Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-03
CHRISTENSEN IN;
N. h. WILKINS OUT
.,,,irman Leonard Finally Wins
IN His Fight Against
". The Clerk. IL
wl STRAIGHT PARTY VOTE.
,,, Gave an opinion Holding that
n..,rra,Ion which was Withdrawn
Vas Perfectly Valid.

Was Perfectly Valid.
Nj
MS
.c,,d American vote. the city
" Al last night confirmed the APP
.I,,nsn. of .. r. Christensen as clerk
w.. .s. hoard OF public works to sue
~. IL wilkins. whose resignation
,,ksd for. given and then with
.n before II was accepted When
~ ..an Leonard OF the board Of
~, works submitted the appoint
~, ~ Mr. Christensen at the coun-
..atlng o week ago, Councilman
:" voted 10 retain Clerk Wilkins
"a FERRY asked to be excused from
ao srs Both OF these councilmen had
wIsotN felt the sting OF the caucus
W. during the week and IN conse-
WIZ thereof both voted 10 conllrm
y snpoIntment OF the new clerk. the
". ,it Of the vote on the appointment
.s eight ayes and six nays.
Wbap the communication appointing
-, Christensen was read, an opinion
~, Also read from Assistant City At
,n,nev Dininny IN which he held the
u .,InSatlou of Mr.. wilkins was valid
sae,Sat his withdrawal OF It was OF no
as NV, whateyer Carter stated that he
~ ~ Cor the appointment OK Christen-
W. a. ina strength OF Dinlnny's opln-
y. Ferry gave no explanation OF his
W Al ali. Fernstrom and Tudden-
som both stated that they were or the
. 's that Clerk Wilkins had a per-
~ rleht 10 withdraw his resignation
- he circumstances and hence he
y. stsll entitled 10 hold the Office under
~, snnolntment for term OF two years
a. sccordance with the provisions OF
IA amended ordinance. Those who vot-
a ,or the appointment OF the new
,s,s are: Black. Carter, Crabtree,
ysry Holiday Martin. Mulvey and
hsyIs' Those who voted against II are:
Rsrn.s. Fernstrom, Holley, Preece,
Tnd5enham and Wells. O'Donnell was
Assert,
After a somewhat heated argument
me council turned down the report Of
ma public grounds committee recon-
rpniing that a speedway for fast
Aorses be constructed In Liberty park
M cost to the city OF $1,000. Martin.
Nuyey and Wells strenuously objected
% the speedway being constructed In
Ne park because OF the fact that TIT,
,,rk IA now too small for a city OF this
,tc and for the further reason that a
,vmber OF valuable trees would have to
x Destroyed IN order to make room for
h Holiday. Crabtree and Black made
sNri fight for the speedway, but they
lacked Just one vote Of having enough
usiopt the report OF tho committee,
ordnance BY FERNsTROM.
Frnstrom introduced an ordinance
Which has for It's object the beautify-
ma u the streets OF the city In n sys-
smailc way under the direction OF
prk commission The ordinance pro-
rdes for regulating the streets, park
hg them, planting trees, shrubs and
PANTS and for removing all trees from
he middle Of the streets throughout
he city II also authorizes the mayor
h appoint a park commission Of Ave
members, not more than three of
whom shall belong to the same po-
lllcal party, whose duty shall be to de-
ermlne the best manner Of improv-
ng the parked streets, also TO deter
mine what class OF trees and shrubs
shall be planted and 10 remove dis.
tssed trees al the expense of the abut-
ing property owners The ordinance
vas referred to the committee on mu-
flelpal laws tor consideration.
WATER PROPOSITION.
Acting In accordance with his ex-
preston Of last Thursday night when
me wafer proposition was discussed
before the waterworks committee,
councilman Wells last night introduce
"a resolution which authorized tho
Na'erworks committee TO Immediately
negotiate with the owners Of the re.
naming water rights IN Big Cotton
Nood creek not already secured by the
qy Tor an exchange of water with
he city upon a similar basis as the
aehanses already made. The resolu-
uon was adopted by unanimous vote.
Inc report OF the streets committee
recommending that the recorder pub
,sn notice Of Intention % macadamize
Nhth East street from South Temple
% The city limits in accordance with
ut petition Of Il. G.. Kidder ct nj, was
rslerTed back to the committee for
bne additional Information as 20 the
@Ient OF the Improvement.
Upon request OF Wells and Mulvey
vac report Of the waterworks commit
~ recommending that the petition OF
.ishols Mcdonald and other Big Cot
,olWood farmers asking permission to
.Ap me conduit so as to take advan-
nse OF the food waters be filed, was
,,sleIred back to the committee for fur
'her consideration.
n petition was received from the
oIesoh Short Line Railroad company
,,sAls permission to construct n spur
nsok across Fifth North street be-
wen Ihlrd and Fourth West streets.
sH NADER was referred to the munich
~ Jaws committee with the city at
o'aey associated.
JUDGE sALoMoN SPOKE.
ssugse Harold Solomon Of Stockholm.
p"elen, was introduced to the council
suoge Willis Brown and made
N.Y. N.Y. speech In regard 10 his impress
n OF American institutions and
p"'cu'arly OF American courts. He