The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-21


the office of captain of police, passing
an ordinance to that end to take effect
November 1, the date on which Cap
tain Donovan's resignation will take
effect.
Contrary to expectations no great OPP
position to the move materialized.
Councilmen Lloyd, Morris and Stewart
were absent and the ordinance went
through under a suspension of the
rules and without debate by vote of
s to 4, LIE Prohon, Mulvey, Wiscomb
and Newell voting negatively. Incor-
porated in the ordinance was a section
increasing the number of mounted men
from one to two, SO that the force was
not reduced in numbers.
UTAH POWER COMPANY.
Among the other matters under con-
sideration was the proposition to grant
a franchise to the Utah Power COM
pany permitting it to erect poles aieng
Brigham street for the purI ose OF
stringing electric light wires. The con
sideration of this took up the greater
portion of the session.
Many residents along that street pro-
tested against granting the franchise
street unsightly. Among the signers
to this protest were H. Dinwoodey, ".
e. Smedley, A. HanaueT, jr., Louis
Coh.i and others.
Later on resolution was offered
granting the Power company permis-
sion to erect poles and wires along the
street under the usual restrictions. AS
to the protest, majority of the mem
bers saw no reason why Brigham street
should not be used as well ds any
other street. The resolution was merely
intended to permit the company tenn
porariiy to erect poles, the granting of
the franchise being an after considera-
ton.
Upon suggestion of Dale the city at
torney proposed an amendment provid-
ing that all electric wires which are
now or may hereafter be located on
that street Shall be affixed to such
poles as may be erected under this per-
nit upon such reasonable conditions
as to compensation as may be fixed by
the council.
The object of this was to inaugurate
move to have but one pole line on
each street and compelling the different
companies to string it's wires thereon.
O'Meara offered a substitute worded
somewhat differently, but with the
same object in view. Both the amend
ment and the substitute were de-
feated.
Then Buckle arose and gave notice
that the city in the future might estab-
lish a distributing system of its own
and it was well to incorporate pro-
vision to the effect that the city should
not be denied the privilege of etringing
wires on the pole line to be erected
by the Utah Power company This
amendment also was voted down, the
proper time being to enioody such
restriction in the franchise.
The resolution as originally intro
duced was then adopted unanimously.
ENGINEER's DEPARTMENT.
The city engineer reported the net
expenditure Of his department for the
quarter ending Sept. 80. S2.9i2.S4, while
the gross expenditures were S2,523.21.
THE COAL BIDS.
Councilman Diehl said that the spec
ial committee having under considera-
ton the coal bids had held two mee--
ings at neither of which Chairman
Stewart had been present. The speaker
said Stewart had promised to be pres
ent last night, but he was not on hand,
and" continued the speaker, you
can see we are oowerless to bring IN a
report when the chairman failed 10
show up as he promised us.
Buckle moved that the council reject
all bids, but q point of order prevailed
and the matter must come up on re-
port from the regular committee.
DISCOUNTED WARRANTS.
Houlahan, Griffith & Morris asked
the council to take some action in the
matter of compromising them for loss
sustained through being compelled 10
accent warrants on their contract for
constructing the joint building, the
warrants so received not being worth
their face value in the market. The
communication was referred to the
finance committee.
David Sweckheimer through his
agent, Mr. Rivketts, asked permission
to lay pressed brick sidewalk at the
corner of State and Third South. for
the reason that it was his intention to
erect a building on the corner some
time this winter or during the coming
year. Referred to the committee on
streets with power TO act.
d. S. Griffin called the councils at
tention 20 the fact that he had not re
ceived pay for his work of constructing
cutters at intersections of the streets
although ne claimed it was 40 days
overdue Committee On finance.
WANT IT REMON ED.
Several residents asked that the rail-
road switch on Fifth North, which was
constructed soma years ago for the
benefit of the Deseret Wooden mills,
be removed as it was alleged to be
considerable of a nuisance. Referred
to the committee on streets with power
to act.
Allen later on introduced a resolu-
ton requiring the Union Pacific to re-
move the spur running down TO the old
mills, and it was referred to the street
committee.
LOWER THE TRACKS.
Allen also offered a resolution re-
qulring the Oregon Short Line to lower
its tracks ON South Temple street to
conform with the street grade. The
resolution was adopted.
NEED CLEANING UP.
Jake Greenwaid informed the council
that the bitches close to the business
portion of the city, and particularly
one opposite Pioneer square, were in a
bad condition, and foul enough TO
make residents in the vicinity fit sub
jects for the hospital The heads Of
the street and irrigation departments
were ordered to remedy the matter.
FOR ELECTION DAY.
Louis Chu, in behalf of the fire and
police board, asked for authority 10
employ special policemen for election
day. the petition was discussed, many
holding .ha- irasmuch as this is TO be
2. coupty election the county ough. TO
furnish special officers. Attorney Nc
Kay thought there was a law passed
by the last legislature giving the mayor
power TO place the firenen under COM
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