Show CITY COUNCIL the city council met at on tuesday evening Mar marcath March chAth th mayor scott presiding eight members of the council were present frank H dyer presented a verbal petition asking to have a former petition to have commercial street lighted taken up and considered si mr dyer was advised to send I 1 in n a new petition mr dyer also asked that the property holders on commercial street be allo allowed to pave the streets at their own expense he was directed to submit his request in writing A petition from legrand young stated that in the southeast part of the city the red butte ditch crossed a street in the eastern part of town and the bridge over the gulch which was deep there was in a dangerous condition he asked that the bridge be repaired referred to the committee on irrigation for immediate attention J W campbell asked for the sand lots lote for forone one year for referred to the committee on public grounos C 0 french submitted the following on behalf of myself and my associates I 1 respectfully request that you grant to us a franchise to 10 erect operate and maintain a system of first class to supply the entire city of salt bait lake with gas both both for light and heat beat and to lay mains pipes and connections through Agh the streets alleys and public places of the city dortho for the distribution of such gas we will furnish standard gas suitable for all domestic purposes for both betti it light hb and heat at a maximum price of kofl per 1000 1000 feet for f fuel uel and at a maximum rice of 2 per 1000 cubic feet for light frice give you as references jarvis conklin kansas city mo francis tiernan Ti eruan james H bacon president of the bank ban of salt lake referred to the committee on improvements prove ments F E gregg and chas baldwin asked that the hauling of gravel frova from near nar n ar the corner of second south and twelfth east streets be stopped for the reason that the removal of any more would not be for the improvement of the road they also asked that the gravel lie ise taken from a point further north referred to the committee on streets J A morlan and others asked for the extension of the gas mains on east temple street to seventh south street also for an electric light on an the corner of seventh south and east temple streets referred to the committee on improvements robert allen alien asked that th price of his lot which had been sold by the city to L P i kelsey be given him he said the mayor could not now give hini him a deed which he had failed to get heretofore though he had bad owned the lot for 20 yeara referred to the committee on claims baldwin and haight residing near dear the corner of eighth and F streets asked that the water mains be extended one block on eighth street referred to the committee on waterworks water works henry wilson and others asked that back street north of capitol grounds ground be opened by filling cuts cute and gullies which now made the street inaccessible referred to the committee on streets A petition was received asking the ampol appointment of a city scavenger aud and sugg suggesting ting john oreen green for the office referred to the committee on sanitary regulations V F Q G B R thompson and other residents of the alth ward asked for the water mains to be extended along second south from luth loth to bilth east streets referred to the commit ee on waterworks water works mulloy harris and others asked that the water mains be further extended 15 rods on seventh east street referred to the committee on waterworks water works 0 H pettit and twenty others asked that as flats A and B had primary rights co city creek and the water had been taken from them by the city and put through the pipes for others the pipes be extended to them at a reasonable figure T they hey also asked the repeal of the present city ordinance relating to the extension of mains or its amendment so it would bear more equally on the inhabitants they also asked that one half of the revenue from the waterworks water works department part ment be used in extending the mains mr pendleton said that what the people wanted in the ninth ward where thelast the last petition came from was the return of the water that had been taken that they might have it for culinary purposes mr pembroke said that the residents of the seventeenth and nineteenth wards had strul similar lur desires T the k he city attorney was associated with the committee on waterworks water works to consider the q question alstion presented in the petition matthew white iu in behalf of the saltair railway Company presented the following the undersigned undersigner under signed representing the incorporators and stockholders of the saltaire Sal taire railway company respectfully petition your honorable body DO and ask that a franchise be granted to the saltaire Sal taire railway company to co construct maintain and operate a single pingle and double track railway and to build and to maintain bridges over the river canals and ditches within the city limits the railway track commencing on south temple street at its intersection ter with fast east tem temple ia street treet thence west through south T temple mple street to the city limits this franchise is asked for the purpose of constructing ting and operating a railroad from this city avest westerly le aly by dy the most feasible sible and practicable route to a point on the great salt lake about thirteen miles in length using the best beat mechanical power referred to the committee ou streets mr dyers petition respecting the paving of commercial street was read and referred to the committee on streets the paving is not to be done till the sewer main gaiu is laid on commercial street the committee on public grounds reported on the petition of orson oreon rogers recommending ng that petition be granted forthe for the use UN of the silk factory building at 16 15 per mouth month report adopted the committee on irrigation reported arted on the improve mt nit nt int of the amper bober and ninth south street canals recommending the extension of the former canal to jordan and the latter northward on eighth west street also the opening aud cleana cleaning tig of the north temple street aqueduct to the jordan river the ref report ort was adopted the rhe committee on streets on the petition of J H culver for a transfer of land in order that a street might be opened on capitol hill reported in favor of the exchange if it could be done legally the city attorney said the matter could be arranged legally by a resolution and a lease the report was adopted the committee on public groinus gro unus reported on the petition of J J snell and others recommending that they be I 1 permitted ermit ted to purchase certain lands at 76 75 per acre adopted the committee on streets recommended that chat the petition of william wiliiam rhomas walker for permission to operate a fruit stand at walkers corner be granted ado adopted pt the committee on waterworks water works recommended that the petitions of the following persons for extensions of the water r mains be granted H pembroke and others M and others B R A grieves and ot athert hert W J A timms and others A S martin and others adopted the M was authorized to purchase sixty tons of three inch water pipe for making these extensions and the recorder WAR instructed ted to publish notice ments oja OB the arrival of the pipe oine the committee on claims reported on the petition of W C reynolds for the jose joes of a horse bone that the claim be not granted on the petition of D A sanders for ifor 5 for a land certificate that it be not granted ranted on OD the petition of wm B R jones for 20 loss lose because of the cites error iu in describing lands that it be granted on the claim of the south jordan canal company that it be settled for the leport l was adopted abo committee on streets reported on the petition of B R J jessup and three others for the re naming anti renumbering of the streets recommending that it be not granted adopted the committee on municipal laws reported on F H Auer bachs petition respecting the protection of capital capi tal to be I 1 vested invested n in I 1 n the th e development do celop of natural gas gap recommending that it be laid on the table adopted the rhe committee on finance reported on en the communication of the city auditor recommending an ap of for sala salaries rieB of city officers adopted the report of police justice laney from feb 19 to march I 1 was submitted it the total flues bibes assessed in that time to be referred to the committee on ways and means and collector clute re ported having received two bids bide for city plats one from harvey neff co for and one from the security abstract company for on motion of mr james tile the bid of harvey neff A company was accepted the recorder reported that the right of way for carleys creek canal t f rough certain properly owned by J H ciuck li nek had been arranged for by the former mayor for the recorder also alao stated that the sewer pumps had arrived and the freight giust be paid ty loy the city tile the bill of the adt 8 ailt lake power light and heating company for for 66 arc lights for february was presented and 0 dered paid nathan da davis vis resigned as sealer of weights and measures resignation was accepted mr parsons nominated S H conly for the position mr conly was elected dr H J richards resigned as quarantine physician and r recommended om H J mantor for the office david james resigned as superintendent of sewer construction the resignation to take effect on the appointment of his successor resignation accepted five liquor licenses were granted A gas company dividend of 2361 was recel received ved 1 dr lorin hall was elected quarantine physician A F doremus was elected city surveyor city attorney merritt reported that he be bad engaged W H dickson and J L rawlins to assist him in the carof linck and others against the cavy involving the title of lands on capitol hilland that the ser services vives would cost the city 1500 each rhey would only operate in 1 n the te territorial courts and if the matter was taken to the united states supreme court other arrangements range ments would then be made dickson and rawlins were to have one half of the amount in the rem linder as the cases proceeded to a termination the action of the attorney was approved the recorder stated that there had bad been no objections filed to the extension of the water works on west wat temple and third west streets and the work was ordered to proceed the council adopted a resolution thanking the union pacific for hauling gravel free up south temple street and asking a continuance of the favor the following appropriations were made to john H K linek linck on delivery to the city of a deed to be ip p prove I 1 by the city attorney of a certain tract of land for rights of parleys creek canal 00 olty city marshals hals fund 00 for sewer pay roll engineers department part ment tor february 5 00 south jordan canal company 00 to wm win IEL jones on claim 2000 20 00 A J bart feeding 0 city Y prisoners 26 mrs Mr aBurt burt 2525 salaries city officers for march 00 to dickon and rawlins for legal services iwo oo 00 J W snell tor for city creek tunnel 00 sewerage account 00 total alb bo the council then went into executive session ses siou and upon resuming the upon session adjourned fur for one week |