The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-25

pointmeut was confirmed by vote Of
10 to 4, O'Meara being excused from
voting
The city recorder announced the res
lgnation of his deputy. Mr.. Thomas
Hun, and that he had appointed Albert
y Reiser to fill the vacancy thereby
created. The appointment was corr
tirmed by unanimous vote.
PARK KEEPER.
On recommendation of the COMMITTEES
on public grounds iuhe appointment of
Walter A Williams as park keeper
was confirmed.
THE CIRCUS is COMING.
On recommendation of the same COM
mlttee Mah0n's circus was granted the
use of the Old Fort square on June 10
and II. at a rental of $25 per day and
additional license of $125 for the two
days.
THE MESSENGER BUSINESS.
The District Telegraph company. call
ca tne councils attention to the fact
that they are operating a district tel
egraph business (messenger serevical
under a franchise granted by the CITY
council Now says the petitioner, how
ever, others are placing wires in var
lous parts of the city, and have crossed
Main, State and Third South streets
with wires, which are used in eonnec-
ton with call boxes for calling mes
ssnger boys, without first having Cb-
tanned the right to place such wires
and are thus interfering with. the
rights of the District Telegraph com
pany. All OF the messenger call boxes.
the company says. have a police and
fire call, and they occasionally give
the police and fire departments calls,
which, II they were given in the regu-
Lar way, would not give as prompt
service from the departments referred
to. Now, therefore, the petitioners
claim no second company at the pres
emit time has right to place wire for
messenger system and protection is
asked for as due. Referred to commit
tee en- Streets.
WANT THE GRADE RESTORED.
Several residents along North State
and West Cannon streets petitioned to
have the grade restored on these
streets north of First North to where
they were prior to June, 1894 The new
grade, if carried into effect the petit
tioners say, would leave their homes in
the air like those of the Cliffdwellers
and compel the use of ladders to. reach
the doors of their houses. To
carry the present grade into
effect, the petitioners further
say, would involve the expenditure
Of several thousand dollars. besides de-
preciating the value of abutting prop
erty. Contemplated improvements along
the streets in question is being delayed
for fear of threatened damage to prop
erty by making such cut in the other
wise beautiful and natural approach to
the capitol grounds. When the new
grade was established none of the Pc
titioners were notified. The document
was signed by Charles P. Brooks, Glen
Miller George Z. Ellerbs,cK and others.
The president and directors of the
Mount Olivet cemetery asked that the
cemetery BE- connected with the city
water SYSTEM that the sections resi-
dence be supplied at the usual rates.
and that the fountain be supplied free
of charge during the summer months.
Referred to committee on waterworks.
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
W. ]. Broatch, mayor of Omaha. 7df-
rected a communication to the council
asking that a resolution be passed en-
dorsing the Trans Mississippi and IN
tsrnatiOnal exposition to be held in that
city in 1898. Referred to special COM
mittee consisting of O'Meara, WiscOmb
and Dale, to report at the next meet
ing.
Thomas F. Newman presented a
claim for $50 for damages to clothing
and property resulting from d runaway
while driving near Liberty park. Mr..
Newman says that while out or a
drive with his family the city's steam
roller went by, scared the horse and
threw the occupants into the mud, no
serious injuries being sustained, how
ever. Committee on claims.
ON WITH THE DANCE.
The citizens of Provo extended an in
to the mayor, city council and
the citizens in general to attend leg
islative banquet and ball in that city
on the evening of March %. Accepted
with thanks.
oscar GrosheII. G.. w. Jones, Elmer
E. Darling, ]. Fletcher, A. P. Moon
and w. B. Lavielly, ticket brokers, Pc
titfoned for a reduction in ticket brok-
er's license to $25, the same as me mer-
chants license Referred to the COM
mittee on license.
W H Cromer and others petitloned
for an extension of water mains from
it's present terminus on. Sixth South
street west ten rods on the same street
Committee on waterworks.
WATER SUPPLY.
The committee on water works re-
ported having examined Parley's reser-
voir and recommended that it be clean
ed; also that the slough Immediately
east of the reservoir be either filed up
or the western portion of it banked up
so that the water cannot stand in it.
on the south side of the reservoir the
ought to be riprapped to
prevent an accident of the Utah Gem
trail railway, whose track is only about
one foot from the .embankment. The
work would cost about $500
and the superintendent of the water
works was instructed to attend to the
matter.
The sewer committee reported hav-
ing purchased parcels Of Yard that
will make the city the owner of a con-
tinuous strip of tillable land between
the sewer outlet ard the Jordan river:
John Vinegar, 2Sx4 acres, $500; Thorn
as Vinegar, 2S acres, $500; John
Stacy. 6x2 acres, SITS; William Knigh-
ton, u acres. $1,000; Josiah Barnett,
trustee, 40 acres, $1,000. Total, S9,075.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation list was then pass
I'd. The extra claim of the sewer COM
tractors was placed on a special ap-
list and the amount, 81, 900.
was appropriated to City Treasurer
May to be paid TO order of the city
engineer in compliance with the report
of the sewer committees report. The
vote was unanimous for the PROPOSE
ton with the execution of Dale. who
voted against the appropriation.
The. council then, at 1l:5O o'clock adj
journed for one week