Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

COUNCIL HAD no AUTHORITY
.,,a ,.a, Hoard ofrubllc works i'''
nigh, to Lst contract for '""'
lie improvements

Nile. across thc Jordan by day labor
ana not by contract 10 the hishc'i ''a-
~. An. suprcmc court, 10 an opinion
handed down today. holds That mayor
ctafk and the Guy Council nci'N WINE
on, authority Of law. and thus aiurmf
~ Judgment of ihe Third district
court. ogden niles judse'
Ae,lon In tho case was brought iaai
A,ru by W. \. Ncldon, }. T.. p1'ly
ana NH. waiker TO prevent 'h'
Mayor and city Council from oon-
,trec,lng about iso.co worth Of I'M
proyrmonts ~ the clty's watervotNH
ss.ism. and the buildlng % o. hf''''
hcross the Jordan .!ycr at .ost OF
u 300
Plaintiff to the suit coni'.'ded that
under the law tho icii.ni VI contracts
for such Improvement rilonged to the
board of bubble works. and not to tho
Hupcrlnicndont Of waite works or cry
The case was tried before Judge
Iliics. who found the issues N taN"r or
the plalntlffr, granting the inlun,ll eh
prayed Toe. and holding that the CON
HtructiGn ~ the work referred 60 be-
longcd TO the board ~ public works
that the city council had NJ authority
under the law a. instruct the city enc
rinoer 10 purchase materials VI employ
duy labor for the construction % the
bridge. that the mayor and council mao
no authority tn direct th" HlpeHnleu-
dent uf NutorwnrkH 90 purchase ma
terlai and proceed with the improve
mont uf the watcrwufiu system, nor
10 employ labor By the day. Instead Of
letting the work out By contact
Mayor CLARK and council appealed
from the Judgment. claiming that the
findings Of tho court We're contrary "a
law. They relied on subdivisions %
and 70 Of section 90 revised statutes
81 1885. which gives the city council cgr-
tain powers IN constructing and Keep
ing In repair briirca uaducis and tun-
nrls, the purchasing, leasing, con-
STRUGGLING renting, managing ami main
tanning any system of watrrWufks,
etc, etc. on this point the supreme
court says.
Prior to 1880 section and . NJ the
revised ordinances ~ 1899, page iYf,
were adopted hy the city council. ufu-
vldlng that the watcrw0riu shall be
under the control ~ the city council.
who may direct the construction ~
reservoirs. watrrmalna, wutcrtnnkH.
service pipes and IRE hydrants that
may be necessary. that the nupcrntsn-
dent Of watsrwssks shall under the dl-
rectlon of the city council have charge
OF the reservoirs, wntrftunkH and ma
chinery appurtenant 10 tue Nator,yorka.
ana shall Have the direction NJ the lay
Ing ~ water mains and putting in SER
Vice pipea. and the regulation OF the
water supply, etc"
The act creating q board Of public
works, which took effcct May tst. 1880.
since the approval of See go. session
laws of 1850. page g., being as amended
sections 2s1, ssG. chapter ~ revised
statutes. 1885, the court holds contain
no express words of repeal ~ Sec.
s| u rcpuFnant TO Sec. SOC. ur 20 C1n-
Trajectory or lfwconCllnbly In conflict
with II that the two sections can not be-
harmonized IN order 10 effect tho pur-
poses of the enactment. then" says the
opinion, the later act may rppoai 90
defeat another n By reasonable c1n-
ttructlon the two can not be- hnrmouissd
ana made 20 stand together when u
statute enumcutcs the persons and
tmnFu TO De affected by It's provisions.
th1rH u un Implied exclusion OF others %
With respect Co tha cnse at bar the
court says the statutes should be- cone
ritu.d and considered according 10
what appears Goo have boon the luton-
u1u VI the legislature"
Sections 30 aud 90. the court says. arc
Fehrlhl provisions. swing thc council
control on bridges uud water work.
iht 10 ]. clear the opinion reads that
the legislature was mot FatIsnpl with
thr,e provislnna of tho statute MS an.
piled 90 cities of the hrat Glass ana
thet, Tore " enacted chuu. o. with soc.
lions -,2 ami $50"
1t WIN b. Soon" the opinion roads.
ihai this hoard H Go Ul selected by
TIN Mayor with ths consent of I'M. ,'ity
council and be o. uut authorized IL
maze contracts ou behalf af thU DIV
~ ihe performance ui work uui moo.
Won of imrfuvem. unless tha work
:" Improvements nfe Ordered d.. the
.u,'H ihe contract whom muIa bv
WV uealu u. subject 90 tho approval or
tHlnrtuu ~ tho CITY rlun"u srh,
hnarG b. authorized Do maj. ....tr,',-
On hgf Hi tht c.t1i and sur.r.ut,ul
in performance Uf such Work fu.I. ,r..9.
Won "i IMPROVEMENTS ln au c4s.s. ,x-
CIV iht supervision and ,Hrstr.I.fI,.u
'i lai's, ely halls. market nous ari
other public builimrs
iH, l' legation OF power lH anagaf fo
a.u'glng board ani Cor Che irrt..uIlr
ib. '.u ~ lN ihIH HHt DO lH uluur
~ VIC power conferred uuu dino
hNlfi of public WORDS Wl. withheld ..'t
,Wnlcl io Do withheld and lIun fr,m
' ivy council and rHHf.ru..I MOAN.
W. n1afu uf public worn Tr. .sf
o.'r.ltH az % repeal 1f uh-I.tI ...r Ia
~ y ~ %. former urt .nI . u.Ui.
ot hNr nu'hur.ty and uNur
4, m ,'t wy council. Iu HU iu. .u.E. ua
so5 "''y nave e'.n cenf0uyd 10y section
al necessarily follow that sseI,rs 1
ui lh' tgNlHHl ordinances .r san
,t.,' NY Ni ls'-. pare 900. BOO f.- Ia
~ ~! alo inconsistent with or ,.rfr4.
en,oty 20 ch1ntor %. ars luuru.LtIv.
and ~ no entot.
u,,ihlIi powcra OF the CID, Counsel ar.
In KY sWrUy 90 those ran.. ..ai
pog'er ,',,',Nil grant and Wu.u tHr
49, ',ulAir"i 10 thr rnrf . f...lf.
ol Otherwise, becomes rur',,0. Wv.
Vp'ia'iNr an munloIulI I.lt.
i.',tNlvr cease, ana tu .rtIu......
'.yl hereunder bypou.a lu.u.,'f....
ial "H the s1mr arc aN.sI.t a.. ia
nnti'sy ~ icp.al DO Che sraut NJ I.,..r
IA, nn VIC ordinance Was fram.l
a ,r,,,,., t,nyral rule. viUrr uHlcgrs of
act IN 49, "s a. city council ll 900
,h1,i',. 'Agy'a N their curu0rIf. ar
aV,il, the corporation d. u.., ..,,.'
~ Mhen the statitr under v.bI.a d..
k.'aNon acts. or sh1uI ,gt 49,
ia"s restricts It's action A. ~ i,,il',
rn"ue' or rnuloia Ia. 800
,hrn,,,A Np.h olhcfa nonp of 'the np.,,ts
Nina II" NhNm lho curpOntlou art. 80,
than M anN manner ur iuDlo oth.t
'uh inc noNor." wv h'""l-
t,ln VIZ court then holds hst ,t.. o..
nnG,n,h was property granted ,"I is,
Tb. lAet Justified hy thr ings
NV opinion was delly.r.d
tic. Ii anu cuncurrsd Ina by I'M,
'''A'h' Chief Justice Bartcb