The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-02
TWO VETOES BY
MAYOR KILLED
Increased Salaries For Firemen
and Canal Water Deal.
EAST SOUTH TEMPLE PAVING
FRANCHISE TO RIVAL TELE-
PHONE PROJECT TABLED.

9 ~ A-ANAlie1 k-tAlN A@1hC hdiANe NelAAeAto ~
share in the city's appropriated right
Ito raise and lower the level of Utah
lake met defeat in the city council last
night
When the mayors veto Of the Ordi-
nance increasing the salaries of Fire
/ Chief Devine and the other members
of the fire department was taken up
for consideration, Fernstrom took Is
sue with the legal opinion of City At
tOrney Nye, upon which the veto was
based, holding that the ordinance
could not legally apply TO incumbents
in office. He expressed the belief that
the city attorneys opinion was not
given in sincerity, and cited the de-
cision Of the supreme court unfolding
the increase Of salaries paid to state
! officials to support his contention that
the salaries Of fremen can likewise
be legally raised.
Daveler favored the ordinance and a
, friendly suit to test its legality.
Independent Of the legal question,
Robertson argued that the salaries Of
I policemen and other city employees
Z Ff0A4AA nave ~ NC 4lLl EdHEu III EQulLls
while, as a sNatter of fact, the city is
IN financial distress and will have to
/ sell some property to meet a deficit be
fore the end of the year. He concluded
by giving notice that not one cent OF
the proposed increased salaries would
[ be permitted to be paid until the courts
have passed upon the matter.
The veto was Overriden by a vote of
eleven to four, Hewlett, Robertson,
Sharp and Vigus voting against the
| ordinance.
Big Money on Chance.
In his disapprovaI Of the resolution
to permit the four canal companies to
share in the city's water rights at the
outlet Of Utah lake, the mayor wrote
that the pumping project to cost $40
00c, which is a part Of the scheme, is
too experimental for the city to ex-
/ pend 5000 on il, and that the canals
ought to be required to pay more than
/ 81. 500 each 10 the city for an equitable
share in the appropriated water right.
which has already cost more than $l9,-
600.
An additional reason urged by the
mayor for disappearing the proposition
was, as stated by Engineer Kelsey
I that the success of the pumping scheme
! is in doubt, for if the water is pumped
I out of the lake to below low water
mark, it would be necessary to con-
1 tinue pumping after the irrigation sea-
! sons close in order to supply rights
! farther down the river.
I This veto message was the subject
I for attack by Eardley. who maintained
/ that the proposition would be advan-
/ tageous to the municipality, and by
/ Fernstrom. who showed that the city
] IL. 1frrsf z
right. having expended only $4,000 out
/ Of the $4,000, which. it was pledged to
/ the taxpayers before the water bond
/ election, would be applied to this pur-
/ pose.
/ Robertson characterized Fernstrom's
argument as very amusing. To his no
I ton, FernstrOms reasoning is equiva-
/ lent TO saying that the city would have
/ to expend untold sums Of money to
I hold a right which it does not pos
/ sess unless the compact with the farm
( ers were not entered into, whereas he
urged that the city sell at discount
to the canals something it does not
own.
CottreH pleaded for the defeat Of the
+ veto. while Daveler made the point that
the pumping scheme is an expensive
/ experiment.
/ However. the veto was overTidden by
/ a vote of II TO 4 The only negative
I votes were announced by Daveler, A. ).
! Davis, Robertson and Vigus.
/ The proposition will come before the
council and the mayor again when the
contract is presented for ratification.
In the event Of the mayor again hav-
ing hts objections set aside, it is prob
able that the courts will be appealed
to in the hope OF beating the scheme.
South Temple Paving.
! With reference to the proposed paw
/ ing of South Temple street from State
TO Eighth East, as petidoned for by J.
/ D. Wood and other abutting property
Z owners, the finance committee recon-
z mended that nothing be done in the
matter at this time, for the reason
that all the street paving improve
ments which the city has in hand and
can take care Of are in progress. As
advised by the city engineer, the cost
of paving the city's share Of East
south Temple street viii be about 49,,
Z 000. exclusive of S12.5 500 for converting
the canal dUme into a brick conduit.
The committees recommendation was
adopted.
/ The board Of public works was di-
! rected TO advertise for bids for paving
South Temple street from State street
to the Oregon Short Line passenger
depot.
The Oregon Short Line Railroad
company's petition for a franchise to
occupy the east side Of Fourth West
street from Ninth South TO North TEN
pie. was referred to the committees on
streets and municipal laws. As stated
in yesterdays Herald, the purpose Of
the grant for additional trackage on
i Fourth West street IS in order 10 re-
/ vive the union depot project
By a vote Of 10 10 5, consideration
4 of the proposed new ice inspection Ordi-
+ nance was deferred for a week. The
negative votes were announced by
! Daveler. A. J. Davis, Fernstrom, Rob
erts0n. Thomas and Vigus.
/ A resolution was adopted authorizing
/ the finance committee TO advertise for
( BIDS FOR the purchase Of $500. 600 worth
OF bonds to refund the issue which IS
/ optional for redemption on July /.
/ Telephone Franchise.
\ majority OF the committees on
( streets and municipal laws recon-
mended the granting Of the franchise
7 20 the Utah Home Telephone company,
I as applied for by s r. FentOn- A mo-
zion to defer action for one week was
I laid on the table by vote OF 70 g.
/ The matter can now be taken up only
I BY a vote. Robertson, Nigus and A J.
+ Davis the minority, presented report
/ recommending that the franchise be not
/ granted
The application Of Gentry brothers
[ for q license for their trained animal
exhibit the latter part OF April or the
/ early part Of Nay. was referred 20 the
/ license committee, with power TO act.
Frederick Heath and J. r. Walker
-,--.s-e+e7 q % inst the cam ellis order re-