Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-18
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Chairman Of the Executive Con

IlOn's Savings Bank ana Trust
! Company asked for 4 one and half
inch water pipe into their new build
ing. Referred TO the committee on
waterwOrks.
/ John COulam asked that his sprink-
/ ling tax be RENTED because he was
4 cripple anu had no income. The
tax amounts to S20.i5. The petition
was tabled.
Harrington x Newell asked the
! Council 10 approve plat Of "A sub
/ division in the Big Field survey.
! Referred TO the committee on streets
and city engineer.
a petition from the Gaynor Flee
tric Company asked that the COun-
ell examined the Gaynor Police sig
nal system. Referred TO the com
{ mitiee on police.
William DuttOn asked that his IL
cense be transferred to Robert Bar
rington * Co. Referred to the COM
mittee on license.
u. 4. Smiley and Others asked
that the water mains be extended
on NJ. Street Referred 70 the com
mittee on waterwOrks.
Mrs. NJ. VI. Fox asked permits
sion to show goods on the outer
edge Of the sidewalk. Referred TO
the committee on streets.
Charles Abbott aud Others protes-
ted against extending the water
mains TO Sixth South Street, west.
Filed.
:. II. b. Smith presented the fol-
lowing:
would respectfully represent 10 YOUR
I honorable bo1y that the charges 81 4. q.
Pitts and others are false AMI malicious.
and that my near and most reSnerffuI
neighhors refuse 20 sign their petition.
asny thai houses have remained untenaut-
ed and that real estate has been deprecated
by reason OF my COWS, and submit for
your consideration that some OF nv arcus-
ers are the ones who have kept nuIsances,
and that the stencil arising from their foul
places - times has been almost unbcar-
able And viii here state. for the fnf9r
nation o. the Council, that ! have con
Quoted my business m a right and proper
manner, and that my place j. kept IN a
good, clearly and hea thy condition. and
AK your honorable body that the uetitiou
Of l. &. t1tis and Others be not granted.
Referred to the sanitary COM
mittee.
ID. c. Rice aPplied'for 4 position
as policeman. Referred. with a
host Of other similar applications, to
the mayor.
The city attorney reported favor
ably on the application Of Robert
Shepherd and others for . corrected
deed, and a resolution was r,asseJ
authorizing the mayor to make the
required deed.
Col. Merritt also reported bills for
IAN ordinance in relation 10 fire.
works and other highly explosive |
and combustible substances. ;, IAN
ordinance providing for the an /
pointment Of and fixing the com /
pensatiOn OF 4 deputy assessor and |
collector Of water rates" .sAn or 1
uinance TO provide for licensing
persons 10 lay private drain or ser
vice pipes, and make connections
with the public sewers, and Gan
ordinance amendatOry Of the orJi-
nance relating 10 the Salt I.aL.
City waterSOrks, passed june .
1857" In reference 20 the subieci
OF water rates, the city attorney saws:
This ordinance materially re
duces the water rates after the fir.t
OF July, 1890, and also confers ON
the assessOr and collector Of the
water rates the power. TO demand a
sworn statement Of any person or
in regard TO the quantity
Of water used, etc. This will en-
able the collector tO make 4 more
assessment"
Il have carefully examined the
in relation TO the Salt Lake
City Water WORKS, passed June
9th, lSS7, and the amendments
thereto, and am OF the opinion that
the ordinance with the amendment
suggested in the bill for an or
herewith reported gives
ample power 10 the assessor and
collector Of water rates. together
with the superintendent Of water
works, TO collect all water rates. by
A strict enforcement ofthe ordinance
By those officers, and / am also Of
the opinion that the criticism OF
that ordinance Is not warranted. ]