Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-05

). lois tos one year. for S232.51. r,
d ferred to the committee on publ
c grounds.
= e. o. French submitted the 70
lowing:
On behalf Of myself and my assoc
> ates L respectfully request that yo
Z grant to us franchise 10 erect, uperai
T and maintain 4 system Of firsi-claS
rsworks TO supply the entire city O
: Sait Lake with gas both for li-.ht an,
heat, and TO lay mains, pilies an,
. connections through the streets, alley
aad public places Of the city FOR tn
. distribution Of such gas. We will FUR
! 1ish standard gas. suitable fo- al
: domestic purposes for both light anl
heat at a maximum price Of 81 pe
1000 feet for fuel aud at 4 maximum
price OF 3 per 1000 cubic feet Tor lish;
give you rs references. Jarvis 4
ConklIn, Kansas City, Mo-; Franco,
Iiernan, James II. Bacon, president o
: the Bank Of Salt Lake.
Referred to the committee ON i'm.
provements.
+. +. Gregg and Chas. Baldwin
asked that the hauling Of gravel
from near the cOrner OF Second
South and Twelfth East streets be
stopped for the reason that the re.
moval Of any more would not be for
the Improvement Of the road: thew
also ASKED that the gravel Ire taken
from q point further north. Re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
| J. a. Morlan and others asked for
the extension Of the gas mains on
East Temple Street 70 Seventh
South Street; also for an electric
light on the corner OF Seventh South
and East Temple streets. Referred
10 the committee on Improvements
Robert Allen asked that the price
Of his lot, which had been sold by
the city to J.. p. Kelsey, be given
him. He said the mayor could not
now give him n deed, which ne had
failed 10 get heretofore. though he
had owned the lot for - year,.
Referred 10 the committee on
claims.
Messrs. Baldwin and Hai.ht. re-
siding near the corneTuf Eighth and
+ streets, asked that the water
mains be extended one block on
Eighth Street. Referred TO the COM
mittee on waterworks.
Henry Wilson aud Others asketi
that Back Street, north Of Capitol
grounds, be opened by filling cuts
and gullies, which now made the
street inaccessible. Referred 10 the
committee on streets.
a petition was received asking
the appointment OF 4 city scavence.,
aud suggesting John Green for tie
office. Referred TO the committee
on sanitary regulations
+. G.. II. Thompson and other
residents OF the 18th Ward. asked
for the water mains to be EXTENDED
along Second South from 10th 10
18th Fast Streets. Referred 10 the
commits &c on waseTwOrks.
Messrs. Mulloy, Harris and others
asked that the water mains he fur
Their extended 10 rods on Seventh
East Street. Refereed to the COM
mitiee on waterworss.
o. II. Petit and twenty Others
asked that, rs Flats y and B had
primary rights 10 city creek, and
the water had been taken from
them by the city and put through
the pipes for Others, the pipes lie
extended u them at a reasonable
figure. They also asked the repeal
of the present city ordinance relst
ing to the extension Of maips. or it.
amendment, 50 il would bar more
equally on the inhabitants. They
also asked that Onc-half Of the
revenue from the waterwOrlls de-
partment be used in extending the
mains.
Mr.. PendletOn said that what the |
people wanted in the Ninth Ward. |
where the last petition came from. !
was the return Of the water that |
had been taken, that they might |
have IL for culinary purposes.
Mr.. Pembroke said that the resi- /
dents of the Seventeenth and Nine |
teenth wards had similar desires.
The city attorney was associated I
with the committee on wateTwurks,
to consider the question presented I
in the petition.
Matthew White, in behalf Of the
Saltair Railway Company, presented
the following:
The undersigned. representing the /
incorporators and stockholders OF the i
Saliaire Railway Company. respect
fully petition your honorable BODY
and ask that 4 franchise be granted to
the SIltaire Railway Company to con-
siruct. maintain and operate = single
and double track railway, and to build
and to maintain bridges over the river.
canals and bitches within the city
limits; the railway track commenc-
ing on South Temple Street, At its in
iersection with East Temple Street.
thence ives: through South Temple
Street to the city limits. This fran
chise is asked for the purpose Of con
structinG and operating a railroad
from this city westerly by the most
and practicable route to 2
point on the Great Salt Lake. about
thirteen miles in length, using the best
power.
Referred to the committee OF
streets.
Nc. Dyer's petition respecting the
paving of Commercial Street was
'ead and referred 10 the committee
IN streets. The paving is not to be
lone till the sewer main Is laid OF
Commercial street.
The committee on pIblic grounds
on the petition OF OrsUn
Rogers, recommending that petition
,e granted for the use of the silk
actory building, at SIS per month.
Report adopted.
The committee on irrigation re-
lOrted on the improvement OF The 4,
Roper and Ninth South Street /.
annals, recommending the exten-
ION OF the former canal to JORDAN
md the latter norihwart on Eighth
Vest Street; also the opening ana
leaning OF the North Temple Street |
queduct to the jordan River The !
epOrt was adopted. !
The committee on streets, on the !
,etition Of J. II. Culver for trans |
or of land in order that a street
night be opened on Capitol Hill, re-
'orted in favor Of the exchange, lift
ould be done legally.
The city attorney said the matter
ould be arranged legally by Z resO- j
Ition and a lease. I
The report was adopted. I
The committee on public grounds, {
eported ON the petition OF J. J. ]
nell and others recommending 7 Q
hat they be permitted TO purchase !
ertain lands at $40 per acre. ADOPT j
j. II
The committee on streets recom> {
pended that the petition Of Wi /
am Thomas Walker, for permits i
ion TO operate a fruit stand at ]
Walkers corner, be granted. Adopt
The committee on waterwcrss