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Show City Council. Proceedings at the city council on 1 Tuesday evening, September 23d, 1S79, Mayor Little presiding: A petition waa presented from Edward Ed-ward Hanham asking the privilege of continuing to place building material on Vug street and sidewalk in front of his promises on First Boutb street for a period of ninety days longer. GrautuJ. A petition was presented from R. S. Waliron setting forth that on the 11th of December, 1S7S, he paid for a i -ichant's license for three months from that date, but that ia two .reeks thereafter la olosed out bis busiuees here and went to Ogden. Having e?ttibliahed himself in business busi-ness again iu this cky, petitioner aaked that the unearned portion of the amount paid on former license, be applied on the present quarter. Granted. A petition fioru R. S. Waldron askinE for auctioneer's license for one year from Oo'ober 4th, 1879, was granted. A nnlitinn o to nor! he Tilli-1 HvfllUB and Gus. Heyman was submitted which represented that they were about to canvas the city for donations in aid of tho yellow fever suflerors and to further assist them in carrying out i heir programme, asked the council for permission to Bell at auction, on the public thoroughlare, all articles of merchandise received lor tbe purpose named. Referred to the committee on license to investigate investi-gate and determine. 1 Tne euporviscr of streets submitted tiis quarterly report for 'the three montiis ending Aug. JJlst, 1S79, which showed amount expended on road and street account iu excess of appropriation, 13.266.S6. Referred to the committee on claim?. The watermaster's report for the game quarter, ehowing a total expenditure ex-penditure in this department of f414 45, was also referred to the committee com-mittee on claims. An appropriation ot $625.00 was made to pay interest on corporation notes. Another appropriation of fl, 125. 16 was made to pay acceptauces to Dennis, Den-nis, Long &Co., tor water pipe. The mayor reported that tbe authorities au-thorities of Salt Like County bad agreed to take charge nd assume the expense ol the care aud ireaiment of two ot the iusano pMiit'W be-"tofore maintained at the Inu.- Asylum at ibe expense of tno corporation, but bad refused to a3ur..o tne charge of the other, viz: S.irah Myer?, on tbe .mrf tht flhfl did not belone in tbie |