The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-28

1t now develops that tbs move on the
part of Mayor William Glasmann and his
associates in tearing up the track of the
Ogden Rapid Transit company. across the
Ogden river bridge Thursda yeyening was
nothing more than a daring political move
on the part OF the Republicans, who were
exercised over a sneech made by DR.. T..
VI. COnrOy. the Democratic nominee for
mayor, to the citizens Of the Third ward,
TO the effect that ii he were mayor there
bridge
This statement met with such hearty
approval by the voters of the ward that
the opposing faction became frightened
at the move and decided upon a high
handed act TO restore themselves to favor.
Several members of the street ear di-
fectOfdie VINO were present at the con
sultatiCn with the mayor. held in the Of
ice OF the WaterwoPkS company Thurs
day evening, stated yesterday that Glas-
mann rave them 20 understand that IL
they had not begun the work until after
election they WOULD not have met with
any opposition, and. further that il would
be all right to lay the track i'm a couple
of weeks. From this il is taken that the
step became necessary TO hold the Third
ward vote and that after election the
tracks would be laid just as they We're
before the destructive work of Thursday
evening Summed up, the situation is just
this: The city viii pay the street car
company about 500 for the damage don't,
permitted to relay the tracks.
Another interesting feature of the case
is round i'm the fact that a Cali for a spe-
cldl session of the city council was issued
yesterday. at the request of the. mayor
and Councilmeu Craig and Randall. The
session was held at 3 o'clock. There We're
present AT the meeting Davidson, Demo-
at-Repubican; Emmett. Democrat
Chambers. Paine, Moves, Randall, Repub-
licans. The following resolution was Of
Tered by II. Z. Randall and was adopted
without 4 dissenting vote.
BE it resolved That the mayor and
city attorney are hereby authorized TO
take such PROCEEDINGS and bring such
actions as shall be deemed necessary by
them to protect the property Of the city,
and more especially with reference to the
attempt of the Rapid Transit company 10
river bridge"
Yesterday morning. after an officer had
guarded the bridge all night TO see that
no attempt was made 10 relay the tracks.
and acting upon the instructions of one
or the street car man, who also is con-
nected with the local sugar factory a
body of employees of the company gats-
cred at the bridge. from which point thtN
were 10 go TO the sugar works. where
they were short OF help The officer on
guard -as Informed bX one of the labor
erS that they were about TO put the tracks
back luto position. The officer pretty
nearly broke his neck in reaching tele-
phone from whore the news was con-
Neyed TO the police station, and the patrol
wagon with squad of police were rushed
10 the scene. When the officers arrived
the men had been loaded into "A dray and
We're on their way TO the works. The
officers, together with the MAYOR thought
they had headed Off another attempt of
the company. ...-.... 10.
At a directors meeting held last evening
the Rapid Transit people discussed the
adVisdbilitS' Of bringing suit but no def
mite s<epS were taken. ...-.