Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-06
AFFAIRS OF The CITY,
Street Lights Of 1900 Candle Power
10 30 Furnished at $3.50 Each.


A session Of the CITY Council wac
held last night with all Of the MEM
bsrs present except Cohn, who is now
In the East on business. President
Mccormick occupied tho chair. a
transcript. Of the proceedings IL o..
iollows:
A delegation Of MIN Creek farmers
interested IN the proposed water ez.
change With tho city were 10 ai'en' 81
ancu and Alexander Mcfarland as
chairman, announced that vote had
been taken Ia their committee on the
question ofaccrptlng the cliy's PROPOSE
ton and that II was defeated, four
iavorlng tho trade and eight
being against IT, They were willing,
however, to listen IT, new offer when
they would submit TO the stYckholders
and report to the Council at the next
met ug.
After further talk by other member
the matter was referred 90 Watermelon
Wilcken aui a comn.itlec Of two TO be
nAmod by the NH Greek delegation.
A petition wa received rom sewer
olltr. ctors asking that they be- granted
hearing before the Council and thai
their contract DO cancelled anu tht
system be- completed by DAY labor
Committee on sewerage.
The Mayors annual report was read
aud filed and 100 copies ordered
printed.
Ihv purchase Of the Union Paoihc
water shtu lands was ratified.
The recorder reported int ia dogs
had been registered during January
anu that taxes on tho same had been
collected amounting 10 say also that
stationery had been purchased Tor lhr
depattmri touring the same month nj
cost Oi slu9.l7. Filed.
On rooomm ndalion Of the city at
totney Caroline Pc tigfew was granted
permission t. redeem tote II Aud 10 IL
Blaif n Cuftis's addition.
Superintendent OF WatetgoTks
Daley reported thst the cost VI main.
iuining his department during Jan.
uafy hal boen S2,4l8.Us. Engineer
dsndituFea In HE depart utnt for thr
samo period amounting % sl,Olbi 10
the street department. the cost had been
si9igs; In tho police department,
fi,0bB.l5; In the fire depart uent,
S2,l6S. Filed.
AiutIt Pautoh was allowed $50 dam.
ages for fall suttained on ueteolivo
sidewalk
The truet supervisor was ordered to
construct urOsswalk Rt the iLtBtsuo-
tion Of Sixth South and West Temple
streets.
Tue committee on waterworks re-
period the correction OF an error IN
water scrip In watch the city aud the
Eleventh ward eoolesla, teal associa-
ton were the interested parties. Ad'
opted.
A number Of liquor lscensea were
granted, and the committee on sanitary
rules reported iavorably on the abate
ment Of the slaughter house nuisance
near North Salt Lake NJ asked for By
Anton Peterson aud soyenty.thret
others. Adopted.
Andrew Gray was allowed 800 IN
full settlement OF n claim for damage,
done 10 spring on his premises By
sewer construction,
Tue Electric Light company made a
new offer TO provide the necessary polel
10 maintain aud operate 800 arc lam,
In District No. 1, the same 10 be Ol
2,000.oandle power, erected Mt interval
OF 792 feet or the distance Of one OF tn,
longer sized blookr, the height Of III,
arc TO DO twonty.Hovon feet, the SAINT
to be- kept burning during the hour
annually printed In the Philadelphia
moon schedule for lighting streets, eH
oept on dark and cloudy nights, Whoi
the lamps shall be- lighted az the usua
hour, the city 10 pay g., $50 per month
ana $3.50 per month i1t each aud svef!
additional lamp above the 800.
The committee recommended IN,
acceptance OF the proposition AMI /
was referred 10 tue committee ON mu
nioipal laws ami city attorney, viii
instructions 10 draw up contract III
accordance with tbs terms OF tbs ptOpO
si,ion.
Tho committee to whom was 70
ferred O'MearA's resolution Offering
drill room to this local companies Of tn
National Guard, reported that th
room Ia question was too law an
small, Rnd recommended that tn
tender be not made. Adopted.
ClAwson offered resolution rtquir
ing city prisoners TO be put 10 work Ol
the streets. Committee on street
with the supervisor associated.
The same councilman offered a re80
luton "thbt tho auditor he instfurto
not topay any spocia pay rolls withuu
the same being Appropriated by Ia
Coupcii," Committee Ou finance.
Young offered resolution that th,
president nj the council be authorize.
60 nominate, at the next regular moe,
Ing OF tue counull. three rrputabl,
cltlE'na 10 make the assessment III
lighting the city according % benefit
10 be derived by auutllng pTOpuTl!
owurts. AdOptru.
The ,oInCll Will meet asa clmmitle
OF tne whole on luutslay ulsht au.
consider tue Toe ordinance.
On motion Of Houug tho chief,
police was ordered { maze % sBarchiu
examination OF business blocks au
other places with a view to pruvautiu
any explosion disaster here such a
occurred At Butte ny reasg n OF Storm
large quantities Of powder within 10
city limits. Adopted.
AppfOprla nus we're made aggrt
eating SilhiO 20, utet wnlcl th
council adjourned.