Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
ISSUES DECIDED
AGAINST THE CITY
Supreme Court Decision in Case
Of NeIdeu vs., Mayor Clark
COUNCIL HAD YoAUrHoRlTY


bfilsa arfnai the Jordan Nf uAf N-'''
ana not by cunirac, 10 'hc msheii n'l-
a. an. gupr,tne court. in an opinion
handed down today holds ihat Mayor
cia,t and the Guy council acted Ni'h-
ost authority Of law, and ihuH a'hrms
the Judgment 81 the Imfh u'a'i'e'
court ogden Hll,a Judge
A,tlsB In tho case was brought iaht
A,rn by W. 4. Ncldon. }. T. p1'ly
ara Al. n. Walker. 90 prutent lh'
N.vor and CITY Council from cou-
,trgetlnr about iloooo worth % I'M
pray,monis u the citys watcfuorkH
sssism. and the building of bf''''e
hcroas the Jordan ..ycr at a .o't OF
Jgf00
Plaintiff 10 the suit coni'.ried that
under the law tho ioitini " c'nun'w
for such Improvement tflongcd 10 the
board " public works. and not to nc
Eupcrlntrndent of waite works of cry
Ths case was tried before Judge
lilies. who found the issues IN favor OF
the PLANTING. granting the inlune ton
prayed foe. and holding that nv con
Htfuctiun ~ the work rieffed 10 W
iongcd Ia the board ~ public Mnlha.
that the city council had no nuthpfiA
under the law Ia Instruct the city cn-
rlnecr 10 purchase materials ur employ
day labor for the construction " the
hrldrf. that the mayor and council hud
no authority 90 direct The Hlpeflnlcn-
dent ~ wutcrWurka 90 purchase ma
terini and proved with the improve
mont uf tho wntrfwufu System, nor
90 employ labor BY the Jay, Instead or
lgffIfHa the UIUNN iluN hN HuuNfNTN.
Mayor clark and council APPEALED
frnm the Judgment. claiming that the
iindinrH Of tho court were contrary 90
law. They relied on subdivisions %
and 20 Of section 20 revised statutes
81 1855 which gives the city council cvr-
tain powers IN constructing ana kecp'
Ing IN repair hrldgra. Niuducts and tun-
nels. the purchasing. leasing. cone
rtruutlng renting. managlnr ana main.
taining any system ~ watrrwofks,
etc. etc. ON this point the supreme
court says
Prior to 1880 section aud N the
revised ordinances 81 1872, page ipf
were adopted by the city council. pro-
vidlnE that the wntcrwurin shall be-
under the control VI the city council
who may direct the construction ~
reservoirs, watUfmtina, WATERWAYS,
service pipes anu nre hydrnnts that
may be Necessary. that the Hupcrlnirm-
dent Of waisiwoska shall. under the di-
Tvction of TIE city council have charge
~ the rHefNulrH, wniertankH ami ma
chihery appurtenant 10 tue WntcrNorkn.
ana shall Fave the direction ~ the las
Ing " water mains and putting in SCR
vice pipes. and the regulation of the
water supply etc"
The act creating q board ~ public
works, which took cffcct MAY lst. 1890.
since the approval of Sec. 21a. session
laws Of 1850. pare g, being as amended
sections 20, 20. chapter ~ revised
statutes. 1895. the court holda contain
no express words u repeal ~ See.
.sf II rcpuFnant 10 Sec 500. nr 20 con-
Trajectory or lrrrconclinbly In conflict
win u that the two Hcctinns can not be-
hhfmonizcd IN order 10 offect the pur-
poses u the enactment. then" SAYS tho
opinion, the later act may rrpcnl ur
defeat another NJ by reasonable con.
tuucilon the two can not be- hnrmouisfd
hnd made 60 stand together when
tntuie euumcwtcH the persons and
thinfa tu bc affected By d. provisions.
th.ir u un Implied exclusion OF nthrrs."
WIN frsrrrt Co the cnHr az bar the
court says the statutes should he cone
tlfugd and considered according 60
Mha' apponrr iu have boon the lutcn-
u1u NJ tho legislature"
SECTIONS 20 and o. ihr court Gays. are
GENERAL PROV 'r.0nH. SWING ihe council
control ~ bridges Ind wuipr work..
iut % ~ clear. the opinion reads that
me legislature waH MOI atnntl with
ih-7e provisional nf tho statute MS an.
IlI"d 20 cities Of tho nrft class. ana
!het, fore " enacted chau. D. with soc-
ie1. w hni go
- VIII 2. l,' tha opinion roads.
lnH h'lfl Do foo ua selected by
tht Mayor With ths consent of IN. CIV
'"HN'Wi hhd "a Z" uUf authorized tl
nAHg contracts ou bruuif ul h. city
li ln' performance ul work aud .Hta.
Won 'i ilnpfuN"m utH. uulssi Che work
Improvements nfe Ordered o.. ias
NN.'u. Ihe contract WHOM made by
uN'ln w subject tu thH approval ur
,N.h ~ hr CITY Council The
~ NulhuutHi tl make .HufrHriH
N.I ~ 'n' glil, and sUr.UutUul
lNIu1hN' Hi such work uI .rars
Xxx, %, Nl.'l, urnH no. ai rss.H. DX-
l'''l ana construction
,it", KIP nMs market bon anl
The delegation oil r.y..rfr.....I.t %.
Hi'eihe board. ana fr fG. ti,.t...iIlf
luilus. rlW 4. Hy iha H.t Do ID. ,.f..l.
mat tha power enrUfrl uf..Y tU.
n,hrl ui public WORDS WH. VIiFr..I ma
intended 90 De- withheld HHI fIl..t. f,',,i
w city Council HrI u..r.....i i.,..1
lNn BOARD uf uuhIIH uurl TtU .t
o.gralrs ns % repeal nj .uh.ItI..... I'd
eft"sl " lkr auth.rIfs END ,...,.
nom the city Council. DO. Id. f..
lL may have boon g.,f.rr..I U,. .'. ...
"'n
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