Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-30
CITY COUNCIL.
Bids for the City's Gas Stock.-Cen-
sus Takers Appreciated

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toned for an extension Of the water
mains on Second South street. Re
ferred TO committee ON waterworks.
Matthew White asked that the
franchise heretofore granted to the
Saltlir Railway Company beamend-
ed so as to permit the use Of steam
as a motive power. Referred TO
committee on streets.
q. ID. Hendrickson and others pc
titioned for an extension Of water
mains on X street. Referred 10
committee on waterworks.
Elizabeth II. Anderson represent
ed that she had opened street from
Sixth to Ninth, through her proper
ty, in accordance with an order Of
the Council, and asked that Seventh
and Eighth streets, from A to B be
opened. Referred TO committee oil
streets.
W. Holmes asked TO be appointed
superintendent Of construction Of
sidewalks. Referred TO committee
on streets.
Watson Brothers proposed to furn-
ish teams for sprinkling the sire cts.
On motion of Pembroke the Coun-
Gil voted TO refer the proposition to
the committee on streets with power
to act atonce; but the City Attorney
suggested that the Council could
not delegate to the committee its
power to bind the city ina contract,
and the matter was referred 10 the
Mayor, will, power to make con-
tract,
Louis Fried and others protested
against the selling Of the Warm
Springs property, and asked that it
be made q PARK for the benefit OF
citizens generally. Referred to COM
mittee on public grounds,
II. McEwau and others asked to
have a bridge constructed across
Red Butte Creek. Referred TO COM
mittee on streets.
II. X. Thomas and others asked
that no license be granted for any
saloon TO be located on First South
Street between Main and First East.
Referred TO committee on license.
Mr.. Heath asked 10 be appointed
a Especial mounted policeman TO look
after live stock in the streets. Re
ferred 10 committee on police.
Permission was granted 10 Mr..
st. Georgeit to pile building material
In the street.
w. II. Clayton asked permission
TO use city water to sprinkle his
lawn at 257 G Street. Referred to
committee on streets.
George Cowling proposed TO lease
the silk factory building. Referred
20 committee on public grounds.
+. J. Fabian and George Arden
asked to have defined the boundar-
les Of lots they had purchased from
the city 81 plat +. Referred to
committee on pablic grounds.
t. J. Phillips asked permission TO
establish fruit STAND in Liberty
Park. Referred TO the mayor.
The Auheuser-B Busch Brewing
Company asked permission to lay
4 switch nesr the corner OF Third
North and Foufth West streets,
leading 70 their premises. Refer
red TO committee on streets.
e. Butterworth asked TO have the
street sprinkling district extended
further into the Sixth Ward. Re
ferred 10 committee on ways and
means.
Elizabeth DOwney desired the
water mains extended on Fourth !
East street. Referred 10 committee !
on water works
John Mckay represented that n
barn adjoining his place on ID street |
was a nuisance and asked to have it |
Referred TO the city seav-
enger.
James Began asked 10 Ice permit |
ted to continue his fruit stand OH |
the Wasatch corner, m he had per
from the PROJECTORS Of the |
Referred 10 committee /
on license.
James Ludlow asked for ar ex-
tension Of the water main on Sec |
ond street. Referred 10 committee 4
on water works.
J. l.. Butler was given permission /
10 put building material in front of |
his place on East Second South /
street.
4 petition from the Rapid Transit /!
Company asking for additional fran
chises, was referred 70 committee on /
streets.
Fred. Trimmer asAe-, The city TO |
lease him tho arsenal block at the /
Ipper end of Main street for TWEEN
ty-iive years at n nominal rental, ON 4
that he improve the prop
erty within six months, to the ex-
tent Of 500, 900 by the erection there 1
Of hotel for invalids suffering from |
lung trouble. In CoioSRdc great /
pains had been taken 70 attract this /
class q people and extensive provi-
sious were made for their accommo-
dation. Referred TO the committee
ON public grounds.
Cunningt0n & Co., l.. ;. Hills, J.
Il. Farl8w and q. +. Gunner x /
Bros. asked the Council TO adopt /
some means to prevent peddlers 4
from standing in Iront Of their /
places OF business and selling vari-
Gus kinds ofmerchandise. Referred |
10 the committee on license.
George Is. Blair, secretary OF the
Capitol grounds commission, pre-
sonted n communication in which I
he stated that the Capitol Hill reser-
voir was in an encompleted condi-
ton owing 20 the scarcity Of funds 4
in the territorial treasury. The ar
with the city was that
the city and territory should each 1
pay one half of the expense of the 4
entire work and each was TO own |
an equal interest. To date the Terri /
tory had expended g, 293. -, while
the city had. expended S4,7eS.T5, a
total OF SI4,0S7.aO. On the basis |
agreed upon, the city's proportion of |
the expense TO date would beS1. OIS. =
50 and the commission asked the |
council to place the sum OF 8. 2ia.S5 |
to their credit. The capacity Of the 1
reservoir was 10000 gallons. 1t
was paved at the bottom and sides |
with cobhle rock and connected with |
City Greek by line Of Horton pip
ing.
a settling tank containing $4,000 /
gallons, and dam and gate house
at the head Of the pipe line had beeu
finished. The only thing necessary |
was 10 pave a small space In the res
ervoiT and cement the whole thing. |
Several hundred trees were ON the
grounds and the commission were |
to complete the work. The |
late legislature appropriated $4,000 |
for the Improvements Of the grounds,
provided the city would furnish /
water for the grounds free, aud he /
that a resolution upon
this matter be adopted. In
the near future, the Capitol hill |
grounds would be a great addition 1
10 the public parks Of the
,ity. Referred TO the COM
mittee on public grounds.