Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-04
In Role Of 0bStructIonIst Council
man From the Fifth Plays
The Heavy Part
IS OPPOSED TO EVERYTHING.
Fears the Commercial Club VIII Not
Perform ln Part OF the
Contract

The proposed Wa.ntch boulevard
was considered Tor u short limo al tho
meeting of the city council last hight
but tho arguments on the proposition
were cut short by u motion nude by
prccco, TO take a recess until We'd
uctday evening at $ o'clock The mo-
ton was carried and a number of tho
rOuncllmcn climbed into the patrol
wagon and were driven to the Salt pul.
ace 10 witness the prlSo fight The
boulevard matter was accordingly lott
up I'm the air but win no doubt be- dis.
posed uf at The meeting tomorrow
night
The matter was brought mp by Wells
unaor q suspension of the lulos Tie
moved the adoption of thc resolution
directing the city engineer 10 draw up
pluus ana estimates for The ConsirHC.
ton ul "a bridge across tily creek
who're the proposed boulevard crosses
the stream and authorizing the board
~ public works to M once advertise for
bids for ~ construction ut Il cost not
~ oNcood $1,000 Tho motion also pro.
Nidod thOt The Commercial club poti.
ton asking for other improvements
ON the boulevard I'M addition tn tho
bridge BE- rolowcd io the committees
on public grounds and elrcols
AMENDMENT OFFEREp
llobdoy Insisted that the resolution
hr rofolrod tu lhu committees also Uud
amended Wells motion tu that effect
lio said That ho Was heartily I'M favor of
the bridge and The other Improvements
mentioned IN the petition but he
thought the whole matter should 30 Nv
the committees first and then the coun.
IN would understand them bother Wood
ulso favored referring the entire matter
Ia the committees
BLACK BUTTS ~,
PncR strongly opposed the resolution
ana coutonded that the council should
Wtil the Commercial club had misch
ils $4,000 ~ pay the cost OF the houlo.
ward, lie said that the club might not
ho able lo mlsc ~ money at all aud
the council would then be- out itg 81 600
ana would not have any boulevard
Wells uuutpudcd that the city council
should rot stand back ON any public
improvement because Of mucllOu ON
the pant Of the Commercial clnb lie
argued that the Improvement was need
cd whether the boulevard was con.
sUucled or not Tie WAC certain that
II the council kcpt opposing the matter
the Commercial club might lose inter.
est IN the protect ana decide that IL
would DE a waste Of cnorgv To try lo
get the council to act tie was MAKING
mis- third speech I'm favor Of the adou.
ton Of the resolution when prcoco's
notion ~ take "a rocoss WAS made and
carried ana lho matter Was lofl until
wednesday evening Ut which time
every effort VIII be- made by Fomr OF
me oouhollmon 10 put the resolution
through
HEWLETT MAYOR PRO TEN
MAJOR Morris notified the council that
II would De- necessary for him a. be
absent from the city for 10 days and
asked mat a mayor pro tom be chosen
BLACK nominated A. j, Davis Prcoco
nominated llcwlolt Tuddonham nom.
mated lloltonHtoin 4 j. Davis nomu.
oled liobduy ana H. II, Davis nominal.
ed preocc,
1t took xix ballots TO mako choice
0nd Just before the 0nul ballot llartcu.
stein Withdrew ana his support went
To Hewlett who was elected lie no.
coiycd eight votes ana \, J, Davis 70.
coiNod seven,
President Hewlett, after thanking the
council for the honor conferred upon
him, started 10 vaCatc the chair aud
suggested that president of the coun,
Ell Dc chosen II was decided how.
over that, ~ President Hewlett would
not be mayor until Mayor Morris leaves
the eilY t~norroN, there would be no
necessity for clocllng n president unlll
the next meeting Of the council, SO the
matter went over,
MONEY ON ACCOUNT.
Attorney T. = Richards IN com.