| Show CITY COUNCIL the auditorium of the city council ch amiter was filled to overflowing I 1 last a at night with spectators and persons seeking for appointments to positions on the police force it was 8 when mayor baskin took the chair and called the municipal legislators to order those who answered to roll call were rich folland karrick bell horn ewing lawson loofbourow hardy evans beardsley reiss heiss and absent none the manutes of the previous meeting were read amended and approved after which the following PETITIONS were read and referred as aa specified joseph openshaw asked for an ex tension of sewerage laterals literals late rals on H street committee on sewerage H dinwoodey complained of excessive water mains alne assessment committee on waterworks water works 0 B R bothwell and others asked for an extension of water mains in city park addition committee on water works J B R walker asked to be allowed to use a portion p of the street on which to pile building material committee on streets street F W blohm asked ifor for free license hotense for three months committee on license thomas E wissing asked a rebate on his merc merchants hanVe license committee on license william davis asked for a free bedd peddlers beddle lers rB license committee on license mosher flood company asked a rebate on liquor hoe mae committee on licelle lice aee lne J A groesbeck and others asked that seventh south street between fifth and eighth west streets etre ete be put in passable condition committo committe on streets yeadon heath asked that second west be graded and graveled from fifth to eighth south streets committee on streets mrs J robbins bobbins asked for an extension of water mains on ninth east between fifth and sixth south streets committee on waterworks water works robert bobert smith sent in a communication in which he protested against a canal being constructed through his property committee on irrigation robert bobert smith asked for the third time that the rio blo grande western westeri ballway company be compelled to put sixth west street in a passable condition committee on streets J H cochran and others asked that the drain ditches around their property be repaired committee on irrigation edward H evans asked that the city compel tykp th tenton pacific railway company to move a switch from the street in front of his property or relm burse him in the sum of 1200 committee on claims auerbach bros asked that they be relieved from paying certain sidewalk taxes committee on streets T J everill asked that the elty city lease him an acre of lime stone ground in the northern part of the city com grounds john H walker and others asked that T J davison davieon be appointed mounted patrolman referred to the major the resignation of benjamin john son as an a member of the pranks franks pat rol system was recorded WANT DAMAGES the sells lime rock bock and cement cament company represented that its property had been damaged to the amount ot of by bv the construction of a waw pipe line through the same and asked to be reimbursed to that amount committee on claims claim COST OF NORTH PIPE UNE LINE superintendent of waterworks water works ryan byan reported that the amount of the special assessment for water main extension on the north bench was at four mills per square foot and that the estimated cost coat tor for six inch pipe with four valves to each was provided that four J inch pipe ir in laid on streets running north and south and six inches on streets running on east and west received and filed THE RESOURCES city auditor hoag submitted by request the following statement which was received and filed to the honorable mayor and city council gentlemen in reply to your request for information regarding the cites financial condition I 1 beg leave to report that the balance of cash in the treasury to date march int is the only indebtedness is in outstanding bonds the available resources consist of in unsold bonds of the issue of july U 1 1891 shares of stock in the S su lake gras gas company the parcel of real rag estate situated at the southwest south routh west corner of state and first streets being the abandoned site of the joint city and county building and various other deion of land which I 1 am unable to dea dese critie rffie RECORDED AND FILED the reports of the city engineer were read and referred to the committee on streets EXTEN EXTENSION aTON city recorder stanton reported that notices of intention to extend water mains on sixth south street from midway between eleventh and aed twelfth east streets running east t feet on back street from north capitol avenue to fern street with necessary laterals literals late rals bad been published according to law committee on waterworks water works a TO COMMENCE SUIT the committee on claims to whom was referred the communication of assessor and collector clute in which he be announced that he was unable to collect from zions benefit and building society recommended that the assessor be not relieved from tho the collection of the tax and that he be ho be authorized to institute legal proceed ings inge in his own name for its recovery adopted SHALL HAVE LIGHT the committee on OB improvements reported d favorably on the petition of ceorge go ames and others for foe the arec on of an electric light at the inter of first south ard ai d seventh west streets street adopted I 1 A complicated QUESTION W H ryan byan superintendent of waterworks water works filed a rel uve stive to the manner of assessing for arter main extensions he says bays chrt hat woon the present system was wag adopted in IM 1888 it was it tended for the laying 1 W mains around large blocks or 14 feet lor for tach block assessed bu but tiow now that many of theme theae blocks are be liag subdivided sub divided the present system of assessing has caused a 4 great geal deal of dis among ainoo property owners in AW centre of the block as ale they are to baythe pay the 4 mill assessment se ament without receiving any benefits there and I 1 if I 1 th they ei wa want n wa water ter they are and fenced to 0 pay the entire ca cost of a main ou lb t inside aid street A As the system is unjust be recommends that outside property holders be assessed ten rods mp deep instead of twenty and A special assessment of 6 mills instead of 4 mills be h taxed and when the inside property owners want the water they can got get it by having the same assessment received ap and filed THAT BARBER the committee on streets reported that montan A omera oera be allowed to enclose a portion of the sidewalk on OB state street for improvement ment purposes that J A borlaus Mor Morl laus auls tefft loh to erect a barbers pole near we Ode sidewalk walk in front ot or his property W granted that the ibe petition lon of fred trimmer iamer regarding with P P prat over crain caplis be grau granted ted that taa the abe petition of the be chamber ot of commence Commet ce asking that croper treet street be 09 erected recommend that it be refaced to skin an appropriate committee sat estimate of cost of erecting greeting them adopted AU opted PRISON LABOR I 1 the committee to whom was ref refereed refer oried jed tap quee question tion of prison lator labor recommended led that it oe be not employed until it enold be used to t better advantage than at the present B julty ity auditor hoag submitted the abb avns W statement ement pro from in water main extension tax LOA 81 gnor nor 00 from beneral 1111 it 11 licensee 70 lr ma sewer tax 8 84 ban UX tax sales ele adee redeemed 1 9 15 apol city tax amo 39 www MM lity pad county building om water rates tani fines in police court 2066 dog tax 7 00 ana awing N U 0 ou tente from fa in engineering department FW terest 49 10 aroln if bewert Be wets 47 70 twin liberty park jordan wad aalt lake oily canal win yotal 62 works k 8 34 P wier r condart con dait AS 28 oat bt on 1888 bonds 00 lines 92 46 8 16 48 bar 48 b po st in ment n t 2843 93 t tang Z bt t ve i 98 to parleys canal to cemetery to sidewalks dw to health department to arieon pr to general expense to furniture and fixtures to printing and advertis advertising in A 2677 i 1 to liberty park 95 to claims and dama damages a 10 to assessor and collectors office 90 to donation to library to rent to pas gas 1860 to hospital to dog tax to street sprinkling to city tax to city and county building buildings 20 to jordan and salt halt lake city total balance in treasury february additional receipts total deduct disbursements 70 balance in treasury march let WHERE THEY CAN STAND the committee to whom was waa referred the matter of allowing vehicles to stand aland on OB the streets streeta recommended that the con committee on municipal laws be instructed ted to submit an ordinates ordinance covering the demova removal of express wagons and providing that only four teams team be allowed to stand on first south street tour four on second south dtreit four on third south street four on west went temple and four on state streets ado adopted apted TO REMOVE THE SILK BILK FACTORY the committee on public grounds recommended the removal of the old silk factory as it was now only a rendezvous for thieves and tramps adopted NORMS MORRIS CLAY LAND the committee to whom was referred the petition of elias morris asking the city to purchase certain clay lands land 8 owned by him was referred back for more de definite nite information THE blacksmith SHOP the committee on public grounds recommended mended that the application of D J OM aboney for a lease of ef the old blacksmith shop be deferred de ferrod for the present adopted A prospective POLICEMAN the petition of L B tripp askin asking 9 that he be appointed to a position on the police force was referred to the mayor THAT SEWER AGAIN the committee on sewerage e reported adversely on the petit loi 0 of margaret sharp and others complaining of ex sewerage assessment adopted DETECTIVE BUREAU the q committee on police reported arted favorably on the petition of a large num number her of citizens end and business firms for the creation of a acety city detective bureau and recommended that it be c composed m of oot ii ot leas than three and not more than six members mern bers 4 TO TAKE SAND BAND the petition of J needham and J turn bow asking permission to tak sand from the jordan river was referred to the committee on public grounds resignation RESIGN AVION ACCEPTED reber heber M wells sent in his resignation as a member of thy board of public works work the resignation was received karrick moved that major george M downey be elected ito fio succeed him folland nominated julge E A loofbourow and hardy were appointed tellers the vote resulted as follows downey lit 12 smith 8 downey was declared elected A NEW BUILDING INSPECTOR on motion of councilman heiss hein J A hamlin was appointed building in specter vice A M grant resigned LIQUOR LICENSES the usual batch of liquor licenses licensee was granted on motion of councilman horn SIDEWALK ESTIMATES the city engineer submitted the following gati estimate mate of the cost coat of constructing ting sidewalks on both sides of east tem temple pie street from south temple to third south street and a sidewalk eight feet wide from third to sixth south street for four ideh flaat flagstone tone the abutters abut tere proportion would cost coat six inch asphaltum six inch cement cites proportion Flog flagstone stone 2160 asphaltum 1410 cement 1440 abutters proportion cost per square foot flagstone 9 asphaltum 6 cement 6 the cost of sidewalks on the east side ide ot of east temple between third gouth south and sixth south streets is as follows abutters proportion three inch flagstone four inch asphaltum 11 four inch cement C cites ity s proportion flagstone asphaltum four inch cement abutters proportion cost per square toot foot Flagstone asphaltum cement the matter was referred to the city attorney to prepare the necessary resolutions in the premises HIGH WATER LINE moved that the city engineer be instructed to prepare a map of all the lands on the north bench up to the highwater high water line adopted COVERED CONDUIT the same gentleman also moved that the city engineer be instruct instructed edU to furnish estimate of cost of a covered conduit to carry the waters of city creek between state and the west went side of east temple street carried A WATER AGENT A resolution was offered by karrick and ewing authorizing the employment in ent of ex councilman pendleton as agent for the city to look after its water interests in parleys and immigration emigration cw canyons at a salary of per month the resolution was opposed by hardy rich and bell and on motion of the latter laid on the table for one week TO REMOVE obstructions folland offered ofard a resolution author izing the city marshal to lear clear the sidewalk of all obstructions such as an dry goods boxes and greeli grocers stands adopted TO SELL BELL MORE BONDS karrick offered the following resolution resolved that the finance committee with the mayor and city treasurer associated b be authorized to advertise for bids bida for the unsold one thousand dollar bonds the bids to be submitted to the council counch for Us its approval WHAT THE CITY OWNS A resolution was offered by ewing calling for a complete list and plats plate showing all pieces and parcels of lands now belonging to the city mr ewing stated that he had been informed that the abstracts could be secured for from to 1000 referred to the recorder IT CAN CONNECT A resolution was waa offered by karrick authorizing the pacific paving company to connect with the water mains on sixth west and second south streets street the expenses to be borne by the company under the superintendent of waterworks water works adopted appropriations the following appropriations were made after which the council adjourned for one week mountain stone company 1995 42 soseph silver st 84 oo 00 elias morris morns 68 02 Paci pacific fi paving company 42 00 total aw a 89 41 44 indictment As the council was wasat at the point of adjournment city attorney hall announced loe showell had been indicted indict bd by the grand jury for maintaining a nub nuisance sance in bingham ORMY canyon the place in question is where the garbage refuse and dead animals are conveyed by the rio bio grande western railway he mended that the health officer and city physician visit the place and report as to whether it was or was not a menace to the health of residents in that locality the sanitary inspector he thought should be defended so ordered A DAMAGE SUIT in the case of allred and others for damages for the alleged unlawful appropriation of waters by the city the attorney was authorized to employ the necessary experts to defend the city in the case named it was after midnight when the council adjourned |
