Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-01
"A MUNICIPAL CUEMAIORY.
The City Will Build One at a Cost
Of $4,000.
me WAFER RATES ORDINANCE.


a special meeting was held by the
CITY Council last night, President
Loofb1urow ia the chair. The follow
ing councilmen were In attendance:
Hardy, Horn, Bell, Lawson, Ewing,
Evans Simoudi, Beardsley, Heis7,
Rich, Wantlaud, Follaui.
MUNiCirAL ogENAroRy.
President Looibourow ann,unced
that the business would be- taken up
where II was LEFT OIL at the previous
meeting and under that heading sub.
mittoI Communication from Mayor
Baakin, announcing that contract
had been entered into by him Tor tho
city with the Engle sanitary and
Ctematory company OF Des Moincs,
Iowa, for the erection Of a municipal
crematOry.
THE CONTRACT.
The contract which covers several
pages Of typewritten manuscript was
read In full by tho recorder, after
which Chairman Boardsloy OF the sanl-
tnry committee offered u resolution
ratifying tnu contract II was unani.
mously adopted. TIE cost Of the ere.
matory is Sl2,OOO.
oirY wArERwoRKs ORDINANCE.
An ordinance IN relation 10 the city
watorworR-, liking the rates for tho on
suing year was read the third tlme AMI
'passcd.
MORE WIND.
Alderman Folland offered resolu.
| ton authorizing the committee on
| improvements 10 hava two electric fans
put IN the Council cnamber to secure
a more thorough System Of ventilation.
Adopted.
THE NATURAL GAS oRDGNANcE
came up on its third reading. II oo.
ca.i1ned greai deal VI unimplrtaut
discussion, anI Il was nearly L. O'Clock
| when II was decided 10 postpone fur
/ ther action until next week.
Moran moved 20 cut down the prlcu
/ per 1000 cuhic feet from - cents to 20
/ cents
Lawson saad he could not under
slant why The gentleman made such =
| motion. We were nov paying $3.50
per 1000 fctt Tor gas.
Evan. interrupted by saying that
| So. % Ter 1899 cutie feet was the price
! paid for illuminating ani not fuel gas.
| n, moved 10 amend by making % 80
/ cents.
! wautliud seconded the almond.
I molt and spoke Al lvuslh In favor Of
| tie motion.
Lswsou considered ~ cents little
enough aud was opposed 20 any reduc-
ton,
Fuliaud-l am sorry there seems TO
he disposition 10 push this measure
! through ~ should like 10 have time
10 investigate the matter. II may be
all right but II looks u mt Ike 10 IL q
great encouragement for monopoly.
We are hers Ia the interest NJ the tax
payers aud not a. Representatives OF
The uuople aud should make u thor ugh
tisNIion VI the question. lie
moved that the measure lay over until
Tuesday night next
Lawson--I AM certainly opposed 10
any further delay. The measure
should be passe tonight We are
growing oil whilo thinking over this
matter.
The thirty cent Amendment finally
carried aud there were several motions
Ia adjourn. Considerable parliHmeg.
tary sparring Of an amnIeurlsh ohGac'
ter was INDUCED In when Moran
became disguised AMI moved TO stgike
out the enac.iug clause.
Tia brought lawson aud Simondl 10
their feet like n flash anu the latter
angrily and sarcsstically cried, eco
back 10 Chicago
Moran made no oral reply but sat
down and darted furious glances nj the
gentleman who so wildly called TO his
mind the defeat the Tuscsroras had
met with nj Chicago. The motion
received no second.
A motion to adjourn at this Juncture
Of the proceedings carried anu further
consideration OF the ordinance ior the
present was thus cut of.