The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-10

S1O was much too high a price. Upon my
veto being sustained the company
dropped to $3.50 and that price is in
/ corporate6 in the present contract.
L am as confident that this price for q
moonlight service is too high as l was
mat the previous ones were.
me published lists of prices i'll other
parts of the country is not a reliable
1 Data on which TO base an opinion regard
/ ing the subject of prices, because many
! OF the contracts were made years ago
when electrical material of all kinds. and
labor was much higher than at present.
careful inspection of the more re-
cent contracts will show that the average
price for a 1000 candle power lamp, al
night service, is less than 500 per lamp
Under the contract this price per an
mum for the same lamp, moonlight SER
vice, is SOP. The number of hours to be
lighted according to the Philadelphia
nine months, is 1888, or an average of
lfUt5 hours per month, and at this aver
age for twelve months. the length which
said contract runs-2044 hours
The total number of hours of an all
night service, according to circular of
prices placed in my hands by Messrs.
3.717. ->N-'
The difference between this number of
hours and 2,044 hours contracted for on
the basis of the Philadelphia moonlight
scedule, is 1873 hours, or 10 per cent less
than the all night scedule
The fair price for all night service be-
ing not to exceed 500 per apnum, and
the price fixed in the contract being STOP
per annum for a moonlight schedule, II
is at least - per cent. above what it
ought 10 be. Respectfully submitted,
+. N. BASKIN. Mayor.
Debate Galore.
Mr.. Young made an unnecessary
motion that the contract pass, which
was seconded by Mr.. Conn, who re-
cited all the ancient history in con-
nection with the affair, at his COM
mand, until the members grew weary.
Mr.. Cohn admitted that the mayor
was right regarding candle power, be-
cause a 1000 candle lamp canont be
definitely described anyway, Mayor
Baskin may be a good lawyer, a good
landscape gardener and a good horse
man, but he knows no more of cleo
tricity than the average councilman.
Waits, amperes, volts and oh1ns were
then juggled together by the speaker
IN explaining the positive and mega
tive points involved, but finally he
finished, not however, until he had
classed the mayors opinions as
Childish and nonsensical'' If he
voted to sustain the veto he should
ask to be recorded as an ass.
McCornick's Little Speech.
Mr.. Mccormick, calling Mr.. Young
to the chair INDUCED in little
speech on his own account
Mr.. Mccormick said the mayor
sought by comparison TO show his su-
perior business qualifications. This
contract is a good one despite the
executives notions. In the opinion of
the speaker, every member of the
council realized it was good one.
Mayor Baskin's reference to former
speech by Mccormick was then COM
mented upon and sayings attributed
vigorously denied. He, the speaker,
was sure that lights could not be fur
nished at $50 per annum No city in
the United States similarly situated,
got its lights for $3.50 per month.
L like consistency" said the presi-
dent. Whoever heard of veto
where the expenditure of money by
the mayor was concerned? I DONE
remember ever hearing of one. Either
for necessary or unnecessary pur-
poses. We have a, $4,000 clock which
chimes to the accompaniment of the
water which FLASHES in the $4,000
fountains on a $4,000 lawn; Sc, 900 more
to be expended and no veto. Go with
me a little further and look at the
art medallions on the west side of this
which our friend from the
Fifth irreverently dubbed mugs" On
the ghosts, by courtesy called statues. |
Higher up on a pinnacle the goddess |
Of Liberals for no other use than |
10 hurl flying challenges to Moroni /
md his horn. All this passed muster. |
This veto was made to belittIe the
council. 1 hope that every member
Will vote against it and rebuke the |
author"
O'Meara Crates.
". P. O'Meara lifted up his voice in
laying that the mayor had exceeded
he bounds of propriety in presuming
o criticise the council or any member
hereof from newspaper reports OF
speeches. He thought the contract
air one.
Bache criticised the mayor for his
language, enumerated the number o.
niles between Salt Lake and st. Louis
md declared for the contract.
Young also defended the measure.
CIaWson said he should vote to sus-
ain the mayor. although he disap-
rOved of his criticism upon members.
The contract passed-ayes 10; noes, /,
dawson voting no, Mason absent.
Routine Business.
Among the many petitions presented
we're the following, which were re-
erred as stated:
Fruit Tree Inspector Price called at
ention to the fact that many of the
rees on city property need spraying.
referred TO the committee on public
Lipmann, Wallerstein & Co. asking
or a refund of the uneXpired part Of
heir licenses. Committee on license.
Sells & RenfreW asked to use the Pr
neer square May q. % and %. for cir
US purposes. Public grounds with
over to act
Knights of Labor Assembly No 1124
rayed that convicts be not allowed to
rork on the streets but in gravel pits
My. Committee on streets. &.
Reports of Officers.
City Attorney Hoge submitted re-
uest or report in the matter of the
ase of Samantha Sullivan vs.. Salt
resnall. is in Indiana. Judge Hoge
. as this man is a ma
srial witness, that the matter be re-
cred to a committee ITO report at once.
[rs. Sullivan sues for $4,000 for the
cath of her husband. who was killed
the gravel pits three years ago. At
II 20 minutes discussion, the matter
as referred to the committee on NUM-
pal laws with power to act.
The board of public works an
,unced the completion of the sewer on
irst South and submitted the
lgineer's estimate of $1.611.9S which
as adopted.
Dailey's requisition
r supplies for the waterworks de-
Lrtment was referred to the water
orks committee.
Dailey's report for
oril was submitted as follows:
Vouchers and payrolls, S3.13477.
vided as follows:
...................$1,S 1893 II
lprovements NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 523 81