The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-18
THE COUNCIL MEETS
All the New Members ere Duly
Seated.
FOR BRICK SIDEWALKS
Houlahan q Griffith Are the Successful Bid.
ders-The Mayors Vote Gives
Barnes License.

Barnes License
The city council met at s o'clock last
evening with Mayor Scott in the chair.
The councilmen present were Messrs.
Parsons, Lynn, Anderson, Pendletou,
Heath. Karrick, Spafford and Pickard,
while Messrs. Cohn, Armstrong, Noble.
Hall and Wolstenholme were conspicuous
by their absence. Messrs. Hyde, Young,
Tuddenhsm, Hardy and POLAND, were on
hand, however, and occupied chairs in the
rear Of the chamber.
The regular order Of business was pro
ceeded with, the petitions being taken up
first.
PETITIONS.
The Salt Lake City Street Railroad COM
pany asked permission to extend their line
Of poles along the centre of Second East
street. between Third and Fifth South.
Committee on streets.
S. a Wilkins asked that the sprinkling
tax assessed assessed against him be re-
mitted. Committee on sprinkling.
William James asked for position on the
police force. Referred to the mayor.
sistant engineer at the sewer pump. Com
mittee on sewerage.
Ann Petten asked that the tax assess ed
against her for extending the water mains
be RENTED. Referred TO the assessor.
Andrew Grandfor and others asked that
the council investigate the action of the
Rio Grande Western in blocking certain
streets. Committee on streets.
LeGrand Young and others asked for an
extension OF the wstermains on Richards
street Committee on waterworks.
NJ. c. Fox and others asked that O sewer
pipe be laid on South Temple from Tenth
East to z street Committee on sewerage.
w. s. Mccormick and LIS others asked
that the petition Of the Salt Lake City rail-
road company for franchise to Capitol
hill be granted. Committee on streets.
Schreener Bros. and others asked that
Fir and Wall streets be graded. Committee
on streets.
L. NJ Earl and others asked that F
street be graded. Committee on streets.
The Rapid Transit company asked for a
franchise for q single track railroad on
First South street from State to Main
street. Committee on streets.
j. L. Doyle and others asked that Frank
Kile be given position on the police force.
Referred to the mayor.
B. Y. Hampton asked that the city en-
gineer, with the engineer at Fort Douglas,
be authorized to establish the north and
east lines of the reservation. Referred to
the engineer.
]. A Morlan and others asked for an ex-
tension Of the watermains on Sixth East
street. Referred to the committee on
waterworks.
H. d. Folsom asked permission to pile
building material on South Temple street,
near First West. Granted.
P. L. Squires and others represented
that the waste water from the tannery ana
allowed to flow in the bitches, and they
asked that the practice be stopped. Com
mittee on irrigation.
Frank Fitzgerald represented that
through the breaking or the city ditch In
Psrley's canyon on June Sth, his property
was damaged to the extent of 81 500, and
asked to be reimbursed. Committee on
claims.
w. L. Goodsell asked for position on
the police force. Referred to the mayor.
William Wheeler asked to be relieved
from the sprinkling tax. Committee on
sprinkling.
Councilman Pendleton offered resolu-
ton instructing the city attorney and the
county attorney to prepare an ordinance
the use Of the drive on Fifth
East Street from being used by heavy
wagons. Committee on streets.
b. f. Ferry asked that the Salt Lake and
Jordan canal be put In proper condition.
Committee on canals.
THEY RESIGNED.
The following communication was read:
Hon George NJ. Scott, Mayor, Salt Lake City.
Dear Sir: The supreme court of this territory
having decided that we, the undersigned. were
not legally elected to ill the seats IL the city
council which we have heretofore held from
the Fourth precinct. We shall not hereafter ap-
pear TO occupy these seats. In Withdrawing we
wish to thank you and our co-workers in the
city council for every courtesy and kindness
that was extended to us.
LOUIS COIN,
w. p. NOBLE,
l.. E. HALL.
The designations were accepted and the
following letter was next read:
SALT LAKE CITY, June is, 1891.
Hon George NJ. Scott:
As the supreme court of the territory OF Utah
in the case OF the People VS.. Louis Cohn, L. Z.
Hall and w i. Noble. has decided that they
were not elected as members of the present
city council, and while there was no action IN
my case. consider the decision applicable and
therefore tender my resignation, TO take effect
at once, and in doing so, wish TO thank the
mayor and members of the council individually
and collectively for the many courresies ex-
tended me as co-workers together. Respect
fully and truly, L. W. ARMSTRONG.
The resignation was accepted.
NEW MEMBERS SEATED.
Mayor Scott-The contestants in this
case have presented their certificates from
the secretary of the territory and also filed
their bonds, and they ask to be placed in
their seats.
Councilman Pickard-I move that they
be placed In their seats.
The recorder then called the names of R.
W. Young, w. j. Tuddenham, Oscar
Hardy, Frank H. Hyde and Eli A. Fol-
and, and these gentlemen came forward
and took their seats.
The regular order of business was at
,nce resumed.
ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT.
The city engineer reported that map of
0olan,s subdivision had been filed with him.
The city engineer reported that he had
made further examination into the Ques-
ion of constructing q system Of water
works for Capitol hill and the North
,ench, and recommended that the plan
previously submitted be carried out.
Councilman Anderson offered . resolu-
ion authorizing the mayor to purchase the
,ipe and that the treasurer be instructed
o advertise for the sale Of CSC, 900 worth of
.ity bonds to be used for this work only.
As the new members were not familiar
ussed in the council for many months, the
whole matter went over for one month.
The city engineer reported that the
,avement laid by the Stradamant company
N Second South street between Fifth and
sixth East, was not laid on the established
,rade. The matter was satisfactorily ex-
'lained ana the communication was filed.