what steps should
be taken to enforce the nayment
Several members We're Of the opin-
ion that as there was no provision Of
forfeiture the purchase money could
only be collected by suits at law.
The report Of Police Justire PIPER
for the month Of January shows
number OF cases tried, Isl: total
fines assessed, s295O; cash paid into
the treasury, $500; labor, S2lS5; ap-
Tealed, $50; remitted, 1925.
The report Of the city watermas-
ter for the quarter ending Decem-
Der 81, 1859. Referred to the COM
mittee ON irrigation.
In the report Of the city at
torney on the petitions Of Joseph
Booth and Walter w. Williams for
deeds TO certain lots, the attorney
recommended that deeds be given
as asked. Adopted.
The report Of the committee on
cemetery on the bill Of the city sex
ton, amounting to S62, recommend
ed that the amount be appropriated.
Adopted.
Mr.. Sharp made a motion that |
the city council appropriate certain /.
lands TO Mr.. Pratt in lieu Of those /
taken for street purposes. The motion |
was carried.
Upon petition Of Mr.. Sodeberg
for n deed TO n certain lot which he |
claimed from the city, after a state !
ment by Attorney Richards, the |
mayor was instructed to give the
necessary deed.
The committee on public grounds,
on the petition Of John 1
and others, asking for the |
use of the sand lots, recommended |
that it be referred 10 the mayor with |
TO act.
The committee on public grounds |
reported favOrably on the bill of ex- |
penses at Liberty Park. Adopted.
The Jordan Canal committee re-
ported adversely on petition Of &. J. !
Moore and others, asking the privi- |
lege Of covering and fiooming por- |
ton Of the canal Adopted.
The committee to whom was re-
fcrred the petition of the police /
officers for an appropriation TO cover
the expenses Of their uniforms also |
reported adversely on the petition
and the report was adopted.
A. G. Guiaque asked that Fourth |
West Street he repaired by the fll-
ing up of the old canal there. Re !
ferred TO the watermaster.
The committee on the jordan 1
River and Salt Lake canal works |
reported the expense for three quar-
ters past. Received and filed.
The committee on streets, to |
whom had been referred the report |
of street supervisor on expenditures |
On streets, reported as having exam |
ined and found the same correct and |
its adoption. So or
dered.
The committee on police reported |
on the city marsllal's bill, recon- |
mending its adoption. Report adj |
opted.
The committee on Jordan River 1
and Salt Lake City Canal Company,
to whom was referred the xpense |
bill Of the superintendent Of said /
works, reported favorably on said 4
bill and the report was adopted.
The committee on public grounds,
10 whom had been referred the petit
ton Of &. ID. Piper and others, ask
ing to purchase the warm springs,
reported that they considered that |
the said springs should be sold at /
auction, and therefore recommended
that the petition be not granted.
Adopted.
Inc committee on irrigation re-
that certain canals in
the west and northwest part of the
city be filled up and others in that
be opened and ex-
tended. Received and filed.
The committee on finance recon-
mended the adoption of the treasur-
FRS report. They also recommended
an appropriation Of $40 in favor of
The treasurer TO cover an erroneous
entry, and S2l.50 for city currency
held by the treasurer. Report ac-
,epted and recommendation adopt
ID.
The committee on claims on the
petition Of Mr.. Reynolds and Others
reported il back as unfinished bust
ness. Adopted.
The committee on improvements
on the petition OF F. II.