Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05
THE RATE OF TAX FIXED
By The City Council for The EnSu'
lng Year.
IT. FIVE MILLS ON THE DOLLAR.
Assessor Clnie VIII Get Two Per Cent
"A Female Deputy Recorder
Appointed.

to,J. l<arriok, Pendleton, POLAND,
uyde. Hardy. Tuddcnham, Young,
Anterior, Lynn and Parsons. Absent
Smith, Heath aud James. The min.
u,e. Of the last meeting were read,
amended and approved after which the
following
were read and referred to committees
as hereinafter mentloned
H.. y. Whitlemofe asked 10 be allowed
10 construct sidewalk In front Of the
Pacific Hotel At private expense and
that the special tax levied on the same
be cancelled. Board Of Public Works
with power TO act.
A host Of cltizcns and residents Of
Third West street protested against the
usc II that street ~ n repair shop, conl
ward, ETC., by the Great Salt Lake \
Hot Springs Railway company. Com
mlltec on streets.
20. Valentine ct al, asked that the
frame buildings Immediately west Of
Rlchards' avenue be- removed. Com
mlttec Oh streets, with instructions to
act.
Joslln 4 Park, jewellers, asked that
they be- allowed 10 place a large clock
In front Of their premises. Granted.
l., MuusOn asked to lease certain
grounds belonging 10 the city. Com.
mlttec ON public grounds.
George 4 Lowe at al. asked that the
Ralt Lake CITY Street Railway Com.
tauy b. compelled 10 use some device
10 destroy the smoke arising from IT,
motor and machine shops.
H.. u. wicks 1t nj. asked for an eS'
tension Of wntcrmnins ON South Main
street. Tabled.
smith McConsky asked TO be mp.
pointed to u position on the police force.
Referred TO the mayor.
x. 4. Cunningham asked 20 I've APP
pointed special policeman. Granted.
MIR. w. Young asked 10 DO allowed TO
construct n ilagst0ne walk At corner OF
State and Flfst South streets. Com
mitiee ON streets.
James Kennedy asked permission 10
lay n sidewalk ON Third South street
between Second and Third West
streets. Granted.
u. Y. Hampton asked for m electric
light nj intersection n Fourth and
streets. Committee on improvements.
u. T.. POAge submitted the pay roll
for the construction Of ditch east OF
the penitontiary TO the city canal.
Committee on Irrigation.
u. A. Ffiedol asked that the money
ald by him by mistake for pcddler'-
license be refunded. Granted.
l.. n. Gregory asked TO be appointed
tsistant engineer ON sewer pump.
Committee on sewerage.
4. W. Taylor asked that n certain
bridge over the surplus canal ON sec
ton 20, township north, range
west, lie removed. Committee ON iTri.
gallon.
Geo. r.. Yeadon was granted permls.
Elon 10 pills haildlng material Ia front
ofds =. West Temple street.
Mary Gillespie asked pormlssi0n TO
pay special walter tax by monthly In.
siAllments In ~ much na she was too
POOR TO settle the entire amount Mt
once. Laid on the table.
GEORGE Robinson asked n rebate on
restaurant license. Committee on
license.
The Salt Lake Rapid Transit Com.
pany asked for n franchise to construct
and operate n aingle OF double street
railway track on Filth West street, DO.
tween Second aud Third South streets,
with suitable connection with existing
track and franchise. Committee on
streets.
The Rio Grande Western Railway
Company, by Superintendent Welby
asked that tue above petition he grant
ed. Committee on streets.
4. Il. &. Helsen asked for u rebate
on merchants license. Laid ON tn,
table.
THE ALLEGED TANNERY NUISANCE
This following communication from
w. IL. Rowe was read and referred
back TO the committee ON irrigation
with instructions 10 more thoroughly
investigate and report additional hnd
ings to the CITY Council;
J.F Jack, Esqi
Your communication dated July 22nd
directed to INC ~ superintendent NJ The
ihnncry came duly 10 hand, contenls wct'
rad and noted. ! will say Ia roforonc,
70 our tannory that we have no waite
running from there to pipo mordorod b,
The Honorable City Council. ! will als'
t'aie that II we were running our ianncfl
~ manner causing rs 70 use wRtor ~
alleged, we would still run II In the chan
mel that has been used for that purpose
ior That piece " property, long boinr'
You, myself, or any 81 the present Citl
council came here. II appears 10 M
mat lhere are certain officers of the Hon
ufahle CITY Council, who mako II spe
clm study TO hamper aud crash Indus
'ries by their inconsistent orders
lsupposo that 10 please tho ihncy q
land spooulators 1t would not matter 1
we nnnery aud wooden mills wer
closed, thereby intlcting serious In
Jury upon the people there employed.
We do not propose 10 do anything Il
mas been open for twenty years. Shout,
lhe mayor aud city council insist upoi
lhelr former conclusions. let mo kno,
aud We will close our doors.
MArs AND pRoFrLRs.
CITY Engineer Doremus reported 70
approval profilo showing street am
SIDEWALK grades on second S1utl
street, between Fourth and Sixtl
West streets; also duplicates Of SYLVIA
ram, being subdivision, block II
PIMA Salt Lake City survey.
me same officer, 10 whom was sui
ml'ted the maps Of Fremont Height,
Heoommendeu that the same lie n
ported To the city attorney. Adopted
cilY AssEssoR's VALUATION.
City Assessor Cute reported that h
ma completed the assessment roll 10
lhe city for the year 1881. The totL
hlualloh amounted TO s5I, 055, 0Bs, an
ne ah.essOr recommended that III
council ia the time for the b0ari {
equalizatiOn 10 sit from Aupust ~ /