Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-04

carried by President Hewlett. Martin
appealed from the decision Of the chair
ahd the president was sustained by
vote OF 3 to .. Nearly everyone in the
council chamber went up TO the court
room TO near the proceedings. 1t was
"du o clock when the recess was taken
ana the council did not convene again
until 1880.
CONDUIT MATTER PASSES.
| When it reassembed the conduit
matter was further discussed. Mar
| uns motion to refer was lost by vote
| or to 3. The roll was then called on
the adoption of the resolution 10y
Fernstrom authorizing the board 10 adj.
Vertise for bids and It was adopted by
vote Of IL TO L. Neuhausen casting the
only negative vote.
FRANCHISE TO THE FORE
| At ll:4j o'clock Wells moved tina,
! the council take up the Utah Light a.
| Railway franchise. The recorder had
| started to read the ordinance when
| Black interrupted him to ask II the
| company had deposited the necessary
| 500 for the franchise. Asst. city Atty.
| Bramel stated that it was not neces-
| saly Tor the company to make the de-
| post IN this case as this was simply
| negotiation entered into between the
| city and the company Black wanted
70 know If II was merely matter of
| barter and sale. He was Informed that
| such was the case.
| MARTINS MOUTH AGAIN.
Martin then served notice that II an
| attempt was made to pass the ordin-
! ance he was good for all night lie said
mat he wanted the majority to know
| that the minority who were repro
sentatives Of the people had some
rights left any way The reading of
the ordinance was proceeded with only
! To be stopped by motion By Martin to
adjourn, The motion was Immediately
| lut and was lost by a vote Of to S,
HOLIDAY then moved that the ordinance
be referrerd TO the committees on
streets and municipal laws This mo-
tlon was also lost by the same vote.
The hrst reading was then completed,
AFTER which Martin made another mo-
ton to adjourn but 1t was unsuccessful.
WAS READ IN FULL.
Martin then demanded that the or
dinance be read in full on the second
reading instead Of by title. After re-
ceivng advice from the assist
ant city attorney that such
be complied with, President Hewlett
ordered the recorder to read IL I'm full.
Several times during the second read
ing Martin and Holiday attempted to
take an adjournment but were unsuc-
cessful in their efforts.
MOTION WAS LOST.
Upon the third reading Martin moved
to strike out paragraph g. which pro-
Nide1 Cor the extension and cousolida-
ton OF all OF the franchises Of the COM
pany whether they were mentioned IN
the ordinance or not He argued in
favor Of his motion but all to no avail,
as II was lost by vote Of to s.
OTHER DELAY LOSSES
Holiday then took hand at Offering
an amendment. He moved that the life
Of the franchise be made a. years in
stead Of So but his motion was lost by
the usual vote. Black then moved that
the franchise be extended q years in
stead Of so, aud his amendment was al
so quickly voted down. Martin then
offered to make the term q years IN
stead Of So but met with defeat in that
also, Black moved TO strike out Sec
ton 3. which motion was also voted
down.
GALLERY PLAY,
Martin attempted to make a hit by
moving that the minimum charge for
incaudesCent lights be fixed at 70 cents
per month insttad Of 81. He made
desperate effort 10 secure the adoption
Of his amendment hut it was lost by
the usual vote.
HOLIDAYS PART
HOLIDAY moved to strike out the en-
tire section In relation to free lights
for the city in exchange for the fran
chlse and to insert a provision requir-
ing the city TO pay for its lights and
tts "a M th., gifN=
OF its gross receipts annually as COM
pensation for the franchise, He made
weak argument in favor of his
amendment and stated that II was the
only business way to deal with corpo-
rations asking for q franchise His
amen iment was defeated by the usual
vote.
CHEAP RIDES.
An amendment by Hartensteln pro-
vidlng for the sale OF commutation |
books to school children at the rate Of |
80 for $3.50 and allowing firemen and |
policemen to ride free on the cars was
carried hy vote Of l3 TO 2.
EXTENSION AMENDMENTS,
Preece offered an amendment pro-
yidng for the company to extend its |
Second West line from Eighth to Ninth |
South, and Second South line from the |
Jordan river west TO the city limits and |
the Sixth street line from l. street to |
the city cemetery
Wood offered an amendment to the |
amendment compelling the company 70 |
operate It's Lake Breeze line by Dec l
or forfeit its entire Second South |
street franchise from East Temple to |
the river The amendment also includ-
ed a provision for the company hauling |
gravel for the city, The amendment |
was lost hut the amendment by Preece |
was carried.
VOTED DOWN.
Black wanted TO compel the company |
10 furnish free lights for the cemetery |
buildings, the Liberty park buildings.
the isolation hospital and all other pub
lie buildings occupied by the city. The
latter part OF the amendment was OBJ
jectiouable so Il was voted down
CITY GETS FREE LIGHTS.
p. II. Davis then offered another
amendment ON the same subject lie
moved that the company furnish free
lights for the isolation hospital, the
crematory, the Liberty Park house ana
the city cemetery buildings, His
amendment was carried by vote of IL
to |,
ALL SAFE GUARDS IN
Wood wanted TO know II the same
protection was granted 90 the city as in
the franchise passed some time ago aud
rejected by the company, He was In
formed by Mr., Bramel that all nf the
safe guards In all the other franchises
were preserved In this.
ORDINANCE PASSES.
At the conclusion Of the third read
ing OF the franchise and after tho
were made Holiday made
another motion to adjourn and II was
accorded the same treatment as his
former motions. The roll was then
called on the final passage Of the or
dinance.
Nearly every councilman made a
hrief explenation of HIS vote I'm which |