| Show CITY COUNCIL the city council met in regular session on tuesday evening march lluch mayor scott presiding henry siegel and others asked that the electric light be extended to the corner of second east and third south streets referred to the committee on improvements smith co and a large number of d braymen raymen and pressmen ex called attention to the bad condition of the cros crossings sins on south temple and other streets and asked that they be repaired referred to the committee on streets benjamin beer and wife re represented rep that they were unable to pay the tax levied for extending the water mains past their property and asked the council to grant them such stich relief as might he be proper referred to the committee on claims john R wilson represented that some time ti me ago he leased eased from the city the deseret woolen mills property and in may last the city took a portion of the prem premises isei and used it as a hospital for smallpox patients owing to this he had been unable to use the premises at all and he asked that lie he be refunded to the amount of referred to the committee on claims A number of persons residing on rhind south street asked that the electric light be extended to the corner of third south and third west streets referred to the committee on improvements elbridge EI bridge tufts was granted permission to use a portion of the sidewalk in front of his premises on main street while 0 making improvements J M harvey and others asked that sixth south street between west temple and first west be graded referred to the committee on streets frank A rose and others represented that they had granted to the city certain lands traversed by the jordan and salt bait lake city canal on condition that when they were abandoned for that purpose they should revert to petitioners petition ers they therefore asked that the property be deeded back to them referred to the committee on public lauds lands martha L allen alien asked that the tax of assessed against her for extension of the water mains as she would derive no benefit from such extension be remitted referred to the committee on claims barnhardt stahl asked that the unused portion of their licence amounting to 1146 be refunded as they had retired from business referred to the committee on claims L goldberg Go lilberg asked that the portion of his licence amounting to 15 be refunded to him referred to the committee on claims samuel green asked permission to use surplus water for irrigating his property in five acre plat C referred to the committee on irrigation eliza shaffer and others asked the city to sell them a strip of land in section 25 referred to the committee on public grounds A W smart asked that he be granted the privilege of erecting a fruit stand on the south side of commercial street referred to the committee ou on streets simon bamberger for the utah lime and cement company asked that a small of land adjoining thelt property be sold to them referred to the committee on public grounds J C cutler and others were granted permission to pile building materials in front of their premises on main street J J daly was granted permission to pile building material ju in front of his property on B street H J worthington asked permission to run a fruit stand on cunning tons corner referred to the committee on streets charles baldwin and fifty others asked that the electric lights be extended down fifth east street as tar far as ninth south street referred to the committee on improvements C C wilson asked permission to erect a fruit stand on second south street near the union national bank referred to the com committee mitree on streets william lowe a member of the legislature represented that on monday evening he went out into the yard in the rear of the city hall and fell down a cellar mud and was severe severely y injured injury d the accident was due to negligence on the part of the city in not dot having the yard lighted and he therefore asked for such financial relief as might he be proper referred to the committee on claims with the city attorney associated mr woodruff druff anti and others residing on twelfth east street asked that the water mains be extended from brigham to third south streets streeta tp re berred to the committee on water works john P fritberg Writ berg stated that he had seen in the tribune that when the liberals came into power i hey would pay those whose property had been taken by the city and sold the amouak obtained for it A lot claimed by h him I 1 m had been so sold and he be asked that the money obtained for it be appropriated to him referred to the committee on claims edward T ayer and other residents of north salt lake represented that some time ago city surveyor fox made a survey for a drainage canal and it was presumed that the canal would be constructed at once the work had not yet been commenced and as the canal was badly needed they asked that the matter be given attention referred to the committee on irrigation T E jeremy jr aked a ked the city to bosell sell him fifty square rods of ground on sixth west street referred to the committee on public grounds rebecca C shelton asked that the hitch ditch in front of her property be flamed referred to the committee on irrigation henry and others asked for an extension of the water mains along fourth 0 P and Q streets referred to the committee on water works james fulton on behalf of the wyoming salt lake california railway asked for a right of way for a road bed entering the city on ninth east street south of liberty park and continuing thence west to the utah central track then e north along the east side of said track to the corner of second south and third west streets where the depot would be located thence west to brighton farm plat thence nor northwest th to the western limits of the city referred to the committee on streets J M harvey asked that the law against allowing stock to run at large be enforced referred to the marshal the city attorney reported that he hat hal drafted amending 9 the ordinances in regard to removing v snow from sidewalks and to the exclusion of indians minors and others from saloons after certain hours also that the suit of B 0 aud and others against the city had been settled and dismissed that the official bonds of E H kohler as justice of the peace dr hall as quarantine physician and 8 H conley as sealer of weights and measures had bad been filed the committee on streets recommended that the petition of robert willis and others asking that west temple street be graded bo bg granted ranted adopted the same committee recommended that the petition of F E gregg and others asking that the excavating on twelfth east street be stopped be granted adopted the same committee to whom was referred the petition ork of john wilson and others asking that a street be opened on capitol hill recommended that the petition be referred to the city engineer adopted the same committee recommended that the petition of F H dyer and others asking permission to have commercial street paved be granted adopted the committee on irrigation to whom was referred the petition of lie le grand young asking that the bridde bridge over red rea butte canal ditch on eleventh le east street be repaired recommended that the petition be granted adopted the committee on quarantine to whom was referred the petition of H W lawrence and others asking that a city scavenger be appointed poi buted recommended that the petition be granted and that thomas M green be appointed adopted the committee on city prison reported that they had bad examined the city jail thoroughly and found it entirely unfit and inadequate for the purpose for which it was used and recommended that it be repaired in connection with this report marshal young endorsed the reco recommendation emendation of the committee and suggested that the bunk house for the accommodation of indigent tourists be put in decent condition the marshal also called attention to the abe fact that he was without a suitable office for the transaction of his business referred to the mayor with power to act surveyor doremus submitted the mowing following communication SALT LAKE CITY march 11 1890 to the ron hon mayor emd and city council gentle gentlemen en I 1 am informed by mr fox my predecessor in office that none ot of the instruments or furniture and but very few of the notes and maps which are in his office belong to the city but are his own individual property I 1 learn albod that there is no general system of reference posts postal or monuments monument to perpetuate the locution location of street and property lines throughout the city for want of these it is impossible to determine with any degree of cei certainty dainty the corner or boundary line of auy any lot bl bi ck or street as re required quire of me in section 3 chap chapter ter 5 of the revised ordinances and the interests of individual property owners cannot b prop e eray I 1 served rahe the establishment of these monuments to is a most essential preliminary to all subsequent engineering work as they must serve topi to perpetuate not only the property lines but the street and sidewalk grades as well and they should also be a reference to the location and grade of our sewer and water pipes the working season is now near at hand a and nd that it may not find us wholly un unprepared 5 I 1 respectfully advise that the work 0 r of putting in these monuments be proceeded with at once also that provision be made to furnish and e equip q u j m mv Y 0 office mee in a proper manner at the e earliest ar afes t co consistent insistent date in this con connection it may not be out of place to remind you that a heavy steam roller is indispensable to effective street work and that much delay may be avoided by giving the abject subject of purchase early consideration respectfully ape tf ily A P F city surveyor mr pembroke questioned the veracity of the reply of mr fox to surveyor doremus when he stated that the equipments of his office were private property the idea to him was absurd that a man in the public service would use his own private property for the public good he would therefore offer a resolution to the effect that a special committee of three with the city attorney associated be appointed to investigate whether or not the statement made to mr doremus was true in submitting the following mr pembroke observed that he intended to make known to the public what the peopled party had been I 1 doing resolution all these years here is the it is hereby resolved that a committee be appointed anted to investigate the question as to whether her the notes maps etc and all ather information compiled by mr J W fox jr while engs engaged upon city work be not the property 0 of the city and it if it so be that this committee demand all such maps notes etc this was referred to a special committee of three with the city attorney Al torney associated on motion of mr james the surveyor was instructed to furnish an estimate of the cost of fitting up his office with the necessary maps and instruments and to proceed with the establishment of monuments while the matter of a street roller was referred to the committee on streets the bills of mr holmes for 76 75 for the use of the continental hotel for polling places on election day of mrs burt for tor for feeding C ity city prisoners of J H Johns johnson for 23 for collecting dog taxes and of J P bache for 10 for ling filing transcript in the case of vs the city were allowed mr pembroke submitted the following SALT LAKE OITT city march 11 IM 1890 to the Rono honorable rable mayor and city council oj of salt lake city gentlemen I 1 hereby call your attention to the fact that a former city council of salt dalt lake city a number of years ago ceded to the territorial universia university sit y of deseret the public square of the sixteenth ward of this city upon which the university building stands the he conditions upon which this square was given the territory were that the gr ground should hould be improved and opened for public use the idea being as your U T petitioner e tit believes that the squire square X should be put in condition for a public park I 1 also call your our attention to the fact that these have nt not been complied with in any respect I 1 believe the territory has no expended a dollar in im improving this square in all ali these years and I 1 aou would L d respectfully fully ask that this juneil be furnished the record of transaction between salt lake city and utah territory that we may compel said territory to comply with the terms of agreement or revert reverl the square back to fo the city for the use and benefit of its citizens H referred to the committee on public grounds with the city attorney associated on motion of mr karrick the committee on streets were instructed to ascertain the cost of ten boiler iron sprinkling carts and report councilman karrick karri ck offered a resolution instructing the committee on public grounds to ascertain upon what terms and conditions the city conveyed the tenth ward square to the Deseret seret agricultural and manufacturing faatu fac turing rl ug society w whet hebb berh er t b terms had been complied w t and whether the city had the power to convey the property adopted councilman karrick harrick then offered a resolution creating a sprinkling district which was referred to the committee on waterworks water works with the city attorney associated the district described comprises over one hundred blocks in the central portion of the city then came this communication from mr pembroke SALT LAKE LAIKE crry CITY march 11 1890 to the ron hon mayor and city counci of salt lake city gentlemen believing it to be for the best beat interests of the citizens of shit salt lake alty city that the city corporation should own no stock in an any private corporation therefore be it re resolved so ved that the stock of the salt lake city gas company now owned by alt lake city corporation be advertised for sale and sold to the highest bidder for cash H E referred to the committee on ways and means charles livingston tendered his resignation as supervisor of streets the resignation was accepted and on motion of councilman lynn samuel paul was appointed street supervisor on motion of councilman james the marshal wag was instructed to see that all excavations were properly fenced to prevent accidents on motion of councilman hall the committee on public grounds was instructed to consider the advisability vis ability of planting and improving washington square and report on motion of councilman hall the city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance creati creating Dg the office of city engineer and prescribing the duties of that officer the mayor nominated the following persons as police officers john lihtz lattz john roberts M J sullivan frank 0 wire D Bo baarson BC Carson arson J B Ol Relley allie barker george A Slit ets johm OW y jenkins Jen kios orson W shaffer michael caution Can referred to the committee on police |
