The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-04
OPPONENTS OF FRANCH SEEK DELAY, BUT
COUNCIL PASSES IT AFTER RUNNING FIGHT

councils powers and not constitutional.
1t went down by the usual vote.
Wood asked for an opinion from the
city attorney as to whether the city was
amply protected by the new franchise.
Assistant City Attorney w. H. Bramel
answered the questions of Wood Black
and others, to their apparent satisfaction.
More fruftless motions by the minority
were killed and at length, about 1870 in
final passage on motion of Wells. The
oft-repeated motion to adjourn was de-
feated. this time by a vote of 10 to 8.
counciImen Explain Votes.
-. Black. in casting his vote. said ne be-
neyeo no more vicious ordinance was ever
old Boss Tweed blush in his palniest
days. he said, and was an outrage on the
honest citizens OF Salt Lake. He closed
with a wish, fervently expressed, that
those who voted for the ordinance would
live TO raaret it.
Barnes, the Davises and Dean voted
without speech. but Fernstrom spoke at
length He said he believed his vote was
in the interest of Salt Lake City and for
present administration hoped to get so
well under way that its success would be
assured He criticised tactics which. he
SAID. got cranks TO enJoin members of the
council and crank lawyers to help them"
Wood raised point of order that II
mad not been shown that any member OF
the council had started any injunction
proceedings and unless Fernstrom stood
ready to show that a councilman had
done 1t, he had no right to introduce the
matter
President Hewlett ruled that Fernstrom
must cOnfine himself to the subject.
Ferpstrom continued to talk heatedIy,
saying that the proceedings were SuSpi-
clously in accord with the attitude OF
the minority.
Hartenstein Wants Water.
Hartenstein also spoke at length When
the mayor returned from his recent trip,
said Hartenstein, and again took up the
water problem II was found tKSt there
promi- or by condemnation proceedings.
Since he had been shown the compromise
~ t'iiCey IItii YEN SOlLlnueu ne nau
taken counsel with Judge Dey and his
assistants, and had found that the com
promise was all right.
1t is an old saying that there is one
man power in Utah" said Hartenstein
looking hard at the minority, but l
notice there are others here who like to
He was influenced by neither politics nor
religion in voting for the franchise, he
HOLIDAY said he had no apologies to
make he said he had fought the thing
hard and still believed it was outrage
Martin said he had no feeling against
the company. but simply voted his own
sentiments and what he believed to be
the sentiments of his constituents.
i was much surprised to learn the
it Gay mat me company mad secured
had heard in the past I didn't suppose
it was possible to get that vote
had been Matched and dried" before the
public even knew the company intended
to ask for an extension of its franchise.
Referring to Fernstrom's roast of the
minoritys tactics. Martin said:
Talk about the tactics of the opposi-
tom ! tell YOU. we have gone UP against
the most diabolical proposition that ever
existed This side of the house has sim
ply been fighting in self-defense for self
preservation. L have been promised by
Mr.. FernstrOm that ! won't be here to
vote after the first OF the year. and
suppose he is the power that is. but so
long as I am here 1 will exercise my
right to cast r free vote, and will not
sell my birthright for a mess of pot
tage.
Neuhausen said he voted against the
franchise simply because he didn't believe
it was fair to the city.
Think Franchise Fair.
PTeece said he believed the franchise
was fair He had taken a copy of IL
home, had read it there without any
conversation with the mayor or the
power company, and had decided Ii was
all right.
Wells pronounced the franchise honest
and fair, and delivered a speech of sew
ersl minutes duration. in the course OF