Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-11

In AttenuAucc' ilSif
Moran, Horn, Bell, Looibourow, Law
son, Evans, Hoiss, wantland, hw'nB'
Besrdsloy. Absent-Karrick'
Twas half nm hour after regular time
when the machinery Of the councl'
wa, yet IN motion. business was
tr.n.aetsd rs follows:
PETITIONS
were disposed u MS specified.
J. Rslnslmm asked permission 10
riI, builJlng material at No. 20 Fourth
Ea,t for a period Of ninety days. Com
ul,tee on streets.
Joseph smith asked for free pedd'
t.,,. lieopse Ton account OF advancing
wear. and bodily disability" Com
mitlee on license.
+. T.. Torkclson ct AL asked Tor an
.xtenuion Of water mains on Oak street.
Committee on wgtcrworks.
r. l.. Torkclson aud Others asked
that oak street, between Plum and
Pear streets, be put In II passable CON
ditlon. Committee on streets.
Jacob Hagney asked for the s6ate-
ment OF a nuisance In the shape Of an
Ice pond near his property ON Ninth
West street. SANITARY committce.
+. ). Bascom and others asked that
the city engineer be Instructed to set
,akes for temporary sidewalk grades
on the east eide OF Wet Temple, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth South streets.
40. TAFT and others asked for an ox-
tension Of wAtermainH on Third East
street. Committee on waterworks.
], Il. piercy asked for a rebste ON
his merchants iicence. Committee on
claims. --
n, Barker and others sent In \ com.
In which they protested
nraipst blasting the city gravel beds on
account Of damaging their property.
on streets.
Wendell BeniOn asked that greater
haste be made In the paving OF stAts
street. Board Of public works win
request 10 push the work 10 a rapid
ii. +. Taylor asked that nuisance
In the shape OF q frog pond near the
Rio Gfsnde Western depot be abaied.
committee. .
The bill OF Joseph Llppman for 500
for "indexing" went to the committee
oil claims.
A. whitworth asked an appropriation
of S02.5O towards defending titles TO
certain lands sold to him By the city.
Referred.
MECH ANICAL ENotsEERs.
William ]. Silver sont In a commu-
nIcation In which he notified tho
Council OF the expected arrival In this
CITY, over the Rio Grsnde Wsstsrn, on
"wednesday morning, May 18th, Of tho
American Society OF Mechanical En-
giuoers, who were en- route 10 san
Francitcs.
wantlsnd moved to refer 1t To the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The Mayor-we have no such pow.
or.
Laid on the table until later in the
evening.
STILL HARRAssISo THE COUNCIL.
ExClty Detective Hugh l.. Glenn
sent In the following:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
May 10th, 1902.
To the Honorable Mayor and city
Council;
uentlemen.-I hereby respectfully ask
that be permitted to withdraw aud that
YOU return to mo petition that was pre-
scented TO your honorable body some time
aRo. asking that be- appointed chief Of
Said communication was, on
OF the police commit
tee referred to tho mayor.
Laid on the table.
DodaErr QUITS THE PoLIcs FORCE.
Policeman William Il. Dogget,, one
Of the new appointees sent In the fol-
owing;
May 9TH, lsa2.
To the Honorable Mayor and city
Council:
Genllomon.---I respectfully tondor my
resignation Ms police officer OF Salt Lake
city.
The Mayor what will
you DO with the communication? ! de-
Sire his removal for reasons not nec,s.
saty TO state here.
Resignation received.
AN OBJECTIONABLE FENCE.
John p. Sears and others protested
against the building ola fence In front
OF $40 west, First South. Commit
tee on streets.
HE CAN'T DO IT.
In the matter OF tho alleged inter-
ference with the water rights OF the
city Ia Emigration canyon, which
was referred 10 the city attorney that
officer reported;
I was not furnished with any Of the
facts and consequently can give no
opinion W. to the legal status. From in
quiry find that the council which lust
preceded your honorable body purchased
certain water rights from persons re-
siding on Emigration creek and received
WARRANTED deed, therefor Those deeds
have been SO Tar unable 10 iinI or learn
who has them IN possession. The former
council also purchased u piece OF ground,
probably ono hundred and sixty acres,
who had title from tho government aud
received warranty deeds to tho land aud
~ater, tho decd to which have also
been unable to obtain for the Same
reason. With the exception OF the last
purchase spoken Of tho lands In the other
purchases were quit-claimod to tho city,
the titles to the same being only
tquailors' rights with title sill In the
government, am also Informed ~ TO
The last mentioned lands. hey have been
taken posstssion Of and filed upon In the
local land Office by persons undor the
homestead aud presumption laws OF the
United States and that parties arc now