Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-22
KENNEDY'S BID
NOT REJECTED.
City Council Decides to Rescind
Its Action at Last Nights
Meeting.
CHAIRMAN CLAwS0A'S CHARGES
Will be Investigated on Wednesday
Night--Audltor Reiser's Cues
ton Of Expense.

The city council will meet as a com.
nittee OF the whole on Wednesda,
evening for the purpose of resembling
Ito action in rejecting the bid OF Ken
nedy a Co.. for sewer extensions fol
the year 1904. Councilman Robinson
made the motion to meet as com.
mittee OF the whole. 1t was found
that the bid Of the company was only
sso more than that of last year, &c
Il was thought best to rescind the ac-
ton rejecting the bid.
AT that meeting, upon motion OF
Fernstrom, certain charges alleged to
have been made by Chairman Clawsor
AZ the last meeting Of the board OF
nnbic works, to the effect that City
Engineer Kelsey and the city coun-
eli had caused the city to lose 5000 by
selling it's asphaltum to p. j. Moran,
viii be Investigated and Mr.. Clawson
viii be asked to explain his charges.
QUESTION OF EXPENSE.
CITY Auditor Reiser has questioned
the legality Of the law requiring the
city to stand proportionate share of
me expense OF collecting the taxes for
the board OF education and the city.
The bill from the county for the col
lection OF the taxes this year, amount
ing to Si,37S.7S, was submitted to the
council by the auditor and referred to
the city attorney for an opinion. The
communication from Mr.. Reiser fol-
lows.
81 submit herewith bill OF Salt Lake
TVS nj n he a.
lection OF city taxes for the year 1908,
amounting to S4,379.7S. This claim 10
made under the provisions of chaptet
1871 OF the session laws Of Utah of 1903,
which requires Salt Lake City to pay
the expenses of collecting the taxes for
the board of education of Salt Lake
City corporation. The claim Is based
upon the cost Of maintaining the offices
OF the county assessor and the county
treasurer, and the amount IL three
times as large as previous bills pre-
sented under the law heretofore In
force, respectfully recommend that
the claim be referred to the city at
torney for an opinion as to its legality
before being paid"
WILL RE-ADvERTIsE.
The waterworks committee recon-
mended that the bids for Waterman
extensions for 1904 be rejected, and
that the board Of public works be in
structed to re-advertise for bids at
date yet to be set by the council. The
contract for the work was awarded by
the board of public works to James
Kennedy Il Co, upon their bid of $24,-
1885, The next lowest bid was that Of
J. ]. Moran for $25,973 difference Of
NIT 70 ha
lower bid than that OF Kennedy & Co,
will be received upon the work being
re-advertised. The committees report
was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Tho Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany notified the council that II valves
the right to close all that portion of
the east half of Fourth West street
Which Is intersected by First North
street and that II will not enclose or
prevent the passage OF ordinary public
travel on the said First North street
over and across It's intersection with
Fourth West street" The council by
unanimous vote accepted the waiver.
Mayor Thompson's veto OF the ex-
tension of the Utah Light and Power
e.ompany's franchise for % years was
laid over for one week by the council
upon motion of Thomas.
Bids We're opened for the proposed ex-
tension and addition to central fire sta
llon as follows: Asper, Noall & Co.
NSCO; "A. & j. Mcdonald, sg,137; A. L.
s., min, $1,000: William Lister, sl0,749.
me latter bid was not accompanied
ny deposit as required. All OF the
Dlds were referred to the finance and
hre committees, which viii consider the
matter on Wednesday night and award
the contract.
chlel OF Police Lynch submitted his
hIst Official communication to the city
sVuucil containing the names OF A. L.
SNORT and George Perkins, whom he
asked the council to cofirm as special
SrIncemen at the north yards OF the
uuorl Line to act without pay from
e eIe city The appointments were con-
",leu by the council unanimously.
,nno.her appointment was also sub
ss"teu py chief Lynch, that of John
r IVrless as a patrolman to succeed
,r, Gatehouse, resigned. This APP
mously. 'eu ''a'i-
Ill Chief James Devine sent In the
snIppo'ntment OF O, Il. Maddy as a fire.
," 10 MI vacancy. Inasmuch as
s u'r eniet failed to state who had re-
o,snel and caused the vacancy, the
committee '""''e' " 'he hre
,,, Inc council adopted the report of the
na,nuillclpal laws and finance committees
si p,pp'oprlating 5000 to the credit OF the
~ ~" attorney to pay the filing expenses
vi .Oll tax suits