The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-07
SAY GOOD NAME
Is ATTACKED
C0uneilmen Stirred Over Asphalt
Purchase Veto.
INVESTIGATION DEFERRED
DISCREPANCY IN PRICES COMES
UP FOR DISCUSSION.

Q USPICIONS of a scandal were stirred
y I'D at the city council meeting last
evening The discussion arose over
the message of Mayor r. L. Morris We
toing the AUTHORIZATION by the council
Of the purchase OF 10 acres OF asphatI
land thirty-fiVe miles from W. water,
Utah Councilman Black led off with
statement that ne was not familiar
with the details Of the controversy, but
he thought some action ought TO be TAX
en- TO vindicate the good name OF the
Councilman Martin offered a resolution
reciting that the mayor had in his mes
sage said that the property had been
offered to the special asphalt committee
for SLG10. and that the committee had
! Then in the resolution came a whereas
declaring that such 4 statement coming
from the chief executive places not only
the special committee handling the mat
ter under suspicion, hut also every other
member who voted FOR the Pope propo-
SitiOu- Another whereas set forth that
if the statement made by the mayor
should be found correct. there could be
no question that the interests of the
people whom the members represent de
mandS that a careful and searching in
GuirN into the matter be made. The reso-
luton closed with a proposal 10 refer
the whole matter TO a meeting OF TIE
committee Of the whole, To be held At
o'clock Wednesday evening. at which
the mayor was to be invited 10 be pres
Councilman Black offered as a substi-
tute chat the man who wrote the editorial
published in The Herald wherein the
members Of the council who voted for
the Pope proposition were criticised be
also invited to come before the commit
tee of the whole After adopting this
amendment and changing the time of
meeting Of the committee of the whole
10 o'clock p M " ednesday, Feb. ), the
resolution was adopted But before its
adoption COuncilmen Martin, Black, Tud-
dcnham and others made speeches de-
Tending the councils action, and Coun-
Gilman HartensJein upheld the mayor
vosa,
Mayor Takes the Floor.
\ few moments later Councilman Har-
tenstein got the action of the council ia
adopting the resolution set aside, and
Mayor Morris was given the privilege OF
the floor for the purpose OF explaining
why he had stated in his message that
the Pone n,-onerfv Vas at one tiTne Of
fered 10 the city for S1.GO0- He said he
had been told that the offer rad been
made three months ago, aud that ne had
heard the same statement number or
times since.
Mayor Morris then caused the follow
ing letter from William c. Nebeker 10
be read:
The special committee on asphalt
Chairman Black absent composed OF
Wood. Martin, Tuddehham and Fern
strom. met about LIE p. m. one We'd
nesday, after a session OF committee Of
the whole had listened TO Attorney F.
3. Stephens, Mr.. Mailer and Attorney
Wiley mot . o. on the suburban rail-
road There were present A. j. Davis,
Mr.. r NJ Pope. Mr.. Clark and Nebeker
They considered the Hobson or Clark
proposition: also Elias Gardeners claim,
which confused \. J Davis - Also so Mr.. :.
Popes proposition was offered by Ne
boxer verbally, for $1,000, i. c.. citys
claim OF 100 acres. It was re
,jecIed- The Clark property was IA
vorably acted upon and referred 10 COM
miJtee OF the whole When the commit
tee Of the whole met the Pope
property. was considered at $500. Mr.,
Wells. chairman
After further discussion between Coun-
Gilman Hartenstein on one side aud CCun-
cihnen Martin, Black. HartensJein, Fern
StrOm and A J. Davis on the other, all
except HaTtenStein saying that they
failed to remember an offer Of the Pope
properly for 81 600 II was decided to
defer further action on The matter untu
: p. m. next Monday. at which the IL
is expected Mr. NebelSer and MI. Pope
VIII be present
Moran Veto Goes over.
Action on the veto of the mayor OF
the allowance by -he council of the
claim Of J.. j. Moran for $l.Uff-IG for la
Dor and material furnished in construct
ing the new city jail. was deferred for
one week Councilman =. II, Davis sub
miUted a letter from Higson K RosSiter
substdntiating the claim OF Moran that
he bid StOkcr for the Jail on tho
basis Of the price of $3.50 made by the
OF public works
Petitions were presented from represen
tatiVes of the merchants of the city. the
horsemen and the owners Of automobiles,
asking that certain streets and cross
walks be kept i'm better repair IL was
referred to the committee on streets
The ordinance regulating the size and
s.,rSrY1rprfo,, Of bfTTT,,,rrg., ,1o.lr ~,
final paSS2 sc and was lost by Il vote OF
ayes TO noes Councilman Martin.
gave notice of reconsideration at the next
meeting.
Action on the four petitions and. con
tracts for leasing Warm Springs was de-
ferred until next meeting.