Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-23
CITY UuUNuIL's WORK.

There was q fairly accurate align
nent OF members OF the City Council
Tuesday evening, on the questions Of
lighting and spriDkiing, so that now
the oitixsns may determine which OF
the councllmen have the city's
interest at heart In the msiu. Incl.
dentaIly It may be remarked that
Msssrs. LIE Prohon, Wiscomb and
Newell voted against the cheaper
sprinkling oontractj that Mr.. Newell
voted against the cheaper lighting
contract, Mr.. LIE Prohon walked out OF
the room, and Mr.. O,Meara evsdsd the
issue by staying away from the
meeting. With the exception OF these,
all other councilmen In the city
placed themselves on record In the
city's interest. Mr.. Wiscomb cast the
eleventh vote In favor OF the lighting
contract. The number necessary to
pass over the Mayors veto was ten,
and this was received by both the ex.
ira sprlDkling and the street lighting
eOutracts. Evidently It was not the
Mayors day With the Cou uciI, since
that body dropped him very hard on
tho veto business, anc also Instituted
an inquiry concerning an officer
whom he has permitted to held over
year ana half after his term had ex-
pirsu.
A to the lighting contract, that Ia
in force a. soon ~ certain formaiities
are attended to; and the majority OF
tho present Council 10 TO be congratu.
laled or the excellent work done In
this business. II will make up for
many other features wherein people
islt they had more or less reason to
complain. That the extra sprlnkling
contract is not in the same situation 10
NO fault of the C,unoil, which has
gone as far al practicable, and merit
the thanks OF the public for that scr.
vice.
The way the matter OF extra Sphinx.
ling now stands, the veto by the
Mayor was overruled, but In obsdi'
enoe to the COURTS order the Council
directed that the contract should
not be signed till the Injunction
proceedings allowed 1t. This was
done because the Council could
neither ignore nor disobey the court
and DO respectful, which II was In the
manner OF procedure followed. The
case will now 60 Into court, and the
clty should press It to determination
with the greatest urgency, aimee the
extra sprinkiing 10 needed badly.
There Ia no danger that the court
will either encourage unnecessary de.
lay or decide adversely to the public
veal, 80 the city has all to gain by q
speedy hearing of the case. As to In
junction proceedings, there is now CON
siderable agitation to stop, by that
means, all sprinkling, unIsss the extra
work at the cheaper rates be &C.
complished. Hence the interest OF oil
in having this matter settled quickly.
On the item OF investigating Mr.
Mulloy, that should not be allowed tG
drag, since the charges are Of such
serious character that an officia
guilty Sof them should DO retired n
once. There have been strong com.
plants against Mr.. Mulloy's aaminis'
tration OF the department, which
should be disposed OF either TO hi
complete exoneration or change o.
officers.
No doubt the proposition 10 In
grease the police forcs during u par'
oi July will receive favorable stten'
lion, whether or not 1t be to the iul
extent asked. One suggestion may be
allowed, however, viz: that whatever
additions are made come from among
BONA fde residents OF the city, NO
.ransienls.
In the matter OF the amount o.
business disposed OF at last EVENING"
session, the Council displayed I
marked Improvement frem the condi
lone which were criticized s.m,
weeks ago.