Show CITY COUNCIL it was when the city council was called tr order by mayor scott august 4 the following councilmen answered to roll call pickard spafford karrick pendleton folland hyde hardy tuddenham young anderson lynn and parsons absent smith heath and james chemin the minutes of the last meeting were read amended and approved after which the following PETITIONS were read and referred to committees as hereinafter mentioned B P F whittemore asked to be allowed to construct a sidewalk in front of the pacific hotel at private expense and that the special tax levied on the same aade be canceled board of public works with power to act A host of citizens and residents of third west went street protested against the use of that street as a repair shop coal elrd ete etc by the great salt lake ot springs railway company corn coma mitte eon on streets P aa P valentine Val eutine et al asked that th the frame buildings immediately west of richards avenue be moved jre xe removed C committee on st reetta with instruct instructions iotis to act joslin park jewelers asked that they be allowed to place a large in front of their premises granted E munson asked to lease certain grounds belonging to the city committee on public grounds george A lowe low e et a al asked that the salt lake city street railway company be compelled to use some device to destroy the smoke arising from its motor and machine shops E B wicks et al 0 asked for an extension of wa water termaine mains on south main street tabled smith mcconsky asked to be appointed to a position on the police force referred to the mayor R F cunningham asked to be appointed special policeman granted mr W YOU Y oung dg asked to be allowed to construct a flagstone walk at corner of state and first south streets committee on streets james kennelly ken nelly asked permission to lay a sidewalk on third south street between second and th third ird west streets granted 1 B Y hampton asked for an electric light at intersection of fourth and I 1 streets committee on improvements G EP oage submitted the pay roll for the construction of a ditch east of the penitentiary to the city canal committee on irrigation 0 A friedel asked that the money paid by him by mistake for a peddlers license be refunded granted L N gregory asked to be appointed aggi assistant engineer on sewer pump committee on sewerage E W taylor that a certain bridge over the surplus canal on section 30 township I 1 north range I 1 we t be removed committee on irrigation geo E yeadon was granted permission to pile building material in front of 68 8 west temple street mary gillespie asked permission to pay special water tax by monthly installments stall ments in as much as she was too poor to settle the entire amount at once laid on the table george robinson asked a rebate on restaurant licen licence fe committee on license I 1 the salt lake rapid transit company asked for a franchise anchise fk to construct and operate a single or double street railway track on fifth west street between second and third south streets with suitable connection with existing track and franchise committee on streets the rio grande western grafl railway way company by superintendent welby asked that the above petition be granted committee on streets F G C heisen asked for a rebate on merchants license laid on the table THE ALLEGED TANNERY NUISANCE the following communication from W H rowe was read and referred back to the committee on irrigation with instructions to more thoroughly investigate and report additional thuu 0 ings to the city council J F jack esq your communication dated july directed to me as superintendent of the tannery came duly to hand contento were read and noted I 1 will say in reference to our tannery that we have no water running from there to pipe as ordered by the honorable city council I 1 will also state that if we weme running our tannery in a manner causing us to use water as alleged we would still run it in the channel that has been used beed for that purpose Sai taA itt for that piece of property long before 4 you myself or any of the present city council came here it appears to me that there are certain officers of the honorable honora ora ble city council who make it a ape v cial study to 0 o hamper and crush industries by their inconsistent orders I 1 suppose that to please I 1 the he banc fanc fancy y of land speculators it would not matter batter if the tannery and woolen mills were vere closed thereby inflicting a serious a in j ju jury upon the people there employed q we do not propose to do anything in reference to change the water course t that has been open for twenty years should uld the mayor and city coun coufou let I 1 insist upon i their heir former conclusions iet me know and we will close our doors MAPS AND PROFILES city engineer doremus reported for approval profile showing street and sidewalk grades on second south street between fourth and sixth west streets street also duplicates of sylvan park being a subdivision block ll it plat A salt lake city survey the same game officer to whom was sab bub bitted the maps of fremont heights Heigh te recommend recommended eu that the same be re ported to the city attorney adopted CITY ASSESSORS VALUATION w city assessor clute reported th thai a he had completed the assessment roll rr for the city for the year 1891 the toto 1 valuation amounted to daf and the assessor recommended that tl council fix the time for the board equalization to sit from august 21 81 REFERRED BACK the special com committee mittet to whom was referred a number of requests for credits on account of an aa eess sess ments for constructing sidewalks sidewalk recommended that all the petitions be referred back for a better description iob of property referred to the board ok public works the committe on police to who whom 3 was referred the application of frank stanley as special policeman report reported wL favorably on the petition adopted FROM THE BOARD OP OF PUBLIC WORKS WORK the board of public works transmitted with their approval the follow ing estimates of the city engineer in favor of dubois fe williams work done and material furnished on parleys canyon conduit for july hobson same pacific pa ing com company any laying asphalt side sidewalks du during tuly july J S morse la laying 1 brick sidewalk pavements during july 1 houlahan Grif griffith lith lay laying cement and brick L sidewalk pavese pavements during july total amount of estimates adopted POLICE COURT judge laney sent in the follows following report of business transacted by him hica in july number of cases tried log F ames ies imposed fines fes paid in labor cash collected from fines assessed under territorial laws 1 SO one adopted magistrate gee sent gent in the following report of business transacted before him during the same monti month number of cases tried 81 fines assessed fines paid in labor 8 as adopted THAT SPRING AGAIN the committee on irrigation to whom was WM referred abe be poti petition tion of olja s P X ilker ker in regard to a spring on his hie property arty on fifth south street becom mounded ded that the matter be referred to the committee on sewerage adopted y DOG TAX REPORT log bog tax collector silver reported iw be had bad collected dog tax to the of during the month of esaly uly adopted 1 A FEMALE DEPUTY RECORDER the following communication from 81 ly recorder Be corder jack was read received ad d confirmed SALT LAKE CITY august 4 1891 the honorable mayor and members i of the city council owing to the continued Gen gentlemen flemen skews of his bis wife ir dr grain crain who was ritney by this city council as deputy berder ler der has been compelled to resign 1 t I 1 faler reler who for some time past has acting as deputy recorder during inslfe crains absence has left the office appointed mrs E 0 gage to the Ortt 1 ten 11 of deputy recorder and as aa I 1 of leaving the city the latter part of week it la is necessary that I 1 have a deputy to act during my absence I 1 there aie respectfully ask that you confirm id appointment VOX pop PLACE FRANCHISE the resolution Ou granting gra a franchise abe place and fort doug k popperton hopperton Pop 1 rapid transit company compa ny was wag then atken n up the route named being along bourth street from popperton hopperton Pop place to cstreet Cl treet 0 dong along C street from fourth to south temple emple along second street y from popperton hopperton Pop place to T sart street et along f street it from second south to the th litie line of first is treet street the e petition of a host of residents property owners along the joeed route wes was then read by request n f councilman ebu young who said I 1 speak not only in behalf of myself IP a protestant to the granting of this ise but JL 1 represent numerous pro property perty ow owners hers who are op to the granting of the petition A a reason it in bu support A of my position I 1 ariu state datt that this road terminates at 41 elsidel s residence on south temple street more than half a mile from the business centre of 06 city and people patronizing this rowline would be compelled to get to one or 0 other of the exist 1111 ines in that vicinity in order to main or any other business street gnout city every property owner on cr cstreet CB treet objects but one and he Is out blovin there are lines already on oa neady every street in that part of the aft affording ample facilities for fortran tran sw it if the people residing in that locality disfavor this petition being ranted anted why should we seek to injure att further I 1 do not approve of hating franchises at of all 1 I think we should know iwho the petitioners petition ers are to me they are e unknown they may be bonafide and entirely reliable and they 1 roay not be we should satisfy tiffy our I 1 do not wish to iBl VVS vee on that point HEri ude do or retard any legitimate enter wise among us but I 1 think we should this matter thie move 0 CA cautiously in aa ay can reach fort douglas by artber abt ber route judge colborn w was as present and an himself as being president of and on motion of coun ajr pendleton pond leton was allowed to speak ifie i fie be said the projectors of the road are tb el owners of popperton hopperton Pop place and comprise a large and wealthy denpei syndicate they have sufficient means now in the bauk bank in this city to bund and equip the most elegant electric line in this city As to how I 1 will transfer passengers from the terminus to the central part of the city isa is mater of private business but if my petition is granted I 1 will do it councilman youn young I 1 dont think judge colborn has advanced a single reason that could not be produced in favor of a steam dummy the fact remains that the people most effected dont want the road and therefore should not have it the vote was taken and stood as follows yeas karrick lynn Sp spoffard affard parsons pendleton Ander andersen sow 6 nays hyde fulland folland hardy tuddenham ud young 5 pickard excused the resolution was defeated as it required 8 votes to pus pass it FOR FOB ANOTHER WEEK the granting a franchise to the salt bait lake city railway company to capitol hill was then taken up and after being rea 1 was laid over for one week WATER MAIN EXTENSION the committee on waterworks water works recommended that the following petitions for extensions of water mains maids be granted C stokes and others chris jensen jenpeo james cresby and others le grand young and others H hill and others J A morland adopted ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES mayor scott submitted the following communication gentlemen in compliance with a resolution introduced by mr young july 1 ath I 1 submit herewith an estimate of of ex expenses and receipts for the ensuing year EXPENSES streets repairs and improvements salaries fixed interest on outstanding bonds interest on bonds adverta advertised ed for sale 2500 water works maintenance maintenance repairs and improvements police department engineering department fire department street lighting water master and canal irrig irrigator aton on water 30 ODO health department depart meni cemetery sewers maintenance and repairs prison 1000 liberty park 8 az 0 O printing and advertising claims 1200 1 general expense and miscellaneous street sprinkling excess tota 00 licenses pines cash engineering fees pol I 1 tax 4 coo cemetery dog tax rent bent account water rates sund lea ies total estimated expenses over fixed receipts to be raised by lisses assessment Respect respectfully respectful fu I 1 ly M SCOTT mayor councilman Cun cilman lynn moved that the rate of taxation for the ensuing year be fixed at 6 5 mills on the dollar carried ASSESSORS compensation councilman lynn moved that assessor clutes clotea compensation be fixed at 2 per cent as the valuation was higher than last year when the compensation was vt per cent councilman anderson anderaon moved that it remain at aj per cent councilman hyde was wag of the opinion that aj 2 per cent was excessive and should be reduced councilman young concurred saying that it would bring the collector about he did not know what the expenses of the collectors office which 1 came out of this amounted to hut but he favored the idea of fixing a salary for the officer and having the city pay the ex expenses anses of the office councilman pickard offered an amendment amount be fixed at 2 per cent the amendment was carried HARDYS resolution councilman hardy offered a resolution requiring the salt lake and hot springs springe railway company to put the street and crossings along the line in good condition within 60 days or elbe forfeit its franchise adopted HEAVY appropriations the foisting appropriations were made J H taylor et al opening streets 2500 00 power light and heating company 2687 60 50 st marks hospital salt lake gas gaa company 50 mounta mount griffin 00 dubois williams 4 60 hobson wilkerson Wilke raon 2993 40 P pac fie paving company 93 J S morse houlahan griffith 18 1364 76 joseph silver 00 G A priedel friedel 13 ab J F brim 00 hotl 21 adjourned for one week |