The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

Perhaps it was owing to the absence
of LIE Prohon from the session; per
haps not, but at any rate the meeting
of the city council last night was mild
and lamb-like, the only ebullitions in
dulged in by members, being of a
Inirthful nature
The features, if the main acts are
entitled to the distinction of features,
were the defeat of the ordinance pro-
hibiting advertising wagons from run
ring on the street and the matter OF
extending the surplus Jordan canal,
which was brought UP by Chairman
Geddes Of the board of county com
niSsioners who. by permission, ad-
dressed the council, favoring letting
the work out by contract to citizens
and not put the matter in the hands
of professional contractors.
Mr.. Geddes remarked that hitherto
contracts had not been satisfactory to
this CITY or the contractors. He pro-
posed to have the city and county
en@ineers make an estimate, divide
the work and let it to parties in sec
lions. He did not know that it would
be so cheaD but this short contract
system would give more satisfaction.
Romney rather favored this but
might invaiidate the plan. Lloyd, how
ever, thought the board of public
works could protect the laboring men
who might bid He favored the plan.
O'Meara sprung the statute provid-
ing for the letting of contracts By the
board of public works and declared in
favor of letting, not to the lowest bid
der, but 70 the Lowest responsible"
bidder, or bidders. He offered a reso-
luton compelling the contractors to
Fay laborers $1.75 per day for eight
hours and So per day for teams, eight
hours, and providing that a failure to
pay these wages be ground for can
collation. Of contract
Romney opposed this resolution, de-
claring the city could not afford it.
Buckle wanted to know how much
the canal would cost, to which O'Meara
replied about $26, 000
O'Meara's resolution was acted on
by motion TO lay on the table, which
failed; ayes, 3; noes, 7.
Then MulveY and Wiscomb changed
the debate by declaring the canal
wasn't needed at all; that it was a
job put I'D en- the council, and the
ditch wasn't needed. Mulvey said he
wouldn't vote for it at all and so did
Wiscomb.
Buckle moved to amend by referring
the resolution to the CITY engineer
which failed to carry.
O'Meara's resolution then passed. !
8 ayes. 4 noes.
TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS.
Mr. Llovd offered a resolution di- |
recting the board of public works to |
cooperate with the county commits
sioners and advertise for bids for the
canal and that no one be given more
than one-half mile of the ditch. and
that none but residents of Salt Lake
City and county be employed on the
canal.
This resolution passed.
WANTS AN ESTIMATE.
A. L. Hobson asked for an estimate
On the paving work on Second South
between West Temple and First West,
the city engineer having neglected or
refused 10 do so. After some talk the
matter was referred to the board of
pubic works with request for infor-
nation regarding the engineers action
FILED HIS BOND.
The bond of Samuel Paul. chief of
police, in the sum of $1,000 with Jacob
Moritz and P. w. Madsen as sureties
end the oath of Office OF Captain John
=. Eslinger We're filed by the recorder
and referred TO the city attorney for
approval as to the form of bond.
PETITIONS.
The following communications were
read and referred:
Claudius V Spencer, asking that his
name be withdrawn from a petition
for widening Social Hall allev Filed
Peter Cunningham and others filed a
request for grading Fourth South be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh East. which
IS now almost impossible. Committee
on streets.
Joseph Baumgarten asking for a
water main extension to his property
black of s
on waterworks.
A HOT ONE.
The following was read:
Utah, Salt Lake, Dec. l. 1896. Sparta.
O., Morrow County, Mayor and Town
Counsel 1 can deliver you my. ora
ton on the Grandure of America for
$500 about Jan. l at the Utah taber-
nacle- This Grafton is unaquie in char
acter emboding the elementz of alb
sorbing historic interest fired with
patryotic ambition and loyal appretja-
ton and leading its hearers to more
perfect citizenship. Teaching the pure
end honest principals of unsalish ,
patriotism and devosion and love of
country and the sacrifice of life rather
than principal"
n. B.-Let me hear from your con-
sci at once. H H MEAD ,
After some joshing the communica-
ton was referred to the finance COM
InlJIee with the city attorney asSOci-
ated with power to act Later in the
evening the following was adopted
To the President and City Council:
We, your committee on finance, to :
whom was referred the communication
of H II. Mead asking to deliver his
lecture on the Grandeur of America al {
a price of $500 a delivery, report that l
while the description of the lecture is
rather meagre it seems to be worth I
the price but as a matter of precau-
ton before entering into a contract |
Mr. Mead be requested to furnish ad- {
vance sheets of his lecture, and that S
these sheets be referred TO Councilman l
O'Meara for investigation as to guam :
tity and quality of the oratory. I
GEORGE ROMNEY, !
w. H. DALE. [
z. p. NEWELL a
GEORGE BUCKLE. t
OFFICERS REPORTS.
City Engineer Kelsey's report on the /
cost of gravel walks on all streets @