Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-17
JUNCTION CITY NEWS.



Twenty street from Wall avenue
10 the west side OF Washington avenue
be paved ON the sidcg with Utah .anJ.
stone ana the ceutor with uspnAlttin
aud tbat the street comm ttee with In a.
city attorney added, bs Instructed 10
report at the next regular meeting
whether or not there In an ordinance
to that effect, aud II 20 whether or not
the same Is Ia condition o. Hdvertisp
TOR bids for such paving. The resolution
was aJOpteI 10y y unanimous vote
When ths meeting had reached this
stage and every memher OF the council
was iubilsnt over the fact that ths
paving question had reached focus.
the calmness that hni relgnsi through.
out the proceedings was trnnsforme
Into a lively act TO OF wOrdy clmuntive.
nuss between Mayor Lu 10y AMI prssi.
dent. Reslall The difficulty was
brought nbout by President Res.
tall suggesting that an invesll
CATION be- made into the FIRE In
the Trust building. lie believed IL
was n duty the members OF the c1un.
ell owed 20 the citizens who elected
them. This brought the mayor 10 hi.
feet. He took tno remarks Of the
President 10 bp g"blse insulp' 10 the
fire committee AMI himself,
An Investigation, ha said, was
already being male anu he Oh.
juctcd TO any membe OF the council
inuinuating that he, as mayor, was
trying to cover up anything. This
put President Restall on his ire. lie
said no know just what hn was talking
about and he didn't propose 10 take
any back talk from anyboIy. The
mayor again arose to his feet aud do.
clared that although he had vieited tue
council but three or four tim 80 since 1t
was inducied into Office, the president
had seemingly made 1t u poiut TO cast
some diHcfcdit upon the administration
ON each occasion. He Informed Res.
tail that he did inot intend TO have
these reflections upon him continued
In the future as they had In the past.
The president attempted g. call the
speaker down by declaring him out o.
order. al am not out OF Order,D 10.
sponded Mayor Lun1y. "But you are"
replied R,slall. al want to Inform you,
sir, you have no right 70 address thus
council except by permission" Clun.
Gilman Jones moved that the mayor be
allowed u proceed anu was seconded
by Councilman Mcguire, but before II
was put TO a vote the mayor continued
until he had finished hi. talk. Presi.
dent Rcstall attempted 10 reply, but
was called down by the members vi the
council, aut an adjournment was
taken until Monday nj ght.
Last night at S O'Clock chiei OF the
fire department William Binford
handed Mayor Luudy the following
communication, which II Helf.explana.
tory:
OGDEN, Utah. March 10.
II. q. Lundy, Mayor VI Ogden CITY;
Dear Sir - hereby tender my
resignation ~ chief engineer OF the
Ogden IRE department, pending an
Investigation, 10 take effect at your
pleasure. | also demand that an i'm.
mediate Investigation OF all charges
made against myself aud the members
OF the fire department, as | clnsiier
the same unjust TO yourself, the city
council anu your humble servant.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM BINFoRD.
The mayor was seen by Reporter
soon after the communication was
handed him, TO whom he stated thpt
he proposed 10 give tue ma ter "a
thorough Investigation. The mayor
VIII probably place some competent
man In charge OF the department until
tue investigation closes, anu II 1t II
found that Chiel BiIfOrd Ia not guilty
OF the charges against him, he will be
nj once reinstatod.
T. 7. Leader, one OF tho projectors OF |
III q Ice manufacturing enterprise and |
the vanguard Of the party from Denver,
reached Ogden yesterday morning |
with his family, aud Mt once delvei |
into tho mass OF propositions, contracts |
hids, leases aud correspondence VIII ioh /
Mr.. Harding has accumulated In con.
nectiOn with his negotiations here.
The gentlemen were very busy
all day and last night had not
reached any dufuile decision re.
sarding the location Of the pro.
posed plant. II viii go on Wall avenue,
however, in close proximity to
the railroad tracks. Several good prnp.
lsitions have been made by owners OF
land In that vicinity, but the gentle.
men have been unable 10 agree. For
Two weeks local contractors have been
figuring on the buildings and the con.
tracts Tor their erection will be awarded
IN time to commence WORK M soon ns
he weather breaks. The machinery
Is all ready for shipment and Is only
waiting release from Mr.. Harding,
Either today or tomorrOs articles OF
Of the company, which
viii be known asl the Ogden Artesian
Zee c ompany, VIII DO Med with the
county clerk.
Within thirty days work will begin
m the $780, 900 smelter 10 be erected
~ the Union Mining and Milling
company. According 10 the provisious
II contract signed with the city
Ome time ago work on tho plant
was to have begun today. The
attorney for the company, w. A.
Byers, arrived in the city yesterday
mi held conference with tho mayor
Iud members OF the city council and
In getting an extension OF
he time OF the contract until April
9th. This was asked ON account OF the
continued inClumenoy Of the weather.
Manager Shettlo, who ia now In Chi.
'ago, was expected here yesterday but
vas unavoldably detainol. He will be-
lere In u few day., however, aud has
made arrangements to bring his family
With him.
.