Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-05

tho Plat h1mc eighteen years, auj he
wss glad a. pre- nr iulpre taken. When
the survey was made . number NJ yolp
ago 10y Fox he was permitted To move
outs mv Twelve iert. He thought thai
comm Tee should he appointed 10
consider The matter anu make such a
report 10 a. council that would settle
the matter.
g. y. Whil,pmorc said the people
themselves would never come q, uu
aiuicahiO arrangement u Sine uiilicui-
lies. He favored the appointment 90
the commission uCFct'rd Mainland.
Let the citizens VI plat n he given the
authority 10 appoint n commission OF
three or five, whatever expense b,ing
thus Incurred TO lie paid by the city,
which had Tho right TO appropriate
money Tor such q purpose.
w. IA. Stewart favored the idea u
WAntl1ud.
an Reese suggested that n vote be-
.sken upon tho two propositions before
the house.
Wnntiand said his id.a was the ap.
pOintntut Of a commission " three
one engineer, man vura0d in real cs-
tate aud u citizen; tue drst two 10 be
named by The m SCR ani the letter one
10 hC chosen by cltizanu.
G. O. Whiuemoro thought the COM
mission should consist Of i've nt least.
J. y. Pike fug tesiel that the men
who were vitality Interested In uhu
matter should have the right to my
who the committee should BE-.
Wautinnu then renewed his motion,
allowing the Mayor ~ nppo.nta CONE
mission II three, anu that $500 he ap.
prolriatod, ~ so much thereof W. may
be- necessary to cover the expenses.
The money, he said, would be well
spent. There would be some trading o.
property between the residents there,
AMI the city would rlin some lanu.
Folland opposcl the motion, because
% would only delay tho matter. 1.-THE
wishes Of the proterty.owntm were 10
be cousuliod, they should have u voice
In the appointment OF "a commission.
wantland said the people could
never come 10 an agruemelt. The tx.
pertinent had been tried before and
had failed.
Mr.. Hansen objected to this state
ment. The people never had had u
chance 10 meet together before.
Sim1ndi doubted whether the City
tV"NNiA h"N ilbhs W NtleaAtt ~
power.
Bssrisloy moved that tho commi q.
Sion be composed Of three, an to lU
selected from the CitizenH.
Follaud seconded this.
Mainland tncn amended his motion
no hs 10 allow the citizens % select q
committee OF three 20 consult with a
like committee to be selected by the
mayor
Rich wanted to know whether It was
intended that the three members OF the
committee solicited by the citizens
should also no paid for their services.
Wantland-No, they will be inte-
rested In tho matter.
RIch-Well, Il ls,all wT0nr. The
time Of one man Is just rs good as that
Of another.
ID. NJ. McAllister snid ho had built a
focl; retaining wall IA front Of his
! Center s,rcot property, on tho line
/ given him by the city surveyor. 10
move that wall back ave feet would
/ cost him $500. lie objected 10 going 70
/ such sn expense because city official
had made blundcr.
Wantlaudis motion went on tue fll.
lowing vote: Bc,rdsley Evnns,
Lawson, Simohdi, wpntlaud, Maya
POLAND, Harry, Moran, Rich.
Moran then sprung Tide point Of order
that no money could be Appropriated
for any purpose except by a majority
vote OF the Council.
The point Of order was sustained by
the may or, who read tbs ordinances
/ upon the subject.
Tho VOTE by which the motion was
lost was recOnsidered, ana the matter
laii on the table until tonight.
Nick rroweek called the attention u
/ the Councii 10 the fact that a franchise
was granted the salt Lake city Ran.
/ way company ~ operate road on
Ceutre street, and lie asked that It be
graded.
The Council then adjourned.
PROPERTY OWNERS awEuNu.
After tho adjournment Of tho CITY
| Council, the citizens hold u meeting,
! Col. Nick proweek being called 10 the
! chair and j. Il. Perkes chosen secre.
| tary.
All Reese moved that q committee
| OF ono from each block In dispute hr
appointed, they to canvass their re-
/ spective blocks and make a report a. 10
what the people wanted TO DO.
e. o. Whitlemore suggested a COM
mittoo Of three 90 be allied with the
committee 10 i've selected by the COun-
ell, and offered II m m amendment,
which was accepted by Mr.. I&UCsc.
j. y. Pike objected to the appoint.
munt Of committee OF disinteresteI
persons. There were many people In.
terested IN the plat who were not pre-
sent. He did no, ike the idea OF this
meeting appointing a committee TO act
with the council, lie offered an amend.
ment mailing the committee seventeen
--oue from each u the blocks affected.
! There was some more dtsullOry dis.
cusslOn when Pike's amendment was
defeated and Whiaemoro's adopted
Fred Bolwinkle, Hiram Barlou, T..
| l.. \. Harrison, J. l.. PerEcs, John n
Pike and Duncan McAllister were
/ nominated for the committee.
The following gentlemen were elected
by ballot: perEes, Harrison and Pike,
aud the meeting then adjourned.
The blocks most largely 10 he affected
are 3, 6, :, 10, ~, II, 10, IL, 10, 20, ~
%, "a, 20, ~ and 20.
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