Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-17

The City Council me. last even
ing in regular session. AL th,
members were present except Couu
Gilman Hall. Mayor Scott in tn,
chair.
! After the reading of the minutes
and the disposition Of preliminary
matters this meeting was conducted
in the usual manner.
| PETITIONS.
Petition of the Cold Storage and
Mountain Ice Company represented
that they had recently erected at a
great expense a cold storage build
ing on the corner OF Third South
and Fifth West streets. and asked
permission TO construct q railway
track from said building to the Rio
Gande Western depot. Committee
on streets.
Petition Of George kIinke, asking
that a grade be established on First
East and Ninth South streets. En-
gineer instructed TO establish the
grade.
Petition OF Fred Trimmer protest
ing against the city using gravel
taken from the City Creek Canyon.
Committee on public grounds.
Petition OF Rock Springs Coal
Company 10 lag switch from the
Uuion Pacific Railway Com;any's
track on Thrill West Street between
Fifth anu sixth 80 Iih sire, Is. Com
mittee on streets.
Petition ofLorenzo ID. Young and
others asking for electrict lights at
nj the intersection OF Ninth South
and Eleventh East and Tenth South
and Eleventh East streets. Commit.
tee on improvements.
Petition OF Lorenzo ID. Young and
twenty other, asking for the exten.
sion OF water mains on Eleventh
East Street south as far as Tenth
South Street. Committee on water
works.
Petition Of the Security Abstract
Company, rep!esented that there
was AN error in the deeds Of lots l.
. and in block IS, plat ID. ami ask
eel that the Necessary corrections be
made.
Petition of john Y. Pike asking
that he be remunerated in the sum
OF SIS tor rearranging certain rec
ords city water recOrus. Committee
on waterworks.
REPORTS.
Report OF the city engineer stat
ing that Pratt K Brrakons map con-
talnesi much information that would
tie valuable 10 his Oilice ami that he
would like a copy OF the same.
Granted.
The same officer reported that $50
was due Mr.. Morrison for laying n
drain from the new engine house,
and asked that the amount be al
lowed. Appropriated.
A report from the same officer
stated that the Utah Genital Rail- |
way Company, the Salt Lake City
Railway Company. the Salt Lake |
Rapid Transit Company, have each |
been granted the right 10 construct |
and operate tfacksat the intersection |
OF Fifth South and Tenth East |
and that the work SD far done !
and Dow being done, under their |
franchises was without |
reference 70 the joint rights Of the
companies but that each |
company operates to its own par.ic- |
ular advantage regardless of the
Effect upon the other COMPANIES, or
the public, for the express purpose
IF precluding all others. In order
10 prevent this in the future he adj
vised that some action which will
take the option OF location out Of
the hands o. these companies en-
iirely, and place il with some desig.
mated committee or officer Of the
city. Granted.
Report Of the committee on ceme-
.ery TO whom was referred the bill Of
lgo x Carthey, for plumbing done
1t the lodge in the month Of Sep
ember amounting to So %, recon-
nended that the same he poid.
Amount Appropriated.
Report OF Matchmaker Harvey
'ubnItted the expenditures Of his
department for the quarter ending /.
September 80, as follows:
controlling irfigat-
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