The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-18
COUNCIL TALKS
SPIRiTUALlSM
Wood Speaks in Favor of the
Mediums.
LICENSE is NOT LOWERED
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED
By THE CITY FATHERS.
LICENSE is NOT LOWERED

The eouneilmen last evening entered
( into a discussion upon the genuineness
Of spiritualism, Councilman Wood and
4 Holiday upholding the faith" and
Barnes. Hartenstein and others oppos-
+ ing it. The license committee reported
( that it had had in its possession for
some time petition from the Arnold
Dickson brothers that the license on
fortune-telIers and their iIk be reduced
from $500 to 800 a year. and could not
agree on the matter.
Councilman Holiday said the petit
TONERS were ministers. having creden-
/ tails. and ought not to pay any license.
The brothers We're willing to pay 500,
they had informed him, to keep fake
fortune-telIers away from the city. For
a year. he said, the Arnold Dickson
| brothers were the only persons Who
had been paying. any license fee at all,
although there are several fortune-tell-
ers doing business in the city Council
man Wood informed the council that
/ he had attended a Sunday night serv-
! ice of the spiritualists and the meeting
/ was practically the same as those held
/ by other religious denominations. Mr..
Wood indicated that he had been wen
nigh converted 10 the spiritualistic
faith. COuncilmen Fernstrom, Barnes
/ and Hartenstein were of the opinion
( that inasmuch as the petitioners gave
/ readings" during the week. for which
( they charged anywhere from 80 cents
/ to 49, they ought to pay a license. The
petition was refused by a vote of nine
/ to five.
To Avoid the Mud.
Councilman Martin presented a reso-
; luton requesting the street railway
company. during muddy weather. TO
stop the rear end of their cars" at the
street crossings in unpaved districts
He explained that on curves the mo-
} tormen stop the cars short of the turns.
compelling passengers to walk in the
/ mud from the crossing TO get on or of
the rear end of the car.
The ordinance was passed as it had
4 been written.
Councilmen Black and Hartenstein
spoke in opposition to Illuminated
signs hung across the sidewalk on the
ground that they were dangerous and
unsightly. Councilman Black said they
! ought to- be fastened by hinges so they
/ could be swung back against the
building during the day. Councilman
Hartenstein stated that the chief Of POI
lice had informed him that scarcely an
awning in the business section of the
city hangs in conformity with the city
ordinance. The remarks were called
forth by the granting to the Crysta
cafe permission to hang a sign across
the sidewalk in front of the door.
Henry c. Harrison offered TO sell the
city eighty acres OF land in City Creek
canyon, eight miles from Eagle Gate,
/ as a watershed. The ground is known
as the Forks. The price asked is SO
an acre.
: Veteran Firemen Ask Money.
The Veteran Firemen asked an APP
preparation of 800 to aid i'm defraying
! the expenses incurred by the assoc
citation when it entertained the Cali
: fornia veteran firemen while they were
guests in Salt Lake. The request was
referred to the finance committee.
The city engineer recommended that
the construction of cement sidewalks
be discontinued, as the temperature is
too cold to mix material after that date.
On the recommendation of the chief
a special policeman to serve without
pay in the vicinity of the Oregon Short
Line railroad.
City Auditor Felt reported that the
total cost Of paving State street from
South to North Temple street was Sill
Az IS, which is $3.0223 80 in excess of the
levy. The city's portion OF this is 81.
1924, leaving a deficit for the abuttins
property. owing to pay, of Sl,225.l5
Auditor Felt asked that the city's por-
tion be paid out of the streets and side
walks fund. The communication was
referred to the committee on streets
and municipal laws.
Deputy Auditor Matter Goes Over.
+ The recommendation of the com
mittee on municipal laws abolishing
the Office Of deputy city auditor was
laid over for week. An ordinance viii
then be presented abolishing the office
The recommendation was signed by
Councilman Fernstrom, Holiday, A. j
Davis and Preece. The latter later
scratched his name eff the COMMITTEES
report and was the one TO move a post
ponement of action by the council
At the request of the chief of police
Councilman Hewlett offered a resolu-
tion making it a misdemeanor for per
sons to place explosives on street cal
tracks.
I Residents representing 15.653.4S fee
frontage protested at the council meet
ing last evening against sewer exten,
sion No. 1872 district No. 1, in the east
Crn part Of the city. When bids on this
work were first advertised for theT,
were protests from 1900 feet of prop.
erty owners. 1t takes 80, 772.16 feet o
frontage protesting against the Ordin'
I ance to defeat it.
The protests came into the recorder:
| Office yesterday afternoon in large mum
becs. Councilman Barnes thought th'
! district ought to be cut down from
Tenth to Seventh East street. The mat
er was retired TO the city attorney Il
ascertain if the district could be legally
reduced. Councilman Barnes stated
that beyond Seventh East street 3
number Of Door persons resided j
they are compelled 10 pay for a sewer
| they might lose their homes.
George w. Snow, city engineer las
| evening reported TO the council tha
some minor changes had to be made il
the plan OF paving East South Temple
street. The communication was re
ferred to the city engineer and city at
torney.
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