The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-01

the meeting was one of the busiest ever
held by that body. Councilman POLAND
occupied the chair and all members were
present except Karrick.
THE TILE PLANT.
J. S. Cameron, William II. Rowe and
Elias Morris, representing the chamber of
commerce, recommended proposition
made by Messrs. Mclean & Co. OF San
Francisco to start a tile mandatory in
this city, and asked the aid of the council
in procuring the same.
L. E. Bamberger petitioned for the
lease Of the gravel beds. Referred to COM
mittee on public grounds.
J. r. Stephen petitioned for refund of
license. Referred to committee on license.
The Brigham Young Trust company
sent in communication relative to their
building on Commercial street to the city
for offices. Referred to committee on i'm
provements.
Dittman and Hoffheimer petitioned for
the repeal of section No. 2of an ordinance
relating to license on beer not manufac-
tured here. Referred to the committee on
license.
Miles and Sharpe requested the council
to take action upon their proposal regard
ing coal scales. Referred TO committee
on markets.
R. johnson offered to purchase all the
old iron from the city waterWorks. Re-
ferred to committee on waterworks.
THROWN IN THE WASTE BASKET.
The communication of D. T. Vail, an
swering the report of Councilman Law
son was mentioned by the recorder.
Lawson moved that it be thrown into the
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Kelsey & Gillespie ct al. sent in COM
munication, stating that they would
bring Eleventh street to the established
grade from the brow of the canyon to the
east side of the cemetery grounds, If the
city would guarantee that it would make
general driveway or boulevard extend
| ing from the head of City Creek canyon
up to Eleventh street. Referred to the
engineer for estimate and report.
| Isabella McEwan asked for a reduction
in her employment bureau license. Re-
ferred to committee on license.
! B. F. Cummings petitioned for the
lease OF the said bids. Referred to COM
mittee on public grounds.
L. a. Allen ct al. asked that Tenth
East street be graded. Referred to COM
mittee on streets.
TO SECURE GOOD BUILDINGS.
J. G. Wilks, corresponding secretary
of the building trades congress, petitioned
that an ordinance be passed regulating
the erection of buildings at a certain valu-
alton in specified radius of the business
vicinity, according to the Judgment Of
the council. The congress also endorsed
the action of the council in granting
bonus of SIS, 600 to the copper smelter.
Referred to committee on municipal laws.
H. NJ. Willard, president of the Utah
Federated Trades and Labor Council, sent
in resolutions adopted by that body on
Feb. "a, as published in The HERALD.
Mainland moved that the city engineer
be instructed to submit report giving
should be selected for the proposed boule-
ward. Adopted.
A CANYON ROAD SUGGESTED.
7. G. Weber ct al. asked that the
council, before acting upon any PROPOSE
ton toward opening a new road from
State street north OF Eagle gate to Canyon
road, would take into consideration that
the nearest and cheapest way would be
through the lot opposite the west end of
Second North street, in the Canyon road
thereby bringing Second street in an al
most direct line with North Temple
street, which would be beneficial and
convenient. Referred to the, city engineer
for report.
The Brigham Young Trust company ct
al. called attention to the condition of
the sidewalk on the west side of Com
mercial street. Referred to committee on
streets.
LIGHTS FOR EAGLE GATE.
T. e. Weber ct al. called attention to
the fact that Eagle gate was now prepared
for gas and electric lighting with orna-
mental lamps, ETC., and asked the council
to authorize proper lighting and to main
improvements.
William Fuller administrator asked that
the amount over and above the costs OF
certain sale of horse at the city pound,
be refunded to him. Referred to commit
tee on claims.
L. ". Dittinan petitioned for the privi
lege of laying a switch on Eighth South
street from the Utah Central railway
track on which freight may be transferred
from the Rio Grande Western railway to
his bottling house. Referred to commit
tee on streets.
The city engineer called attention to
the bad repair of the cross walks on Third
West and First South, as stated in a COM
munication addressed to him. Referred
to committee on streets with power to act.
A communication was received from the
mayor appointing Frederick w. Benson
as policeman and asking his confirmation.
Referred to committee on police.
WORLDS FAIR POLICEMEN.
The mayor submitted a communication
received by him from John Bonfield, chief
OF the secret service of the Worlds
Colum bian exposition, relative to the
sending of two experienced officers to
Chicago during the fair to assist in pro-
tecting the visitors from criminals. Re-
ferred to committee on police.
The mayor stated in third commune
cation that he was going TO Washington
on business and asked that Councilman
Bell be appointed acting mayor during his
absence. Laid over until later in the
evening.
The city engineer reported in the matter
of opening Third street, between Canyon
road and State street, that the cost would
be about S19,500 Referred to committee
on Improvements.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
An ordinance levying the tax for the
assessment of property on the west side of
West Temple street between Fourth and
Fifth South streets in Sewer district Ne.
for sewer construction, was taken up
and passed.
An ordinance confirming the assessments
upon the property in Second South street
between East Temple and State streets for
the paving OF the sidewalks on said streets,
was read three times and passed.
An ordinance levying the tax for the
assessment of property on the east side of
Second East street from the intersection
of Fourth South and Second east 205 feet
from the north line OF Fourth South street
in Sewer district No. 4, for sewer con-
struction, was read three times and
passed.
Joseph Lppman sent in bill for $25 for
work on the ordinances in January. Re-
ferred to committee on enrolment.
The city engineer reported in the mat
ter of constructing sidewalks on the south
side of South Temple street from State to
Fourth East streets that the cost would be