The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-17
Republican COuGcilmen Evade
Monetary Discussion.
FORCED ADJOURNMENT
SEEK TO CONCEAL THE TRUE
SITUATION.

the general fund amounting to some
what more than s., 600. a prearranged
adjournment was taken in spite of the
protests of the Democrats and in spite
of the fact that delegation represent
ing the union labor element of the city
was IN waiting to ask for action on the
eight-hour ordinance.
1t was Robertson who moved the ad
journment. WhittemOre was in the
chair where he had created nothing
but merriment for three-quarters of an
hour The motion was seconded, and
Whittemore declared it carried without
division. FernstrOm and Hartenstein
sprang to their feet and demanded
roll call. The request was granted with
poor grace, for even the Republicans
are not hardened enough to want fu-
ture generations to read the records of
their evasions of public issues.
Republicans Vote to Adjourn.
Every Republican except Buckle
voted to adjourn, and every Democrat
voted against it. 1t may be said, how
ever, that the motion had carried before
Buckles turn came to vote. The alb
senteeS were Beatty, Davis, Cottrell, G.
r. Howe and Edgar Howe. Tuddenham
was present during the first part of the
meeting, but was excused before It
closed.
Only one claim was ordered placed
on the appropriation list, this being
S293- % for work on a tank in the water
system that is properly chargeable to
the bond fund. The appropriation list,
by the way, with even this solitary
item, was not passed.
No report was presented by the
finance committee, although two weeks
ago it was ordered to look into the
city's monetary affairs and submit
some kind of a statement Chairman
Robertson offered no excuse in the
meeting for this apparent negligence,
but after adjournment he said that a
report would be made next Tuesday
night. The same promise has been
made before, however.
Some Payrolls Allowed.
There came near being an airing of
the financial situation when a, commu-
nicatiOn from Auditor Reiser submit
ting payrolls was read. The rolls ap-
proved by the auditor were as follows:
Land and water department 30 90
Public Public parks :.,.;:-------- 1SS ~ ~
Health department ---.--.-----. o43 90
Crematory department ..-...... 20 90
Joint building expense -....-... 263 %
Cemetery department 22S 90
Sprinkling department .------.. f9S 10
WaterwOrks department. 1,46S 90
Streets and irrigation ........... LIZ 50
Total IS, 439 20
OF the total amount all except the
! allowance for the waterworks and
L
general fund, Thus the total appro-
priations from the, general fund reach
$2,253.75. Robertson moved that the
auditor be directed to issue warrants
for the payrons. When Fernstrom's
name was called he said he wished to
vote in favor Of the allowance if there
was enough money in the general fund
to pay it.
Fernstrom Explains His Vote.
WhittemOre who was in the chair,
ruled that the member from the Third
would have to vote before he could eX-
plain his vote. Fernstrom then voted
no. Il vote no." said he, because L
! know that two weeks ago we had only
about 81, 600 in the general fund. If
there is any more in it now I'm not
aware of it. Two weeks ago the finance
committee was instructed to report our
| financial condition, and as member
of the finance committee know that
| il has not been called together. COnse-
quentIy, 1 don't know that we have
sufficient money to meet these payrOlls,
but if we have the money 1 want to
vote aye"
At-this point Buckle interrupted the
speaker to say that if there was no
money in the treasury the payrOllS
would not be paid. He then changed
his vote to aye. All the other members
voted in the affirmative.
An hour was lost in debating the
| question as to whether or not G. E.
| Street should be required to change
the fence he has erected in front of a
building he is constructing in the rear
of the Kenyon on Second South street.
A petition from J. AIcGiu and others in
the neighborhood, claiming that the
fence was a nuisance and damaging to
their business, caused the debate.
Debate Over a Fence.
Hartenstein thought the fence should
be cut down under its present height
of eight feet and moved closer to the
property line. His motion to this effect
was voted down, as were several
amendments. Then FernstrOm moved
! a reference to the street committee.
Acting President Whittemore made the
somewhat peculiar ruling that the petit
ton had been received and filed No
motion had been made to this effect,
but WhittemOre thought he could do
it all by his lonesome, and said so.
After the laugh had subsidized, Buckle
took a humorous appeal from the de-
cisiOn of the chair and the council re-
fused to sustain Brother Whirtemore.
! Thomas now cut the knot by moving
! that the petition be referred to the
| building inspector and the fire chief.
| The motion was carried.
A communication was received from
the secretary of the League of Ameri-
can Municipalities asking that the
council appoint delegates to the Ses-
| sion of the league, which is to be held
at Charleston, S. c., Dec. u. Is. IA and
Is. On Robertson's motion thanks were
! extended for the invitation and the re-
| corder was directed to say that if pos
| sible representative of Salt Lake City
would be present.
Acceptances Are Filed.
The Utah Central railroad filed the
| conditional acceptance already men
| toned a day or two ago of the citys
proposition for it to remove its tracks
from Eighth South street TO some point
further south.
The Salt Lake Street Railway COM
pany formally accepted the recently
| granted franchise for an extension of
| its tracks on Thirteenth East street
J D. H Wells gave notice in writing
| that the owners of rights in Big Get
! tonwood water would resist the APP
/ preparation by the city of seepage water
as contemplated by boring a shaft
which is now going down under the di-
( rectiOn of the city engineer. Mr.. Wells
/ sent also a resolution passed at a mass
| meeting of the owners of the water by
| the terms of which they agreed to go
| into court if necessary to protect their
/ rights. The communication went to
| the waterworkS committee.
/ A contract awarded by the board of
public works to Keifer & Rush for