The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-09

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proceed under the provisions OF the orl-
ginal contract and the company 10 re-
ceive a sort of quasi reimburse IN the
sum of $4,000. At the same time the
report of the special committe relat-
ing TO abridgments in connection with
the joint building was adopted an
avalanche of protests against suspen-
sions going on file. Councilman Claw
son rolled up his sleeves and went
after the mayors February estimates
of the city's obligations in which he
shows an increase of about S295,0OO.
winding up with a deficit, after the
eight hundred 1000 bonds have been
utilized, in the sum of over $15O,OOO
These and other matters entered upon
the records of a most eventful meeting
President Mccormick occupied the
chair with all members present except
ing Councilmen Hardy and Watson
PETITIONS AND CoMMUNICA-
TIONS.
a communication was received from
the chamber of commerce, urging the
council to assist them in securing the
1896 meeting of the Brotherhood OF Lo-
connective Engineers. The location of
the meeting referred to will be chosen
.
Paul, Mimi, at an early date. Re-
ferred to the mayor and president of
the council.
Richie & Ritchie called the attention
of the council to the claim of Caleb
Luker, which has been rejected three
or four times. The claim was for the
alleged damage to petitioners property
by the gravity sewer. Referred to the
board of public works.
Joseph Condie asked that he be paid
$500 for damages to his land by the
! opening of the Ninth South street
through it in 1887. Committee on
/ streets.
! A communication was received from
( the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
/ company accepting the franchise re-
Gently granted them. Received and
filed.
John R. Smith asked that he be
allowed to take water from Parley's
canal during the high water season.
Jordan canal and irriga ton.
| A communication was received from
the building trades congress call
| ing attention to a resolution adopt
| ed at their last meeting which urges
upon the council the importance of COM
plotting the joint city and county build
ing and the gravity sewer. Received
and placed on file.
W. Marihugh ct al. asked that water
mains be extended from Second street
to 7S F street. Committee on streets.
John Noble asked for relief from a.
tax sale. Referred to the city attor-
ney.
The West Side Mission Baptist church
let al. asked that sidewalks be laid in
district No. 81 Board of public works.
Paul Fisher. asked for permission to
erect a. fruit stand near the Garfield
Beach depot. Committee ON streets.
Bishop Elias Norris ct al. protested
against the spTinkling of Third West
street between First and Second South
streets, as there is nothing but railway
tracks at the point named. Committee
on sprinkling.
FOR A CITY JAIL.
r. D. Winter submitted a proposition
ITO sell or trade to the city plot of
ground 1-5x11 rods north of THE power
house of the joint city and county build
ing, upon which to erect city jail.
Committee on public grounds.
a. B. Margetts ct al. asked that
they be credited in the sum of $i4 on
their paving tax for curbing set by pri-
vate contract Board of public works
The International association of ma
chinists protested against the proposed
suspension of work on the joint city
and county building. Received and
filed.
The Utah federated trades protested
against the proposed suspension of work
on the joint city and county building
and gravity sewer. Received and filed
The Pacific Paving company asked
that their claim for pitch, etc, amount
ing to $1,73S, be referred to q. commit
, tee for investigation. Tabled, after
, motions to refer were lost.
{ The Holy Cross hospital asked for
t the free use Of city water. Granted
: subject to the pleasure of the council
Mrs. E, V. Davis asked that the side
; walk at the corner of B and Second
streets be brought to grade. Commit
tee on streets.
J. F. Dolly and others asked that
the order of the superintendent OF
water works, limiting the use of water
for sprinkling lawns, be modified so as
. to allow them to use the water not
. less than three hours each morning
and evening. Referred to committee
$ on water works with power to act.
g G. w. Brown and 500 others protest
F: ed against the proposed suspension Of
( work on the joint city and county
building. Filed. Councilman O'Meara':
s well-known signature was attached t.
the petition.
: FUNDS FOR FIREMEN.
= A communication was received from
; the city attorney to whom the matter
u Lie compensation VI certain TlTGnlol
I was referred stating that while the
2 city was not technically responsible hc
/ did not think it would be illegal t.
:. pay the same. The claims were placed
). on the appropriation list.
: City Auditor Raybold announced til
: appointment of 7. c. Raybould as hi
r deputy. Referred to the committee OF
l. finance.
S A communication was received from
0n al
t Gil that notice of intention No. So TO
:. the extension of sidewalks on bot
sides of Second East street from Eas
d Temple to Eighth South had bee
e published and that protests sufficien
n to defeat the intention had been file
!. in his Office. Filed.
y A similar report was submitted O
u notice of intention No. 80 to extern
i sidewalks on Fourth East from Sout
q Temple to Second South. Filed.
i COST OF THE POUND
i A communication was received fror
'. the poundkeeper notifying the eounc
l. that he had been instructed to. remov
It three condemned horses to the crema
d tory and dispose of them His repof
was accompanied by a bill for the keer
5. ing of the animals in the sum of SIS 81
IS Sanitary committee.
s. The same officer rendered a bill {
is SIS which had been incurred by tw
other crippled horses that had bee
turned over by him after the same ha
d been fed for thirteen days Sanitar
: committee.
The board of public works reportin
W on the petition of Matthew Cullen ash
1t ing for the special tax for sidewal
s. in front of the Cullen hotel and agree
ing to repair the same, recommends
$, stat it be granted. the city TO resery
is the right to construct the walk an
re collect the tax when Ii gees e