The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-26
City Council.

The council met at the usual time last
night, Mayor Turner in the chair, and all
the councilmen present The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The primary associations of Weber
county, through their officers, petitioned
for the use of Lester park for June l, to
hold their annual jubilee. Granted.
William Harcombe, K. B. Hurlbut and
others asked for the appointment of an in
spector CT electric light wiring and plumb
ing. Committee on laws.
II. j. Griffin and others asked Tor an
electric light at the corner of Twenty
second and Grant. Laid on the table.
The Ogden Investment company asked
permission TO stretch an electric light wire
from the Utah Loan and Trust building to
the First National bank. Granted.
James L. Dee and .. J. Stilwell asked
for corrected deed to part Of lot q, block
l, Valley View addition.
To the city attorney.
g. f. Middleton aud Thomas Do1ey
asked Tor water on Twenty-second street
from the Weber canal. Committee on
water supply.
H. a. Lindley and John A Boyle and
| others asked for an electric light at the
corner of Lincoln and Shurtliff streets.
!
tlemen also asked that measures be taken
to extend the water mains.
Under the head Of committee reports, the
committee on licenes recommended that
the petition of F. j. Kiesel & Co. be refer
red to the city attorney. Adopted
The committee on claims reported long
list of claims and recommended payment.
Adopted.
The committee on fire department rec
commended that $50 be appropriated as bal
| ance on horse trade
The matter of street paving came up on
report OF tie committee TO adopt stone as
paving, when petition was read from H.
L. Griffin and others, asking for as
phaltum. The whole matter was referred
10 the paving committee, and a meeting
was called for Wednesday at 4 o'clock
when the petitioners will be heard.
The opening of the bids for the $50, 00(
general Improvement bonds then came VI
!, and caused considerable confusion. Sew
eral agents were present in the council
chamber and made strenuous efforts L
show that their bids We're the
lowest. 1t was found, however, tina
the bid of the Equitable Mortgage com
J pany was the lowest of the eight, and i
was accepted. The bid was par with &C
crued interest, $3.50 commission deducted
the company to pay for the printing of the
, bonds. The council then appropriated SO
to assist in defraying the expenses of th'
cattlemen's congress.
Councilman Elliott moved that the cit,
attorney be instructed TO prepare an ordI
nance increasing the width of the side
walks on Twenty-fourth and Twenty tiftl
streets TO sixteen feet.
The meat peddlers' license was passed.
The regular pay rolls were ordered PAL
as were also large number of miscellane
Gus bills.
, The recorder was authorized to adve1
tise for bids TO remove the old building
from City Hall square.
The paving question came up again o
the report of the city engineer as to tn
cost OF stone paving. 1t was resolved t
consider the whole matter in committee G
the whole, and the reading of the repor
5 was deferred until the committee shout
meet. The vote by which stone block
were selected as paving material was IT
considered, and the resolution came befor
the council fer action. Action was d.
: ferred to the meeting of the COMMITTEES
which was set for Wednesday evening at
;; o'clock, to which all property owners ar
Invited.
At II 80 the council adjourned.