The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-17
The CITY Council.

The city council met in the city hall at
o'clock in regular session.
Those present were Mayor Kiesel, Al
dermen Shilling, Whalen, Fell, Snyder,
Preshaw, Councilmen Hank, Griffin,
Chapman, Douglas, Corey, Hurlbut and
Turner.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following petitions were read and
presented:
r. a. Wells & Co., proprietors of the
Ogden River brewery, asked that their IL
cense be refunded for the last quarter Civ
ing as a reason that wall of stone mad
been built in front of their brewery dur
ing the construction of the new bridge and
that it had annoyed them and driven trade
away fer the last four months. To the
committee on license.
The Ogden Milling and Elevator Co.
asked the council 10 appropriate them $3.50,
which would be about the cost for the re-
moval of from eight hundred to a thousand
yards of sand and clay washed into their
premises through ditch ordered dug by
the council on the 10th of last March, the
sand having filled up pond that has been
used in winter for ice. Referred to the
committee for public grounds.
II. III. Bard A. j. Bailey and M. A Har-
ris petitioned the council to have their
water pipes below the ground such a depth
that they will not be troubled by freezing.
Since the street was put down to the pres
ent grade the pipes have frozen up and
caused much annoyance. Referred To com
mittee on water supply with power to act
The Ogden Liberal band petitioned the
council for the use of the south room in the
basement of the city hall for practice On
motion of MIR. Shilling the petition was
granted.
The Ogden board of fire underwriters pc
titioDed the council to purchase chemical
engine for the Ogden fire dedartment
wherein they stated: 1.-The history of ali
our fires is that more damage is done by
water than by fire; this can be obviated by
the use of the chemical engine, which vii
put out all incipient fires without the
use of water, and consequently
without any damage except wha
is done by fire. which is usually small
chemical engine added to our fire depart
ment would undoubtedly aid our loca
board of underwriters in the efforts they
are making TO get insurance rates mate
rally reduced Referred to the committee
on fire department
Mr.. K. j. Mitchell, of the Fire Extin
guisher Manufacturing company, of Chi
cage, addressed the committee in regard Il
chemical engines and their uses, and spok,
of the amount of property that could bt
saved from destruction by water. and how
low rates of insurance can be secured with
fire protection of this kind MIR. Mitchell
read proposition from his company h,
which they offered tn lay down in Ogden !;
chemical engine with ali the latest improve
ments for 81, $50, payable in cash or in one
or two years at 6 per cent. The proposi.
ton was referred to the committee on tirt
department
The committee on licenses reported no
in favor of allowing rebate on the licens,
of Henry Bauer and others. motion o.
MIR. Chapman it was referred.
The committee on streets recommends
that the Ogden river bridge be accented
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported in fayo,
of allowing the bill of Corey Bros fol
work done on Weber river bridge Repor
adopted and ordered paid.
The committee on public work reported
in favor of allowing the Ogden Natura
Gas and Oil company the privilege Of Law
ing their pipes and mains in all the streets
4 and alleys
The sewer committee reported in favo
of paying Hobson & Wilkinson $4,000 GU
OF the sewer fund. Carried.