Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02

Of which we have been obliged TO en-
Tloy an additional force of about
thirty-five men for the purpose of dig
ging up the frozen services, the cost of
which work has been about $3.50. As
coon as the weather moderates Il great
many of these services will undoubted-
ly burst and | respectfully request to
be allowed one or two additional
plumbers during this crisis The de
partment has but one plumber and
helper and these will beyond doubt
he unable to cope with any emergency
such as above stated.
"rhere are at least 100 services still
to be attended to,and as the water con-
suners, who are without water in con-
sequence of frozen services, are be-
coming impatient, we VIII be Obliged
to employ additional plumbing force
to give them relief within a reasonable
time
AS the above work is an extra and
unlocked for expense on the depart
ment, i Respectfully request that 5000
be appropriated to defray the expenses
OF thawing services during the month
of January"
The report was adopted and the al
lowance asked for made.
MISCELLANEOUS.
II. T. Mccall and fifteen others pc
titioned the Council to grade and put In
repair the street known as Midway
avenue. Petitioners represented that
in the spring vehicles got so submerged
that ingress or cgress was almost I'M
practicable 1t was further requested
that the oregon Short Line Railroad
company he required to bring their
railroad tracks down to grade as the
present crossing was four feet above
grade on the street named. Referred
to the committee on streets.
The city recorder submitted report
Cd "a
of January, 1898, as follows: Dogs reg
istered, Al: amount collected, Sl05; dogs
destroyed Al; paid to deputy dog tax
collector, George A. Davis, $2O.5O.
Adopted
ton addressed to the Council, repre-
scented that she was owner of IL lot
which for u number of years, during
the high water period. the waters of
City Creek have washed part of IT
away and damaged Mrs. Blakemore in
the sum of $1,000. Petitioner requested
that the lot be restored to its original
condition or that she be appropriated
the sum named. Referred to committee
on claims.
In the matter Of the petition of Sarah
ID. Otto, requesting that a deed be is
sued to her for lot %, block Al. Kelsey
and Gillespie's subdivision of block Al.
plat c, Salt Lake City survey, the city
attorney recommended the granting OF
the petition for the reason that the city
had no right to sell the lot for the taxes
upon which it was sold. Adopted.
The city attorney recommended the
payment of s5935 to Miss Florence
Hartley for reporting the proceedings
in the case of James Dwyer against
Salt Lake City, now pending on the
cfty's motion for IA new trial. Referred
to committee on municipal laws.
j. Shapiro, having gone out of the
pawnbroking business. asked that n
rebate of two months license, amount
ing to $i.Go, be refunded him. Referred
to committee on claims.
The committee on municipal laws
submitted "A draft of an ordinance re-
organizing the fire department, with
a recommendation that 1t be passed. 1t
went over for one week. The depart
ment is made to consist of one chief.
one assistant chief, four captains, two
lieutenants. one engineer. one superin-
tendent of fire alarms. one secretary
and operator, sixteen fremen.
Adjourned