The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10


way upon any or all streets of Ogden city.
3-That Henry M. Reardsley shall
have the right and privilege to
use upon all or any said
streets SO occupied by him, electricity as
motive power, with right to erect and
maintain poles and overhead wires over
and through any of said streets for the
purpose of running and operating the line
and lines of railway, such poles to be
placed under the supervision and control
of Ogden city. 1.-The grant heretofore
made by said resolution of August z,
4. d. 1888, and the additional
rights acquired under and by
virtue OF this amendment shall be and
hereby are extended, and shall exist for
The period of twenty years from the date OF
the passage OF the amendment. 5-Before
this ordinance shall take effect the said
Henry M. Beardsley shall, by himself or
attorney, file written acceptance thereof
with the recorder of Ogden city. 6-The
said Henry M. Besrdsley is hereby
authorized to transfer and assign all
rights and privileges and franchises in
organized, and when sucn assignment shall
have been made by the said Henry M.
Beardsley, he shall file notice thereof with
the recorder of Ogden city, and such cor
poratlon shall also file, by its officers,
or attorneys, an acceptance of such trans
fer with the recorder of said Ogden city.
The petition for blanket franchise from
the Ogden City Railway company was re-
1erred to the committee on laws and the
city attorney Mr. Rhodes, the attorney
for the bondholders of the company, ad-
dressed the council upon the import of the
petition. He stated the reasons why the
company desired the adoption of the resotu-
tons, the chief one of which was to allow
the running of the railway by electricity
and another that the company be allowed
to extend its lines all over the city at the
option of the bondholders: also that the
purchasers be recognized as legitimate
successors to the franchise rights of the
old company. He urged Immediate action.
After some discussion, the committee
on laws was instructed to report at a
special meeting of the council to be
held Wednesday evening at 7:30. Mr..
Rhodes then got hot and Withdrew the Pc
| tition, and the order for special meeting
was withdrawn. What this move on the
part of the new owners of the Ogden City
railway means is hard to figure out.
the committee on streets was granted
further time i'll which to dispose of the
matter of opening Thirtieth street.
The committee on claims reported in
| favor Of allowing certain bills. On motion
the report was adopted.
| The same committee recommended that
the kills of Kiesel & Co. for s37, and New
man Brothers for S342 for damages from
water be disallowed. On motion of Coun-
Gilman Graves the report was adopted.
The finance committee reported that a
| loan Of $40, 900 could be made from Council
men Graves and Spencer. Councilman
| Allison stated that although 1t would likely
be good thing ii the city could get this
amount of money at the present time he
thought it would be a very delicate matter
to draw up the contract as it necessarily
should be- as it would in reality contract
! themselves, and as the city has had some
experience of this nature before, he warned
The council TO be cautious. On motion the
reportFwas adopted
1t was moved that the street committee
notify the sewer contractors to fill up the
sewer bitches and put the streets in a
respectable condition on several of the
streets. Adopted.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds recommended that about $3.50 be
expended in the Improvement of public
parks. The report was received and placed
! on file.
The petition for the retention of c. w
Chase as police officer in the Third ward
was referred TO the police commission.
The petition of H. L. Snyder to be ap
pointed as judge of the coming school cleo
ton was accepted and Mr.. Snyder ap-
pointed.
The petition of F. Huff for position as
police officer was referred to the polio:
commission.
The petition Of the draymen was referred
to the committee on streets.
The petition of Al White for place on
the police force was referred to the police
commission. = z.-.>,-s--
The petition of local merchants asking
for protection against transient merchants
and peddlers was referred TO the commit
tee on laws and licenses.
4 number of claims were read and re
ferred to the committee on claims.
An opinion was read from City Attorney
Kimball as to the power of the city council
TO fix the salaries of justices of the peace
The opinion was favorable and the question
was referred to the committee on laws ant
the city attorney to draft an ordinance fix
! ing such salaries.
! An ordinance was presented by Mr.. Ali
J son requiring saloon keepers to keep theil
front windows washed clean, so as to allow
plain view of the inside. This will be
very disastrous blow to many of the gentle
men who like to have their nip outside O.
, the public view.
Mr. Cannon moved that when the coun
Gil adjourned it be to meet this evening at
O'Clock, 10 consider the street railway stu
alton, as one of the most important ques
tons that is now before the people. Car
ried.
He also called upon the city attorney foI
the facts in relation to the situation. Mr.
Cannon suggested that notice be given tina
all persons having petitions on street rail
ways be invited to present them this even
, ing.
The shotgun guard of the city prison
ers was discussed, and the question was re
ferred to the street committee to report
The use of concealed weapons was urged
instead of the carrying of shotguns by tn
guards. Adjourned.