Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-30
CITIZENS HELD
LIVELY MEETING
protested Strongly Against Ac-
ton Of the City
Council.
soLoNs SEVERELY CRITICIZED
,..o,u,lon Introduced But Withdrawn
calling for designations Of Council
men Niul,cy, Black and Davis

...,ts for paving Second South with
.,,balt after more than half the prop
.,,yowners had petItloned the council
=. have the street macadamlzed. The
.,ntars Of the council. particularly
.s,,s from the Fifth ward, were severe
.r,tlcized for their action In the mat
ana a resolution was introduced,
sa, hter dlthdrawn. requesting the 'es-
,-r,tlons Of Councimen Mulvey, Da-
,ls ana Black because OF their alleged
,.Ilora 10 stand by the people Of their
"a on the matter Of improving Sec
.,J souih street. The result OF The
,,ssfing was that a subscription list
oss started 10 raise fund In order 10
srbt the paving matter IN the courts
T67sa who signed the list agree to pay
4 cents per front foot. according TO the
frontage they own. TO assist In the eX-
rsnses Of the litigation
CRANE PRESIDED.
The meeting was presided over by
Charles crane and s. Kelly was chosen
ss secretary Chairman Crane stated
tbe purpose Of the meeting and told n
The efforts made by the citizens COM
rrittaa 20 have the city council take heed
10 the protests OF the propertyowners
against asphalt paving, and how The
committee had been turned down. lie
said in part;
The mayor examined the asphalt
having on Brigham street and CON
demnad H. | asked the mayor 20 veto
the paving ordinance, but ! have not
the slightest idea that he will one Of
The c0uncllmen told me that we ought
20 have macadam pavement II we
wanted Il, Mr.. Leonard, chairman Of
the board OF public works agreed with
me hat II was an outrage 10 force as
phait on us II we wanted macadam.
Your committee attended the city c0un-
40 meeting last Monday night and we
were 'old that Il would make no differ
snoa what we had TO say. as il would
a. no good The whole affair was cut
and dried. Mr.. Cohn had something TO
say but they would not hear him be-
cause they were afraid he would ex-
pose them.
Your committee. representing the
pr0testants on Second South street.
was grossly insulted. grossly outraged
and grossly betrayed The attorney
who win take up our fight IN the
courts, n We so decide, says that tie
action OF tho council r. outrageous. IN.
famous. He tells us 10 continue 10
protest. and not TO show our acquios-
clnce by silence.
I am absolutely convinced that
there Is no use IN protesting 10 the cry
council / have no confidence IN the
majority that composes that council
never saw rs men who were so ignor-
sntly helpless. so absolutely poWerless
m the presence Of contractors. They
st tnere and vote the peoples money
away and refuse to let any citizen have
voice IN the matter.
The committee has left no stone
uHiurned. and now Il Is Up 10 YOU NJ
his meeting. Shall We lay down and
a,Quesce7 Shall We be bulldozed and
betrayed? Shall we let Pat Moran
reysl IN the money wrung from the peo.
p.e u Second South street. II is an
outrage that we he taxed for a socallei
Improvement There are not five resi-
dents on Brigham street who are glad
tho street Is paved with asphalt Many
who signed for asphalt regret II very
much.
What this meeting has 10 determine
tonight IS. Are We 20 become slaves TO
is Incompetent imbeciles?'
EXPENSE OF LITIGATION.
Or. J. NJ. Dart inquired as to the eN-
psHses Of the litigation and was IN
formed that they would amount 10
about $500. He thereupon moved that
a subscription be started 10 raise the
required amount
W. J. Halloran, n member Of the
board of public works, challenged the
statement That % per cent Of the prop
erty owners on Second South street
favor macadam He further stated
that macadam had proven a failure IN
lhIoago, st. Louis and Los Angeles.
lie took exceptions 10 the remarks ~
MT Crane In criticising the city cOun-
~, but was called down by the chair
man and requested 10 confne his re-.
marks 10 the question before the
meeung. Mt Halloran then stated that
lhe second south paving was de-
ieated mere would b. no paving on
any OF salt Lakes streets for several
years lie then charged Mr.. Crane
WIN being opposed to all public I'M
Lro'e.nents for the past three years.
70, mar h. was again called 20 order
ana instructed 10 not clltlclse his
lsler Morris made the statement
ihat MT Halloran was the only prop
,.l, owner ON ne street who wanted
asphalt paving
HENRY COIN sNUBBED
henry COIN. another member o. the
committee which was snubbed By the
luhVF was the next speaker. and
uuIuk me course of his remarks he
I'as'el councilman Mulvey and the
COUNCIL IN he following language.
MI. MuINey promised me that be-
toIe me contract for paving Second
Souln street was let the three coun-
u'mon from the Fifth precinct would
can a meeting OF the property own
efs ana set their views Of the matter
u-loie any action was taken by the
COUNCIL We relied on his word hut
lne meeting was never called. When
y, called and asked him about II last
,laAy Ne laughed II OF Tho coun-
.g'ueH don't care for the public at
".. once they are elected.
20 up some night and look M the
..,N Who do your business There
sIe men there who do not know how
70 make a living they don't own prop
yyV and don't pay a cent 81 taxes
nov could they be expected 20 rep
resent you?
AT los Angeles the people went
.Iofe the council with ropes 10 en-
Io,oe their demands. and n We can't
,ulofoe ours In any other way am en-
,sslor ~ taking ropes and going downs
mere 70 show them that they are our
~ wants and must 40 as We wish"
=. I. Moon and Samuel Weitz both
olposfd maoadam and urged the prop
~ owners 10 stand back Of the as
= ,at paving proposition. Dr. y. Y.
niner said that he had noted the alb
lule failure Of asphalt on Fast Tenn
it street and that ne wanted some
'"ihs better for Second South street
SUBSCRIPTION STARTED.
ne resolution calling upon Council.
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