Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-30


present.
After the usual formhlliies
PETITIONS
were read and referred as followsi
The Odd Fellows Building Assooia'
,lou asked for tho erection OF an
electric light on Market Street. Conn
mitt,e ON improvements.
II. u. q. Coats asked that First
South street between Tenth and
Twelfth Eas, streets he included in
the sptinkling district.
Il. Park asked for u rebate on mer-
chants license. Committee on license.
Isabella MoEwan asked for n resiuc.
ton Of her merchants license. Com
mittce on liccnoc.
Gesrgo II. Thomas asked that an
electric light be placed ut the corner Of
South Temple aud Eighth West
streets. Committee on improvements.
Mrs. Alonzo Young aud large
number OF others asked that Daniel
DUNN be retained ~ city sexton Com
mitteo on cemetery.
The salt Lake Pneumatic Power 4
Cold Storage Company asked Tor II
franchise to lay pipes through tho
streets Of this city Tor the conducting
Of COMPRESSED nit, hot and COLI, through
the same ior public aud private pur-
POSTS. Referred,
Frank II. Rudy AMI others asked the
Council 10 tale steps to prevent Their
property being Injured by certain
ditch passing through the same. Com
mittee ON irrigation.
H.. &. Chambers, Thomas q. Web.
Der aud large number OF Othsr prOml'
nent citizens asked that CITY Sexton
Dame b. net removed from office, say.
ing that they had watched hi, career
for the past two years anu that they
believed his record was rs clean aa
he could make II. Committee on
cemetery.
1. n. Cobb asked that retaining walls
be built Ia mont Of his property. Re-
ieffed.
Angel Bros. asked 10 be allowed TO
place switch from the Union Pacific
Railway track on the east side OF
rhrd West street, between Seventh
and Eighth South, for the better facili.
tall0n OF their business. Committee
on streets,
II. b. Elder aud others asked that
the canal on Seventh West street be
allied up.
AUTOMATIC PLUSH TANK.
Houlahan u Grlfiith represented
that they had an extra automatic
xrlil have In hfs
used In parley'- canyon conduit aud
asked the council to purchase the
same. Referred.
TO CHANGE THE ROUTE.
j. NJ. Reinseimar was allowed to
change the route Of the canal running
through his premises, the work to no
doRe nj the expense OF the petitioner
aud under the supervision OF the
watermaster.
ABOUT BRIDGES.
The committee ON Jordan Canal and
Irrigation recommended that the
Ietilion Of w. q. A. SmoOt, In refer
ence 10 bridges over the canal, be not
granted. Adopted.
An ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The committee on improvements re-.
commented that an electric light be
placed at the intersection OF Fifth
West aud North Temple streets.
Adopted.
ASEST THE sALTAIR RAILWAY.
William Saugden and others asked
the city council TO protect their rights
on South Temple street and not allow
the Saltair Railway Company TO lay
IL tracks In either side Of the Utah
and Nevada track, but make 1t nx its
track no ~ TO give petitioners several
more feet on each side OF tue street,
and make II pull its tracks down TO
grad. and FIX the street In good condl-
tion." Committee on streets.
WANT IT FILLED W.
Paul Logan anu others endorsed
Wantland'H resolution In reference to |
The filling up Of the Salt Lake and Jor. |
dan canal, claiming taid canal TO he "a |
menace TO the health OF the people. |
They thought the water for irrigation |
should come from the city mains. lie. |
ierred.
a NECESSARY DRAIN.
The Joint committee Of the city |
council and county court appointed 10 |
consider matters relative TO the surplus |
canal reported that II was the unkni. |
nous opinion Of the committee that |
ihe canal WINS necessary for protection |
TO the county roads; also TO prevent the |
lowlands from being Hooded with water
also for the purpose Of conveying the |
city sewerage TO the place OF deposit. |
ne committee therefore asked that
Tue canal be maintained; that written |
agreement he entered into between the |
county, the city and the North Point |
Consolidated Irrigation company, de-
olaring the ownership OF each TO be |
equal In that portion Of the canal |
above the present heHdgates OF the |
NOith Point canal which ARE fixed In |
the Intersection Of Third South street, |
westward 10 an intersection with tho |
iast named canal, and Ohligatlng each |
10 near M equal share OF the cost VI |
maintaining the canal above this |
point Adopted.
1IIE OLD SILK FACTORY.
The committee on public grounds |
submitted the following ON the petition |
OF - l. Claws0u anu others referring TO |
ihe Old silk factory: After carefully
looking over the ground, aud consii- |
enng the recommendation OF the chief |
OF the IRE department In connection |
herewith, wo find that there Inns |
been no petition presented 10 this |
council asking iOr further DIRE protec, |
lion than they now have, and 10 ut II |
up Tor the purpose Of u hose house |
would cost the city $3.50 or more. We |
,uI'hsI hnd one corner eight ieot on |