The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-13
THE CITY Council.
4 QUIET SESSION OF THE CITY
FATHERS.
Members Joke the Aspirants Fer Re
election-Thc Meeting Devoted to
Routine Business.

At last evenings session Of the city
council several members took occasion
10 mildly charge their colleagues With
promoting schemes in the interest of Ger
tain candidates who are now asking the
SURFACES of voters. The debate did not
become very neated and as often as the
charges were made the soft impedChmentS
were as good naturally and continuously
dei1-cd. Hdd it not been for these diver
sionS the proceedings would have been
decided y uninteresting. As it was, no
large volume Of business was tatlils-4e ED
and the meeting was of snort Duration
Councimen Morris, Mu4vey and o Me1ra
were the only absentees-
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway
company. by George @ Cannon, preSiGent,
complained OF the damage aNegeu 10 nave
been done 70 its roadbed Dy reason OF the
rise OF the waters of Williams lake. The
petitioner represented that II the cnahnei
from Williams lake to CChn lake be
widened and the outlet from the first
named body of water lowered the cause
OF the trouble would be overcome. The
matter was referred to the irrigation COM
m.ttee.
Mrs. Ardelle Cummings offered to sell
Il painting of GcOrGe Washington, which
possessed great historical value. The
Communication was referred to the
finance committee to determine whether
to purchase the work of art for adjoining
the walls of the council chamber
Petitions for the placing OF additional
electric lights in the northwestern section
of the CITY, and for the drainage and re-
pair of streets in the same vicinity were
referred to the appropriate committees.
TO REPAID a DOGGY ROAD.
r. G. Aversion and F. De Vein, a COM
lnittee representing poll tax payers and
residents Of the Fifteenth voting district
supervisor be directed to eXpend the IN
collected poll tax and other aVallahie
funds of the department for the improve
ment of West Second South street to the
Lake Breeze car line so that coal teams
may be enabled to get to petitioners
premises during the winter season.
No sooner had Councilman Allen moved
to have the petition referred TO the street
committee with power to act than did
several members ask him if the proposed
Improvement WIS not calculated to win
him votes from tiose of his constituents
who would object TO seeing him re-
turned to his o1uncilmantc seat.
OF course Councilman Allen convinced
his colleagues that no such thought had
entered his mind. and after free eX-
change of courtesies the opposition. led
by Councilman lie Phohon, was over
come. So vote of 10 to 2. Chairman
Aliens motion prevailed, but while the
vote was in progress nearly every men,
Der offered an explanation of his vote,
the substance of the explanations being
that while the proposed action was war
rantable and could probably be postponed
until after election unless bad weather
sets in. the committee could be relied
upon to do nothing that would not stand
a full investigation.
ANOTHER VOTE GETTER.
City Recorder Emery represented that
the large amount of extra work deVolV-ng
upon his office in connection with the ap-
preaching municipal election neceSsitated
| for period of not exceeding so days,
commencing on the 18th inst.
Councilman Buckle led the discussion
by inouiring: "Is this another road over
JordanY' On being assured that there
were merits in the recorders request fol-
extra help that would appeal to the coun-
ellis serious consideration, the matter
was referred to the finance committee.
MUST BE DONE BEFORE ELECTION
The superintendent OF water works re-
ported the localities in which water mains
are not sufficiently below frost line or
account of recent grading down of tht
streets. Nine places are named VARYING
/ from 50 TO 200 Teeth in length, in all LOS
/ feet in the Fourth precinct Authority
for the expenditure of not exceeding ST
: to lower the mains was requested.
/ Councilman Dale wanted to know if tht
work could not be POSTPONED until after
| election.
Councilman Diehl declared there wa.
! danger in postDonement, and besides thu
| cost would be greater during bad weather
! To show that this was not an aNte-elec
! ton scheme the chairman of the water
! works committee volunteered to waive
! the authorization of q similar but less
urgent piece of work in the Fifth Dreciuc
| where ne s a candidate for reelection.
on Councilman Dale's request that the
expenditure be strictly limited to the es
| timated amount, STD, the work Of lower
: the northeast section of the cite was or
dered commenced and prosecuted will
vigor.
NO POLITICS IN THIS.
A resolution offered by Councilman
Hayward directing that the Salt Lake &
Hot Springs Railway company be notified
to Immediately proceed To gravel Thirc
West street in accordance with {, formel
resolution of the council. was adopted.
A MEDLEY OF MATTERS.
The city recorder reported the register
ing of 40 male and % female dogs durins
August and September and the collection
thereon of Si3G in fees. During Angus
90 unlicenced CANNES were destroyed a
the crematory.
on recommendation of the committee OF
public grounds the proposition of Johr
Langenbucher to purchase for $500. Sx
of way purposes to applicants property
was accepted.
Councilman Stewards resolution for tht
replacement OF the arc light at tAt
terminus OF the Third street car line, was
referred to the street lighting COMMITTEES
with power to act. a couple of similar
complaints and one by Councilman LdoyJ
relative to the inefficiency of certain
lights were referred to the same commit
AS another indication that the council
men are caring for the peoples interests
sc items on the appropriation list dowI
! to No 533, were taken up and passed
| The council then adjourned.
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