The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-21

lie CITY COuuCll met IN regular ScS-
sion last evening with all members
present with the exception of O'Meara
and Romney. Considerable business
was transacted but it was almost en-
! tirely of a routine nature.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
E. H. Arts asked for an extension of
the sewer on First street between D
and E streets. Referred to committee
on sewers
Klenke & Co., asked for permission
to connect their premises with the
sewer at the corner of States street
and Fifth South street. Referred TO
committee on sewers with power to
act.
w. E. Ware, asked for permission to
lay drain pipe for the purpose of
draining the basement of a warehouse
TO be erected for w. S. Henderson on
the southeast corner of Second South
and Third West streets. Referred to
the committee on sewers.
IAe same party also asked for per-
mission 10 pile material on the sidewalk
during the construction of the ware
house for w. S. Henderson, which was
granted.
The Salt Lake Brewing company
asked for a remission of the unused
portion of the liquor license paid by
the Senate saloon on Main street. TIE
matter was referred 10 the license cccn-
mittee.
Mrs. Annie Dirwoodey and Is others
residing On East South Temple street
asked the council TO prohibit persons
from driving herds of cattle through
said street and that an ordinance be
passed making it unlawful for any
person TO drive more than five head
of cattle through the streets OF Salt
Lake City at one time. Referred TO
committee on streets.
Charles Baldwin and others asked
that Twelfth East street between Sec
ond and Fourth South be sprinkied.
Herman Schwartz and Il others pre-
scented a like petition for the sprinkling
OF Eleventh East TO the city limits.
Both petitions were referred TO the
committee on streets with power to
act.
The petition of ]. F. Carbin asking
for permission TO stretch canvas on
the sidewalk at 275 South West Temple
street for the sale Of iced drinks was
referred TO the committee on Streets
with power to act.
The petition of Edward Wessen, ask
ing for a tax deed for lots 1. ?, 3, 4. 7
and s, block 81. plat C, which We're
purchased by himself at a tax sale on
Jan. II, 1892, was referred to the county
attorney.
a communication was received from
the board of regents of the Universe,
of Utah protesting against the action
of the council directing them to tear
down the high board fence around the
grounds. The matter was
referred to the committee on public
grounds for action.
The resolution offered by Council
man Callister, giving the street super |
visor instructions 20 clear West Ninta !
street between Main and West Temple |
of brush and debris was accepted
PRATT'S SALARY.
Arthur Pratt, Salt Lakes deposed
chief of police, presented a bill for
salary claimed TO be due him amount |
ing to the sum of S1,011.30. The matter /,
was referred 70 the committee on /
claims without debate.
OTHER THAN ROUTINE. a
Ten special policemen to serve during
the Jubilee week were authorized by /
the council and the acting chief will /
select his men and start them TO work /
today.
The city recorder was instructed 10
ubmit the names OF all parties delin-
luent in the payment of licenses at the
next meeting
A supplementary contract was
awarded to John F. Heath to do extra
street sprinkling at the rate of sl.16
per block per week.
Mr.. Heath has an original contract
Tor such work for whicl ne receives
;2.1 per block
John f. Hill of Mill Creek, was
granted permission to sell ice from
lis houses within the limit of the city
o. cooling purposes. The councilmen
seemed inclined TO give the so-called
&c coTroine q slap and granted Mr..
Hill these privileges without fee.