Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-07
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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The City Gas Stock Not to be
Sold,
ANOTHER PAVING ORDINANCE.
Saloons Can 60 on First South
Street SprinkllBg, Etc.

: Company, j. H. w lscOIno anu Otllei
merchants on First South Street,
, between East Temple and First
. East streets, asked that their names
= lie stricken from the protest against
granting any more liquor licenses
on the block in question. The petit
ton WIS granted, and the license
applied for, ard protested against,
was granted.
i. A. Davis and other residents
on First South street asked that the
sidewalks on that street, from First
East to Seventh East streets, be
paved with either Portland cement
I or tagging. Referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
VIM. Rushton aud Martin Kerr
asked permission to make adobes on
the knoll at the corner Of Fourth
North and Seventh West streets, as
the removal Of the knoll would
prove benefit to the public. Re
ferred to ;ie Committee on public
grounds.
| CIV. Lyman asked permission
to take dirt from lot owned by the
city in Block IS, Plat F, and put it
on lot belonging TO him. Referred
to the comnaittee on public grounds.
A petition from residents OF
North Salt Lake asked that l.. c.
Cromar be appointed pOundkeeper
for that district. Tabled. n Ut -
/ Ar. MeGFegOr and others asked
that the waternlains be extended on
Twelfth East Street. Referred 10
the committee on waterworks.
q. +. Yeadon and Others asked
that Fourth West street, between
Eighth and Ninth South streets. be
graded. Referred to the committee
on streets.
Chas Auer and Others asked that
the first street north Of Capitol Hill
grounds be graded. Referred to the
committee on streeta.
Benjamin Hadjock asked per-
mission 70 grade Seventh West
Street, between Fourth and Fifth
North, and TO use-the dirt removed
for adobe making. Referred to the
committee on public grounds
ThOs, 5. Higgins asked that the
water mains be extended on J
Street.. Referred to the committee
on wsterwetks.
r. II. Rippeto ard others asked
that Apple Street be graded. Re-
ferred TO the committee on streets.
Williams and Gerrans asked for a
relate on their liquor license, as
they had been elected from their
place Of busiress before their license
had expired. Referred to the com
mite on license.
LID. NeWson asked that his IL
cerse as n peddler be continued at
$40 per quarter rs he could not |
afford more. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on license,
+. ]. Benci. stated that the city |
owed him SOS for work on artesian |
wells. Referred to the committee |
on claims.
c. f. Wantland and others asked /
that n certain street north of Agri- l
cultural Park, which had never |
been opened, be abandoned, because
the subdivision streets did not con-
form 10 il. Referred TO the commit /
tee on streets. T
John p. Isaacs asked for a new |
deed TO his lot, as he had lost his
old one. Referred 10 the city attor-
new
Watermaster J. VI. Harvey re-
ported that gates ia the water
bitches had been carried CT. and he /!
wished the assistant watermaSters
empowered TO arrest the culprits If |
they could detect them. Referred |
TO the Committee on police. /
City Engineer A. Z. Durvnius re-
ported that he had been with the
aFtesian well lrea 70 locate Certain
wells, and Suggested that all further I.
be done with small in
stead Of large pipes. Referred TO
the committee on waterwOrks.
w. II. Ryan, superintendent Of
waterworks Frportel estimates Of
the cost OK certain extensions Of the
and the notices OF in
tentiOu to make the assessments was
TO issue.
The committee on claims, report
ing on The claim of Susan l.. Simp-
ilins for damages to her house by
the explosion Of a blast, recon-
mended that $500 be paid ia fun
OF the claim. Adoptel,
City Attorney Merritt reported in
regard 90 the removal % certain
riacs=! on land by Mrs.
Elizabelh II. Anderson, that the
lady owned the let, aud the city had
TO interfere with il. Seventh
and Eighth streets cauld not be
opened from y TO 4 streets unless
the land was condemned and paid
for. Col. Merritt also reported bills
10 extend the franchise OF the
Rapid Transit and salt Lake City
always ~ O.
Also, that the city be careful to
conform 10 the law of 1899. which
nd no; authorize the payment OF
expense Of sidewalk paving in ten
annual payments, bat required il in
one payment; the ten annual pay
ments refer only to the paving Of
streets and alleys. A new oHdinancei
On local assessments was advisable.
Also, an agreement with the Ore
son Short Line and Utah & Northern
Railroad for arranging its tracks.
switches, etc.
The report was adopted. Iii
City Engineer Doremus reported
the wotiS 90 the tunnel In City Creek
~. ska I
due. Adopted. "a ft
The ethyl. engineer reported
that he had appointed James
Austin inspector OF cement side
walks, and asked that his compenss-
ton be fixed. Referred 10 the
committee.
The city engineer -repQrted the
of work done on sidewalk
pavements by Elias Morris, and the
sum now due. Adopted.
City Engineer DOremusand Street
Paul reported that they
had arranged with the Rapid Transit
Company To place its double track
Jn First East Street on the east side
lf the street. tie west rail six feet n
rom and parallel TO the center Of
ne street. AhIteu.
The city engineer said that pro-
Vision should be made for fixing the
,rIde on the South Temple Street
idewalk where il was being paved, 4
IS there was some expense outside OF
he paving. $40 Il
The city attorney said the city
must pay for any grading done.
The matter was referred 20 the
on streets.
The committee on Salt Lake aud :
orlian canal reported having found :
he bill OF the Utah Lake commits
ion correct; also that the bill Of J.
}. II. McAillster was correct, and
9th should be paid. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds
eportei on the communication OF
he bOard of commissioners ON d,