The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-27
1t Gives q Very Tame Evenings
Exhibition.
OFFICER JENKINS A PETITIONER
He Appears in the Role Of q Rsformer-An In
teresting Forgery Case to
Come Up Soon.

reach-out behind against the water COMMITTEES
on the art of'M. K, ;" but then M. X" is one
Of those delightful creations that it is reported
once kicked in foot ball game. There was
through as smoothly as did Billy Ryan's Job last
August when he got his big body OF colonizers
transferred to the north bench
The following petitions were received:
PETITIONS
Sierra Nevada Lumber company asking i'm
mediate renair Of cross walks at South Temple
and Third West streets. Referred to the COM
mittee on streets
From James Martin asking assistance from
the city for injuries sustained from being shot
call for aid. Laid over to allow Judge Judd to
be present.
PROPOSITION FOR MORE LIGHTS.
The following propositions were received
| from the Salt Lake Power. Light and Heating
company Offering to furnish additional arc
lights for street lighting purposes and to
put in as many lights as are needed
at the same rate as formerly and
to discount the bill at the end of three
months so as to make their use for that time
the CON ract one year from January I. 1892.
making it expire on January I, 1885. Referred
70 the committee on improvements.
SIGN BOARDS
To put sign boards on the street corners with
the names of the streets upon them. Com
mittee on streets.
TO WIDEN APRICOT STREET
The following communications were received:
FROM Joseph Letcher and other property
owners on Apricot street asking that the street
be wldened, Committee on streets
TO BUILD A FRUIT STAND
Communication from William H. Smith,
asking that his offer to build fruit stand of
iron on Commercial be looked into Referred
10 committee on streets.
JENKINS PLAN FOR POLICE rEFoRM.
From John W. Jenkins through the city mar
shall. asking. first. Inauguration of secret SER
vice or police department to consist of one chief
and six s;second, creation OF Office Of lieu
tenant or police at q salary OF Sfl5 per month :
third, that the number of patrol1nen be in
creased to fifty; fourth. requisition for cabi-
net for holding burglars tools etc: fifth, requi-
sition for a cabinet for holding photographs OF
criminals and also description book indexed
Referred to committee on police.
ARE THEY GENUINE SIGNATURES:
Communication from clerk of county court
saying that at a joint meeting of the city and
county building committee the following was
unanimously resolved: THAT. whereas It has
been represented to the Joint committee of the
city council and county court by
several persons whose names appear upon the
bond OF J. H. Bowman as contractor with Salt
Late city and Salt Lake county for the faithful
performance Of the contract between him and
the said city and county for the construction of
the joint city and univ building were not
their genuine signatures and that they did not
IN fact sign or authorize anyone to sign said
bond. That the mayor appoint a special com
mittee from the city council TO sit with said
county court to examine witnesses and take
testimony as to the truth of said representa-
tions: and said committee are authorized TO
tabe the testimony and evidence produced be-
fore said court and report the same with all
reasonable dispatch.
Committee of five appointed as follows: An
derson. Lynn, Spafford, Young and Hyde.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PIONEER LIBRARY.
From William F. James, asking for an an
preparation nf 81 goo year for the aid and sup
port OF the Pioneer library to be paid in sums
of SS3 81 month. Referred to the city attor-
ney and the finance committee.
LISTS AND PLATs OF WATER MAINS
From J. F. Jack city recorder, stating that
lists and platS pertaining to assessments for the
extension CT water mains are in his offce.
CANNOT WIDEN APRICOT STREET
From the city engineer, representing his in
ability to carry out instructions concerning
widening of Apricot street. Referred to street
committee
RoGUEs GALLERY.
Request from John NJ. Young city marshal,
asking permission to photograph all criminals
unprecedented for larceny and graver crimes
Referred to police committee with power to
act.
PROTESTS.
Ile 1OllOWlnB protests were received:
From Anna Z. Farmer, ct al against ey-
tending water mains on Eight East street, from
Ninth south to roadway between Ninth and
Tenth South. claiming misrepresentation, was
eferred to the waietT orks committee
From John McCready, et al. against extend
ing the city limits 10 lnclute blocks 3 and a.
tive acre plat A. received and filed.
FRANKS PATROL.
The application Of Ole j Burg and E. 4.
Byner as members Of Franks patrol was con-.
trmed.
The FOLLOWING REPORTS wEBE RECEIVED:
From city engineer, submitting bill Of Elias
motifs Tor sll".s', for half the grading done Cor
parties laying their own sidewalk Commit
ice on streets.
Flom city engineer, submitting bill of Elias
Morris for paving sidewalk, was approved
From city engineer recommending Daynent
10 Dubois and Williams OF IS 10 OF 20 per cent
retained en- Parley's canon conduit Adopted
From toard OF public works, submitting final
estimate of city engineer in favor OF j. S.
Morse. Approved.
From board of public works transmit ing
with their approval estimate of city engineer
in favor of Houlahan & Grlff th, or sidewalk
pavement, SG02. -. Approved.
From the auditor submitting the following
named as entitled TO refunds Ga sidewalk tax
paid in the asphalt districts John L. Blythe,
e11.U; j. A Morlan, 500. Approved.
The statement OF pound keeper for December,
asking for appropriation of $50 ~ for expenses
was allowed
that in the matter of he petition of Margaret
Sharp and Others. complaining OF excessive as
sessnent Tor laying sewer lateral South
Temple street, recommending that the recorder
be instructed to advertise for bids to DO the
work by contract, was adopted
The sewerage committee in the matter of R
h. Thomas, to connect his rear BUILDING with
the sewer. recommended that he be allowed TO
&c so upon payment into the city treasury OF
certain sums OF money. Adopted.
The committee on claims reported in the mat
ter of the claim of John Malln, for the loss of
COW which he valued at $50 and for which he re-
celved 10 from some other source, and now asks
$50 from the city. The accident occurred
at the head of the Parity clfion road,
which the committee considers a dangerous
place and recommends that the city engineer
put fences TO prevent further accident The
commiJtse further recommended that Dubois &
" 1lliams be held for the accident as they were
the contractors at work at the point Of the
accident
Recommending that the petition of Joseph
Condie ct al. asking for payment for street
opened through their land be referred to the
street committee.
Recommending payment OF Salt Lake rail-
road companys bill for running sewer pump
from Octoher l. 1891, to December 15 1891
Recommending that cain of Pc er Brixen
for damages TO his foundation wall from the
overflow of water from irriA alton ditch be re-
ferred to irrigation committee.
That petition of EXPO icemen w A. Sidney,
Charles Il. Gates, Charles Lange and J. P.
Jensen be referred to the police committee.
That Arthur Meads be allowed $50 for his
mule killed in trench in immigration canon,
and that the superintendent Of waterworks be
instructed to widen the grade of the road
around the end OF the trench when the road has
changed.
That the petition and claim of John P
Thompson for damages have no foundation
Adopted.
The report OF the committee on waterworks
recommended that d lBois & Williams be re-
leased from further supervision of the water.
works above the dam and that the work
left unfinished by them be completed
as soon as the weather permits, that $500 be re-.
tanned from the final estimate of Dubois &
Williams to pay for cost of completing works:
also that the city purchase from Dubois & Wil.
liams t94St worth Of material which they now
have ON hand. that the original ninns ha 90,