The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-28
WORK OF THE COUNCIL.
An Extension of Time on Special Taxes
Proposed.
Extensive Street Grading Ordered-Liquor
Licenses Granted-The Usual Amount
of Routine Work Disposed OF.

The city council held its regular meet
ing last evening, with President Loot
borrow in the chair, and all members
present except Bell and Heiss.
Bella L. Lynch ct al. petitioned for the
widening of Green street. Referred to a
special committee.
D. P. Tarpey sent ia a communication
stating that he was prepared to furnish
drst-class building stone when some was
needed and desired an opportunity to bid
ON such work when opportunity offered.
/ Read and fiji d.
John Shepherd petitioned for a lease on
the sand pits on the north bench. Re-
ferred to committee on public grounds.
X. Gardener petitioned for relief on ac-
count of an alleged Illegal tax sale, and
the matter was referred to the city at
! torney.
communication was received from
the mayor appointing Joseph Busby as
police officer, vice John Davenport re-
signed, and asking that the appointment
! be confirmed. Referred to the committee
on police.
In the matter OF certain parties asking
for relief, on account of taxes. the mayor
communicated that it was not within his
power to grant the relief prayed for, as
that rested with the council. The matter
was referred back to the mayor to approve
an appropriation for the amount, $31 80,
as made by the council.
The city recorder reported that water
main Intention No. 145 had been pub
lished as required by law and that there
had been but one objection filed. That
was In the case of w. G.. Morgan of
Ouray, Colo, and not sufficient to defeat
the same. The usual order was made.
The city recorder reported that the
mayor had signed the contracts with the
tribune Job Printing company and the
Salt Lake Lithographing company for the
printing and binding of the revised city
ordinances. Filed.
BowMAN's TAX ABATED.
The city recorder reported on the mat
ter o. the bill Of S175 against ] II. Bow
man Tor the use of water on the Eighth
Ward square, that the joint committee
recommended that the tax be abated; and
In the matter Of 81. M. Wizards bill of
1882. so for labor in packing ground around
the joint city and county building, that
the bill be paid by the county and the city
council, each one-half. The first portion
of the report was adopted and the second
part was referred to the committee on
claims.
tlon sent in a requisition for material
needed in his department. Referred to
committee on sewers.
The city engineer reported that plats of
Stew subdivision of part of lot 2, !
block IS, had been fled with him, and
asked for further instructions regarding
the approval of same. The report was
ordered approved.
THE WATER PIPE CONTRACT.
The committee on waterwcrks presented
a contract with Rhodes Bros. for the de-
livery of certain pipe needed. The con-
tract was referred to the mayor for his sig
nature and approval.
Mrs. w. L. Prices petition for sewer |
extension On West Temple street between |
Fourth and Fifth South streets, was re-
ported favorably upon by the committee
on sewerage, and it was recommended
that the city engineer be instructed to re-
turn an estimate of the cost at the next
regular meeting. The report was /
adopted.
The board of equalization and review
on sidewalk districts Nos. 8, 4 and II, re.
ported that it met upon the days as per
advertisement, and recommended that
the piatS and lists of assessment against
the property in the said districts for the
laying of walks be confessed and the city
attorney be instructed to draw up an
ordinance for the collection of the taxes.
The report was adopted.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The committee on license reported
favorably upon the granting of liquor
licenses to the following parties: P. T. s.
Nystrom, M. Fitzgerald, L. W. Ditman,
Wall d Clays. @. M. Lewis, S. ].
Leevey, G. G. Charlton, Paul Blinn and
the Driver Mercantile company. The re-
port was adopted.
Inspector A. S. Kendall's petition for
police power was referred to the COM
mittee on police.
Evans introduced a resolution that the
rules OF the council be referred to the
committee on enrolment for such revision
as they deem necessary, and that they re-
port at the next meeting. The resolution
was adopted.
EXTENSION ON SPECIAL TAXES,
Lawson introduced resolution that the
time for the payment of special taxes for
sewer construction be extended, owing to
the scarcity OF ready money on the part of
taxpayers, to SIX months, the same to be
payable as follows: One-third in two
months, one-third in four months, and
the balance in six months. The resolu-
ton was referred to the city attorney to
draw up an ordinance covering the points
in the resolution.
The French Steam and Hand laundry ]
asked permission to connect their private
sewer pipe with the city sewer Temporal
rily. Referred to committee on sewers.
Rich moved that the city collector be in
structed not to inforce the collection OF
delinquent sewer assessments, or those
that may become delinquent, for thirty
days, provided the same can be done le-
gally. The motion was carried.
STREET WORK ORDERED.
Moran offered a resolution that the F,
supervisor of streets be ordered to grade
Back street at once for distance of about
2 200 feet in order that certain water
mains might be laid. The city engineers
estimate of the cost of the work is So. 500.
The matter was referred to the committee
On streets and committee on waterworks
with power to act.
Appropriations were made as follows:
y Mayor cDG1ns9gen' 1una--.--......s 81 80
Salt Lake Power. Light and Heating
compeny. ........ .------......,, 8 ,0co 90
Total. So, 162 So
Adjourned for one week.
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ADJUSTMENTS.