The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-12
TWO SURPRISES
IN THE COUNCIL
Davis Votes for Water and Moran
Gets Contract.
ACCEPTS PACKARD LIBRARY
PURCHASE OF CANAL STOCK
GOES THROUGH.

TWO surprises developed at the meet
ing of the city council last night. One
was a report from the board of public
works. resembling its action in awarding
me Brigham street paving contract to the
Paimer-Tate company. and giving the
/ contract 10 =. J. Moran, whose bid was
So higher than that of the Palmer-Tate
/ company The other surprise was sup
piled by Councilman A. J. Davis of the
! Firth ward, who voted for the purchase,
1 Tor 10000 Of 600 shares of stock in the
/ East Jordan Canal company, IN order
. 10 secure more Utah lake water TO eX-
! change for Cottonwood water fn eX
J planning this, Councilman Davis, who
& had been called to the chair while Pres
/ ident +. j. Hewlett, chairman of the
/ special water committee made speech
IN support OF the committee report, Sdiu
H he had studied the matter closely since
his return 10 the city and had decided
3 that the purchase OF the East Jordan
( Canal company stock was d good idea.
councilman Davis had been prominent in
ms opposition 10 the water scheme and
has not yet come out squarely IN sup
port OF the entire project, but is out
spoken IN favor of this part OF the plan.
Win his vote in favor of the scheme,
/ there were but three votes against il,
/ The vote stood; Ayes-Barnes, A. j. Da-
! Wis, +. II. Davis, Dean. Fernstrom, Har-
/ tenstein, Preece, Tuddenham, Wells,
/ Wood, Hewlett-u. Nays-Black Hob
day, Martin-S. Absent and not voting
} NeuhduSen-l.
The report was adopted after an amend
menL by Black to defer action until
/ Wednesday night had been rejected by
/ the same vote that subsequently adopted
! the report The citys option on the stock
! expires Friday and pOstponement might
{ easily have resulted in the defeat of the
plan. The city will probably proceed
at once 10 take over the stock.
Moran Crowds Out Palmer.
l ha
/ from the Palmer-rate company and given
To Moran because Of belief on the part
OF the board of public works that the
/ talmeT-Iate company might not be able
/ - complete the work within the speci-
/ lied time-Dec 81. 1893. The board held
J a special meeting yesterday afternoon at
/ which its action of Saturday was rescind-
/ ed and the contract given 10 Moran.
I Moran's bid is for California asphalt, the
| same material that has been used in
paving Brigham street to Seventh East.
/ The PalmeT-Tate company intended TO
use Utah rock asphalt, the material used
1 on Second South street between West
/ Temple street and First West street The
/ board was in favor of the Utah material,
but rejected the lowest bid because or
+ the doubt as TO the company's ability to
get through the work on time.
A long debate followed the reading OF
! the communication from the board or
/ public works. Barnes moved TO refer the
communication back, with instructions TO
! the board TO award the contract to the
] lowest bidder. The city engineer was
| called upon TO explain the properties OF
the different paving materials. Then W.
II. Wilkins. clerk of the board OF pub
lie works, was called upon to explain
the attitude of the board, which he did.
Captain Palmer Speaks Plainly.
Captain Fred Palmer of the Palmer
/ Tate company was next given the floor
I 10 define his position. Captain Palmer
| began by saying that in the past there
/ had seemed to be a disposition to shut
| out everybody by the Barber Asphalt
company i am not speaking OF Mr..
Moran, who no doubt represents the
/ Barber company. said Captain Palmer,
IF the city wants 10 be owned by that
octopus. the Palmer-Tate company have
nothing more to say But why adVer-
tise for bids for that work. If it is in
/ tended all the time TO turn down the
lowest bidder and give the contract 10
Moran, anyway? l have had contracts
with this city before and I never took
one that / did not fill to the saIsTac-
ton of the city engineer and TINS cOun-
ell. / am putting up a bond of $4,000
TO complete this work in the time l agree
70 do IL in, and if l fail l pay over the
forfeit"
Captain Palmer insisted that he could
do the work as quickly as anyone. but
he failed to convince mPsrlty or the
council. The recommendation of the
board was adopted by the following vote,
after Barnes amendment had been re-
iected: Ayes-Black. A. j. Davis r.. H.
Davis Dean. Harteustein, HOLIDAY. Mar
tin, Preecc. Tuddenham, Wells, Wood
Hewlett-12 Nays-Barnes, FernstrOm-2.
Absent and not voting -Neuhausen-1
Captain Palmer announces his intention
to proceed to enjOin the letting of the
contract He saws the bond of $4,000 is
sufficient guarantee that ne will per
form the work and argues that the city
has uo right TO infer that he will not be
able 10 do the work in the time specified.
A 100000 Mortgage.
a communication from the Utah Light
a Railway company relative TO the prop
erty i'm Big Cottonwood to be decided TO
the city under the terms of the cOnsoli-
datiOn franchise approved Aug. T. was
accompanied by a resolution by Council
man Wells. The resolution, after reclt-
ing that the company has submitted alb
stracts and releases showing that all the
property to be conveyed, except five acres,
is clear of encumbrance and that con-
Veyances nave been duly made provides
that the ordinance shall be published and
take effect uuOn the company filing
with the mayor q suitable bond in the
sum of 81 ,O0J 70 guarantee the filing with
the city recorder within fifty days OF
duly executed release of the mortgage
held by the Bowling Green Trust com
pany on the land and right or way to be
conveyed to the city. Hoh@ay and Mar
Tin voted against the resoiu ion.
The five acres in question are encum-
beTed by a mortgage of Sl0UOj,O0O which
win be released in short time and me
entire property turned over 20 the city
By the company.