Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-12

Mayor Armstrong asked for ar
appropriation CT $50 TO nav in,
creased salary Of clerh in III
Guys service. Allowed and apnro,
priated. afPio'
A biii for an ordinance protectin,
me nre alarm system aud boxes was
taken up and passed; also a bill for
an ordnance amending chapter al
n ~ ieielence 10 erecting poles in the
centre oil the streets. Passed,
Alderman Sharp moved that
other business be suspended and tbe
street railway franchises be taken
up. 'i
Mr.. Dolly moved to adjourn. but
the motion was finally withdrawn
anu petition of the Salt Lake
street Railway Company for an e.
taken up.
Messrs. Sharp and Ritter wanted
the bills for franchises 10 lass.
Mr.. Dolly said 1t looked hasty. at
TINS, the last session Of the CounciI
70 railroad these franchises throDgb
lie believed no member OF any
council would refuse To grant ,loss
franchises when they understood
them, but he considered II in yeTv
them,
Mr.. Roberts did not see any force
IN what Mr.. Dolly said. He saw no
impropriety in this; If the petitions
asked Tor no streets but those already
granted, he was ready to vote for
them now.
Mr.. Sharp said il would not he
rallroading anything if this fran-
chise was put through. They had
already beensix months at this work.
the two corporations had agreed
upon the streets to be used BY each
and II would now take but a faw
minutes to attend to the matter. ri
IL was LEFT TO the succeeding coun-
ell 1t would take them ninety DAYS
AT least TO thoroughly examine this
question and get TO the point where
II Is now. He wasn't ia favor of |
getting bill to It's third reading |
and then laying it over for the next |
The Salt Lake street railway
franchise was taken up first and.
With one or two minor amendments.
passed unanimously.
Then the franchise TO the Salt
Lake Rapid Transit Company WIS
-aken up, and with few ameud-
nents passed. The two are identical
Except as to the streets covered:
The report Of committee on streets
IN the petition OF George L. Blair.
protesting against opening a certain
street up City Greek, was rejected.
The resignation Of J. w. Fox, Jr..
Is city surveyor was tabled.
The application of Mr.. SturVis TO
De appointed city surveyor was
abled.
The bill Tor an ordinance prohibit
ng camping on City Creek was
AIKEN rp and read.
Mr.. Ritter thought il was too
trlngent The bill passed.
10 report Of the supervisor on the
'aving Of South Temple Street was
AIKEN up.
MIR. Clark said one of the main
easons why this hadn't passed be-
ore was because it was alleged the
,eople on that street were too Door.
He read the names of property
'wners on that street, showing that
III or nearly so were wealthy per-
ons. a motion to table the report
was lost by vote Of S
o s, and finally the report was adj
pied.
Two or three motions to adjourn
we're made. Some wanted n meet
ng Friday night. others wanted it
0 go over till Tuesday next, and
Ter some inquiry il was learned
hat 1t would not probably take more
han half an hour to clear up all
Gsiness at the next session and
hat the custom had been for the old
ouncil TO hold short session be-
ore Withdrawing in favor of their
lccessors; so the meeting adjourned
next Tuesday evening.