Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-01

Nlui NiiAuNilAtIH hNIt udu WHICH AldNt
It rather n stormy one It was an
fofice making mood and passed an or
dinance creating the Office Of purchase
ing agent for the city and fixing his sal
AIRY at $3.50 per month, which is more
than the salary Of any city Official az
the present time. During the discussion
lit was stated that the mayor would
appoint city Recorder John $. Crtch-
low TO mn the new Office and that the
latter would resign his present office
and also his position with the Bam-
berger Coal company 20 devote his en-
tire time 20 his new office.
HARTENsTEIN BEHIND II.
The ordinance was introduced by
lilartenstein and follows I'm full;
BE Il ordained by the city council Of
Salt Lake city Utah
Section T. The mayor. by and with
the consent Of the council shall appoint
a competent person to act as purchasing
agent OF Salt Lake city.
Sec. 2. The duties Of such purchasing
agent shall be to purchase all materials
and supplies required for each Office or
department that Is ordered by the
council, also 10 negotiate FOR freight
rates and to perform all such other du-
ties as tho council may from time to
time direct, and to keep accurate ace
count of the same. of the correctness
Of bills therefor and OF all financial
matters pertaining 10 the purchases
made by said city, and approve all bills
for things purchased by said city And
# shall be the further duty OF said
aRent to purchase TO the best advan.
tage OF the city IN all transactions.
Before entering upon the duties of
his office said purchasing agent shall
take the oath OF office by ordinance
provided, and shall Gle with tho record
or a good and sufficient bond with
surety approved hy the mayor, IN the
sum Of ten thousand 100000 dollars IN
form and condition as BY ordinance pro.
vided.
Sec. 2. The salary Of such purchasing
agent shall he two bundled and fifty
Ct250) dollars per month.payahle month
ly. the same as the salaries Of other
officers.
Sec. 4. After the passage and an
prevail Of this ordinance no purchases
for or on behalf OF the city shall be
valid or lawful except made by said
agent under authority from tho city
council.
Sec. S, This ordinance shan take Of
feet upon approval
SAYS IT WILL SAVE
Hartenstcln claimed that the appoint
ment OF q purchasing agent would
mean the saving OF more than $4,000
each year TO the city I'm the purchase
Of supplies and material He cited the
saving 10 large business corporations
by their purchasing agents and urged
that the ordinance be passed Wood
wanted the ordinance referred 20 the
municipal laws committee with the
heads OF the various departments as
ISOLATED 40 that II could be properly
considered before it's passage.
ORDINANCE DISCUSSED.
President Hewlett took the floor and
argued against the ordinance, He
Thought It was a dangerous experiment
ana objected TO the salary being so
large.
Martin opposed the ordinance on the
ground that IL would give to one man
a great political pull which could SWAY
the result OF any city election He said
that II he were appointed to the office
he would guarantee to elect any man
mayor whom he might favor.
The motion to refer was lost after
which several attempts to amend the
ordlnace were made. These were un-
successful and the ordinance was
passed by q vote OF ia to 3. Black,
Dean and Martin voted against IT,
Wood and Hewlett voted for the or
dinance and then gave notice OF re-
consideration at the next meeting
Hence the ordinance viii be considered
again before IL goes to the mayor for
approval.
MARTINS IMPERTINENCE.
mi .. o,,t,o , .,rc, .,,,croa
bout between Martin, ilartenstein and
Fernstrom during the consideration OF
a letter from Auditor Felt asking for
the appropriation Of $3.50 for two
months pay for n special assistant ~
his office and Tor authority TO hire him
for another month motion was
made to refer the matter to the tlnanc,
committee and as the roll was beinl
called Fernstrom went into @ commit.
tee room to call Hartensten to vote OF
the proposition.
"Tell him how to vote, too shouted
Martin across the council chamber
Harteusten took exceptions 10 tho
remark and sAid that such talk SHOULD
not be allowed In the council chamber
Martin replied that n the councilman
from the Fourth wanted 10 take Of
tense az what he said he could do so
lie stated that he had notice that
.Fernstrom had told ilarteustcln how &c
vote on various subjects and M
thought he could tel him about thi.
matter Fernstfom replied chat n,
had a perfect right TO inform the couu
Gilman when the roll was being called
and that he tNn"~ht Hsrtonsteir
should be present and vote ON this i'm
portaut matter hence he had callct
him from the committee room IN,
incident then closed aud the motion Q,
refer was carried.
PLAIN no HINES.
Ferns,rom rose up IN arms agar
when q letter was read from Supt
Hines stating that it would cost tn
city s6.S60 TO extend the water matt
on Third West street from the presen
dead-end 90 Seventh North. and tha
tho city would only receive s66 year 81
revenue from The extension Fcrustruu
VINO introduced the resolution proyidini
for the extension, stated that n lfne
said thar the city would receive oul,
SEQ per anuum from the extension n
lied lie said that there were a num
Der Of houses along the extension, an
that the people needed the water YER
much. The Improvement would ais
give the Oregon Short Line n suiicien
quantity OF water for us shops am
would rot deprive the citizens In tina
vicinity OF water as hod been The c1s
for some time past. Supt. Hines wa
not present but A, j. DAYS. took cxcer
TORS TO Fornstroms statement an
called him TO task for the language nee
towards the superintendent. A motto
10 refer the matter 10 the waterworS
committee and the city engineer wa
carried
FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
Upon motion Of Fernstrom the cour
I'll authorized the city engineer TO ne