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Show TBEY MET1AST NIGHT. Considerable Important Business Transacted Trans-acted By the Moulders of MuuioipalLaws. jTjMBBB OF MEASUKES CONSIDERED Two Niw Ordinances Passed Bids Received Re-ceived Keports Bead Protests Heard Appropriations, i look of horror and desperation . mped the l'aeos of tho city eouneil- (,u who fonned a quorum at lust Jilt's meotiug when Recorder Hyains unroll"' a wad of paper as big arouud , s, half ripo watermelon, aud stated j'll lt it probably contained about 8,000 ,, unc3 protesting against the city transferring trans-ferring or selling tho water works to individual corporation. Upon the urgent solicitation of tho members the Min(.s were not read. Tho petition W1s referred, to the water committee and business proceeded as follows: :. A SWITCH FRANCHISE. Work having been stopped on a witch franchise given the Oregon Centra Cen-tra and Utah railroad the original franchN was changed so as to conform con-form with the wishes of all concerned. TO OPEX A STREET. The petition of property owners ' living liv-ing ou Apricot street, asking for its opening according to width, was acted upon and allowed. WHAT A RAILROAD WANTS. Tlie following from the Salt Lake City Railroad company was referred to the committee ou streets, ma UT.E CITV. June 10, 1890 To the Hon- ni'ble Mayor and City Councilor Salt Lake iitv-The Salt Lake City railroad company vtbv petition your honorable body for tho SjM to coustruct andjoperata by either eleutrio. ! or steam power a single or double truck ;mtrallwyof said city viz: Beslnnaifl at the intersection of north, south ,nd south Seventh East streets; thence south n Seveuth East street to the city limit s ; tftence !t ob Boper street to Sixth East street . KEFEltltED TO A COMMITTEE. A request from the property owners of Second street that a wall be built in accordance with the instructions of of the council of 1880 was referred, to the committee on streets. COLLECTOR DIEHLS' REPORT. Water Kate Collector Chris. Diohl made the following report: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of jt Lake City : (iKNTWSMEN As the time for imkiuK assessments for water rates for the vear beginning July 1, 1890, is drawing mr. 1 deem it my duty to report to your honorable hon-orable oodv the condition of affairs of my ofllce, and at the request of the committee on water-irarks. water-irarks. to make such suggestions and recommendations recom-mendations for your consideration as seem to me proper and best for the management of this department of the public service. 1 desire to call your especial attention to the mhtisioess-like manner in which the accounts a! tbls office wore kept by my predecessor, the imi inequalities in the existing water rates ind the difficulty experienced in collecting aicr rates assessed by the prior occupant. A SPECIAL TAX. When v atermains are laid or about to be iiil the city assessor and collector levy an sessment on the property owner benefitted r it, which is known as the special water aiinstax. The tax is paid, and the collector und a list of the taxpayers to the city auditor, !im'i)tei'8 the names in a petty ledger, giving (rteredit for the amount paid. From this edge r the assessor and collector of water rates ikes the names of the creditors and enters kirn In the assessment book. When the rates re payable he issues receipts for the amount it by eac h water taker and deliver them to tie city auditor, who charges the amount nlnst the water taker in the ledger. At a nvcnlent time the auditor balances the Hwr accounts and mails a statement to each fctor. The former auditor mulled some of these Jtements up to January 1st, 18W0, and the riyrecord iu this office is to be found in a let-trpresB let-trpresB copybook, tho figures in which copy lug mi indlstluct as to be scarcely decipher-Tie. decipher-Tie. The debtor is supposed to call and sel-i?, sel-i?, hut while some have done so, the large oiorttyhavo not. No further stops than the rndtng of these statements have been taken. Tkneare now l.lta such petty lodger ac-urns, ac-urns, and If the present increase of water-tore water-tore continues, which, judging froru the ex-usions ex-usions of the mains, it undoubtedly will, the Mltor win have to keep accounts with more iffllOOQ citizens at the end of the present TJ' w t them to different par. haveoccurinnrt1,!,"0 ' n,,t- s'" h " mentoytheotheii b) one ani1 non-pay. . -E0i.LKWHOIAKEWm: Since thei "hi" h rA J ""l'pliod with water "ml March r"v ln wn n ai ' "A I'chruurv 1K a total of : i " a"J "f .ak-The .ak-The extendi in nf,. T Br!t f June last every S KIi ,'-ra"iM wl" "or, WATKR IIATKS. mtPSu strict ussoss-income ussoss-income o' tail"! ' ity "a" an UECOMMENDAXIONS. ommcni7:0' l"e above ,a,'ts 1 leave to rec tourSits SrtHftr,,TfI,nd I the water maiuH ili P.i a,S ci,1'!li '"r layine tag water a"h anm,al,y fl-ow a11 lililr''1' "0' Plains be the Assessor nnd Collector of water nt. "SS?ra-The chauge see and convince himself at a glance that it is aSS?!7 k"vt a,,d 111 a bnee nmuuer Af,7hassrIlt,shouUi "p Provided, will bSwviU, v,i9W of tl,e fare illuome fat mtLv1? fl'0"1,arrantR.some of the Lmu.t?i ndVL'ed,amlthatthH '"""-ssor be iu" sti ucted not to assess mr snrinktlnir hiwns nr JuJrlX UeCUuB Wl,h StVB "r nuoxt,T'!',1,; a ltlon or ordinauce he n;?f,d,d.ecltt,1n whether credits due iudtvid-als iudtvid-als for laying water mains are personal crcd-its crcd-its or property credits. " 1viTI11Vl?,1h1at,a ".''P'lty assessor be up. pointed to aid in keeping the books aud takiug hS'iT. u the of'U'e especially during the peilod when assessments are Iwing maile. , ' CHHISTOPHKrt DlKHL. Assessor mid Collector of Water Kates. Salt Lauk Cm-, June 10, lsati. PLACEU ON i'U-E. A pelitiou requesting that the grade of First East North be left as it is, was placed on iile. WENT TO THE MAYOR. C. aud G. Buckle prayed for pertuis. sion to conduct a refreshment booth at Liberty park July 4th. The communi-cation communi-cation was sent to the mayor, as was a similar one from Mrs. M. A. Johnsou, WANT A DITCH 1'ILLED. A petition from 300 property owners on Seventh West street, requesting that a ditch be filled, was referred to the committee on streets. A HE AFTEU SAND. Haddock & Coon's request to be allowed al-lowed to dip sand from Jordan river was referred to the committee on im- rovements, as was the proposition of 'r. C. W. Higgins to buy tho w.irm springs in the Nineteenth ward for a consideration of $50,000. WILL MEET Mil. STANEOIiD. A communication from Joseph Stanford, Stan-ford, requesting a conference with the members of the council relative to improving im-proving the water supply of Capitol hill was read, and it was agreed to meet the gentleman at uoon today. IT CAN'T BE HAD. Henry Barnes and others petitioned to lease two acres of land in section 25. Their proposition was laid on the table, with the explanation that tho property had all been disposed of for public improvements. im-provements. IT WAS TABLED. Tho petition of O. H. I'ettit and others to have the special tax for sprinkling sprink-ling on all school and religious denominations denomi-nations remitted was laid on the table. WORK JOR THE OFFICIALS. L. C. Fitts and others petitioned for the removal of a dairy at the corner of Fourth South aud Seventh East. The sanitary committee was directed to give the matter their attention, and the marshal was instructed to look after the obstruction complained of by Orson Rogers, in front of the silk factory premises in Canyon road. agree to sell to the citv as cheap as it could be bought of tin' makers. Chief Stanton asked that he 1h allowed an additional man at a ralarvof per month, to take charge of steamer Xo.'.' and a team of horses to lie located in the carriage house of Mavor Little's estate, on Second East street, between rirst and Second Smth. so that engine will br; ready for immediate use. That there be an appropriation of 1..VJ0 to pay for steam heater, horvs. and other apparatus, that have been approved by the Citv I'o.mcil. l oiu-tnittee oiu-tnittee on Fire Department. The following appropriations were made: Ellas Mori-is sneii .-:;:;;;;M'i r.: m a Tmi,U! s..i M. Merrill WI. b ::::::::::::: A. i. Anderson msA) Tu,i .iiiJ.tiK.ir ANENT Ft UK ALARM BtiXI'.s. The ordinance tu prevent interference interfer-ence with tile alarm boxes was called up and passed. The ordinance pro yules that any pcrsou who shall wilfully wil-fully break or injure any lire alarm box except for the purpose of getliti"; the key to send an alarm of lire, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and jtned in any sum not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not more than 100 davs or both. CANNOT HAVE TWO BARS. The ordinance in regard to liquor licenses was taken up and passnd. This ordinance provides that retail liquor dealers s.hall specify that a license asked for is for one bar onlv. Action ou the ordinance establishing a driving park at Liberty park was deferred de-ferred for oue week. ANOTHER ENtilSE HOISK. The following bids for the construction construc-tion of the new tire engine house were read: Robert Crow, stone work ouly $ '3. SFiT.75 Taft k Ki augttU, no plumbing 7.!M.ui Thomas Wilson, no plumbing T.I'.Ki.ui u. McDonald, stone workonlv y. r.f.(Ki Ileeseh A Kllerbnck. plumbing l.uki.UU K. Morrison, plumbing iw.uu T. O. Comlie, entire building 1'.' sni.uu 1). C. McUregor. same slsuu.uu Hauilan & Benson, same 7.MO.M) James Htevensou, same u.uwui H. C. Havener 7.SWI.0O T.Lloyd 7,!17.'.U0 Tho bids were referred to the com-mittee com-mittee on lire department with the mayor associated and empowered lo make a contraot. MISCELLANEOUS. The council were unable to catch on to what Fred. Simon was trying to get at in his communication relating to public Improvements for Fourth of July, aud it was returned to the writer with the request to bb moro explicit. Resolutions offered by Councilman Pembroke relativo to the discharging of fireworks in tho business portion of the city Fourth of July, and providing for the extension of tlie lire limits to all points whore water mains have been laid, were deferred for action to the next meeting. V. J. Coots' claim of $1520 for work-on work-on the foundation of the city hall building build-ing was referred to tho architect for his endorsement. Judge Powers urged the council to have the grade established from Third South to West Temple streets, saying that it was tho wish of the hotel Ontario company and others who were putting up costly buildings in the neighborhood The city engineer was instructed to establish es-tablish tho grade. A number of liquor licenses wero renewed, re-newed, permission being given to tho Kentucky liquor company to run only one bar under one license in their building. build-ing. Henry Wagner's application for a license for a saloon on West Second South was referred for one week. Tho recorder was directed to include in-clude the curbing and giUhering at tho time ho advertises for bids for paving Commercial street. Cpuucilmati Pembroke tendered his resignation as a member of the committee com-mittee ou claims, aud the same was accented. ac-cented. J. 15. Waldcn's communication addressed ad-dressed to the. council asking that the council chamber undergo a spring renovation, reno-vation, aud that tho w alls no relieved of some of its present decorations as they wero not in keeping with the existing ex-isting state of affairs, was taken from the table aud referred to the sanitary committee. Governor Thomas was present and stated that he understood that his tiatno was on a petition asking that a driving track be reserved for the speeding ol fast horses. If, however, the construction construc-tion of such a track was likely to interfere in-terfere with the rights of tho people he did not want to be understood as favoring favor-ing it. Tho committee on streets favored the establishing of a grade in front of the residence of R. N. Baskin, First street, and the establishment of pavement grades throughout the city. Tho street sprinkling contractors wero ordered to sprinkle the parks and boulevards on Sunday, and it was agreed to make tho election of a board of public works a special feature for the next meeting. Adjourned until next Tuesday night. THEY WANT WATEll. Tax payers stated that they were willing to pay the expense of extending extend-ing tho water mains from the comer of First West street along Sixth South and Fourth West streets. Referred to committee com-mittee on water works. T1IEY FHOTEST. Frederick Wattless and others sent in a protest against the giving of permission permis-sion to the Salt Lake Rapid Transit company to construct a switch from tho Union Pacific railway track to their lot on Third West. Placed on lile. Joseph Booth and others protested against tho petitiou of E. B. Aspinwall aud others for the cxtcusiou of water mains on Eighth East street. Referred to the committee ou water works. ItltPORT OF CITY OFFICERS. The city cngiueer reported that the cost of pavinir Commercial street with chat in Itself is work enough for any w good twokkeepcr at nine hours steady wjierday. taim; my short term of office I have writ, nuut 817 receipts for parties who areou the otsol the city corporations lor paying for ittr maius. For those I hold the receipt ot r "ells, the former auditor. These 817 re-ijts re-ijts are stored away in the City Hall vault, Miave nut yet been entered in tho petty W rtniply because the present auditor, lph E. Hoae, is so crowded with other M that it is an impossibility for him to do ttevftt attempt to commence It. "itiRtothls credit system many house-i's house-i's have not bothered themselves about "Payment of water rates, aud tho city, bv ;nof lis failure to balance these petty -r accounts at regular Intervals, nan al-Z al-Z T3 water-takers to become indebted the city corporation. we are u the books quite a number of w Malms who owe from ft to d(), simply SO. tbey were not notified ot their Mednesg nt the proper time. iii.1, ?S "leans to enforce payment osmit tho water oft from the particular wiwiowinitfor rates. The execution of L wciion of the ordinance is anything but m more especially so when the fact is ( a mto consideration that within the last mi, Iuany homes have freuuenllv 21 Inches of asphalt with stone curbs and gutters would cost $0500; without the latter, about $r000. Ho also reported re-ported that $4712.70 was due Elias Morris Mor-ris for work under his contract, and $170.7)2 to John W. Snell for work on tunnel in City crock canyon. Police Judge Laney reported that during May Mrs. Merritt furnished 31140 meals and sent in a bill for $3U1.110, aud Mrs. llurk, at the county jail, furnished 1901 meals that cost $21)8.0.1. The total amount tho city has lo pay for the mouth is $8110.5.1. and in return they received the following: cash ;;; Days' labor ami.M) 1'liiea remitted Total P3.H08.-J0 SBST TO TUB CITV ATTOltNEV. Robert and Aunie Johnson Shepherd's Shep-herd's claims to a deed to 2x10 rods iu lot 3, block 58, p. d., was referred to the city attorney for an opinion. A KAILBOAD COMFLUCS. The Salt Lake City railroad company gave formal notice of its inteutiotis to eomply with the terms aud conditions npou which it was grauted a franchise by the council. The company agrees to pay into the city treasury a per capita cap-ita tax of 1 mills for each and every fare collected. COJiCEKXIXG WAIPB ASP grKIXKLIXG. An appropriation of $5000 was made to the water works depai tment, and the mayor was instructed to look Into the complaints of property owners on Third West, between Second and Third South, that the territory has not been sprinkled this season. The committee on water reported adversely ad-versely to the petition of M. R. Gillman and others asking permission to use the roadway and waters of City Canon creek- - ' Permission was granted E. B. Aspinwall Aspin-wall aud others and the Deseret Agricultural Agri-cultural and Manufacturing Society to extend the water mains. IMPBOVLXG THE FIKE DEPARTMENT. Top mayor was authorized to contract for a Holfowav chemical engine at an expense of $2,200 and a hose wagon at a cost of $471. It was decided not to purchase anv hose until Ihr receipt by a local tirm of 2,000 feet of it which they XTa P- n iH a question for the ."""J'yjo decide, whether the corpora-'iiimjfully,collect corpora-'iiimjfully,collect money from a ittleu "Mng he has not received, aud which iv w?ve . befiu collected from the "iiS. ""pd the use of the water. e, SP?'ntt which I desire to cf.U your "S.8 th? fuot thllt tUo credits fUi- laying ; thZf, aius are U considered personal taj?f w Pay for layiiiK water mains thelf fereut lot in variout! parts of the ieintirlts,v,m,anot necessarily attach "to Z 7m g, to J(,il Boe iurtiv-idually, so :o itS (1 0ITset a tHe warier rates on one 'Mh"r iv.ul'te1ven thirty years, aud leave ttami ntss,,b'1ect to tho annual assess-uoSaHneutsof assess-uoSaHneutsof water rates. I cau 'taSr'; .Ce,01" solution to this effect, i wars tu be a well established custom, at ACCllIOSITV. ;abiw)elu book turned over to me Is a '(C "slt5V .Th several Items which mesS. ltiBd.'heiunouut8nrt many of tttr or most'y entered in pencil. The re th 1 .Receipts is written In red ink 'PnnKU"eutere(l amount. No date ;ioni?hasniudels 0ven. which cau 'OBthesthYe e con-esponding ;: laethnS nS b ta ,thc receipt book. Owing iattirt1eePlntno ""Oks it would ttantiiT" t0 ascertain the correctness ctit ; th ivS8 of .the offic- You will per-system per-system is altogether Irregular. Vpi6. J'0SV5COM.EOrSD. ' Milage Si4 ." Watr rts U,599.4N i rthe cnS lf1uirea that he should pay "lifted nlH"1 w- monthly or oftener. to t htiI .continuously from Au- 23 s , hc w out of office on s?B't-lJJ2i!2lort'J yaf. 1889-4 1889-4 &W,.1T when he paid over ,Wptin"lS.'aat to February he BiiMmr P'MeaU m:IM. a total of "ISMeZfl Wy short term of office I ,.,"ouai;-,2'mpti to the citytreas- SUW te?I..iofc,U'775-S0- For eleven "4.81 S,W the collection amounts M,w,ere is yet due S798.30 from ? enllS'i5l!eri' about M0 of which 'Up.aad hf pn account of changed " " i kM88 old houses in which mtornJ" torn down ta lmto',tru('turel'- 1 have ordered ent orMl lenty-seven places for trnt thi fs: S0Tue ot them have 1088 i - "e majority have not. In the TWed brmbLchant?e 01 ownership "y att JF prompt collections .l(tfcl' ter the assessment has beea itfM80"1 WRa boxes. J1"' ts iW enforced In former ? . :ter iniportanc to the .SghirieA "scauxe he cannot jjj. " 61lut off u the curb box cannot ros'lv,ifflcnItv experienced in ( " when payments has been re- i Sln1 and has.nt one "Mlnf ?;.n'm J''l- he lays i. |