The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-20
COUNCIL SUSTA|NS
EIGHTH WARD VETO
Sale to Relief Society Is De-
teated.
TWO VOTES LACKING
CHARGED THAT CITY RECEIVED
A BOGUS BID.
TWO VOTES LACKING

The city council last evening sus-
tanned the veto of Mayor Thompson on
the proposition to sell Eighth ward
propeIt y to the ward Relief society for
81. 500. There were eight votes against
the veto. Two more were necessary to
defeat it. OF these Councilman Thomas
vote had been expected by the major
ity. and so also was that of Councilman
Whittemore, but the latter was among
the absentees.
When the objections of the executive
had been read, stating that it would not
be right to sell the city's forty-seven
and one third feet of ground adjoining
the Eighth ward meeting house to the
Relief society of the ward for 81 500.
Wheh there was an offer in for twice
Inat sum, Councilman Hewlett took the
moor TO say that he saw no reason why
the council should recede from its de-
termination to make the sale to the
church society He added the opinion
that the judgement of the five members
Of the committee on public grounds
which recommended the deal ought to
be as good as that of the mayor.
A Bogus Bid.
Cottrell declared that the offer OF
that it had been generally understood
that the Smith who proposed to give
$4,000 for the land was Joseph Smith
uhe sheepmal, but the fiockmaster had
denied that he had ever made such an
offer.
In the opinion OF Fernstrom it was no
.ess justifiable to donate land in the
city cemetery to church organizations
Ior burial purposes than 10 sell the.
property referred to Tor half its value
RI ha Nrier irao n
reason he favored turning the veto
down.
G. r.. Howe expressed the belief that
$1,000 would be ample for the property
al things considered, and Edgar Howe
declared that the sale to the Relief So
ciety would be a real benefit to the
city, without injury to the interests of
The taxpayers.
The opinion was expressed by Reid
hat the early settlers of the Eighth
ward had been practically robbed when
hey parted with the property years
ago for 81 to the school district. which
recently exchanged it for other land
owned by the city.
No Evidence of Bogus Bid.
Replying to Cottrell, Robertson said
hat there was no evidence that the
Jner of Joseph Smith was not a bona
-ide bid. Robertson pleaded for the
mayors veto by laying down the Propo-
sition that no city property should be
sold unless all persons wishing to buy
nad opportunity to put in bids.
Expressing sympathy with the Relief
society in its desire &c, possess the prop
erty, Beatty said the city is fast getting
to that point where it viii have TO call
for charity to help care for the poor
people who are likely to be burdens on
the public funds.
Canning remarked that the munich
pality is now an object for charitable
consideration. ef
Relying on the opinion of the city at
torney, which virtually failed to sane
ton the councils action, Thomas said
ne would have to vote for the veto. He
hoped there would be some other way
of helping the Relief society - the ward
to get the property.
When a vote was taken, Beatty, Cam
ming, Robertson and Thomas were the
only members voting to sustain the
veto. COttrell, FernStrom, Hewlett. c
r. Howe, Edgar Howe, Reid, Tudden-
ham and Buckle voted to override the
veto. The absentees were Davis, Hart
enstein and Whittemore.
Jumping" City '. alter Right.
City Engineer Kelsey reported TO the
council that George E. Blair had posted
notices of an adverse appropriation of
the right located by him for the city
last August to develop water. supply
from seepage and bedrock at the mouth
of Big Cottonwood canyon.
Councilman Robertson moved that
the matter be referred to the commit
tees on finance and waterworks with
the mayor, the engineer and the city
attorney associated, to meet on Thurs
day evening.
Beatty amended the motion to au-
thOrize the employment of six men
with teams in addition to the two men
employed on the. development work for
this valuable appropriation of water,
4,.
faith in perfecting it's right. In fur
Their explanation, Beatty urged that the
city'S rights might be imperiled if the
city neglected to care for the right to
secure 4,OG0, coo gallons daily at a mini
mum flow.
Thomas wanted to know where the
100000 that will be required to pipe
this water into the city is coming
from.
Edgar Howe suggested that if the
city's rights are not already. secure the
action proposed by Beatty'S amend
ment would not make them secure.
Beatty's amendment was lost and
Robertson's motion to refer prevailed.
Street Car Franchise Granted
An amended bill for an ordinance in
the usual form granting a franchise
10 the Salt Lake City Railroad COM
pany TO extend it's Seventh East street
line from Ninth South street to the
southern limits of the city, was passed
by unanimous vote. BY the terms of
the grant the company is required to
commence construction work in sixty
days from the mayors approval and
have the extension in operation within
sixty days thereafter.
The Salt Lake City Railroad company
gave notice that it's board Of directors
would soon consider the councils re-
quest to permit uniformed fremen 70
ride without charge on the street cars.
Warden Dow requested that several
acres of land in Parleys canyon hOl-
low adjoining the sta,e prison grounds
be leased to the state for pasturage
purposes. The petition was referred.
F. S. Luff and others residing on f
and z streets and Third and Fourth
/ streets, retitioned for the removal of
the steam carpet cleaning works in
their neiS hborhoOd. which establish
ment they deem to be an unsanitSry
nuisance. The petition was referred
TO the coumittee On public health.
a resolution by Buckle was referred
to the ss>eet committee, directing that
the road roller no rim he aat