The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-25
City Council .

City COUNCIL.
On Friday the City Council convened,
after keeping the reporters waiting one
hour, at 7 O'Clock. in special session,
called by the mayor for the purpose OF
giving further consideration to the
bids made by the three architects for the
erection of the new City Hall.
In addition to the members of the
council, there were present His Excel
Iency, Governor Caleb w. West, Secre-
tary Hall, and Hons. Joseph Barton,
Roy H. Jones, and @. @. Richards, as
trustees of the Reform School.
After the observance of the usual
preliminaries, the mayor explained the
reason of the presence Of the gentle
men above mentioned, and said that the
trustees could not accept, under the
law, the proposition of the Council
donating the land for Reform school
purposes which contained stipulation
that the board should expend in build
lngs, etc., no less sum than $4,000.
He bad had handed to him by the
trustees propos' ton, which differed
fromthat of the councils original in
only one point, in that the stipulation OF
the amount was lett open, and he called
, upon the recorder to read it as
amended.
Recorder Stevens then read the pro-
J position, which contains provisions for
the donation OF a tract OF land within
the corporate limits OF Ogden City
beginning at the southwest corner OF
ol0ck 81, IN plat q, of Ogden City sur =
vey, and running thence north to the
section line. next north of said place of
beginning; thence east along said sec
ton line eighty-six rods to First East
street; thence south to Park Street.
thence west eighty-six rods to place of
beginning, containing thirty-6ve acres
more or less. This land is given TO the
Territory under and upon the c9ndl-
tons that the trustees shall erect, within
Two years, next ensuing, the Reform
school buildings as contemplated in the
| ac5 of tue Governor and Legislative As
5embly of the Territory of Utah; said
buildings to be used exclusively for Re-
form School purposes. The agreement
also provides that whenever the build
| ings shall cease to be used for Reform
School purposes then the trust shall
| cease, and the G ound with the build
ings thereon shall revert to and be re-
| invested in Ogden City.
Councillor Boyle, IN speech, stated
| that their only object in STIMULATING
| $40 900 was to make sure that we should
| get value for the land the city were civ
ing to the Territory, which is valuable
tract. He still did feel that the Council
| should give the land on Y on SUCH q
| stipulation, but inesmuch as the cOun-
| Gil had the verbal assurance of the
| gentlemen composing the board OF trus-
GEES that the building to be erected
would cost at least The amount men
toned, although they could not legally
| insert it in their agreement, he was in
favor of screding to the demands of the
board in the premises.
| Alderman Dee moved, and his motion
was seconded and carried, that the res
olution passed on Thursday be declared
open for reconsideration. He then
moved that the resolution which had
| just been read be substituted IN place of
the one before the Council, which was
seconded by Alderman Watson and
unanimously passed.
| Alderman Dee moved, and it was
unanimously resolved, that the re-
| corder be directed to send certified
copy of the resolutions TO the trustees
| of the Reform School.
The Governor, being called upon,
made brief speech. He said he had
not gone there with the intention to
make a speech. He was very happy to
| oe there that evening, and especially
lpon the business in question. He had
been in ogden three DAYS in the interest
| of that business, and he did not believe
there was any spirit in the board, as far
as he had seen it manifested, thar to do
inst IN
aud the Territory in the location of the
Reform School. They were charged
With a duty which was an important
md responsible one under the law, by
which they had to be guided. He was
,ure the board, from the expressions he
1ad heard, were perfectly satisfied with
The location made by the Legislature.
They were fully impressed with the
Importance of providing such an
institution as the needs of the
territory required. The Legislative
Assembly had, in their wisdom,
restricted the limit of the appropriation
to $75, GOO, and had LIFT to the discretion
If the board to expend so much as NAV
De necessary for the building of the
institution. The gentlemen of the
9oard proposed to exercise their discre.
ionary power literally and wisely;
they recognized The necessity of build
ing all public Institutions permanently,
md they had already taken steps by
which they would be enlightened as to
he uest institution to erect, and he
vas satisfied that when the plans are
received, the Council will be satisfied
With the expenditure to bs made, and
that they would risk no interest of
Ogden City in turning over to the
trustees the land; on the contrary it
would be benefit to Ogden City.
at the conclusion of the Governors
address, general Misunderstanding ensued
after which the visitors, took their
departure.
The special business of the evening
vas then proceeded with. The minutes
If the previous special session were
read and adopted.
Councillor Boyle stated that when MIR.
Flies plans were accepted, it was dis
inctly understood that the hall would
not cost more than 30,Oo0, and as other