Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-08
BY Unanimous Vote Decided to
Purchase Eighteen u. S.
Standard Voters
CONTRACT PRICE IS Sl3,86O.
Machines VIII be Paid for In Five An.
nial Paymcnts--To Nacadamizc
Second A,cnue---i,outinc Work.

dlIouIl OF routine WoTk was zone
BY n unanimous vote the council de-
cided TO purchase Is L. s. Standard
voting machines at total cost OF
SlS,S60, TO be paid for In five annual
payments. The mayor and city re-
corder were authorized TO sign the
contract for the purchase Of the ma
chimes and II is expected that the deal
viii be closed today. An ordinance
was passed leyying an assessment
upon the property on Second avenue
for grading, curbing and macadamiz-
Ing the same from Canyon Road 10
West street and also G street from
South Temple to Second avenue The
estimated cost of the improvement Is
$3.50 per front foot.
VOTING MACHINES.
The special committee on voting ma
chimes recommended the purchase of
IS L. $. Standard voting machines for
use In this city 0t total cost OF
sl3,S60. A contract for the purchase
Of the same was also submitted with
the report 1t provides for the pay
ment OF the machines In five payments
as follows $3.50 on delivery: S3,024
on oct |. 1907; s2.S9s on Oct. l. 1905
s9.7i2 on Oct. l, 1910. The contract
provides for the delivery Of the ma
chimes on board the cars by Sept. ].
1906 and also for the filing OF bond
by the company for keeping the ma
chimes in repair for i've years. The
interest on the various payments Is
al the rate Of per cent per annum
and Is included IN the amounts given
above. Upon motion OF Fernstrom
the report was adopted and the mayor
and recorder instructed to execute the
contract on behalf Of the city. The
vote was unanimous, Later upon re-
consideration an amendment Was
made by Wells providing that any
payment may be made at any time at
a discount Of . per cent and thereby
save interest. The amendment was
adopted.
MAYORS SECOND VETO.
The second veto Of Mayor Thomp.
son TO the appropriation of sl00 900 to
the citizens relief committee for the
care OF refugees from san Francisco
was laid over for one week.
The same action was taken In regard
to the veto TO the Seeing salt Lake"
sign In front of the Manager Invest
South street.
The report OF the committee on i'm
prOvements recommending the sale Of
sX30 rods OF ground on Second South
and Thirteenth East streets to c. l..
Rood for 81. 100 was defeated by vote
OF to .. Fernstrom, Wells and Martin
opposed the sale OF the property as
there Is no necessity for its sale at
this time and by holding It for a few
years Its value would greatly increase.
Black and Muvey contended that the
city should sell the lot as the pur-
chaser desired 10 construct valuable
residences upon il and thereby greatly
improve It and giving the city the ad-
vantage OF taxes upon the improve.
ments, Further they argued that the
city had called for bids and got fair
offer and should accept the bid Black
voted In favor Of selling the property
but changed his vote before the result
was announced and Immediately gave
notice of reconsideration OF the mat
ter at the next meeting Of the council.
AN AMENDMENT.
The veto Of Mayor Thompson 10 the
contract for the construction of the new
fire station In the southeastern part Of
the city, was again read and, upon
motion Of Martin, the contract was
amended so as to associate the city en-
gineer with the fire chief In the SUI
pervision of the construction, thus
overcoming the objections fthe mayor
The contract Will now be signed.
Notwithstanding the veto of the may
or 10 the payment of 500 10 Eline Es-
terholt as damages for personal injuries
received by falling on nm icy walk, the
council appropriated the money to her
by a vote of 10 to 2
The veto 10 the appropriation of $3.50
20 NJ. l.. Cummings for damages was
read and, upon motion Of Ferry. Il
was amended 10 make the amount 1925
and was referred back to the mayor
for consideration.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
The council accepted the offer of the
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company 10 put the police and fire
alarm wires Conference.-The the ground
In it's conduits throughout the business
district and the paved district of the
city free of charge Tho only cost at
tsched to the change win he the now
wires aud pedestals for the alarm boxe,
10 be furnished by the city at an ex-
pense OF Sl,O5a.
All ordinance defining the duties NJ
the dog catcher and fixing his salary,
and an ordinance relating 70 the salary
OF the dog tax collector were introduced !
and referred to the committee on mu- !
nicipal laws for consideration
An ordinance was passed. by unani- |
nous vote granting 10 the Western !
Pacific Railway company a franchise |
To construct two spur tracks OF Teatn |
West street between South Temple and |
First South streets.
Councilman Mulvey introduced reso-
lutions OF sympathy upon the death |
OF T., VI. lie prohon, a former member |
Of the city council, and the resolutions
were adopted and copy ordered trans
mtted to the family OF the deceased.
PIONEER PARK OPEN.
Preece introduced a resolution. which
WIS adopted. authorizing the parkkeep-
o. to open Pioneer park on Third South
and Third West streets 10 the public
and instructing the chief Of police to
detail an officer for duty at the park.
A petition was received from J. "
Donaldson asking that the city refund
To him the sum OF SIS paid az a license
for the recent Corbett- Hyland fight a.
the salt Palace, which was stopped by
Sheriff Emery The matter was re-
fcrred to the license committee.
To the committees on finance and en-
3 lnetring was referred the communica-
lion Of the board Of public works ask
Ing that s22j be appropriated for the
purchase OF horse and buggy for the
chief Inspector
MORE ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were passed
under q suspension OF the rules:
An ordinance lcvying a tax upon the
abuttIng on both sides OF Sec
ond street from the west side OF Can
yon road 10 the west side OF West
street, and on both sides Of &