Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-03

CT. The members would be foolish n
they allowed themselves TO be placed
In a hole Of that kind. II would b. no
disgrace to the Council to any Liberty
Park cannot be leased. These virtuous
citizens should not insist on the Council
committing an unlawful act. Many
prominent citizens had come TO him OK
pressing adverse V.ewn on the prupori-
ton 10 lease the park. The Worlds
Fair and Midwinter Fair were entirely
different arairs. The salt Palace was
not even State or city arir. II was
a private enterprise. lie was glad To
see his friend siddoway drop from ton
years to two years and II he would drop
two morc n would be all right. Con-
Guiding. calliatcr said Il was quite
probable that the work Of building the
Palace would bc given TO outside par
ties and when II was built he felt GER
tain u would nttract as many hoboa as
tourists to the city.
Robertson naid the portion OF Liberty
Park sought after by the Salt Palace
people was absolutely useless as "A re-
creation ground. one side ~ II was
nMufnpy and the other broken field.
fomc members Of the Council adopted
peculiar methods AMI tactics when they
wanted to defeat something. The way
10 beat proposition was To have II re-
ferrcd to some committee OF the city
attorney for an opinion. The Council
had voted $50 towards the q. A. II.
Memorial Day exercises, which was n.
legal. but no one objected. n he had
wanted to defeat the appropriation
h. could have done No by moving II b.
referred TO the finance committee. or
committee ON claims. or the city nttor-
ncy. Ncpiying to cRilIstcr he said good
things always did attract hoboa when
tlmcH were good hobor came along with
Il, when times were bad the element
moved on.
Buckle said tho people In the south
eastern part OF the city wanted the Salt
Palace erected In Liberty Park. Ninety
eight per cent Of the citizens favored
Libcrty Park. lie proposed TO stay with
tho majority.
Patrick said he had changed his mind
since hearing the city attorneys opln-
Ion. lie believed In observing and car
ryinR out the law regardless Of the
consequences.
sideways amendment to grant a
two years lease was then put and de-
fcated.
Callistcr's motion TO deny the petit
ton carried by the following vote;
Aycs-liarnen, Caiiiuter Fernrtrom.
ios'c. MarEctta. Morris. Patrick. Rom
nry and wciler.-e.
Nocn-Aiien. buckle. Dlehi. Robert
son. Alddoway and waiiace.-s.
WANT PURE WATER.
Tho rcport OF the committee on
whtcrworkH submitted two weeks aEo.
detailing the doplorabla condition OF
Parlcy'H canyon and recommending Sow
era, methods OF providing both tcinpor-
AIRY and permanent relief from the be-
fouilng agencies. was taken up for con-
alteration.
An amendment was offerci by
Buckle and accepted to the cf-
feet that the watermastor be iircctcd TO
instruct Deputy MAYOR To exercise the
rights conferred by statute To prevent
any polluting matter getting Into the
stream.
Howe suggested that the ordinance
be- drawn 80 tho control OF Pariey's
creek will be within the Jurisdiction Of
the watcrworkE department and the
health commissioner. The suggestion
viii be- adopted,
The modified report OF the committee
on whtcrwprks relating TO supervision
VI the improvements 10 be made to the
pipe distribution system. action on
which has been pending n couple OF
weeks. was taken up and adopted
buckle. Diehl and Robertson voted
against II.