Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-02
BLACK TAKES
HEWLETT'S SEAT.
Former Prssides Over Council
During Latter's Absence
From the City.
LIBRARY Appointments LEGAL
r,roarom Objects to Jordan & Salt
Lake "Grat'-Wants to Lease
Warm Springs


pprjne the absence Of President Hew-
80, councilman Black will preside
" ~ tbe deliberations Of the city coun-
ID Ho was chosen for that position
,,st night and assumed the duties OF his
"ao, et once. Mayor Morris notified
,So council that he had failed to specify
,So terms Of the appointees Of the new
nnb,lo library board, and submitted
ana supplemental appointments as fol-
, ur I'll OF which were confirmed: AL
~. .o,as Yopng, Mrs. Stanley II. Clawson
" J. Bateman for the term ex-
a sly Inly I. 1904; John d. Spencer,
w,e IT, A. Vincent and Mrs. Isaac Jen-
%.s Cor the term expiring July !, 1906.
NE W. fambourne, Mrs. II. j. Hayward
and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen for the term
expiring July !, 1906.
APPOINTMENTS LEGAL.
That ,he appointments were legally
ID nv the mayor Is beyond question,
w. an opInion to that effect has been
obta,nad from City Atty. Dey upon that
suhisct The opinion follows:
Nor the term Of the first appointees,
n,no directors were TO be appointed
sacb wear for a term Of three years, to
take the place Of the three retiring on
me original nine dlrectirs held three
Cor one. two and and three years. re-
sneptjyely from July 1, 1898, their terms
synrlnR July ], 1899, 1900 and 1901.
In 1890 and 1900, and not thereafter
dnrng Mayor Thompson's term, APP
continents were made.
The terms of all nine members explr-
% As follows; Three on July ]. 1901,
lsDs and 1903, respectively; consequent
ly the entire nine were holding over
until their successors were appointed
The appointments made by Mayor
Morris OF nine members were proper
and legal, but should have been limited
in some way to filling the unexplred
terms ending July /, 1904, 1905 and 1905.
I think the record should show the
resignation by the mayor OF the three
several members selected for the sew
oral unexplred terms. To do this |
would suggest n communication to the
council asking It's approval Of making
the appointments made conform to the
law by naming three for the respec-
live terms ending July /, 1904, 1905 and
ls6
MACKNIGHTs GRAFT"
Land and Water Commissioner Mac
Knight asked permission OF the council
"a continue the employment OF John l..
Iavson as carpenter on the Jordan Il
Salt Lake canal at n salary OF 50 per
dly FernsirOm made q vigorous at
tack upon the land and water commits
sOhers department. for wanting 20 keep
a carpenter on the canal during the
winter Just FOR a graft" He said that
II Mr. Mcknight needed q carpenter
he could get one from the street de-
patment. and that the city was only
paying $50 per day for carpenters. He
thought that the department should be
looked into to see II some OF the ex-
penses could not be cut of. The COM
muncatIon was referred TO the Jordan
canal and irrigation committee.
WANTS A FRANCHISE.
The Pennington Consolidated Oh r.
Gas company submitted a petition for
franchise to lay pipes throughout the
city for the purpose OF furnishing light
and power The petition was accom-
panied by a deposit Of 5000, and also 10
Cople Of the proposed franchise. The
petition was referred to the committee
u the whole TO be considered on
Wednesday night.
TO LEASE WARM SPRINGS,
The council received a proposition
from W. NJ Mainland TO either buy or
ease FOR term Of 80 years the Warm
springs property for the purpose Of
1huucung a large and modern pub
lie SnilarIum. The matter was re-
ltrfed to the public improvements and
lutic grounds committees.
PAVING ESTIMATES.
Neuhausen introduced n resolution
outluzng the city engineer to furnish
,ruNaWs Ut the cost OF paving South
l,mNe street east OF State street, ac-
so.dhR 10 the three plans proposed by
inherent parties, The resolution was
MopW0 Fernstrom notified the coun.
w nal 10 would move for n reconsider
hight
POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
Chlet of Police Lynch submitted the
appointments Of Joseph w. Burt, as
hlght lailer Henry r. Burns as fireman
~ IolI'e headquarters, and George H.
,u ana y, w Palmer, as patrol
m n1' The appointments were confirm
~, M'ore's name was submitted to
VIZ council once before, but the ap-
iUH,,neut was vetoed by Mayor Nor.
rs ! A' mayor and chief OF police have
, ,y 10 an understanding In regard TO
vac, vac matter and M0ores appointment
mayor "'''''NN " '''S
NISCELLANEoUs MATTERS.
NY Auditor Felt submitted the bill
C r, Se oy stables for board for Health
r, V'u's''s lner Stewards horse for the
f ~, ,.V %, december amounting 10 $50,
So (WHICH Nt,en ne stated that he could find
SVs sa,u.yllo,lty from the council. He re-
g SISvs"l mat the council notify him by
TS pot authority the bill was incurred.
1o "r matter was referred to the finance
'T i'nn. wee for consideration,
,ss pol' commentator OF the commit
,or, "i Guy and county building the
n SGa,'y, authorized the city auditor 10
tI @n s'9VuO Insurance on the city's por-
gI,h VI we furniture In the building
Wr m ,'e ilrm OF Ensign Elder a cart.