Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-09
Report Adverse to the Street
Railway.
NEW FRANCHISES ASKED FOR
The .IIberap, Band Can Give
Sunday Concerts.
The COST OF PAVING DISTRICTS
ONE AND TWO.
Wants More Ff-emen.-Reports of
Onicers.-PetItfoss for Bx-
tending Water Mains, Etc.

seeslOh al ''oO laet evening, Mayol
Scott presiding.
Andrew Stevens asked that al
error in his deed be corrected. Re.
ferred 70 the city attorney.
j. Z. Bamberger and others asked
for franchise TO operate a street
railway on certain streets in North
Salt Lake, connecting with the pres
ent terminus of the street railway
and requesting permission to operate
it by steam, horse, cable, electricity
or other motive power, for twenty
years. Referred 70 tho committee OF
streets.
Alexander & Co. asked fox n re
bate Of $3.50 on the liquor license
to be applied on future license. Re
ferred to the committee on license.
II. w. Lawrence asked permission
to dig portion OF the sidewalk IL
front OF his premises on West Tenn
/ pie Street. Granted under the usua
restrictiops.
A. Il. Derge asked permission tc
clear certain portions Of the street
passing his premises, in Plat J, al
his own expense. Referred to the
committee On streets.
Ia. Warner asked for the nam.
ing and numbering Of streets in
Plat J, about the Capitol Hill
grounds, and suggested names for
the streets. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on streets.
George II. Ottinger and other
members of the Veteran FIremen's
Association, asked that the city
present 10 the association the old
hand engine, the first and only fire
I engine built in Utal, as it wac now
useless to the city, and the associa-
ton desired to preservei II as 4 me-
mentO. Referred TO the committee
on fire department.
J-J.SneI and others, residing near
the corner Of West Temple ana
First North Streets, asked that the
water mains be extended In that
neighborhood. They had presented
a former petition, but the extension
was defeated by owBerr or private
pipes. The Council had given notice
TO have these pipes removed, but
had rescinded the order, and the
petitioners had received no relief.
They had been deprived of water,
and compelled to get It from neigh
bors at a distance, and wanted tc
know how long this state Of things
was to continue. They asked that
the necessary relief be granted to
them. Referred TO the committee
on waterworks.
Edward Richards aud other resi-
dents Of the Eleventh Ward asked
for the extension OF the water mains
on Second South Street, to a point
between Eleventh and Twelfth
East streets. Referred to the COM
nittre or. waterworks-
Cornelius Green asked that Ger
tain land granted 10y him to the city
for a canal lee restored to him, as the
canal had been abandoned. Re-
ferred 10 the committee on Jordan
and Salt Lake City canal.
W. J. \. Timms and others asked
that the water mains be extended
on Third and NJ streets Referred
to the committee on waterworks.
a number Of residents of Third
! West Street, MOTH, asked that it be
graded Referred to the committee
on streets.
James II. Kirk and others asked
that the assessor and collector be in
structed TO accept the tax for the tx
tension Of water mains In front of
their premises. Referred to the
committee on waterworks.
Matthew White, in behalf Of the
Saltair Railway Company, asked
permission to Withdraw his petition
for a Railway franchise along South
Temple Street to East Temple.
Granted.
c. p, Madsen asked permission to
place a bridge over, and TO fiume a
portion OF the canal flowing through
his property. Referred to the com
mittee on Jordan and Salt Lake
canal.
Matthew White, on behalf or the
Saltair Railway Company, asked for
franchise TO operate a railway on
Third South Street, from East Tenn
pie west, by any motive power, the
object being to connect with a line
70 the Great Salt Lake, IL miles in
length. Referred to the committee
on streets.
z. II. Taylor and other residents
Of the Nineteenth Ward, asked that
Pear Street be gradel, Referred to
the committee on streets.
Watson Brothers asked permission
to use q portion Of the street and
sidewalk in front of the premises
Just east Of the Fourteenth Ward
assembly rooms, TO pile building
material, while constructing build
ing for Clark, Eidredge & Co.
Granted under the usual restric-
tions.
City Attorney Merritt stated that
such grants should be made to own
ers Of property only, 50 they could
be held liable for damage.
A motion TO reconsider the grant
TO Watson Brothers was lost.
Mr.. James said the city now had
to pay $3.50 damages because the ad-
vice OF the attorney had not been
followed, and suggested that no more
such blunders be made
Jos. s. Game asked permission to
exoavatea portion Of the sidewalk
east Of the Dessert National Bank.
Granted under the usual restric-
tons.
Mr.. Feveryear and others asked
that the water mains be extended on
First Street, to II. Referred TO the
commute on waterworks.
George WOODWARD and Others
asked That the water mains be ex-
tended on Fourth South, to a point
20 rods east Of Sixth East Street.
Referred TO the committee on water
works.
l.. Moth Ivenson presented q
claim for $50 damages done to him
by the failure ofthe city to keep a
certain ditch clear. Referred to the
committee on claims.
5. B. Westerfield asked that the
roads leading to Capitol Hill
grounds be graded at an early date;
that First East Street be opened;
that the street surrounding the
grounds be made suitable fer a
drive; and that Wall Street be
graded. Referred TO the committee
on streets.
The trustees Of the eighth school
district represented that a water tax
had been assessed against the school
property, and asked that it be re-
mitted, as they considered it wrong
to tax such property. Referred to
sthe committee on claims.
II. NJ. Mccartney asked that a
certain piece Of land, 3 2S-IO0 acres,
be sold TO him. Referred to the
committee ON public grounds.
A. b. Sawyer said he was i'm
proving a piece Of property l0xlO
ross at the corner of Fifth South AMI
Eighth East streets, and was spend
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