The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-07
TUESDAY February Il 1888
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Favorable Action by the City
Fathers.


On Saturday evening last, after our
parcel had been dispatched, the city
solons held special session, called by
the Mayor at the ordinary meeting Of
the Council on the previous day, to
consider the revised plans Of Architect
w. w. Fife for the new City Hail. 1t will
ba remembered that Mr.. Flies plans
were accepted above the competition of
three others, but that it was thought
come changes could be made in them
which would make them more valuable,
in the opinion of the Council, to the
city. Mr.. Fife was requested to embody
| these changes in his plans, which he
complied with, and the object of Satur-
days meeting was to ratify the altera-
| tions.
Mayor Eccles was in the chair, and
| there were present also Aldermen Dee,
| Reeve, Watson and West; and Council
lors Clark, Boyle, Smuin, Jackson and
Brown; also Recorder Stevens.
The Mayor said, in opening the meet
| ago relating to the paying off by the
I ing the preceding official year, had been
fulfilled.
The plans, as revised, were then
affixed to the wall of the Council
chamber. Their various points were
then fully discussed, and Mr.. Fife
made such explanations as were
thought necessary. Councillor Jackson
moved the adoption of the plans sub
| iect to such notifications as might be
deemed proper. The motion was
unanimously carried, and the price of
the plans ordered to be paid. ~
| Mayor Eccles then addressed the
Council, stating it as his opinion ahat
the city could build the City Hall and
make such other public Improvements
as the time and circumstances de-
manded. ts 4 -atrsr
Alderman West favored the building
| of the City Hall DIS soon as practicable
| in conformity with the plans accepted,
| and moved resolution to that effect,
| which was seconded by Councillor
Jackson
An interesting debate then ensued.
Mr.. Boyle was opposed to the erection
/ of the hall at present, as he considered
there were other and more pressing
| improvements which would consume
Oil bAO uOnCy q tA0 OOuACL
! could obtain, unless her borrowing
should be in favor of building q better
structure than the one proposed. The
mayor was of the opinion that this six
or eight thousand dollars necessary to
extend the water mains cut no figure in
the case. as that could be done and the
hall erected as we'll. Alderman Reeve
thought the purchase of wafer, the
sewerage, and street improvements
were of much more importance to the
city than new hall. Mr.. West was in
| favor of building the hall during this
season, as, after doing so, and beauti-
flying the grounds, the city would still
have sum of S2l, 600 in the treasury
for such other improvements as might
be thought advisable. Alderman Dee
thought the enterprise of Ogden citi-
zens in building up substantially the
central portion of town showed that
they were in favor of public improve
ments, and the Council could not ex-
pect individuals to do their part, and
the railroads to do theirs in the build
ing of the Union depots, unless
an example was shown by
the Council. He, therefore,
was in favor OF erecting the hall.
| neSSIS. Nl2Tk, DHUWu, OmuIu anu w Az
son also took part in the debate, favor
ing the project. In a Subsequent
speech. Mr.. West embodied in the mo-
ton provision for the advertising for
bids.
The motion was ultimately carried,
with the addition that the hall be built
this season, there being in favor and
in opposition. the latter being Alder
man Reeve and Councillor Boyle, who
had both strenuously opposed the
scheme during the discussion.
| A motion was then put and carried
| referring the matter to the public build
ings committee with the Mayor and
| Councillor Jackson added. 1t was ar
ranged that bidders could sill be supplied
with specifications by Friday next; that
| all bids should be placed with the Re-
corder within thirty days from date IF
advertisement; and providing for the
completion.of the building within six
months.
Alderman Dee then moved that no
tics be given Messrs. Sidney Stevens
and j.. M. Dee to vacate the premises
occupied by them on Union Square.
and that the Cooperative Wagon q
Machine Company be negotiated with
on the matter of their removal, the
lease granted that company net having
expired. The resolution was unani-
mously agreed to. At this juncture, all
non-members of the Council were re-
quested to retire, with which the re :
porter present courteously complied.
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