Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-20

In opposition 70 the granting Of the
square. be moved that the opinion Of
the city attorney be sustained, and the
recommendation Of the petitioners be
denied This motion was promptly
seconded by Fernstrom.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Judge Dickson then proceeded to
speak In favor Of the grant. during the
course Of which he said;
1.-THE city had no power TO give the
square away but the city attorney does
not recognize one fact for there Is an
other consideration tben dollars and
cents which Is the fundamental law OF
contracts Suppose 20 10 MI
Stephens and say / Will convey and
grant northeast quarter OF q certain
block / own II he viii obigate himself
to expend $500 600 or $1,000 600 for the
erection Of q fine hotel on the land con-
veyed 10 him. No one viii say ] am
giving him that land except FOR value
received and / would receive In end for
the quarter more than the worth Of the
whole lot Then the deed would rccite
that IN consideration / hereby bargain,
sell. convey, grant etc.
The legal gentleman then went into
the law Of contracts and proceeded TO
show that the city was receiving con-
sldsratIon He also maintained that II
the request of the company we're
granted the property would still be
devoted TO public use as a railroad sta
ton. II conveyed be said. and the
courts held that the city could not give
u away under these conditions. the
city would lose nothing, rs The CONF
pany, he had no doubt would have the
title quieted In court and pay all ex-
penses Of the suit before they proceeded
TO put in any improvements. lie then
proceeded 20 show how the city would
be protected by the insertion of various
clauses. and that the legality OF the
grant would be settled for an time by
the action Of the courts In he matter
DENOUNCEs MILL1ONA1REs.
After several question had been asked
and answered by those present Judge
Dickson and Attorney stephens, Mr..
Whlttemore produced a monster petit
tlon signed by over one thousand Of the
residents Of the Second precinct I'm ia
y0r Of the granting Of the square. This
had the effect Of bringing Canning 10
his feet, who proceeded to denOunce
mlllionaires In general, and 81 declare
that a number Of the signatures upon
the petition presented were fictitious
names. Among other things he wanted
10 know why these men Of millions
We're mot men enough to buy their
own depot" Directing his remarks TO
Messrs. Kearns Keith and @. O Whit
temore. who were present, he said
You are trying 10 rob the poor
people Of this city Of their park. Why
amt you men enough to buy it, You,
with your millions, can go down to
Saratoga In the hot weather and the
poor people here have to-
His TRADE was cut short by White
more objectlng to the councilman pitch
ing into citizens on the floor OF the
Council, but Robertson, who was tenn
porarily In the chair, allowed him TO
proceed with his speech.
Fernstr0m then had an inning on his
second 10 the motion Of Canning and
proceeded TO maintain that II II were
right 10 grant the square then 10 give
10 10 the railroad, and have done with
the matter II on the other hand, there
were any doubt in regard tothe matter
he said that he thought that the ques-
ton sould be fully ventilated and gone
into thoroughly. During the course OF
his remarks he referred TO cumberland
and roundabout methods. This insin-
uation had the effect Of bringing Rob
ertson TO his feet. who spoke briefly In
favor Of giving the square to the COM
pany. Hewlett also placed himself on
record for the first time as being In ia
vor Of the proposition