The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-29
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The Council Engulfed by a Flood
of Business.
THE GRAVITY SEWER WORK.
Bids for Construction to Be Solicited
at Once.
The Ordinance Excluding Minors from
Saloons Is Passed-An Underground
Wire PetItion-Street Grading
Ordered-Other Business.


Ordered-Other Business
The city council met in regular session
last evening and transacted an unusually
large amount OF business. Councilman
BeardsIey occupied the chair, and all
members were present except Loofbourow,
Bell and Simondi.
BowMAN's STEEL DEANS.
Contractor Bowman of the joint city
and county building, sent in communi-
cation, stating that he had written to
several of the largest lumber firms in the
west relative to kiln dried materials for
the building, and had been informed that
he could not get in less than thirty days.
In view OF this fact, he asked for the adj
vice of the council. and recommended the
substitution of steel beams for the floor
joists, etc. Referred to the city members
of the joint city and county building
committee.
WATER FOR MT. oLIvET.
Elijah Sells ct al, a committee ap-
pointed BY the board OF directors of the
Mount Olivet cemetery, asked that a
water pipe line be laid from a point IN
Farley 5 canyon conduit, where the con-
tinuation of Fifth South street would in
tersect the same, to Twelfth South street
and that when the line is completed that
the petitioners may be allowed to use the
water for the cemetery. Referred to
committee on water.
WANT PART OF THE FINES.
A petition, signed by the chief and
captain of police, several ministers and a
number of reputable citizens, was sent in
calling attention to the good work being
done by the Rescue home for women aud
asking that a portion of the money col
lected for fines in the police court be
given to that institution. Referred.
MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS.
J. B. Riggs, st al, asked for an electric
light at the corner of Eleventh East and
Sixth South street. Referred.
Samuel Rieben, ct al, asked for the ex-
tension of water mains on Fifth South
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
East streets. Referred.
Charles Surdee asked for free license
to sell fruit. Referred to committee on
license.
Helen A. Butler asked for relief from a
tax sale. Referred.
Groesbeck q Co. registered protest be-
cause a former petition had not been
acted upon. Referred.
Emily Warner asked permission to con-
struct her own sidewalk on East Second
South street. Referred.
Barzilla Williams made similar re-
quest, which also went to the board of
public works.
E. +. Crandan et al asked that Tenth
South street be put in passible condition
between Fifth and Eleventh East streets.
Referred.
E. W. Jenkins ct. al. petitioned for
water main extension on Mead, Second
West and Tenth South streets. Referred.
j. w. Jenkins ct. al. asked for water
main extension on First North street be-
tween Seventh and Ninth South streets.
Referred.
The Wasatch Asphaltum company asked
permission to put wagon scales on the
street fronting their place OF business on
Fifth West street. Granted.
Joseph Baumgarten ct. al. asked for ex-
tention of sewers on Second South street.
Referred
The Utah National bank ct al. protested
against the granting of permission TO the
Salt Lake City railway to erect waiting
room on the southwest corner of First
South and Main street. Referred.
Fred Smith asked for a license to peddle
fruit. Referred.
WANT ALL PARTIES PROTECTED.
The coal dealers sent in a communities
ton. stating that they had heard that the
council intended Withdrawing the coal
inspectors from the yards, asd asked that
a committee be appointed to confer with
them in order that some arrangement
might be made that would protect all
parties concerned. Referred to the mayor
and committee on markets.
A Keysor and A. Fisher asked that
their sidewalk be accepted in lieu OF tax.
Referred.
John Beck petitioned for relief from
tex sale. Referred.
William Bongmore ct. al. asked per-
mission to lay their own sidewalk on
East Brigham street. Referred,
E. W. Taylor ct al. asked Tor extension
of sidewalks on East Second South, be-
tween Eighth and Tenth. Referred.
The z. Q. NJ. I. asked permission to lay
crossing opposite their place of business
at their own expense. Referred.
Ellen E. Clawson asked for an extern
sion of time for the payment OF water as
sessment. Referred.
Henry McEwan ct al. asked permission
10 lay their own sidewalks. Referred.
a COAL PROPOSITION.
). S. Stone offered to take charge OF the
weighing OF all coal at six OF the princi-
pal yards of the city for g. 800 per year,
and stated that he would give any reason
able bond that might be required. Re-
ierred.
The Utah Stove g. Hardware company
asked that the sidewalks around their
3 premises be lowered. Referred.
Coats q Corum ct al, asked for the con-
struction OF a drain ditch on Fourth
South street from Seventh to Eighth West
street. Referred TO Jordon Canal and r.
rigation committee with power to act.
AN UNDERGROUND WIRE ORDINANCE.
L. E. Rich asked that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare an ordinance to
provide for the placing of all electric
wires underground within the paving
districts. Referred.
e. E. Rich petitioned that the city en-
gineer be requested to estimate the cost
OF paving all alleys leading in and out OF
blocks 1, 2, 3, and 5, as required by
ordinance. A parliamentary scrap fol-
lowed these petitions, and the last one
was ruled out of order.
The city recorder reported that sidewalk
intention No. 80, to extend sidewalks on
South Temple street from State to Fourth
East, had been published, as by law pro-
vided, ana no protests had been fled in
his office. Referred.
The city recorder reported that the plats
pertaining TO the local assessments
for the extension of water mains on
Roper. Eleventh East streets, etc..
had remained on file in his Office
for ten days, and the notice of completion
OF assessments had been published as pro-
yided ior by law. The usual order was
made.
The mayor sent in a communication
Withdrawing the appointment ot James
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