The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-03
PETITIONS.

PETITIONS.
Seward H. Fields petitioned the coun-
Gil asking that the city treasurer be
ordered to give him credit for $94 in
water scrip enormously allowed TO ].
w. Carrigan.
Several residents including George
Q. Cannon petitioned for the erection
of q bridge across Jordan river at
Tenth South street. Referred to the
committee on streets.
BAIL COMMISSIONERS.
Mayor Glendinning sent in a COM
municatton appointing Desk Sergeants
]. D. Adams, Charles Livingston and
Silas T. Smith bail commissioners for
the police department Confirmed.
DOG TAXES.
Recorder Emery reported S271 in dog
tax collected during the past month.
Forty-eight dogs had been killed dur
ing the month for which an appropri2-
ton of S24 was made.
ANNOYED BY BRIDGES.
Watermaster C. H. Wilcken reported
that the Union Pacific bridges as well
as that of the Rio Grande Western over
the acqueduct on North Temple street
are q source of much annoyance and
trouble in handling the water when
above the normal condition by reason
of the heavy wooden stringers being
too close TO the water and taking up
so much room. He therefore asked that
the railway companies be required to
either raise their tracks or substitute
steel stringers in place of the wooden
ones. Committee on irrigation.
In another communication the water
master called attention to the large
amount of damage done to the bitches
throughout the city during the recent
high waters and asked for an appro-
priation of $4,000 TO repair the same.
Finance and irrigation committee.
MASTER PLUMBERS.
City Attorney Mckay reported back
the ordnance regulating the business
Of master plumbers and concerning
house drainage, suggesting several
changes The proposed ordinance was
referred back to him with instructions
to draft new ordinance embodying
the suggestions contained in his re-
port.
ANOTHER WATER EXTENSION.
The committee on water works rec
commended an extension of $50 feet of
water mains on Seventh and L streets.
The report was adopted.
VILLAGES CIRCUS.
Wallace Bros show was granted a
license at $50 for each performance, $35
per day ground rent and SIS per day
for water. An additional $40 was added
for cleaning up the ground.
NEW FIRE STATION.
The committee appointed for the spe-
cial purpose of reporting on the condi-
ton of the old fire station at head
quarters sent in a communication stat
ing that nothing in the way of satisfac-
tory repairs to the present structure
can be made. A new building two sto-
ries high, the committee thinks, can
be erected for $4,000 and the assurances
of several building contractors have
been secured 10 the effect that they
would be willing to compete for the
contract with the understanding that
they wait for their money for six
months. The committee therefore rec
commended that the committee on fire
department be authorized to at once
proceed with the erection of the build
ing by making contract with the low
est responsible bidder for the work and
that the committee be authorized to
obligate the city not to exceed $500 on
account of said building. which shall
include proper sewerage for the same
The report of the committee of tn
whole on the petition of the Salt Lake
and ogden Gas and Electric Light
company TO have its charter amended
was, after some debate, received and
the matter then recommitted to the
committee on improvements.
Without passing any appropriations
the council then adjourned.