The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-13
MAKES TROUBLE
OVER BOND ISSUE.
Minority in Council Try to De-
lay Action.
OBJECT TO PUMPING PLANT
MAJORITY CONVERTS THE oPPo-
sITIoN TO FAVoRING PLAN.

A resolution offered at the council
session by F. S. Fernstrom last even
ing that the address on the bond issue
for water supply be published in
pamphlet form and distributed at each
house and place of business in. the city
provoked a lengthy discussion on the
water question.
Councilman Wood wanted the entire
proposition referred to a committee of
the whole, as he said it needed to be
threshed out more thoroughly for the
perfect understanding of all. Council
man Wells thought the matter ought
rot to be deferred any longer and that
the proposition to delay it came from
the minority, which had ever stood out
against the bond issue.
Councilman Black, as the representa-
tive of the minority, took exception TO
Mr. Wells remarks. resenting what he
said was an insinuation against himself
or his motives in opposing the bond is
sue. The motion to refer was lost by
vote Of nine to FIVE. Councilmen
HOLIDAY, Martin, Neuhausen. Wood and
LACK voting in the negative. A. J.
Davis, another OF the minority, was not
present.
GAAOuSICI1uS LdCI1CS.
Then Councilman Holiday endeav-
ored. with the assistance of Council
Eien Martin and Black, to strike out
the $40, 900 appropriation for a pumping
liant. Councilman HOLIDAY took the
stand that only ten OF the thirty
horsepower due the city from the Utah
Light & Power company was in use.
The other twenty horse power, with
The aGStGtancR Of hn hoo a
promised by the new water supply, he
thought would be sufficient 10 foI &c the
water through the uphill sewers of the
city. Councilman Black said there was
10 use for the pumping plant anyway
Councilman Martin said the address
contained the statement that the bonds
could be paid off by the surplus rev
enue derived by the city from water
rates. He called the attention of his
colleagues TO the last message of the
mayor that there was no surplus. but
said on the contrary that the expenses
CT the water department exceeded the
revenue.
The plan to have the address printed
was finally carried upon assurance of
the majority that every expenditure
provided in the bond issue would have
to be voted upon in the future by the
council. With this promise, made by
Councilman Tuddenham, Councilman
Martin, Neuhausen and Wood with
drew their opposition. II was carried
by vote of twelve to one. Councilman
Holiday voting in the negative. and
councilman Black having gone home
before the question came to a vote.
There seemed to be a question in
the minds of some of those present as
10 whether the city is bound to pur-
chase Spring creek 1t was explained
that the city does not have to do this
and probably will not.
Arrangements For Election.
County Clerk John James, in behalf
of the county commissioners. offered
free the use Of ballot boxes for the
water bonds election, Jan. 3, according
to the request of the council.
1t was decided to have six polling
places in the First. Second and Third
precincts and five i'm the Fourth and
Fifth.
John b. Rudy and others complained
against water flooding their lands be-
tween Redwood road and the Jordan
river, south of Twelfth South street. The
| trouble is caused by the dam which the
city has erected across the river a
few hundred feet north of Twelfth
South street. making it impossible TO
drain their land into the river II was
suggested to construct an underground
/ outlet from Twelfth South to a point
/ beyond the dam. There is already a
/ hume under Twelfth South street. The
| drainage would have to be covered
The petitioners ask for early relief as
i they wish TO raise their crops next
year without the damage sustained in
the past.
Ask Tax on Trading Stamps.
The Retail Grocers and Butchers
J association asked that trading STAMP
1 companies be taxed 81 900 and mer-
chants using trading stamp companie.
500 year. The petition was referred
I to the committee on municipal laws
Albert Casey and others asked tina
a bridge be constructed across thu
irrigating canal at East Tenth Souti
street.
The mayors veto of the resolution t
build a bridge across the Jordan wa:
! Overruled because the bridge is almOs
| finished. The mayor objected to tn,
proposition because the construction
was being done by the land and watel
| commissioners instead of by the boarC
of public works, which should have haC
charge.
Theatre Veto Goes Over.
Councilman Hartenstein's theatr'
fire ordinance. vetoed by the mayor
was laid over for a week. II wa
i vetoed because it affected ward amuse
ment halls. Councilman HartensteiI
| offered an amendment which would eX
clude these buildings. He said he in
tended il for the Main street 10 cen
theatres.
The mayor vetoed the resolution ex
pending $500 for painting the sprinklni
carts. advising the council to postpon'
the work until April CouncilmeI
Martin and Neuhausen wanted tn
work done at once. so the paint vii
preserve the wagons until spring
Feb / was set as the date for spending
the $780,
Extra For Health Department.
The proposition to give the provision
inspector $25 a month for horse mir
and SIS for street car tickets for othe
employees of the health office wa
carried by vote Of ten to two owe
the mayors veto. Mayor Morrl
vetoed the resolution because tn
health department had not asked hin
for the extra money.
! A resolution offered by T. II. Davi
that each precinct foreman be- allowei
$25 a month for horse feed. was file
at the instigation of Councilmal
Preece by a vote of nine to five
Councilman Davis said the city physi
clan was allowed the same and h
worked only an hour & day for tn
city. while the precinct foremen worl
all day. Councilman Blacks motion :
refer the resolution to the street con.
mittee and ascertain the cost CT board
ing the horses OF ali the city's EN-
ployes at wholesale rates. was lOs'
There were only six votes for il, mos
OF the cOuncilmen having gone HON