Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-17
Council Meets and Orders Certih.
Gates Issued to Successful
Nominees
WHATOFFICIAL CANVASS SHOWS
Robinson Makes Another Attempt to
Have Cemetery Scandal lnyestigat.
ed--0ther Business.

Inst before the city council met In
regular session last evening II met as
a board Of canvassers and totalled up
tho returns of the election as shown
hv the canvass. The tally sheet was
then signed By all the members OF the
council except Spence, who was alb
sent. and the city recorder was in
structed TO issue certificates of cleo
tion ia the successful candidates. That
beinq done the council then went into
regular session. The final result OF
the election as shown by the official
tally sheet is as follows:
Mayor Richard p, Morris, 10,20l;
Frank Knox, 1881.
CITY Recorder--John - Critchlow,
9sos August l.. Simondi, 1892.
civ Audtor--Charles b, Felt, 9,22S;
Joseph j. Meyers, S,6l4.
civ Treasurer-F Fisher :. Harris,
9ee Joseph r. MacKnght, S,6lf,
civ Attorney Charles G, Dye, 9,449;
George L. Nye, S'497.
CEMETERY MATTER AGAIN,
Inst before the council adjourned,
Robinson made an attempt to fix Il
date for the council to meet and IN
vestlgate the city cemetery scandal
which has been hanging fire for sew
oral months. He stated that upon
former occasion when the council
agreed to consider the matter, only
four of the members were present so
nothing could be done. He therefore
moved that the council meet as "A COM
mlttee of the whole on Wednesday
evening to investigate the matter and
ret rid of It. Black who was In the
chair. ruled that the motion was out of
order for the reason that motion had
already been carried for the council TO
adjourn until Thursday night to con-
slider the revised ordinances.
REVISED ORDINANCES THURS
DAY.
on Thursday night the council viii
meet 10 consider the revised ordinances
of Salt Lake City as compiled by city
Attorney Nye The ordinances, under
suspension of the rules, were placed
on their first reading last night and
will be- read the second time by title
and the third time In full and placed
on their final passage on Thursday eve
ming,
WANTS AN EXTENSION.
The Utah Light & Power company
submitted petition acking that the life
Of It's various franchises from the city
he extended from 90 years to 90 years
The company further stated that in
January. 1900 IL issued 4 per cent bonds
due In 30 years but that 1t was unable
TO sell the same for the reason that it's
franchises are of shorter duration than
the bonded period. In view of the fact
that the company proposes to make
improvements I'm Its system amounting
TO a million dollars ard II Is necessary
10 sell some OF the bonds, II IL asked
that the franchises be extended to 30
years duration. The communication
was referred TO the committees on mu-
nlcipa laws and streets for consldera-
ton
MONEY FOR RESERVOIR SITE.
The condemnation suit brought by the
city against Hannah a. Youngberg, to
condemn a piece Of land III farley
CANYON for the .v reservoir site, Is
now ready for settlement and city At
torney Nye recommended to the coun-
ell that the sum OF s5i2720 the amount
Of the Judgment In that case be placed
upon the appropriation list TO the Gre
dit Of Mrs. Youngberg, The recommen-
datlon was concurred In by the council,
APPOINT AN ARBITRATOR
city Atty. Nye recommended that
Mayor Thompson be authorized to APP
point an arbitrator TO represent me
city In arbitratmg with the water tax,
ors from Emigration creek I'm regard
to the water which the city Is now tax
ing from said creek. The recommenda-
tlon OF the attorney was concurred III
and the authority given to the mayor
10 make the appointment
TROUBLES AT HOSPITAL.
Considerable trouble Is being expert
enced already at the new ISOLATION hos
pital, according to two communica-
lions submitted by Health Commission
en- Stewart He stated that there Is no
suffering on the building and during
the recent storms the cellar tilled up
with water He also reported that the
chimney on the bathroom on the the
north side Of the building VIII not
draw owing TO heavy winds down the