Show CITY WALL to the I honorable mayor and city council of griat great salt lake city we the unde signed committee appointed at your last sitting silting on the last to determine the line for the contemplated conte plated wall around this city respectfully present p sent the folio following wing I 1 I 1 REPORT KEPORT we i commend that the inner line of the wall commence at a point eight rods south of the south east corner of I 1 lot otta three ree in block one of plot B thence due north lods i including two blocks and two streets north of the present survey thence due west about rods lods to the east line of east tem J pie sti sheet beet thence north westerly we about rods to a point near thenor the north til east coiner of the block upon which the public bath house is is located thence due due west about rods to the river avei boidan III ance ence up the east bank of said aid river river to a point where said I 1 line I 1 lie would intersect intoci sect the m west est igo g il ion of the north I 1 line of the five acre lots thence wie une east about 28 rods to the begin tring malcuit 11 ia in all about 2731 i lods s exclusive of the west hebior or 30 0 dan river on lie touch easl on wes west of tile the bath house is vei deiy y suitable for easy digging and making into inlo wall though small poi lions are somewhat home what from the N E coiner of the i proposed enclosure to the N E corner of the bath ii ouse e block there will be mole or less gravel bill your committee judged there would be sufficient soil tor making mud in in the greater part of this portion of tilt the line I 1 we also respectfully md that the inner edge of the wall be on the above besci abed line and the outer edge be f I 1 om 20 to 36 inches from the breaking of the ground for the ditch according to tile condition of the soil and inclination of the sui ul face tace that the wall be made 12 feet high aib arnd and 6 feet thick at th tha bottom cairies up with an equal on each ach face so as to be 2 12 1 2 feet thick at the height of 0 feet then earned carried up the remaining 6 feet fee 2 12 1 2 ft et el i thick and rounded on the topi top that it be made of the earth eai th taken from tile the ditch which should be I 1 pioppi ly moisten moistened Ld mixed with weeds sage brush small ial wil lwiws gi glass ass cane buil rushes or whatever of like ve vegetation g is to tile the portion under pro p ogress ress and gravel where convenient and placed on the e ground for the wall at a depth suited to its consistency and when tile the first layr is dry repeat the operation until the wall is is complete that the ditch be d dug u g large enough to furnish the earth for foi the wall wah with pr proportionate 0 onate width w ath and depth and properly pio perly sloped si side id es of necessity there must be gates and bat bastions ions and we re cum mend that there be one gate gaie on the I 1 north line to be on the street next west of tile the bath 1 house one gate nt at city creek one where the rail 1 road crosses the line one on the street that will best accommodate the travel to and fruin from the east and a a sufficient u number on the south line to reasonably accommodate the travel into lh flie e biff field and the country south that half moon bastions be made in in the wall I 1 at at I 1 distance dig eis tance as near 40 rola rods apart as the nature lia ture of the ground will admit and at the gates and corners we would fur gurthet thet ite commend lecon amend the following method tor for raising and applying the means to build the wall to wit let the assessor charge ten dol lars on every city lot now surveyed or that may be surveyed within aid wall then rate each lot that is is taken or may be at its fair cash market value I 1 according to its location and also the improve improvements m ants thereon ahn estimate as near as may be bet L the he cost of ina making king the wall deduct the amount arising from tile the ten dollars on each lot and with the balance of the estimate and the amount arising from the valuation of lots and improvements im 1 prove ments arrive arrive at the per on said kalua tion this to be done by wards as soon as a practicable and when hen complete for any v ward ard let it be handed to the bishop of that ward who will see the collection and application of his portion the collection to be made in in any mode that will answer tile llie designed 1 purpose all of which is is respectfully submitted by ALBERT carrington I 1 PARLEY P PRATT FRANKLIN D RICHARDS great salt lake city august 1853 RES resolution IO 10 N I 1 in compin nc e with the un unanimous aninious r request quest e of the inhabitants of great salt lake city expressed by their bishops to the city council of said city bo be it resolved by the city council of great salt lake city that a ditch and wall be made around i this city with suitable gate and bastions to be located and built to comport with the recommends enda i tion ol of the committee appointed to determine tile the site for said ditch and wait that to provide means for build building ilig said ditch and wall david candland immediately procure a sui suitable tuble book and proceed forthwith and with diligence to rate every lot with I 1 ion rn the boundaries of said wall at ten dollars and in in addition to value every such lot and the improve i me ments ants there thereon at the fair market value according to quality and location and also value in in like manner all the taxable property in this ci and deduc i ting the rate amount irom from the estimated cost ol of tile the I 1 ditch and wall arrive arrive at the per cent to be charged on the valuation and make report thereof to this council at the earli efat possible date that e each ac li b bisk aps ops ward be asses ed separately and when tile the is as se r n t is is finish finished tile the assessor is is to furnish ench each bishop a list lisi containing the amount to be I 1 aided in in I 1 ins his wai waid d the names of the persons from choin m it i is to be raised with he be amount due fron from each person blared opp site hi name and deliver the assess ment to the clerk of this council that each bishop i shall upon the receipt ot of said list immediately proceed to apply the amount required of his bis ward to I 1 lie speedy completion of said ditch and wall under tile the super superintendence intendance of the above named commit tee consisting of albert carrington parley P prill pratt and franklin D richards Rip bard passed august 29 9 J J M GRANT mayor ronert ROBERT I city recorder |