Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-06
HEWLETT BROS Co


COFFEE DEPARTMENT, Wait Laic
CITY Utah,
thng had been done TO block the water
| proioN' and he would llkc 10 know
| whether or not tho franchise would be
| acceptable 20 the company, II 10 he WnH
| willing To vote for II
Martin objected To htalmg from
| judge Young and cast an inslnuatlon
| AZ Councilman Wells by saying that thu
| council had iusl listened 10 lengthy
argument for an attorney Of the COM
| pHny
Wells arose 10 q question " personal
| privilege ana rrpudlaiod the statement
Of Martin lie said that lac was ON tha
iloOr of the council nH representative
Of the people ana not Tor any corpora
ton,
MT NAIL OK THE HEAD
fcrnelrom then sounded the Keynote
~ tho situation when no said that tn
| movement was u political scheme
| Matched by the oNsrcuatOr to oppOsi
anything IN the way OF improvements
! attempted during this administration
| lie said That tho papers of the ox.senn.
! tor called great crowd of people to
como Ia the council chamber and pro.
| ioRt ngnlrs' the franchise acted upon
by tho committee The mob came, he
| said but n proved 10 be composed
mostly ot constituents of Councilman
| Wood, who came 10 induce him 10 vote
| for the franchise 10 that they could
| have street cav service out NJ Lake
| llrcogo
lie designated II nH an American par.
| ~ movement ana also an unt.rcllglOn
| light lie did not blame the c0uncimon
from the Firth precinct ~ the Ameri.
can rnry carried that precinct ana
| they wcro safe, but he fcll sorry for
the councilmcn from The First socor
ana Fourth, who had been led BslrrN
! were simply tying "A string around their
ncolH ond the people would pull II at
the coming election
Wood objected 60 making the matter
| n religious or political controversy, but
! Fclnslrom said that II Naa nothing else
nv the majority " the lnpcts OF the
| city had made II such
llarlonstoIn wanted To- know II Fern.
slrom waa speaking by authority when
ho mld that the elghi oounoilmon Mcrr
dlgging their political graves he al
not care about that Tor " the people de-
| cidod that he should Dc burIod political.
| ~ " N'hNN Wv W. ''NN' WIN lllllt
HOLIDAY EXCITED,
HOLIDAY became very much ngitalod
over the remarks NJ Fernslrom IN 20.
gard 20 he and his colleagues being lo1
| by tho oOunollmpn from the lrlfth. llr
| wanted 10 know II n Wat n crime be,
cause eight members stood M and VOi.
| I'd aa they pleased ana " II was any
moro NJ a crime for them TO glund to.
gother than II was Tor the solid eight
| IN the last administration which was lel
by Fcrnstrom and which tied mp tho
hands Of a Republican mayor when thu
| administration WAS Republican by IN
| large majority lie snih that the trou-
| bic over the franchise had been more
| the fault OF certain members OF the
committee who represented the com.
| pany M the company had never said
| that II would not accept the franchise
| lie was Of the opinion that the COMPANY
IN honest enough 10 accept Of n fair
franchise such me- the one presented
HEWLETT TAKES FLOOR
President Hewlett, called Wood to the
chair and then made brief
| but earnest talk on the subject he
iorneys that II tho water ana powor
rights can be secured ON reasonable
! basis without rosorting 10 litigation Il
would be much better he thought the
company had bcon reasonable nv u had
ARrccd to reduce lts street ear fare ana
! liRhlg, which means a saving ~ S0,00l
10 the people of the city llo contondei
that thnt was a good consideration ana
the company should be given a far
SHOW
TO BLOCK WATER SCHEME,
H. H. Davis expressed much rograt
that anyone should object 10 hearing
from Judge Young aB II had hoOn the
rule heretofore on all franchises to
hear from the representatives OF the
company lroooc also wanted 10 hear
from the attorney for the company
lIo said that II was all cut ana dlred
that there should be no changes IN the
ordinance ut any importance and ihlt
II was the scheme Of the majority Of tho
council 10 block the water scheme untll
after the coming election,
Tu1denhnm thought that Judge
Youug should BE given the privilege
of the lloor ana finally Wells moved
that the rules DO suspended ana Young
ho allowed tO sneak This was opposed
by Black ana A. j, DAVIS, both of whom
objected TO allowing The attorney to nd,
dress The council The roll was called
aud the motion 10 suspend the rules
was lost 10y the usual vote OF 10 \,
The poNluuH question ON The amend.
mont Ut Wells 10 make the extension
10 years instead of 10, was then called
for ana the roll was onllod, The amend.
mont was lost by u vote OF tos,
RECESS DEFEATED.
w. ", Davis then moved for reccss
mill Wednesday evening Tho motion
WAS lost but during the rest OF the
session ne made several other attempts
10 adjourn, all of which were unhucceas.
full
IlOronhtcln'a amendment TO require
the company 90 furnish 10 horse power
Of electricity 90 the city free Of charge
instead OF 80 was carried by vote OF
II 10 |, Wells casting the only mega.
tive vote, Blacks amendment requlr.
lnR the company 10 furnish 30 free
lamps for lighting the city hldo ~ tho
Joint building grounds instead " 30, as
heretofore, was also carried,
AMENDMENT CARRIED,
The following amendment TO section
s WAS proposed by lIlrlonHloln and
cnrrlcd IN ease the city council shah
hereafter grant a franchise over any
Of 10 Htroois 20 any other street rail.
way or lnterurban company, said Ut0h
llght ana Railway company shall al.
low uuoh other company runnIng mr.
lHngomonta over llH tracks 20 reach
nuV lmDorinnt tornintiu an aontrr upnn