The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-04
The Proceedings.

Morris, Hobson & Wilkerson, the
gravity sewer contractors. represented
! that they were now making rapid pro-
gress on the sewer and had heavy pay
ments to make for materials, and re-
quested that $4,000 be appropriated to
them as the second payment on account
of the $4,000 allowed them by the coun-
! Gil for damages.
! Tabled.
John Gabbott, as agent for the own
ers Of the primary water rights of
] Parley's canon. requested that the coun-
ell cause to be turned into its natural
channel the waters Of Parleys creek,
or an equivalent quantity from the Salt
Lake city canal, the season Of the year
when all the water is required for irri
cation having arrived.
The chairman of the board of public
works was appointed to apportion the
wafer.
John Boyle and about forty other
members of the Home Labor bureau,
and thirty merchants and professional
men, petitioned that c. P. Mason be
elected as councilman to succeed W. H
Remington, resigned.
F. P. Sweet, of Riehfeld, Sewer
county, stated he intended coming to
this city and engaging six boys to ped
die perfumery from house to house, and
asked for reduction in the license of
$3.50 per quarter for each boy. Com
mittee on license.
c. C. Amussen asked permission to
pile building material on the sidewalk
in front of his premises on Main street
for a period Of three months. Commit
tee on streets with power to act
William Asper & Co. asked permits
cio to. iaila h-rfI fowl I
of 56 South Main street for ninety days.
Committee on streets with power to act
Z. Brady & Sons complained of the
inefficient manner in which sprinkling
was done on Seventh South street and
asked that the service be improved.
Committee on sprinkling.
A. T Holden asked permission to con-
meet with the sewers on d street Com
rlittee on streets with city engineer
associated.
]. E. Merritt asked that he be paid
the sum of S05 the price of a horse sold
by him to the city in November last.
The petitioner stated that Health Com
missioner Beatty made the purchase.
Committee on claims.
B. G. Raybould asked that the coun-
ell forbid the use of the fire hydrant on
West Temple street between Fifth and
Sixth South for sprinkling purposes.
Committee on sprinkling.
d. Hilton & Co. and others asked
that a change be made in the butchers
ordinance so as to include all of the
territory in the city limits
August A. Schneider and others
asked that water mains be extended on
West Second South street. Committee
on municipal laws.
H. Halthusen 6S Co. asked permission
to erect a corrugated iron building at
the corner of Third South and Fifth
West streets, being within the fire linn
its. Committee on improvements with
power to act.
A PROTEST.
j. A Cunningham, as a citizen. prom
and taxpayer protested
against the sale or other disposition of
the $4,000 of bonds in the hands of the
copper plant bonus committee. Petit
toner stated that he would hold the
members individually responsible if
they disposed of the bonds in the pur-
chase of any real estate. Tabled.
DRAWING INTEREST.
A communication was received from
Treasurer Duke in reply to Clawson's
resolution Of previous date. stating
that there were $500 900 in the banks of
the city on time loans for six to eight
months OF longer at l12 per cent. per
annum.
Mr.. Ciawson, speaking to the commu- 4
stated that there was now in
the hands Of the treasurer $3.50. 900. that
there was but 100000 drawing interest,
and that the failure to deposit the re-
was losing the city s425 in in
rest per month
Clawson said per cent. or 5 per cent.
interest could be obtained for the
money and advocated that it be placed
where it would earn the most, and
moved that the treasurer be instructed
o place the funds with such response
Die banks as would give the highest
ate Of interest.
Motion was lost and the communica-
ion referred to the committee on
nance.
EIGHTH WARD SQUARE.
anditor Raybould in pursuance of a
resolution directing it submitted the
-oiiowing statement of expenditures on