Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-11

I oil ~lAt LAKE y peGAlAAlT sll4 eaTIEa
] y protest against the sale or other DISPOSE
ton BY y0ur honorable body. 20 any private
4 corporation or person, OF any OF the water
controlled by salt Lake City. or any OF the
yTaterworks. canals or other appliances
] BY which the same = or has Teen
| diverted from ITS natural channel, and dis
| trIbuted 10 the citizens thereof. for the
! reason that said water : not and never has
been the property OF the -Ity, but belongs
10 the citizens who have previously appro-
| nrizted and used the same, and any trans
! fer. sale or lease thereof Toslt endanrer
/ the rights OF the ciiisens ard leave them Il
the mercy Of spectators and soulless cor
. poratsons,
For these and many other good and sui
nclent reasons that might bo enumerated
we respectfully ask thai the prayers OF the
several petitioners who are seeking 10 oh.
taIa control Of the city water, canals and
waierwOrks, or any part thereof, be not
granted And your petitioners will ever
pray
This petition was signed by
Walker Rrothers, W. W. Ritter,
Grant Brothers, Elijah Sells, l.. 5.
Hills, and 1919 Others. 1t was re-
ferr,d to the committee on water
works 70
! y second petition Of a similar
nature, with about eOo0 signatures,
was also presented, and referred to
the same committee.
+. L. Corwin, superintendent Of
Itae Utah division Of the Oregon
Short Line and Utah & Northern,
stated that there had been 4 misun-
derstanding in REGARD 10 a switch on
Third West Street, across Eighth
! South Street, and asked that a fran
chise be granted for the same 10 Mr..
! DitnIln's premises. Referred ~ the
! committee on streets.
The Salt Lake City railway asked
1 for franchise from the corner Of
Ninth South and Seventh East
streets TO the city limits, ana west 10
Roper Street. Referred to the com.
mittee on streets.
Emily Platts and other residents
on Apricot Street asked that that
street lie made full width. Referred
= the committee ON streets,
Mrs. Burton and Ms. Ferguson.
residents Of Second Street asked that
wall promised by the fOrmc.
council. 10 protect their property, he
completed. Referred TO .he com
mittee on streets,
Fred Kesler ana sOthcr residents
Of First North Street. east lnclud-
ing all the property owners except
Mr.. Basktn and Mr.. Hall. the latter
declining 10 sign as he was q menu
Der Of the C0unciil protested against
changing the grade as asked by
Mr.. BaskiD, for the reason that il
would be n detTiment 10 their prom
erty. Filed.
c. and q. Buckle askel permission
70 ran q refreshment stand at IIiber-
ty Park on July It'll. Referred to /
the mayor.
o. IL. Petit and others asked the 1
city 10 remit special taxes on school I
and Church property. {
Col. Merritt said the city could not I
remit such taxes. /
The petition was tabled. Z
T. II. Atkins and abeUt SO Othex /
asked that the cid ditch on Seventh /
West Stn-ct, near First South. he I
filled, and the street repaired. Re- /.
ferred 70 the committee on streets. 4
Henry Barney and others asked .
to lease tive acre. cf land in section |
>. The petition was tailed, rs all 1
Of section > Is disposed r.
HsdGOck Il Coon asked pgrmis-
sion to scrape sand from the JorGan
River north OF White bridge. Re
feTred to the committee on irriga-
ton.
DR.. {. w. Higgins asked that the
city sell him the Warm Springs flr
$4,000, and promising 70 improve
the same. Referred 10 tine commit
tee on public grounds.
JOSEPH Stanford. ~ the Capitol
Grounds commission, stated that il
had been agreed 70 proceed with the
cementIng Of the reservoir ami lay
lag Of the water pires, and asked
that the city confer with the com
mission. Referred 60 the committee
on improvements, who were TO med
tire commission today.
J.. 4. Pitts and others asked fuf
the removal Of the dairy ut the cor
ner Of Fourth South and Seventh
East streets. Referred 10 the slni-
tary committee.
OrsDn Rogers stated that several
boxes Of machinery DISTRACTED the
street near the silk factory, and
asked that they be removed. Re
ferred to the marshal.
l.. i. Kelsey and Others asked that
the grade be established on West
Temple street between First and
second South street. Referred 10 !
the committee ON streets.
Mrs. N. \. johnson and othery
asked permission 20 establish a u
fre>hment s.Sni in Liberty PARK.
Ref rred 10 the mayor.
lhos. :. SHarr aud others asked
that the water mains be extended on
sixth South street, from First West.
Referred TO the committee on water
works.
Fred. Wanless and t. others pro
tested against granting the Rapid
Transit COmpany's request for a
switch from the Oregon Short Line
and Utah & Nevada road on Seventh
South street. Filed without read
ing.
Joseph Booth and Others protested
against granting the water mains
extension on light East street
asked for by +. L. Asp;nwall. Re-
ferrel without reading to the com
mittee on watermOrks.
Wilkinson Brothers were granted
permission TO pile building material
near the corner of First West aud
Second South street.
J. II. Paul and about go Others
presented the following:
SALT LANE CITY, May IL. 1880.
10 Rs Honor tie Wayor anl Msnbs-E Of
ne Council 81 Saif lake CIR. go"
GeutIemens-Your petitioner. respect-
lst-Ihat the water Of Emigration Can
yon belonss by right OF requirement, oWu-
orshlp and use, - she people OF the FIRST /
NcrOni and Tenth wards % this civ
-nd-Iaat Emigration stream j. the most I
natural and convenient ssurce OF Z sutsulv ]
OF hydrant water for the said wards, ana
especially for the First and the Tenth !
wards.
5rd-ThIt tn Is water Is eomparattv,lv
pure and Wholesome, the water OF only one
itinaiaFy containing much lime, and that
-trcIEl can be diverted.
ith-ILat the expense necessary 10 bring
TIE water from the canyon into a reservoir
on the east bench. IN wooden pfpeE or ]
n1mes. and f'cu the reservoir down The
main streets OF sIld wards II iron mains ]
would not De great and might De- under !
taken a. once by the city authorities.
Your petitioners therefore ask that this !
matter be accorded consideration bv your
honorable body az an early date thar TheT !
NAV know whether or not the CITY artborf
lies Will undertake the work this season,
And your petitioners WILL ever pray for
your favorable action.
Referred to the committee on ir-
rigation.
Robert johnson and others asked
FOR corrected deed Ia certain prop
perry. Referred to the city attor-
ney.
NJ. w. johnson and other proper
~ owners on Third Yves, street. be.
tween First and Third South, stated 1
That the street IN front Of their
premises had never been sprinkled, :
and asked that the surinklipp ~