The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-28
PUSH AND PROGRESS
How They are EXemplified by
Provo Citizens.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
The New Canal and Other Important Sub
jects Diseussed-General News Of
the Garden City.
The Provo city council met last evening

The Provo city council met last evening,
Mayor Booth presiding.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From the city assessor and collector sub
uniting for the approval of the council the
assessment roll of Provo city for 1891 and
requesting that the county collector be au-
thorized to furnish him with the list of all
recorded mortgages at 10 cents per name,
there being about two hundred names. Re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
From Edward T. Jackman, asking for
the position of assistant engineer. Com
mittee on fire department.
From Pratt s. Jakeman, civil and hy-
draulic engineers, asking for the position
OF engineers in locating waterworks. Re-
ferred to the committee on waterworks.
From the surveyor, asking information
as TO what should be done in relation to
parties who had plated city additions and
had not furnished plats on thick paper &C
cording to the orders of the council.
Mr.. Dixon moved that those parties be
compelled to furnish maps upon the proper
kind OF paper. Carried.
From the city marshal, setting forth that
the city jail was inadequate to the needs of
the city and asking that new doors, win
dows, cage and sewerage be put in and
that other repairs be made. Referred to
the committee on streets and alleys.
From Peters & Stubbs, asking for re-
6nil liquor dealers license, with approved
bond Granted. From Wilson & Brown,
asking for a retail liquor dealers license,
with approved bond. Gran ted.
Report was rendered from the city mar
shall Of the disbursement of s14S55 Of the
contingent fund. Accepted and fled
The following claims were allowed:
(N1,9a a,ol
Sl,OOO was appropriated and the mayor
authorized to have the loan of the balance
81 ,000-continued for sixty days; Provo
Book and Stationery, SOC. 15; Farrer Bros,
$lO.15; Provo East Coop, SS0.65; John
Ferry, sprinkler, S3640; Soren Jensen,
ringing curfew, $500; Hyrum Hatten, fire
engineer, $500.
Chief of Fire Department John A. Brown
called the attention of the council that it
was necessary to purchase an additional
team for the use of the fire department and
provide for the accom- N odation of the same
also that sleeping apartments be provided
for number of the fremen near the fire
engine building. Referred to the commit
tee on IRE department, with power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Martien 5000 was to be
placed in the hands of the marshal as a
contingent fund.
Mr.. Hendricksen moved that the road
supervisor be instructed to place good
and substantial bridge across the mill race
on the north side of Sixth street at the
intersection of E street within two weeks.
Carried and supervisor so instructed.
Mr.. Dunn called the attention of the
council to the fact that the road supervisor
hac not complied with the order of the
council in repairing the streets at the
intersection Of Fourth and H streets, and
on E street between Fifth and Seventh
Judge J. d. Jones was present and called
ha NJ Of %lN1 IL.
tons passed by the chamber of commerce
in relation to having competent engineers
make surveys from Provo river at the
mouth OF Provo canon for certain distance
toward the city with the object of uniting
the various canals in one and providing the
city with waterworks. Owing to a pros
pectiye scarcity OF water during the com
ing season he urged that immediate actor
be taken. The matter WIS referred to tbs
joint committees on irrigation and water
works and that they confer with tn,
chamber of commerce committee on tn.
same subject
OTHER NOTES.
The first social and ball of the Prove
assembly was held last evening at tn;
Commercial National bank building
Among those present were Judge j. d
Jones and wife, Josiah Beck, wife and
daughter, DR.. Rockford, Prof. Merrill, E.
b. Jones and wives, DR.. Alspach and Mr.
Taggart, Of the Rio Grande Western.
About six inches of snow carpeted tn
ground and it is still falling. Cutters fo
the first time during the wintry season ar
seen gliding about the town. The farmer
say there is no danger of dearth tn
coming summer.
William Williams was brought befor
the police court for interfering with an
resisting an officer while in the act of ar
resting drunk. His case was continue
until Thursday.
Mrs. Belle McAdam was relieved of he
purse containing IS as she was on her wa
home from work on the Union Paeifi