Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-10
COUNCIL BREAKS
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
Holds a Meeting Without Intro
ducing a Resolution or an
Ordinance
THE BOND VOTE IS CANVASSED.
City Engineer Gets Busy on Water
Supply--Joint Building Insurance
10 be Increased.

For the first time In several years
thero was not one now resolution or or
dlnance Of any nature presented at the
regular meeting Of the city council last
night. Such an occurrence is decided
~ unusual and may not happen again
for several years. The council met In
gpccial session yesterday afternoon at
o'clock and canvasscd the vote east at
the special bond election and hence
there wag not much business before the
regular session last night There was
only one change IN the vote from the
figures first announced. one vote wax
lost for the bonds in the First district
making the majority FOR The bonds IN
the entire city 1866 votes Instead Of 1871
ENGINEER GETTING BUSY.
city Engineer Snow asked Tor an APP
preparation of $500 TO carry ON the en-
gineeriug work for the additional water
supply, Thematter was referred TO the
special water committee. This h the
first action taken on the water propo-
sItion since the bond election. II means
that the work OF surveying VIII be
pushed as rapidly as possible,
JOINT BUILDING INSURANCE.
Tho Insurance on the Joint building
was again discussed nc length The
committee on control recommended lhat
the Insurance be increased from $4,000
TO $3.50. 600 but Black wanted 1t In
creased TO 5000 600 as he deemed the
first named amount inadequate pro-
lection for the building. There was
also some argument over the distribu-
ton of the insurance among the vari-
Gus companies II protest being received
from the Home Fire Insurance COM
pAny against It's proportion Of the IN
sllrance. Fernstrom raised the point
that the contract entered into with the
county relative to the control of the
building gave the committee on control
power to act In all such matters With
out the approval OF the council The
point was sustained by President llew-
lett and the commltte will act.
The resolution by Wells, providing
for the payment of $3.50 TO Miss Edding-
ton deputy city auditor, for her SER
Vices during the time her name did
not appear on the payrolls OF the city,
was taken .out OF the hands OF the
municipal hgs committe but II was
defeated. after considerable discussion,
by a vote of 10 3. Il required q vote
Of a majority Of the council TO pass
Il for the reason that It provided for
the expenditure Of money.
WANTS HIS JOB BACK
James sinnett petitloned the council
90 have his name renstted ON the
payrolls Of the waterworks department
4. ..Is.Ns tAte L.. Is.s La
removed from the position as tankman
Mt the Thirteenth East street reservoir
by Supt. Hines and Mayor Morris on
Dec. 2. 1904. Mr.. Slnnett says that
he was appointed by Supt Hines and
confirmed by the council and that he
was not removed by the council hence
his removal was illegal. Since the
above date he says he has been acting
as tankman along with his successor
G. 70. Angel, but that his name has
been dropped from the payroll, The
matter was referred TO the waterworks
committee with the city attorney as
ISOLATED.
MORAN SUBMITS BILL.
+. ]. Moran submitted another bill
10 the council for the balance Of 81 ,03i 80
due him on the contract for installing
over year ago The money has been
held up on account OF misunder-
standing in regard to installing a
smoke consumer AT the jail. A mistake
was made by the American Stoker
company In It's bid which would have
meant q loss TO Mr.. Moran hence he
refused to install the consumer and de-
Quoted from his contract the value Of
the same as stated In his bid. The coun-
ell insisted on him installing the con-
sumner and held M the balance due
on hls contract A motion was made
by 10 II. Davis last evening to have
ehe amount Of the bill placed on the ap.
preparation list 10 the credit OF Mr.
Moran. Tho motion was lost and the
bill was filed but az the next meeting
%. II, Davis will move for a recon-
sideration.
WHAT ELECTION COST.
city Recorder Crtchlow submitted
the payrolls for the Judges of the spe-
clal bond election amounting TO S326 30
and for rent Of polling places amount
ing 10 sl92.50 which were referred to
tho finance committee with the chair
man OF the special election committee
associated with power to act
Frank Jordan was appointed as a
special policeman by Chief Lynch up-
on the request of Walker Bros. Dry
Goods company TO act without pay
from the city. The appointment was
confirmed.
Upon motion OF Fernstrom the report
of the special asphalt committee, I'm
regard 10 the purchase of certain as
phalt claims, was laid over for two
weeks.
Upon the recommendation Of the
waterworks committee the wages of
Albert SwcnSon and Harry Goddard.
employees of the waterworks depart y
ment, were increased from NJ to 81, 80
per day.