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Show lOilf MATTERS. jt I.aKe City's Dads Hold a Long and Lively Seance Last Sight. OPLE CLAMOE FOR WATES. a Street Car Company Has tfo Eight On First East Street Says Attorney Merritt, When the fifteen members of the city mCil assembled last night it was plain L ieen that a good long sessiou was , ultimate. Recorder Hyams had a millc of papers as largo as a bale of ... 1a in front of him, while the re-,'ctive re-,'ctive members each had a resolution 'two ready r action. The minutes the last meeting were read and ap-, ap-, VlH aI1d the business of the evening -Mil. " 1-ET1TIONS. . ' L'ndcr tlio head of petitions several i,.iiments were read. The lirst was request l'roui J. E. Bamberger j associates for a franchise for oper-iuo; oper-iuo; a street railway system between , warm springs bathhouse and North ULake and, ou several other sitlo vcls, wlih'h was referred to the com-, com-, lee on streets. The. jiroperty own-. own-. in plat J want the striiels in their iuity named and numbered after the iiion of metropolitan towns of the , 1p east, and the same committee will filler their request. r petition from the old Volunteer . iucn's association was then read, tight -six members want the couu-to couu-to give them the old hand engine ,,nu as "Alert No. 3," to tit up for lade purposes and to use iu case of emergency. The request was re-red re-red to the committee on lire depart -iit. V numlicr of people, in North Salt k petitioned for M ater, and if the lenvorks coiuiniltec feel good na- ot. Commerce . building, and reported that the city is liable. The petitioner has agreed to accept $1500, of which the board of trade agrees to pay one half. He recommended -the - city pay the amount. In regard to the rights of the street car company to occupy First East street, the 'attorney, together with assistant as-sistant counsel; Messrs. Van Horn and Dickson, gave it as his opinion that the company had no rights on the street because they have forfeited certain rights. Tliey have .no righu on the streets which tlrey are now occupying except by special permission. This conclusion was reached after elaborate arguments had been heard from both sides, ami is the result of a careful deliberation. de-liberation. The report was adopted. The reports of city otliccrs for the quarter ending March 31st were read and referred to the finance committee. In the report of the city auditor a bnl-ance bnl-ance of $225,j85.52 in the city treasury is shown. Police Judge Lauey's report is us follows.- Number of cases, 103; fines imposed, $2583.85; collected, $1202.85; sent to jail, $125!); appealed, $25; remitted, $6. Notice of the tiling of ' bonds by the recently appointed city oflicers was read and adopted. The superintendent of the water works tiled an estimate of the cost of extending certain water mains which report was adopted and notice ordered published. The same official filed a request re-quest for a tool house and a lot of tools to aid him in performing his duties. This was referred to the committee on waterworks. He also gave notice of the assistant water masters appointed who were continued. The city engineer stated that he needed some assistants and teams and some instruments. He also asked that he bo permitted to crowd his work its rapidly as possible. His request was granted. The chief of the. lire department reported re-ported that) the tire department is in very poor condition, and that the reserve re-serve engine be placed in the vicinity of the lumber yards. He recommended the purchase of a hook and ladder truck, a thousand feet of hose, and two . J will probably get it. Citizens of Eleventh ward also filed a prayer an extension of mains, which was mid to the saint! committee. The ! air railroad company asked leave withdraw its petition for a franchise, -It was granted, after which- the nfiaiiy tiled another asking. lor a nchise over a different route from city to Ihe lake, as follows: On inl South from Main west to the city its. The petition was referred to the imittee on streets. The residents of Nineteenth ward want Pear street led .above First West. Referred, a a petition from a contractor ask-perniission ask-perniission to. pile . material on a et was read. It would have been uted had not City Attorney Merritt "fled on the. ground that the prop-owners prop-owners should lie made to give a tl. A protracted debate followed, authorities were quoted right and until finally it was decided to post- until later, and tho matter went (nether water petition, this time a residents ou First " West and ,.ll. C.....K I I neatcrs ior lire engines, l he ciuei also wants two more' paid men and desires authority to cut wires in case of emergency. emer-gency. His report was referred to the committee on tire department. The street supervisors report regarding regard-ing the number of feet of sidewalks in district number two, and the estimated cost per lineal foot was read and ordered or-dered published. The assessment will amount to $2 per lineal foot. Pickett voted no, claiming he tlid not understand under-stand the question. Hall likewise cast his vote against the report. A lengthy discussion was had over over the licensing of fruit stands. Mr. Pickett wanted to reconsider the matter, mat-ter, but the. city attorney said it could not be. done; that a motion carried could be reconsidered only at the meeting ut which it was carried. It was done, however, for the couucil reconsidered and iu future people peo-ple can get licenses. Tho committee ou municipal laws reported this ordinance on Sunday concerts: con-certs: ' , , Section 1. It shall be lawful for any person of reputable moral character in connection with others of like moral character to give Sunday evening sacred I concerts, either vocal or instrumental, or both in this city, and to charge an admission fee therefor stiilicicnt to pay expenses, first having obtained a license from the city council and paying for such license into the city treasury the sum of $5 for each concert given. Section 2. The city council shall have power to revoke any license granted as provided in section 1 of this ordinance at any time. Mr. James opposed "letting down the bars," and after two readings the bill was referred to the committee on licenses. Sonic new police were appointed, a few appropriations made and the council coun-cil adjourned until Friday evening. As fine a cigar as I ever smoked is the Progress. , 1 1 in .-mum, vv as icuu nun was ftiic,- ikil by another from George Wood: i and others. Tho latter want us, hut some of the residents in the nity object to paying the tax, so inlward and his iriends'decided they ilil settle without going through the n of advertising ami so stated. Re- ;d. G. Westerlicld and others desire approach to tho Capitol grounds Icik Committee on streets. Ms communication was followed by uest for water mains from A. B. ycr, who is erecting a $7000 houso Fifth South. Sawyer, contends that neighbors all have cisterns and ob-to ob-to thu extension of mains on the mills of poverty when their prop-is prop-is worth $80 and $100 per foot, erred. "bert J. Jcssttp sent iu a petition ing that his dog tax be refunded, had paid tax for 1890 and the purp w in Colorado. His request was rred to the committee ou licenses, ae Salt Lake City Railroad company ioued for lease to extoud their as from Ninth East and Ninth South lie southern limits of the city; from ' North street ou First East street ' southern limits of the city; from Ii South antl Seventh East streets h southern limits of the city; from '' East and First streets on First "t ti A street, and north ou A to "1 street, thence east, to E street, " Third and B streets north to Sixth thence cast to the semetery.from :'lI' South and Tenth East streets h to Fifth South street, theiiee east Iwimt Olivet cemetery; from Warm ''P north to the Hot Spriugs, on I'Templo street .from Fifth West t to the city limits. The petitioner, Melioration of the franchise, offers 'linquish auy and all rights and ''Ses in respect to the streets '1 prior to 1880. Committee precis. The company agree that e shall not exceed live cents and twill light street crossings with r'c light for a term of five years paving brick firm in' Beatrice sent wninuinication regarding paving "which was referred to the mayor. A WATER PROPOSITION". 't Bios, slated in a document that have li40 acres of ground coutaiu-living coutaiu-living springs which How 400 ""'Per minute. They claim that 'an supply the citv with water the 1T-"'iid, and will sell for $35,000. rri'd. beanie petitions for better ac-dilations ac-dilations for citizens who have ' impelled to stand up heretofore, porters for the daily press also 'or a table. Both w ere referred Marshal with power to act. Mother franchise asked. 'J'lt 400 citizens asked that Mathew . ; l)e granted a franchise for a rail-, rail-, !n thu city to Saltair, the franco fran-co be forfeited if the work was pieted within a certain time. , "TV ATTORNEY'S KEPOKT. ? Attorney Merritt reported ou the ( man who last . 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