Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02
4 LENGTHY MEETING
III. CITY Council In Session Until
After Midnight
THE MUNICIPAL FINANCES
,,.,sr ". Well. Besigns From tue
p..,d or Public works.--A Build.
log Inspector Appointed.

.,,bt with spectators ana persons
Wing for appointments to positions
an the police force. II was O'Clock
when Mayor Basklu took the chair
'ad called the municipal leglslat2fs to
.dor Those who answered to roll
III were. Rich, Folland, Karriok,
wo,ap, Bell, Horn, Ewing, sinondi,
t,wson, Looiboufow, Hardy, T. vans
Renrlsley, Heiss aud wantland'
Atsent-nont'
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, amended and approved,
snsr which the following
PETITIONS
were read aud referred as specified.
Joseph Openshaw asked for an ex-
tension Of sewerage lAterals on III
street. Committee ON sewerage.
II. Dinwoodey complained OF OK
ee,sive watermaIns assessment. Com.
mlllee on waterworks.
q. II. Boutwell, and Others asked for
an extension OF watermains In City
PARK Addition. Committee on water
work..
J,R. Walker asked to he allowed TO
use a portion OF the street on which to
pile building material. Committee on
streets.
r, W. Blohm asked for free license
for three months. Committee ON
lcense.
Thomas T.. wishing asked rebate
on his merchants license. Committee
on license.
william Davis Bsked for free
peldler's license. Committee on
license.
NIosher, Flood x Company asked a
rebate ON liquor license. Committee
on license.
LA. Groesbeck aud others asked
that Seventh south street, between
Fifth aud Eighth West streets, bo put
In passahlo condition. Commute on
streets.
Yeadon & Heath asked that Second
West DO graded aud eruveled from
FIN 10 Eighth South streets. Com
mittec on streets.
Mr-. J. Robbins asIei for an extern
sion Of watermains On Ninth East, be-
tween Filth and Sixth south streets.
Committee on watorwOtks.
Robert smith sent Ia communities
lion In which he protested against
canal being constructed through his
IfopeTty. Committee on Irrigation.
Robert Smith asked Tor the third
time that the Rio Graude Westcrn
Railway Company be compelled TO
W, sixth West street ia u pa.sable
condition. Committee on Streets.
III. Cochran and others asked that
tie drain bitches around their property
tenpaired. Committee ON irrigation.
Edward II. Evans asked that the
city compel the Union pacilc Railway
Company 10 remove n switch from the
,tr,et In front of hls property, or teinl'
tune him In the sum OF 81 200. Com
mittee on claims.
Autrbach Bros. asked that they be
relieved from paying certain sidewalk
taxes. Committee ON streets.
T. J. Everill asked that tho city
lease him mn acre Of lime stone ground
10 the northern part Of tho city. Com
mittoeon public grounds.
John IL. Walker aud others naked
that 7. J. Dawson he appointed
mounted patrolman. Referred TO the
Major.
The resignation OF BenJnmin John.
sou as member OF the Franks' pat
Tol system was recorded.
WANT DAMAGES.
The Sells Lime Rock aud Cement
company represented that It's property
hal been damaged TO the amount OF
500 by the construction OF Il water
pipe line through the nsme, ard asked
TO be- reimbursed 10 that amount.
Committee ON claims.
COST on NORTH BENCH PIPE LINE.
Superintendent ~ waterworks Ryan
reported that the amount OF the special
assessment for water main extension
on the north bench was $50, $3.50, 90, at
iour mills per square foot, aud that the
estimated cost for six.inch pipe with
four valves 10 each street was 100000,
provided that f0ur-inch pipe Ia laid on
streets running north anu south and
six inches on streets running on east
ami west. Received aud filed.
THE cITY's RESOURCES.
City Auditor Hoag submitted, by
request, the following statement which
was received aud flied;
~ thV llohotAnlo MAlhE anu wy
Council,
conference.-the reply TO your request
Tor Information regarding tho clty's
financial condition, | beg leave TO report
that tho balance Of cash In the treasury to
date March lst,l IL 81 ,2dilG. The only
Indebtedness IL In outstanding bonds.
Inc available resources consist Of $780,
uOO In unsold bonds OF tho issue Of July
!, lh9li 1H shurcS OF stock In the salt
Lake Gas company The parcel OF real
estate situated nj the southwest corner
Of State aud First streets, bong the aban.
doned site Of the Joint city and county
building, and various other poices OF
Iand which am unable To describe.
RECORDED AND FILED.
The reports Of the city engineer were
read and referred TO the committee on
streets.
WATERMAN EXTENSION.
City Recorder stanton reported that
nopces OF intention to extend water.
mains on Sixth South street from
midway between Eleventh and
twelfth East streets running east l65
Ieet ON Back street from NorlhC Capitol
avenue to Fern street, with necessary
ialeFals, had been published according
70 law. Committee ON waterwOrks.
TO COMMENCE SUIT.
The committee ON claims, to whom
Was referred the Commu nication uf