The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-07
THE POLICE REPORT
The Mayor Refuses to Put the
Minority Motion.
POLAND SPRINGS A SURPRISE
He Offers an Ordinance Abolishing the Office
Of Captain of Police-0ther
City Business.

There were present at the city council
last evening, Lynn, Anderson, Young,
Tuddenham, Hardy, Hyde, Smith, POLAND,
Spafford and Pendleton.
CITY Hay MARKET.
George NJ. Downey and j. T. Donnellan
Represented that they desired to establish
a city hay market and general sales stables
on lots and s, block 80, on Second East
street, between Third and Fourth South.
They asked that the city grant them such
rights and franchises as may be necessary.
Referred.
HIS TAXES.
The petition of A. Mayors, asking that
the city tax on improvements be reduced,
was referred to the city attorney.
ANOTHER ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
George Arbogast and others asked that
franchise be given to G. +. Annett and
others for the establishment of an electric
light plant, and the stringing of wires, etc.
The petition bore the signatures Of about
two hundred and fifty people, some OF
whom were prominent business men.
A STREET CAR CLASH.
The Rapid Transit company represented
that 1t was put to considerable trouble IN
operating its cars on First street, owing to
the lnterlaced tracks there, and it asked
that the city council establish rules and
regulations which shall govern the petit
toner and also the Salt Lake City Street
Railway Company, both of whom were
op rating electric railways on said street.
The petition was accompanied by the de-
cree Of the court in reference to the use of
the said street Referred to the COM
mlttee on streets, with power to act.
| THE orND 1ur o,,-e1 ,,,-rr
An invitation to attend the ceremonies of
the laying of the corner stone of the Odd
| Fellows building on October %, at pm,
was received and accepted.
DON'T WANT THE RAILWAY.
William Sugden and 155 others protested
against the granting of a franchise to Mat
thew White for right of way on South
Temple street for railway purposes be-
cause: There was already a railway on
SAID street which was nuisance; because
there were too many trains already run
over said street; because another railway
would be rank imposition. Referred.
TO GRADE SECOND NORTH.
Gilbert Lloyd and others asked that Sec
ond North street be graveled from Seventh
to Tenth w st streets, as such thoroughfare
was impossible to pedestrians during the
wet season. Referred.
A similar petition came in from w. P.
Miner. Referred.
RILED BY THE ROLLER.
John Eddins asked to confer with com
mlttee OF the city council with reference 10
damages sustained by him and his wife by
being thrown from buggy through his
horse taking fright at the steam roller. He
represented that the injuries received were
quite severe. Referred.
THANKS FOR COURTESY.
Heber NJ. Wells, secretary, thanked the
council Ia behalf of the Deseret ARricultu-
raj and Manufacturing society for allowing
free license TO sell merchandise during fair
week.
| TO IMPROVE RICHARDS AVENUE
Joseph S. Richards and others, owning 90
per cent. of the frontage on Ricbards q,
avenue, asked that said thoroughfare be
paved, guttered and curbed and that side
walks be constructed Referred 10 board
! OF pubic works, with power to act.
TO REPORT MONTHLY.
Auditor Hoag asked that he be allowed to
make monthly instead of a quarterly re-
port. Granted
/ ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS DUE,
The mayor reported that there was vet
500 due on the purchase of the lot opposite
Washington square. Appropriated.
THE wATERMAsTER REPORTS.
The watermaster submitted the follow
ing report for the quarter:
Controlling irrlgating water. ...S qO3o 81
JORDAN and Salt Lake city canal - 3Il9 S.
Farley s creek canal -------- 572 81
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