Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-29
|jN[ ASPHALT JOB
WAS s|DETRACkED
American Party Crowd Forced
Matters Too Hard Last
Night.
70 CALL FOR NEW BIDS.
IN Correct Error In Ordl-
canoes Lcyying Tax, irecipltates
rrouble All the Way Round

,ces IcyyiDg LAY, lTec'pitdtts
rrouble All the Way Round
r. ,tempt Of Mayor Thompson the
"a OF public works and a few
u,,srcino councimen 20 again have
,nracta with the Barber Asphalt
=" ,ny for three big street paving
w. Considered by the city council last
IN, after that body had rejected
Mas week ago, was unsuccessful
.seot Davis ruled that the con-
bad been rejected and We're NOT
T@ the council for consideration last
#E and although his decision was
hE I'D from. he was sustained by tho
dY,g which also voted to readvertlse
(oD,siSs Cor all Of the street paving Inn
W .meDrs advertised this year. BY
IirsrHsing Tor bids on all the work
Ins.n,,srtor J. j. Moran or anyone else
ly set mother opportunity to UNDER
va he asphalt trust and in all proba-
tnty wll. 30 So
ERROR IN ORDINANCES.
=, error In drawing M the ordiu-
.1.es leyyiug he tax for inc paving
a.. the direct cause OF the entire mat
,.r bsng thrown out. The ordinances
W ari,I14lIv PASSED provided for the
osyment Of the tax by the property
lu,nars Nm ave years instead OF 10 years
y. they were promised by the council.
- orjar 10 cure this defect amend.
c,snts 10 Nh. ordinances were necessary
' .,ch amendments would inValidate
IN, contracts awarded ~ the Barber
.,,la The council last night amended
.bs ordinances and then adopted a res.
anton by Black providing for reddver-
p.lgc 0r bids for The three contracts
,y.1dv acted upon by the board of
orh.le works and also the Second South
lfrss. paving, bids for which We're tn
have been opened yesterday by the
hoard but which action was postponed
gpul DE council acted upon the other
contracts
FROM PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Tho paving matter was first brought
do the attention of the council last
night BY % communication from the
hoard VI public works recommending
lUIi IlAH lhAfl'H ct Ili wv hli' AptiAl ~ 10
uith the Barber Asphalt company
Nuyey moved that the recommended
ZION b., COncurred in, but Black offered
DID amendment that the matter go over
until hi, ordinances amending the orig
0sl ordinances providing for the tax
levy could he considered The amend
nent Was carried by a vote Of 10 to 3,
Which WAS the vote on all questions IN
ts.ft IA
ine the remainder of the evening. When
tha proper time had arrived Black Of
ftred his amended ordinances. the first
Ct which was read, u provided for the
lg.yeirs' payment by the property own
err Instead OF five years, for the paving
Of First SOUTH from West Temple to
Third West
NuNey Wps the first 10 take up the
fght M behalf of the trust lie gaid
that the council was not keeping Faith
WIN the bidders by changing the pay
mint from 3 10 30 years, and declared
NAT the lowest bidder ON these cou-
tracts would rot accept them II the
change MAS made. In closing he stated
that the whole thing was mere chlld'J
play and Has NOT fair or Just To the
Bidders who We're awarded the cod-
tracts by The board OF public works.
FERNsTROM SHOWS MISTAKE.
Fernsrom then pointed out that the
council m lbs haste had made u mistake
by providing for the payments 70 be
made by the property owners I'm years
Instead of % shall we say to the PEG
pie who have 10 pay for this work we
mode a hluudor aud YOU viii have 10
pay Toy iiG' Inquired Fernstrom COu-
tnuug hc said that many property
owners would have protested against
The Improvements II they had not been
assured by the Councilmeu that thyy
could have 10 years 90 pay for them,
II they had known that II would only 81
dre years payment enough OF them
would have protested TO defeat the I'M
moycmcnt Hc pointed out the inius-
iire II would he to the people TO allow
mo work 10 be done on the nVe-year
payment under the circumstances and
declared mat some of them who have
other public improvements TO pay for
right now would have 10 mortgage
their homes and the fvc-year payment
would result Bon "a great hardship to
Them
EVERYBODY GOES TO BLACK"
black stated that 40 per cent of the
people along Second South street IN she
new paving district had como to him
ana asked for the l0-year payment ON
mat Improvement, and he thought lt
""hId Do a great injustice to those poo-
que To- compel them TO pay for the im-
proycnent in Eve years.
Irtf'o thought 70 was rather strange
MAJ Io' members ~ the council nd
"'i Illl out about this matter before
N'H. lie charged that the Democrats
'uI Americans were playing politics
aug 90 not know fast what 10 do.
-. 'lus'Ionl asked lrecco II he knew
,ual lue'e ordinances provided for ave-
year payments Instead OF 10. PrecCe
replied that he did not.
lou mad the same opportunity to
.Hu out about q as We did and vet you
"a not know &c. replied Fernstronl.
,N,"'"linstHndng the talk made by
I''0' ihout politics he voted with the
''mo'uis and Americans" ON an
m1,',r. relating TO the paving consd.
'f.l last night
II'pDENHAM TALKS.
Iuaduham made an argument in In.
NoL oi amending the ordinances and
,aN'H 'IN Douncils attention 10 tho fact
,,hat thc Hnc error occurred i'm tbe
,,eolM avenue ANA g street macadam-
tIus ordnancos and ne thought they
Ln'ul b. corrected also Ilo said that
Nv Ha not know that the ordinances
,lquied payment IN Ave wears until
,n matter was brought out by Fern
,s,'H week ego. He had promised
~ residents of Second avenue that
,u,5 could have 10 years IN which ia
'ss nor the Improvement on that street
Ii I'ying upon that understanding he
' Iarsc number OF them had re-.