The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28
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osition, whereat Romney declared he
was thunderstruck. The latter called
attention to the low ebb of finances in
treasurer Mays vaults. The speaker
declared he owned as much property in
the Fourth precinct as any man, but
he proposed TO represent the masses Of
the people of the city and not alone
the Fourth precinct.
Dale said that while he did not own
ali OF the Fourth precinct. he felt him
SER capable of representing the people
just the same. The locality on the
bench was practically unprotected in
! case of a confederation
Diehl declared that last summer.
When the people of the southeastern
portion of the city asked for a pipe
stand, Dale voted against it, and still
at this moment he wanted to spend
$4,000 on a fire station. The fact of
the matter is" said Diehl. Stewart
and Dale, one a Democrat the other a
Republican, are preparing for re-elec-
ton. Whoever can secure the fire sta
ton stands the best chance of getting
the votes in the precinct. Don't you
See2"
Callister thought Dale was too
shrewd TO do such a thing for political
effect. AS to Stewart. he said moth
ing, so his case was left as q matter
of conjecture
The committees report was lost by a
very large majority.
City Attorney Mckay, reporting on
Dale's motion, said the council certainly
has right to pass restrictions prohib-
iting persons from riding on public
lawns and walks.
The water master recommended fav-
orable action on the proposition TO cut
the Jordan river below the Petit es-
AS the r,rOrloSfriOr7 did NOT frx~o1x-.
the expenditure of any money by the
city, WiscOmb wanted it granted.
Dale did not see how the citv had
anything to do with the water in the
Jordan river. To him it seemed like a
foolish piece of business to grant peo-
pie permission to use water over which
the citv had no control.
After some discussion It was referred
to the committee on irrigation. with
the city attorney associated. with
power to act.
A BRIDGE.
The committee on streets sent in a
report recommending that a new bridge
be built across Emigration creek, just
south of the reservation. the old struc-
ture being defective. The committee
thought the cost of the Improvement
would not exceed $3.50. A motion in
structing the city engineer to proceed
corder instructed to advertise for bids
in the regular form and have the
bridge built.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
f. H. Rush. a plumber. sent in a
claim for $24.S5 for a sewer connection
which he made at No. Is West Third
South street. Rush says the sewer
was not where it should have been,
and in consequence thereof it took TWO
men five days to find it. Committee on
sewers.
Mrs. Cummings of the jubilee deco
rating committee asked that the COM
mittee be authorized to decorate all
the city buildings for the coming jubi-
lee Referred to the finance committee
/ a. Benton asked that certain land
west of the copper plant be drained.
William Anderson complained that
Willard Burt owed him so, Mr.. Ander-
son evidently thinking the city a col
lection agency. Committee on water
works.
The Municipal Reform league asked
permission to use the Woman's club
rooms in the basement for a meeting
place Referred to committee on con-
troll with power to act
George Klenke and "a other taXpay-
ers petitioned the council TO have State
street paved N front of the capitol
building-from Fourth to Fifth South
street. Referred to the committee on
streets.
The council, at a late hour adjourned
without passing the appropriation list
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