Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-03
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The Protests Filed Against Pairing
The Sidewalks.
0rHER RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
Enough saloons on First South
Street East.-Want Horse Feed.

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Galazi and Thomas Hutcbison, dep
uty waternAstess, askedsfcr an al
lowance OF sl5 per month for horse
feed, as they thought their duties
rendered il absolutely necessary for
them to keep horses. Referred to
the committee on irrigation.
The following communication
from the rapid Transit Company
was read:
In accordance with the conditions Of
the franchise granted rs by our honor
] able body April - 1880, we have filed
our acceptance thereof, and accom-
panied the same with relinluish-
ment OF our franchise on West Temple
Street. We, however, believe that
upon reconsideration Of the matter
your body viii see IL Is 10 be to the
interest OF the city aud in accordance
with the wish Of the properly owners
on said street to grant us the right to
construct our line upon said street,
from first South Street TO Seventh
South Street. under such restrictions
as to time and taxation as 20 you may
seem best. We call your attention
again TO the petition OF property
owners upon said street, which has
already been presented to your body.
Referred 10 the committee on
streets.
Two retail liquor licenses were
granted.
r. X. Thomas asked that he be
relieved from paying the special
tax Of S2l.7S assessed against him
! for extension OF the water mains on
| Fourth South Street, for the reason
that under the old law he advanced
500 to ha~e the mains put on that
street. Referred 10 the committee
on waterworks-
Councilman Anderson represented
that a row Of houses was about TO be
erected on the corner Of West
Temple ard Fifth South streets, the
side lines Of which were planned to
project some two feet upon the side
walk, the owner Of the lot claiming
the right 20 so build by reason nf
having lad peaceable possession OF
the premises for over seven years.
The matter was referred to the city
engineer for examination, and If IL
should be found that the party had
acquired any right TO the sidewalk
il will be condemned and the side
wax preserved.
The committee on public grounds
recommended that the Petition Of F.
J. Fabian, asking that the city es-
tablish the corner of block 81 in
pla, r. he granted; also that the silk
factory property be leased to George
ChOwing alta monthly rental Of Sl5.
Adopted.
The committee on streets, TO whom
was re.erred the petition Of J. Z.
Bamberger and others for franchise
for street railway over certain
streets, recommended that the
same be granted, and then, if steam
motive power be used, that dummy
engines; be rCQuined and that their
use Ice limited to two years. Adopt
ed.
The committee On streets recon-
mended tnat the petition Of the
Commercial Street property owners
asking the city to pave the side
walks at each end of Commercial
Street he granted; also, that the city
proceed TO pave and curb CONNER
cial Street, taxing AUDITING property
for the cnst, rs prayed. Adopted.
Tire committee on waterwOrks
recommended that the petition Of
Edna l.. Smith aud Sarah T. Smith,
asking that they be relieved from
paying the tax for extending the
water mains, De not granted. Ad-
opted.
The committee on waterworks
recommended that the Utah Ar
tesian Well Company be given a
contract TO sink one S-inch pipe well
10 the first flow and one Of the same
size TO the second flow at the SOUTH
east corner Of Liberty Park. Adopt
ed.
The committee on waterwOTlss,
to whom was referred the cOmmuni-
cation Of Christopher Diehl, in re-
lation 10 property owners residing
above the ditch in the Twentieth
and Twenty-first wards being al
lowed 10 use water from the mains,
recommended that they be granted
the privilege. Adopted.
The committee on license, to
whom was referred the petition Of
:. Hadra for n retail liquor license
at ~ f. First South Street, and the
protest Of Y. X Thomas and
eighteen Others against any more
liquor licenses being granted on
that street, recommended that the
application be not granted. Adopted.
The committee on streets sub
mitted resolutions granting fnan-
chists TO the West Side Rapid
Transit Company, and recommend
ed that they be placed uIon their
passage. Adopted.
The committee on streets recon-
menJed that the petition Of the
Saiiair Railway company, asking
that their franchise be amended so
as TO permit the use Of steam motive
power from Fifth West Street west
on Third South Street west TO the
city limits, be granted, and sub
mitted a resolution covering the
ground. Adopted.
Councilman Anderson offered n
resolution authorizing the commit
tee on waterworks TO have an
analysis made by two competent
chemists of the water from the flow
ing wells in Liberty Park, for the
purpose Of having their fitness for
household purposes determined.
Adopted.
Tie committee on license recon-
mended that the petition Of Sarah
Williams for free license be grant
ed.
The resolution granting a fran
chise to the West Side Rapid Tran
sit Company was taken up and piss
ed. The franchise gives the COM
pany the right 10 build and operate
a double track street railroad, COM
mencing Of the corner Of Second
South and First West streets, thence
south TO Sixth South, thence west 10
Eighth West. thence south to
Eighth South, thence west 10
! the Jordan river, thence ives.
to the county road, thence
west 10 the city limits. Also
from the corner Of Sixth South and
Second West streets south along
second West Street to Tenth South,
thence west 10 the Jordan River,
thence west TO Glendale park,
thence south 10 the county read,
thence west to the city limits.
Also from the intersection Of Indi-
aua Avenue and Second Street, in
Glendale Park, south TO the SOUTH
erly boundary Of Glendale PARK
The resolution granting a fran
chise TO the salt Lake Rapid Transit
Company was ordered printed.
The protests against having the
sidewalks paved In districts one aud
two were then taken up and read.
The following persons owning pro-
perry on Third South street, east Of
Thind East, objected to being as
sessed for paving on the ground that
such an Involvement was unneces-