The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-27
Council Cleans Up Nearly ALI Busi-
ness.
DEPOT MATTER GOES OVER
INCOMING soLoNs WILL SETTLE
IT.
Last Regular Session Draws Out Lot
of Talk-Lake Breeze Street Rail
way Proposition Provokes Some
Lively Discussion-Franchise Will
Not Be Revoked.

When last evenings city council
meeting adjourned the tables were
pretty well cleared of business, and a
recess was taken till II o'clock New
Years morning, when the minutes of
last nights session will be read and
farewell Fluctuations will be INDUCED
in until the noon hour arrives. Then
the new administration Will assume
control, the new council organizing for
the purpose. AS a parting reminder of
the changes to take place, Councilman
Siddoway suggested to his colleagues
the last thing last night that they
should leave their keys in their empty
desks
Several matters of Importance were
acted upon last night, but large grist
of important business in an unfinished
state was referred to the new council.
Among the notable matters which the
new body will have TO consider are the
union depot franchise Questions and the
enlarged use of Fourth West street by
the railroads. Numerous proposed or
FINANCES, petitions and claims pigeon
holed for many months, were also
sioughed over to the incoming solons.
Discuss Railway Matter.
The subject of compelling the Salt
Lake City Railroad company to operate
river caused an animated discussion.
Patrick arose and stated that he IN
derstood that Buckle had some val
liable information upon the subject TO
impart TO the city solons Buckle
promptly jumped TO his feet and flashed
his three-carat diamond ring into spa re
as ne announced emphatically that the
gentleman had been correctly informed
Il want to amend said the gentleman
from the First, that we further rec
ommend the city attorney to give an
opinion TO this council as to whether
the public conveyances can be made to
run oftener than every twelve minutes.
when public necessity demands and
whether the street car COMPANY can
carry more passengers than they have
seating capacity for
Callister objected to the amendment
on the ground that it had no reference
TO j. ]. Corum's petition, but moved
that the report he amended to the effect /
that the franchise, which was given at
the time and included two other lines
on the west side. be revoked. as the |
company had failed to fulfill its con-
tract.
Weller then arose and stated that in
ms opinion the contract of the street |
car company had been lived up TO: the |
residents affected he said. had paid |
the corporation $4,000 to keep -. road |
running for three years, and the com |
pany had operated the line for seven. !
AS consequence, ne placed himself |
on record as adopting the report of the
committee.
Callister Against Revocation.
Caliister fef-oEed. In his opinion the
proposed revocation of the franchise
was a case of cutting off ones nose tn
spite his face, he was opposed to the
amendment, although in his opinion
the action OF the corporation was a
gross, injustice to the people. when ia
Ken as whole the railroad system was
a paying institution.
Robertson then proceeded to score the
street car company. He said thar the
company owned the streets and paid
nothing for the privilege, and that he
wished II TO be understood that he was
IN favor of revoking the franchise.
Just to show the street car cornpanv
tAat the city council had some power
at least
Finally Callister moved that the ne
titlon be acted upon in the next colIn-
eli, which was carried by vote of -
TO 3, Robertson, Buckle and Marretts
voting IN the negative.
Inc question of determining whether
the farmers under the Kennedy ditch | {
are entitled to surplus water from par !
ley canyon during the winter months.
when at the same time the SAWYER Ice 5
company is entitled to its use was dis
cusSed at length and referred To tho {
incoming council.
Similar disposition was made of the
recommendation of the COMMITTEES 81
I ne whole that a limited number of con-
les OF the engineers report on re-
searches for data on larger water SIM
ply be prepared.
Survey Costs $3.50. q
In reply to the request of the CONN., L
ell that he report the cost of s,,,.Is,-s g
ana otner work in connection with the
water supply investigation Engineer G.
Kelsey stated in a. communication thai l
the distribution of accounts, will NOT he a
compieted until the end of the month. g
but the cost is approximately Sc 150 p
The engineer also reported thai a COM ty
piate statement in detail will be sub CT
nltleu 10 the council with the annual W
statement of the expeditures of the de-
par tmeflt The report was filed. n
on recommendation of the water In
works committee, the water rates as v
;essed against the county for the year
amounting to $50. for service in the
9outh raf of the public building. Were
loated, in consideration of the city get 10
ing the elevator service free. but no Il,
spatelnent was granted of the water -
ne to 500. al
Another report from the committee u, "a
vas adopted, calling upon the board ".
u public works to solicit bids from se
contractors for laying water main ex-
enslons and making service conne,e-
IONS Tor a period of one year. the CITY
o furnish materials. II
Authority was granted to CITY Engi-
Ger Kelsey TO approve the proposed
'iat of Franklin's subdivision of
lock As, plat c. after having found les
ne surveys and plats correct. be
Relative TO purchase of land from hu
. 5 Howard near the city sewer farm ~
ne engineer reported the exact acre "
ge at Sl5.1S. which, ar SIS an tn
ere would amount TO S4.736.7O. The fee
urchass having already been deter it
lined upon, the sum stated was appro- av
riatcd, to be paid upon delivery of =
eed in approved form. re.
III connection with this matter the an
ngineer was directed to report exactly icy
oN much land is in the ]. s. Lewis es- WI
afs tract east of Jordan river and re-
ear Howa-d's place, fifty acres of IA
'hich the city has agreed to purchase re-
the same price per acre fixed for nu
lie adjoining tract ga
Mr.. Dooley Paid. ]
On recommendation of the finance we
ommittee, S,51495 was appropriated to LOO LOO
feiis, Fargo & Co. to pay interest on s Nc
+prf 7rnf 30 for l, 4