The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-18
LOGAN.
June Is, 1892.
SATURDAY,
IN THE GRANARY OF UTAH.
Local News From the Queen city OF the
North.

Local News From the Queen city OF the
North.
The city council met last night with
President Thornton in the chair After
the usual preliminaries, the privilege of
tie floor was granted to visitors.
Mr.. H. ]. Carlisle presented a plat of
Poplar avenue and asked that said venue
be declared open and petitioners would
deed the Same 10 the city. Accepted, pro-
vided the city surveyor certify to correct
Less Of plat.
Victor Crockett presented a claim for
feeding prisoner. Referred.
Mr.. Allen, representing the manufactur-
ers of the Holloway chemical fire engine,
presented q proposition to the council to
sell one of their engines. Referred to the
committees on fire department and finance.
A petition was presented from r. Muir
dock ct al, asking the city TO purchase
chemical engine. After some discussion it
was referred TO the committee on ire de-
partment.
A petition was presented from john
Quayle ct al, asking that the two roads
leading north from Logan be placed in re-
pair, so that the farmers might be able to
haul hay over them. On motion of Car
Isle, 500 was appropriated to be divided
between the two streets.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition Of the retail liquor
dealers asking that wholesale dealers be
not permitted to sell in less quantities than
one quart reported adversely. Report
adopted.
The committee on rules and regulations
reported some changes necessary in order
TO comply with the law. The changes were
made as represented and the committee on
engrossing and printing authorized to have
fifty copies of the revised rules printed.
The verbal petition of e. L. Barrett ask
ing that deed for some land be corrected
was referred TO the committee on claims.
The committee on police reported that
inasmuch as the city was likely TO dispose
Of the land between the Fireman's hall and
Third street, that in their opinion the adj
dition to the hall should be made fireprocf.
aud made some suggestions as TO the form
Of the building Further action in the
matter was deferred and the committee
on police and marshal were authorized 10
rent room for police headquarters to be
used until the addition above referred to
was built
The committee on public grounds was
authorized to dispose OF the hay growing in
the city park.
The committee on streets reported ia
favor of having the boundaries of First
South street defined, as the owners of the
contiguous property GAINED the greater
portion of it; also reported IN favor of re-
ducing the width of J street between First
and First South streets, from six to four
rods, and that the two rods on the east
SIDE be sold to the adjacent property
wners at the rate of So per rod front;
also were in favor of opening j street
from First to Second streets, and that
Second street be opened from there east TO
the river.
The committee on finance recommended
that the rate of taxation be fixed at 5
mills, and that the assessor and collector
be allowed per cent. of the amount col
lected. The assessed valuation is 81, $780,
$40 Report accepted and recommendation
adopted.
Tuesday, July &c, was the day appointed
for the council to sit as board Of equal
izatlon.
The mayor was authorized to negotiate a
loan not TO exceed s., 900 for sixty days.
The total amount Of the bills allowed
was 1858 35