The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-30
THR PRocEEpINGs


Beardsley, Heiss and Rich.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
On motion of Moran business was taken
up under the head OF reports of commit
tees.
The committee on streets reporting in
the matter of petitions for the new gas
snd electric light franchise, recommended
that their former report in the matter of
Nd .Gray's application for a franchise be
referred to the city attorney to prepare an
ordinance, and that the application of
Wendell Benson be similarly referred in
accordance with the previous report on
the application of NJ. J. Gray. The report
was adopted.
The committee on water works recon-
mended that the petition of M. f. Malin
ct. al. for water main extension on Fourth
East street be granted. Adopted.
The committee on Jordan canal and IT.
rigation recommended that the petition of
I'll. E. Booth ct al. asking that certain
ditch On Third North be filed up, be
granted. Adopted.
The committee on Jordan canal and ir-
rigation reported adversely upon the petit
ton of Anthony Koenan ct al. asking that
certain bitches on Fifth South and Ninth
fact that Fifth South has not yet been
graded. Adopted.
The same committee reporting on the
matter of the petition of LeGrande Young
asking that new flume be put in at Red
Butte Hollow, recommended that the
water master be instructed TO do the work.
Adopted.
The committee on public grounds re-
porting on the matter of the sand and
gravel pits owned by the city, recon-
mended that the following resolution be
adopted;
Resolved, That the Warm Springs gravel PHI
and the sand pit al the north end OF 81 street be
placed in charge Of the committee on public
grounds with power 10 make such arrange
nents as may be necessary 10 work said pits 10
The best advantage during the remainder OF this
year.
This report was made upon the ground
that the city is deriving but very little
benefit from these properties under the
present leases. Laid over temporarily.
The committee on public grounds fur
Their reported as follows:
We recommend that the petition of
Cyred Peck for the lease of certain sand
pits on Capitol hill be granted for enc
year at a rental of $50 in advance.
We recommend that the petition OF B.
T. Cummings, jr., for the lease of certain
sand pits south of Ensign peak be granted
for one year at rental of $50, payable in
advance.
Loofbourow was in favor of the city
taking charge OF all these properties upon
which the leases have expired, and that a
man be placed in charge in order that the
city may derive some pecuniary benefit
from them.
Lawson moved that the entire matter
be referred back to the committee with
instructions to put man in charge and
report back to the council what arrange
ment they deemed necessary to make.
Carried.
The committee on streets recommended
that the petition of the Holy Cross hos
pital, asking permission to put down
their own sidewalk by private contract,
be granted, under the usual provisions
Adopted.
The committee on streets recommended
that Second South street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth East streets, and Thir-
teenth East street between First and Sec
ond South streets be put in passable con-
dition, as petitioned for by the under
takers of the city. Adopted.
The committee on streets reporting in
the matter OF the claim of the Salt Lake
Stradamant company, stated that as the
former council made payment on the
basis of the measurement of the inter-
sections and approaches paved, they
would recommend that the first payment
be made on the same basis, covering the
amounts referred 20, S47S. 20 and S241.44.
Referred to city recorder to look up the
record.
The committee On license recommended
that renewals be granted to P. w. Nc
Caffrey, T. NJ. Short, John A. Williams,
C. F. Whittemore, e. w. Parker, Fred
S. Hadra, Mosher & Cowan, and A. B
Margetts & Co. Adopted.
Three members of the committee on
public grounds reporting in the matter Of
Moran's resolution providing that sc, 600
be appropriated for the improvement OF
Liberty park during the present year to
be expended under the supervision OF
che board of park commissioners or such