The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-17
The Proceedings.

The Proceedings.
Henry Herbst stated that when the
course of the city canal was changed
five years ago portion of it which
ran through his land was abandoned
and has since been filed at intervals
with stagnant water. He wanted the
nuisance abated. If action was not
taken in this matter he intended to
institute legal proceedings.
Referred to the committee on canal
and irrigation.
The Jordan River Electric General
ing company asked permission to en-
large and use the Jordan & Salt Lake
canal from the dam located at Jordan
Narrows to point three miles north,
for the purpose of conveying the sur
to the site selected for the company S
works, the work to be performed by
the company at it's own cost.
Jordan canal and irrigation commit
tee.
]. S i. Morse & Sons asked that
$5S6.40 be placed to their credit for the
payment of taxes.
Granted and the matter referred to
the treasurer and auditor to make the
necessary transfer.
c. E. Arnold & Bro. asked that their
November estimate for stating on the
joint city and county building be APP
propriated at once.
Referred to the joint city and county
building committee.
j. ]. Duckworth asked that the sum
of $22.60 be placed to his credit for the
payment of taxes.
Committee on finance.
Hiram Covey made application for
the lease of the gravel beds beginning
on 1 street and running west to the
Thirteenth street and offered to pay
a rental of $3.50 per year.
/ Committee on public grounds.
E. D. Swan asked that the sum of
S10317 paid by him for sewer tax in
district No. T. be refunded, as he under
stood the proposed extension had been
abandoned.
Committee on sewers.
E. W. Stout asked that the sum OF
1884 due him for sprinkling be placed
to his credit for the payment of taxes.
Referred to the street sprinkling COM
mittee
John Clark ct. al. asked that the
sidewalks on c. street be repaired.
Referred to committee on streets.
H. G. Button and forty others asked
that a fire alarm box be placed at
Second West street and Aberdeen
Referred to committee on fire de-
lpartment.
Francis Wheelhous again called at
Itention to the fact that he was run
lover by the buggy of Assistant Fire
Chief Donovan near the Valley House
on September IS, which injured him
to such an extent that he is still IN
liable to work, and asked that he be
compensated.
Referred to committee on claims.
C. A. Anderson ct. al. asked that
certain orders issued to them by the
metropolitan Stone company in the sum
Iof S7S6.05 be paid.
Filed, the amount being already on
1.-THE appropriation list.
Hamilton C. Park again called atten-
ton to his claim for damages against
the city for digging a trench in front
lof his property on Roper street, max
ling it resemble military breastworks,
and destroying certain grade stakes
HE thinks $500 will compensate him
Referred to the Jordan Canal and
Irrigation committee.
THE BURST WATER PIPE
Remington, Johnson and company
Submitted an estimate of the loss
Icaused by the bursting of the water
main at the corner of Second South
and Main streets on Sunday night
Their appraisers estimate the value of
goods totally destroyed d. 9-'ooV'-1
while goods valued at S3,052. 45 were
lpartially damaged.
! Referred to committee on claims as
Isociated with the committee on water
works and the city engineer associated
and said committee empowered to en-
ploy an expert to appraise the loss II
they deem it advisable.
TIME CHECKS.
r K Bloch & Co.. and four other
similar firms asked that city time
checks be taken in payment for liquor
licenses.
Committee on finance.
THE SKATING RINK.
Carl C. Moritz asked permission to
luse water from a fire hydrant in front
of a vacant lot just north of the
Knutsford hotel to construct a skating
Isurface on ice already there.
Committee on waterworks.
POLICE CHANGES.
The following was received form the
ssTo the President and City Council:
hereby appoint Moroni Gillespie
Thomas J. Everill, Granway Parry ano
William DeYoung on the regular police
force and submit these appointments
flor your confirmation 1 also hereby
remove Z. y. howell anu :. nl
ISchultz from the police force. Respect
fully submitted,
"R. N. BASKIN, Mayor"
Referred to the committee on police.
A SALARY CLAIM.
Ex-provision Inspector Kendall SEN
in a claim as follows:
dec. 1, for services as inspector
of provisions for November,
1898 Observation-Disclosures. S100 OF
For similar services for Deem
Der, 1898. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 OF
5000 Of
BY credit on salary for Novem-
Der ..................... 80 81
Balance due Jan. 2. 1894. SIG 81
Appended to the claim was the fol
flowing remarks:
ITO the Hon. the City Council:
My name was enormously dropped
from the rolls on or about Nov %
1888 l would respectfully call your
attention to chapter SO on salaries anC
ask that my name be restored in ac
corda nee with the law and that the
balance due as above be paid. YOU
obedient servant,
A. S. KENDALL,
Inspector of Provisions
Referred to the committee on claims
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
The quarterly report of the chief O
the fire department was received TO
three months ending Dec. 81, 1893
which showed that there had been ter
fires in October, seventeen in Novem
Der and nine in December.
Tntal inSflra nee c1n0 450 M