The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-12
TIP FROM COUNCILMAN
VALIDITY OF SUNDAY CLOSING
ORDINANCE QUESTIONED.
Pay For Extra Services By Council
men-The Auditors Deputy-Pro-
vision For More Street Lights
Walker Sidewalk May Remain
Limited Use of Boulevard.

license committee, Mr.. Morris, present
ed a bill for an ordinance increasing
the license rates chargeable 10
a dog and pony show. While the
chairman was on his feet he said ne
had intended to move for a suspension
of the rules to secure an immediate
/ passage of the ordinance, but since a
certain member of the council had
given the advance agent of Gentry 5
show a pointer on his intention, thereby
enabling the agent 10 slip in and take
out a license at the low rate of 81 a day,
he felt that the only thing left to do
would be TO let the ordinance take Its
regular course.
/ With evident embarrassment Rob-
erts son replied to Morris remark. the
sh, rt-haired councilman from the Fifth
said, with much warmth, that he pre-
sumed his colleague on the license com
mittee intended to convey the impress
sion that he was standing in with the
''shog and dong Pc" agent Any such
| ins.nuation he Indignantly resented. By
way of explanation, Robertson said
| that NJ. Z. Mulvey brought the SHOW
agent to him for information as TO tht
| license rate to be charged, and in reply
he stated regretfully that it was only
! 81 a day. The next thing he heard was
/ Treasurer Morris through the phone,
I saying the show man had paid MS
money and wanted a license for SIX
! days.
A little later in the evening Chairman
| Morris draft the ordinance was
taken up and used under suspension
of the rules, oI.4y Robertson and Buckle
voting against it. The new schedule
| fixes the license fee at from 50 to SO
per day, according TO the number OF
animals exhibited, but the increased
rate cannot be made TO apply to Cen
try's show which has already obtained
a license at the 81 a day rate
Inc proposed ordinance fathered by
/ the clerks union and the federated
tradesmen, forbidding the opening OF
clothing and furnishing goods stores
for business on Sundays, was fished out
of the pigeonhole by Buckle and put
upon its passage over the negative
votes of Callister. Howe and Margetts.
Just as the vote was called for passage
of the ordinance Callister moved that
the bill be referred to the city attorney.
In support of his motion, Callister said
Attorney Hall had just advised him
that ne doubted the legality of the or
dinance. The motion to refer was car
ried. only Allen. Buckle and Robertson
voting in the negative.
That Unsafe Bridge.
Responding to the resolution from
Councilman Robertson relative to his
street bridge over the Jordan river.
Building Inspector Folsom reported
that he considered the bridge unsafe
for street car traffic, and consequently
reported the fact to the street car COM
pany. On information that the bridge
was built by private parties, he was
not aware that ii had become public
property, and this fact was his only
reason for not reporting his action to
the council The building inspector
report was referred TO the street COM
mittee, but Robertson said he believed
the car company had the bridge con-
demned so it would have an excuse 10
abandon the Lake Breeze service west
of the river.
In the matter of Councilman Siddo-
ways resolution favoring the payment
of compensation in the sum of 500
each to the five members of the water
works committee for rendering the SER
vice of equaliZing water rates during
period of twenty-five days last sum-
mer, the committee on municipal laws
reported that the strict construction of
the law by the city attorney in his ad-
verse opinion was probably correct, but
as a matter of justice and equity the
members of the board should be paid
for their work. The committee, there
fore. recommended the adoption of the
resolution, but on request of President
Barnes and Councilman Margetts ac-
ton on the resolution was deferred for
one week.
Dryers Claim Paid.
On recommendation of the city attor-
ney an appropriation of S1.457.70 was
made to James -Dwyer in satisfaction of
the judgment obtained by him in an
action against the city for damages
for personal injuries received from
defective sidewalk. The judgment of
the district court in plaintiffs favor
was recently affirmed by the supreme
court.
City Auditor Swan asked for and was
granted leave of absence until Aug.
on account of illness, and his appoint
ment of Douglas A. Swan as deputy
auditor was confirmed. the appointee
to be paid for his services by the prin-
cioal.
On recommendation of the street COM
mittee. the board of public works was
directed to have again repaired the de-
fective asphalt pavement at the inter-
section of State and First South streets,
instead of laying a new surface, at an
estimated cost of $4,000, as advised by
the city engineer.
The committee on improvements rec
commended, in response to petitions of
taxpayers, that electric lights be placed !
at the intersections of the following
streets: Canyon Road and Fourth,
Jennings avenue and Third West, I
Ninth West and Second North. Sixth
and NJ, Sixth South and Eighth West
Inasmuch as Councilmen Buckle and
Robertson saw no lights for the First
or Fifth precincts, on their request, and
under the rule, action on the recon-
mendation was deferred one week.
From a Prejudiced View.
A complaint from w A Nelden and J
twenty-four other prominent Republi-
cans, mostly residents of the Fifth pre-
cinct, was presented, through Council |
man Robertson, against the alleged un- |
satisfactory manner in which the street
sprinkling is done, and a demand that |
the faulty service be improved. The |
matter was referred to the committee !
on street sprinkling.
With reference to the petition of I
Frederick Heath and others asking /
that the use of the Main street bOule- !
ward. from Eighth to Ninth South. be- !
limited to light vehicles only. as stipu- (
lated by the abutting property owners !
when the land for the street was
ceded to the city, City Attorney Hall 1
submitted an opinion holding that the /
council has full authority TO grant the |
petition.
The long-pending controversy be- !
tween the city council, the board of !
public works, City Engineer Kelsey and /
David F. Walker over the cement side I
walk laid by the latter above grade /
on West Second South street, was set |
tied by the adoption of recommended /
ton of the street committee that Mr.. 1
Walker be permitted to maintain the I
pavement as contemplated by him. dur }
ing the councils pleasure, provided that ]
81, no 2 he arr-