The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-11
ASPHALT OFFERS
TO Be RECEIVED
Council viii Investigate All
PrOffers Wednesday.
FERNsTROM SCORES TRUST
CANYON ROAD IS ORDERED TO
BE PAVED.

4 NJ. Pope at the meeting OF the
city council last evening. offered to sell
the city 5000 acres of asphalt land in
the Book Cliff mountains. twenty-four
miles north OF Westwater on TIE Den
Yer & Rio Grande railroad. reached by
thirty-ive- mile, down hill wagon
road. The elevation Of the asphalt bed
is 900 feet and the price asked is
When the special committee on as
phait beds recommended that the city
purchase of w. G.. Nebeker. agent for
the Miles asphalt beds near Thistle
this property for $4,000. Councilman
Harteustein moved that the report be
land over n week. Councilman Black
wanted a notification sent to all who
had offered asphalt beds TO the city to
attend committee meeting Wednes-
day evening and make their orOffers.
councilman FernstrOm objected TO this
on the ground that a number Of those
who had made offers would never show
no. He said that they were merely
agents of the asphalt trust that was
attempting 10 prevent the city from
using independent asphalt. Councilman
Black took exception TO this remark
and his motion 10 have a committee
meeting Wednesday evening was car
RED.
Heath Saloon Case Up.
When the recorder had read the veto
of Mayor Morris on the granting by
the council to Heath brothers permits
sion to remove their license from the
salt Palace TO a place opposite the
state fair grounds. President Hewlett
said the veto was out OF order and pro-
cceded to read from the revised ordi-
nances a paragraph stating that the
mayors approval or veto Is required
only on resolutions where money is to
be expended. which did not apply in
this case. Councilman Fernstrom arose
with the remark that the revised Ordi-
nances were poor authority to rely on
and read from the statutes a sentence
10 the effect that the council has no
right TO grant q change OF license The
courts had settled this when Heath
brothers sued the city last week to
restrain the police from interfering
with their saloon According to this
ruling tie Utah Liquor company. which
purchased a three months license to
use inside the fair grounds. will not be
able to have il changed. and has had
TO pay $500 for the privilege of running
bar five days No action was taken.
w. NJ. Wantland offered to lease
Warm Springs for ten years at 5000 a
month. He said he was willing to
SEtft W obCllu Hl-JsUDV III lluDIONlI lS the
place. He alleged that lie represented
heavy taxpayers of the city.
Commercial Club Petition.
The Commercial club petition in be-
half OF B. Mahler's proposed electric
railway was received.
d. 3. Hampstead protested against
changing the grade on North Main
street. Action on an appropriation of
$1,000 for the building of a retaining
wall along the street was laid over.
NJ. Fl. Walker petitioned the council
10 open up and grade jefferson street
from Ninth South through block %.
and to place a bridge across the canal
at Ninth South and Jefferson streets.
The clerk of the city court reported
that 316 cases had been disposed OF
during the month in the criminal di-
vision, the fines and forfeitures
amounting 10 $3.296. The fees collected
IN the civil division amounted to S162.
making a total of s3.45S, which has been
turned over to the city treasurer.
The salt Lake Southern Railway
company asked that its franchise be
extended. the grant having expired
Oct s. The petition states that several
changes have had to be made, taking
up considerable time
ON motion of Councilman Wells the
board Of public works was instructed
10 advertise for bids for the paving of
Canyon road from State to Second
streets. ... .. ...