Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-23

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The report gave a long account O
work on Improvements IN progress
in the city cemetery, and wac re
ferrei 20 the committee on GENE
tsJV,
The committee on claims report
Ell on the following claims as indi
Gated:
Robert Alien, for the price of .
piece Of land; adverse; adopted.
Remington, Johnson Il Co., ropt
used at the February election,
$3.50; favOrably: claim allowed.
AMr.W.itberE; price offence bull
by petitioner on city land; adverse;
adopted.
VIM. Lowe; adverse; adopted.
VIM. Beer and wife; relief from
special water tax; adverse because
it could not lawfully be allowed;
adopted.
Taylor. Romney and Armstrong
! Company; lumber furnished the
city sci. ~; favorable; allowed.
NJ. l.. Adams: remission Of water
I tax; adverse; adopted.
John Erickson; loss on account
Of lease on wOollen mills $500; ad-
Verse; adopted.
Fred. Kessler; ct al; rebate on
I spTinkling tax; adverse; adopted.
/ Mr.. Van Horn; for use OF CONT
mental Hotel rs a polling place at
| the last city election, damage to fur
niture, etc, $50; favorable; claim
allowed.
John Stewart; cleaning Thir-
teenth Ward school house after
election, S5.35: favorable; allowed.
). r. Marks; breaking the leg OF q
horse; COMMITTEES recommeni led that
he be paid SIOO. Adopted.
l. NJ. Iverson: flooding his house,
$50; adverse; adopted.
The committee on license rec
omincndei the granting Of a License
TO James and O'DOnnell for saloon
% Ice located just south of the new
city aud county building.
Hall opposed the adoption OF the
report. because it was Objectionable
10 allow saloons to spread, AMI 10
have one so near large building in
course Of erection where 50 many Of
the workmen would patrOnize IL.
COIN held that the council could
not lawfully discriminate in the
matter 10y refusing the license.
Lynn said the property holders
on any given block had the power
10 say whether or not they wOHld
have a saloon there, and that the
council could not say where saloons
should or should not Ice established.
PcnlletOn said he was not 4 sa-
loon man, but endorsed The views Of
Mr.. Lynn.
Pembroke moved to lay the
matter on the table foT one week.
Lost.
The debate ON the question OF
granting the license continuing,
Hall made n speech in which he
asked how il was that James &
O'DOnnell had been allowed 10 es-
iablish their saloon and run it for a
month before even asking for a IL
cense. He further asked if the Coun-
ell must grant every application for
4 saloon license. what need was
there 10 make any application TO
the Council: He would take the re-
spOnsibility Of voting against the
establishment Of saloons in places
where they ought not TO he, aud be-
lievei the Council had n legal right
to do this.
The motion to grant the license
prevailed.
The T.. q. W. Railway Company
was given permission to use Sixth
West Street between Second aud
Fourth South.
The cXUert water commission sui
mitIei . v0lUmiBous report on the
waters used in this city, their
analyses, etc. Filed.
The hill Of 7. L. NJ. Jones for
the electric line to the
sewer pump was cut down 81 from
; 40, to conform 10 the contract, and
$40 was allowed.
Several applications for liquor |
licenses were referred 10 the license /
committee.
IN invitation was received and !
accepted for the Council TO take |
part in the celebration OF the 18th |
Of the Odd Fellows in 1
Utah, to be held on the 29th inst.
The following appropriations were
made: