Show CITY COUNCIL Protedings at the City Council on Tuesday evening December 12th 1SS2 Mayor Jennings presiding presid-ing Present besides the members of the City Council Messrs John H Piumel John Allen and Helaman I Pratt sidewalk commissioners The mayor stated that pursuant to published notice the Council before be-fore beginning its regular order of business would proceed to hear and determine complaints or objections i any to the assessment made by the sidewalk commissioners as re ported at the last sitting of the Council for the improvement ot a portion of the west sidewalk on East Temple street between Second and Third South streetsand to that end requested if any persons were present on that business that they make known their complaints Mr Gideon Ryman a property holder interested in said assessment stated that he had no objection objec-tion to make to the assessment but requested that he have the privilege privi-lege ot laying a flagstone pavement Instead of asphaltum as contemplated contem-plated which he preferred to do at his own expense the work to be performed per-formed at the same time the aspnal turn is laid adjoining and to be done to theacceptance of tho proper officer offi-cer After consideration it was moved and carried that the request of the sentJemau be granted provided pro-vided he pay pro rata his proportion of the expense ot commissioners assessment as-sessment advertising etc There being no further complaints or objections to said assessment on motion it was confirmed and the recorder re-corder instructed to male a correct tax list thereof and deliver the same to the city collector as provided bylaw by-law The regular business of the eveu ing1Vlls then proceeded with as follows fol-lows jJaniel Cross and nine otlers property owners on Centre street petitioned that the Council adopt as the width ot said street between Plum and Peach streets the same width as the remainder of said street south from Plum street to where it intersects East Temple viz four rods and that the eastside east-side thereof be taken as the proper line to measure from Referred to the committee on streets and alleys Petitions from Richard A Mar getts and the estate of E B Mar getts per Hardy executor were submitted protesting against the granting of the petition of J H Van N atta for the right to purchase pur-chase a certain tract of land northwest north-west of the Warm Springs alleging that said land by right or purcnase belonged to RIchard A Margetts and asking that he receive the citys title thereto at a reasonable price Referred to the committee on public grounds A petition was submitted from Paul A Schettler representing that several weeks ago Mr James W Carrigan obstructed the public street between block one and two in plot H Salt Lake City Survey by digging a ditch therein The petitioner peti-tioner alleged that he and others had used said street for fifteen years and asked that it be opened to the public Referred to the city mar shal j App cations for the renewal of license to transact business as retail liqusr dealers were submitted from Auer i Murphy Hmery Ward Ewing I Ew-ing t Fallot Oausey i Fuge Mrs J W Butler May Gemmell Henry Wagener Jacob Alt Beehtol tv Sands Augustus Podlech Wm Pitt George A Meearg Tufts Nys trom B If Whiiteinore Barnhardt Stahl Youngberg 8 Schade Marion Mar-ion Merrill N P Gray Newman Reed Jacob Leviberg G S Erb Ordner Jones Glasbey Hogle Granted Application from Travis Co for license as wholesale liquor dealers deal-ers was also presented and granted The committee on constrction of the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal reported that the sum of 830730 was expended during the month of November on the several ac ounts connected with the construction con-struction and maintenance of said canal Approved The street supervisor rendered his report for the quarter ending Nov 30th 1SS2 showing an expenditure on street improvement account of 473149 besides 901 days of prison labor at 100 per day making the total actual expenditure for the quarter named 509249 Approved Ap-proved The committee on streets and alleys al-leys to whom was referred the petition pe-tition of T W Ellenbeck Superintendent Superin-tendent of the Salt Lake City Gas 1 Co for permission 10 use a certan railway track for the transportation of coal to the gas works etc reported report-ed that they had examined into the matter and found that the D and II G Railway track spoken of by petitioner was merely temporary and was somewhat objectionable ob-jectionable as a route for a permanent perman-ent track The committee recommended recom-mended that the gas company have the right of way on South Temple street to lay and operate a track from tke southwest corner of the gas works lot to the Denver and Bio Grande Railway track at the corner of South Temple and Sixth West streets Adopted The committee on streets and alleys to whom was referred the petition pe-tition of C Merkeley Esq for remuneration re-muneration for labor performed and gravel furnished i hilmg tu a certain cer-tain portion of Second West street reported that they had visited the locality interviewed the petitioner and consulted with the street supervisor super-visor and foijad that said officer knew nothing tii said improvement having neither authorized directed or permitted the same and that the petitioner did not claim thai he did any work except for his own convenience con-venience in front of his own property prop-erty The supervisor further claimed to have made the full amount ofstreet improvement in that locality authorized by the Council Coun-cil The committee therefore declined I de-clined to recommend any appropriation appropria-tion Adopted The committee on claims to whom I was referred the bill of Dr Clinton slOt for services as sanitary and quarantine physician etc for November No-vember reported that they found the same according to past understanding under-standing and recommended that the amount be allowed The committee com-mittee further set forth that on information in-formation to the effect that the duties of said office had been greatly decreased since the disappearance of smallpox from the territory they were of the opinion that the salary of the physician might be reduced for the future and recommended recom-mended that so long as his services were deemed necessary by the mayor he be allowed salary at the rate of 860 per month Adopted The special committee appointed to prepare a petition to the postmaster post-master general asking for free postal delivery for the city reported progress and asked further time Report received and further time granted Alderman Speirs moved in view of the many recent robberies assaults and other depredations against person and property committed com-mitted by vagrants and other unprincipled un-principled ruffians who infest the city at present that the chief of police po-lice be instructed 10 organize a I corps of special policemen in each ward of the city for the protection and safety of citizensCarried The city surveyor presented a profile pro-file of the street and sidewalk grades on East Temple street from North Temple to Pear street which was referred the committee on streets and alleys for examination Adjourned |