The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-14
Vote Sought on Ordinance.

Vote Sought on Ordinance.
After most Of the business before the
council had been disposed of. Council
man HOLIDAY moved 10 take the ex-
tentiOn- petition o. the Utah Light &
Railway company out of the hands of
the committee on municipal laws and
the special water committee and put fl
to vote. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Martin.
Councilman FernstrOm was on his
feet before Councilman HOLIDAY had
finished stating mis- motion
Il would like TO ask Councilman
Martin what Is the reason for hurry,
said he
Councilman Holiday said that at the
meeting of the various council COM
mittees last Wednesday night he had
endeavOred to have the TWO commit
tees to which the ordinance was re
ferred take Il up and report on IL, but
notwithstanding majority of tie
members of both committees were at
the meeting. he had failed. Council
man FernstrOm told him that no one
except the newspapers was anxious &c
have a report on the ordinance
Then Councilman Fernstrom said
Councilman Holiday was showing n
new and unexpected zeal in the matter
of the ordinance
There have been other franchise
ne wasn't in hurry for q report or
for action said he
Councilman Holiday replied that the
people Wan~ed action on the ordinance.
and said that IL was customary for
certain councilrnen to dodge when
ever they didn't want TO go on record,
like they did last Wednesday hight,
when they hurried out of the conn T.
tee room and out of the council --i8Il7-
her as soon as I made Ely motion 10
take up the extension ordinance
Councilman Fernstrom accused Co51n-
Gilman HOLIDAY OF waiting until ali but
three Of the members of the council
had gone out OF the committee room
and out of the council chamber before
making his motion to have the muni-
cipal laws committee take up the
Utah Light e. Railway matter This
Councilman HooGay denied and he
reiterated his statement that It caused
"a scattering among the members OF
the council
Councilman Hartenstein asked Coun-
Gilman Holiday 70 withdraw his no
ton until after the ordinance grant
ing a lighting franchise to Samuel
NewhOuSe was read
7 am willing said Councilman
Holiday. If you can guarantee that
the majority Will not scatter, and that
the honOra BILE chairman of the mum
cipal laws committee. Mr. Fernstrou,
VIII come down from the wildwood and
PUT stop to his dslay tactics"
Fernstrom Defies Newspapers.
This little speech aroused the ire OF
Councilman FernstrOm, and he aC-
Cused Councilman HOLIDAY OF making
d grand stand play.
He is scared. and other members OF
this council are scared, by a picture or
bull dog up a tree" said Councilman
Fernstrom. But I am not scared. L
am going to do my duty, and I don't
! care what the newspapers say They
are not always right A couple Of
| years ago there was an ordinance be
| fore this council granting a franchise
| for 100 years that proposed to give
away all the streets and alleys Of the
city and all the newspapers were for
/ f. I did my duty then and opposed it
and il was defeated, and shall do my
/ duty again in this matter"
Councilman FernStrOm then went ON
I TO say that he believed the Utah Light
/ & Railway company should get the eN-
/ tension of the franchise asked for. q
] il was giving the city light and power
worth 50. 600 a year and was offering tbs
] city water rights worth 500 .0O0
1T is the only company that has ever
| given the city anything in return fol
| franchises granted, said he
/ 7 am glad we have smoked you out
| shouted Councilman Martin rising and
pointing his index finger at COuncilmaE
/ Fernstrom. Il tell you I am glad tFis
matter was brought UP here tonight
| for we know now just where 10 place
/ you. We want this ordinance takeE
| from the committee to which il wa!
] referred because the people of the city
! are ready and want it acted on
| The further remarks of Councilman
/ Martin were cut short by Councilman
/ Tuddenham, who was in the chair. cal
/ ling attention TO the absence of Coun'
\ cilmen A ]. Davis, Black, Wood. Well
/ and President Hewlett He said A J
| Davis and Wood were sick and tina
all Of these men were on one or thi
| other of the two committees to whici
| the Utah Light & Railway COMPANY
/ petition was referred
Waiting For Public Slumber.
] Councilman Martin got the flool
again and denounced the tactics Of sew