The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-28
OTHER BUSINESS.

Abram Seffs asked to be allowed to pur-
chase a city lot. Referred.
j. j. Van Steeter's request that the city
sell him certain lot was refused, because
the city did not own the land in question
Mrs. Townsend's petition that the Warm
springs be rented to her until May l, was
laid on the table.
their license be RENTED, because they
were required to pay into the city treasury
u mills on every fare collected.
The Salt Lake City Brewing company
asked permission to connect three-inch
pipe with the city main in order to have a
greater supply of water in case of fire.
Committee on waterworks.
Fred. Smith asked for a free license to
peddle fruit. Committee on license.
Dallas u Hedges recommended that the
bill Of Walter Baird for 400 for carving on
engine house No. /, be ordered placed on
the appropriation list
Justice Kesler represented that he, as a
justice of the peace, was required to try
cases arising under violation of ordinances
and was entitled TO fees in certain criminal
cases; that by reason of the acts of the
council in appropriating to Justice Lahey,
another justice of the peace, the petitioner
had been wholly deprived of fees in forty
cases tried by him since January r. He.
therefore, asked that the unlawful practice
of paying this unauthorized salary be dis
continued, so that each justice might re-
ceive his lawful fees.
Justice Laney replied that this could not
apply TO the time Mr.. Kesler had acted in
his place, as that was arranged for. Fur
Their discussion was cut short by referring
the matter to the city attorney.
The petition of w, w. Gee to be ap-
pointed as police justice was laid on the
table
C. E. Allen reported an agreement be-
tween the city and county in the matter of
q sewer for the county jail. Committee on
sewerage
The Utah Nursery company asked the
city to sell to them its right in the aban-
doned canal across petitioners land in
Sugar House ward. Committee On canal.
The city engineer presented a profile of
line and sections of masonry and conduit to
be constructed thereon to convey water
from Parleys creek to this city. The en-
gineer reported that the line was a close
approximation to the location, and was the
foundation OF his estimates of costs. The
conduit sections were designed to carry
15,000,0o0 gallons in twenty-four hours and
TO be built of a combination of concrete and
brick masonry. He recommended that the
work be adopted in time to be of service
during the ensuing summer. On motion of
Councilman Pembroke the engineer was
authorized to make specifications.
The engineer also presented map of the
city for the use Of the assessor.
The city attorney reported that the
property held by the Fifteenth ecclesiasti-
cal ward, on which remission of city tax
was asked, was exempted from taxation.
and he recommended that the tax be re-
mitted. He recommended that S27 be ap-
propriated to the clerk of the Third district
court for costs. The attorney also re-
ported q lease to be executed by the city to
Henry Barnes and Edward Byrne for the
Warm Springs. Adopted
The committee on public grounds, to
whom was referred the petition Of Fred
Trimmer protesting against the using of
ssavel in City Creek canon east of Capital