The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-25
SEEK TO ADJUST
BOND DIFFICULTY
Mayor Morris Heads Committee That
Leaves for East Today.
WELLS AND RICHARDS GO
COUNCILMAN DAVIS MUNICIPAL
EXECUTIVE MEANWHILE.
IN ACCORDANCE with the instruc-

IN ACCORDANCE with the instruc-
ton of the city council, given at "a
special meeting held last night,
Mayor Richard p. Morris. Attorney F.
:. Richards and Councilman RulOn =
Wells viii leave for New York at 1-5o
D. m. today to consult with the officials
of the Mutual Life Insurance company
i'm regard TO the $I.000,000 water and
sewer extension bonds voted by the
people. which that company bought
but refuses to take and pay for
During the absence Of Mayor Nor
Yis. Councilman \. J. Davis viii he
mayor pro tenn. having been chosen 10
fill the vacancy by his fellow members
Mayor Morris addressed the council
last night He said the water and
sewer bond matter. had reached d stage
where il was necessary to take prompt
measures. in view of the fact that the
options secured from the farmers would
expire July ]. and many of the farm
ers had announced that they would not
be renewed if the city failed To- go
ahead with the WaterwOrks extension
project
He and the city attorney had been
unable to ascertain jusI why the com
! pany had not taken the bonds through
/ letters and ne believed the proper
| thing for the council to do under the
/ circumstances was to send F = Hjch-
ards t. New York to negotiate direct
| with the cOmpaHE's officials
/ Judge Dey said he could not go 10
/ New York; neither could his assistant,
/ w H. BrameI. as they had business TO
! attend to that could not be neglected
| He endorsed the mayors suggestion
| that Mr. Richards be sent, but thought
/ the mayor should also go
/ T. \ Richards said the most vital
/ thing at this time was To find out just
what objections the Mutual Life In
| Surance company has to the bonds. and
/ to get a statement from its officials as
to just what they want the city to do
/ and what they viii stand by
Councilman Wells offered a resolU-
| ton authorizing Mayor Richard +
! Morris and +. = Richards To go To
| New York and consult with the MU-
F! tual Life Insurance company III regard
| to the bonds. The resolution author
/ ICES the mayor and Mr. Richards To
/ make and give all proper pledges and
assurances of the city that the money
from said bond sale viii be used foI
/ the purposes for which said bonds were
/ voted and that said pledges and as
| sUranceS viii be ratified by the city
I council" The resolution a originally
/ written carried an appropriation OF
$500 This amount was subsequently
increased to $3.50. the money to be
used in defraying the expenses Of the
Wells Gets in.
Councilman Rulon s Wells said as
! agent of the Mutual Life Insurance
company he had received information
that convinced him that the company
/ wanted the bonds and would take them
Just as soon as the supposed legal en-
tangIemeuts were Strengthened out
Councilman Tuddenham moved that
/ Mr. Wells be associated with Mayor
Morris and Mr.. Richards on the trip.
Councilman Black moved as a sub
| stitUte for the Wells resolution and
TUddenhdm'S amendment that action
be deferred I'm the matter until next
Monday night.
The substitute was lost by vote of
= ayes to = noes TUddcnham'S amend
meut. adding the name Of Councilman
Wells 10 the New York delegation was
adopted by vote OF S ayes to noes
The Wells resolution as amended
was then adopted by the following
vote. Ayes-BaTnes- f H Davis
Dean. FeTuStrOm. HarteUsteiH. PTeeCe
Tuddenham. Wells. Hewlett Noes
Black. \. J. Davis. HOLIDAY, Martin
NeuhaUsen. Wood-6.
Object to Binding Clause.
Those voting against the resolution
gave as their reason for doing 50 that
they objected To the clause ia ii bind
ing the council To abide by the action
of the three men sent to New York
They said they wanted to have some
thing To say as To- the final arrange
ments to be made with the Mutual
Life Insurance company. provided ii
decides to take the bonds
After the adoption of the resolution
President Hewlett announced that
Mayor Morris would be absent from
the city couple of weeks or more
and that it would be necessary for the
council TO elect a mayor pro TEN. O.
serve during his absence.
After several ballots Councilman 4
J. Davis was chosen. For a time the
contest was close between Davis. HeW-
lett. Tuddenham and Hartensteiu. and
IT looked as though either might win
, Davis finally got nine votes. one al
which he cast for himself, and was de-
/ clared ELECTED.