The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28

The proposed Ninth West street
drainage canal received it's death blow
at last nights meeting of the city
council, The same fate may be said
TO have befallen the proposition to
appropriate money to the jubilee COM
mission, for while the matter did not
come up for consideration directly, a
i letter from Spencer Clawson was read
and it will undoubtedly be instrumental
in defeating Wiscomb's resolution pro-
viding for the $4,000 appropriation.
Immediately after the journal was
read Diehl arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege. He referred to the
council session a week previous when
he declared in answer TO a question
that in his opinion if Mr.. Clawson at
this time had been a member of the
council he would not vote for the ap-
preparation. This statement. said the
speaker. had brought forth the follow
ing letter which he read:
FROM SPENCER CLAWSON.
Hon. Christopher Diehl. City:
Dear Sir:-Presuming that you were
correctly reported in the account of
last Tuesday evenings council proceed
ings, / wish to say that / have not
personally. nor have the commission
of which / am chairman. ever petit
toned the city council for any public
funds to aid the forthcoming eelebra-
ton. My record in the council win
bear me out in this assertion, that
never voted public money for any
thing except corporate purposes, and
however much merit the coming event
may have for favorable consideration
by the present council. you will not
find me among those who will urge
public officials to violate their Oaths
of office either directly or indirectly.
Yours truly,
SPENCER CLAWSON.
The regular order of business was
then resumed.
THE DRAINAGE CANAL.
City Attorney Mckay wanted TO
know if it was the councils intention
to proceed with the construction of
the Ninth West street canal. If not,
he suggested that the resolution for
merly passed ordering the work should
be revoked. in which event the injunc-
lions now pending would undoubtedly
be dismissed.
In accordance with the city at
torney's suggestion LIE Prohon moved
that the resolution authorizing the
work be rescinded. Diehl seconded it.
Then the vote was taken, resulting
in all voting in favor of resembling ex-
cept Lloyd.
Allen, in voting affirmatively ex-
planned that as a temporary injunction
had been granted by the court and
the season was getting very late the
project might as we'll be abandoned
now and the city relieved of further
expense
A CHANGE IN RULES.
The committee on revision presented
a report recommending passage of
Dale's amendment to the rules so as
to make a majority of all the members
elected to the council necessary to
confirm an appointment by the mayor,
instead of a majority of those present
as heretofore has been the custom
O'Meara presented a minority report
in opposition to the resolution. The
reasons set forth by O'Meara were:
First, the charter of the city pro-
vides that majority of the members
of the council elected is necessary to
transact all business.
Second, the amended laws of 1892
says that all appOintees heretofore ap-
pointed by the council shall be ap-
pointed by the mayor by and with the
advice of the council
LIE PrOhon at once moved to subSti-
tute O'Meara's report for the majority
report
Dale explained that he had consulted
the city attorney who held the amend
ment as proposed would be legal
Was this resolution drawn up for
any purpose?' asked Buckle who un-
doubtedly had the Haines incident in
mind
Dale smiled and presumed when he
presented such a plain proposition his
motion should not be questioned.
We'll, I didn't like to embarrass
you. Mr.. Dale" interposed Buckle. I'll
withdraw the question"
O'Meara took the position that the
city charter provided that a majority OF
the members elected shall be necessary
to do business. This included all bust
ness, including combinations, and the
charter could therefore not be amended
by resolution.
After considerable debate DiehI
moved to lay the matter on the table
for one week, but this was defeated.
O'Meara then moved to refer both re-
ports to the city attorneys office for
report next Tuesday, but it was also
defeated.
The minority report was rejected by
vote of s TO 6, and the resolution
amending the rule adopted by vote of
s to 6.
NEW FIRE STATION.
The committee on fire and police pre-
scented a report recommending that the
city proceed TO build a fire station on
the city's lot on l street, between
Fourth and Fifth, the cost not TO eX-
coed S., 600.
Stewart vigorously favored the prop