Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-10
THIS Morning.. nce,Inx.

II was near y 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing whom President Loolbourow called
tho meeting Of the council to order.
The councilmen present were; Rich,
Folland, Hardy, Horn, Wantland,
Heissi Lawson, Beatdsley, Kelly,
Moran, Simonii, Karrick, Bell.
The council chamber was packed
with bueiuees men. Those who were
In attendance at last nights meeting
were present with q goodiy number
more.
fhe proceedings opened by Rich
moving that the city attorney be called
upon for an opinion "a TO whether or
nos the asked Tor appropriation could
be legally made.
Liw-on stated that tbs attorney had
just been called away as witness In a
criminal case. The snrgeaut.at.arms
was dispatched for him ani during the
interim Mr.. Mccormick was called
upon anu said he realized there
were legal obstacles In the way but be.
lioved there were mean, by which the
desired end could easily DO reached.
he did not DOUBT but what the city
coul buy S25, 600 worth OF real estate
from the brokers Of the city. They In
their turn could pay 1t over 10 Messrs.
POsey mud Green. This would over
come legal disabilities.
Major DOwney spoke briefly Ia sup
port Of the appropriation.
CITY AttIruey Hogo entered the
room ut thi. Juncturo and was about to
venture his opinion on the legal phnss
OF the proposition when he was pre-
vented from giving 1t by Lawson
opposing hin.
Rich sail the fact that the city
attorneys opinion was not wanted
looked bad on It's face. He was salts.
lied the appropriation could not legally
be made aud proposed 10 get out OF the
difficulty by Offering the following
verbal resolution:
Resolved, That tho city government
purchase from the real estate men Of
the city 81, 900 worth OF uninuumborod
real estate In tho hands OF the citizens
committee aud that the citizens commits
ioo shall DO tho appraisers OF said real
estate, between tho owner aud the city,
payment To DO made in four equal In
stallineuts.
Seconded by Lawson.
Wautlind sad the motion was on
rien had the property but most Of their
land was poulticed with mortgages and
therefore sales would no impossible.
Bell move that the PioncorSquaro DO
given to Que or more fuprosen-
tatiyo ciilEons Of salt Lake City ~ a
guarantee for q fund to tho amount OF
81, 900 for ono or moro years, At u ra,o Of
interest not 10 exceed Xix per cent per
uuunfu nul,lfp tannrnyafunnta
After some discussion the motion
was wlthdrawn.
An adjournment was taken for fli-
teen minutes in order to allow com.
mittee OF three from the council 10 con-
fer with lIks committee on the
matter from the citzsns' committees.
AT the expiration OF that time the
following was reported by the joint
committees:
Resolved. That this city purchase
through George A. Lowe, W. IL. Rowe,
Spencer Clawson, j. y. Cameron, J. NJ.
Gray, O.. Il. Loofhourow, l..
q. Karrick, trustees, $4,000 worth
Of unincumbdrcl real estate and
that tho sum Of $4,000 be and IL
hereby appropriated for that purpose.
and that the city treasurer Il hereby
authorized and directed to pay said $751;
600 TO the above named persons at once,
tho title to said property 10 DO taken into
Salt Lake Guy corporation.
\. l.. SIIoSpI,
Il. A. POLAND,
Q. u. WANrLAED,
j. III. BACON.
J.. l.. KELSEY,
w. III. Row..
Tho reEolulion was unanimously