The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-18
STRICKEN FROM THE
COUNCIL RECORDS
Resolution of FernstrOm to
Crafty His Personal Spite
Is Expunged.
HIS SCHEME FOR POLITICAL
ENDS FAILS TO WORK
Agent of the Hierarchy in Salt
Lake Council Is Sat
Upon.

Property owners on Twelfth East
street, between South Temple and Second
streets, fled a petition with the City
Council Monday night TO have that street
macadamized and a cement curb and gut
ter laid according to the plan OF the
work that Is now being done on the same
street between Second and Third South
streets. 1t was voted 10 grant the peti-
ton, and the recorder was instructed TO
publish notice OF intention.
communication was read before the
Council from the Manufacturers and Mer-
chants association. in which 1t was
stated that the association has had under
consideration the subject OF interurban
trolley lines and than the members OF the
association are of the opinion that sew
eral Of such lines would be Of great ad-
vantage to the business interests OF the
city. The communication, which was
signed by President Hewlett of the NJ
and NJ. requested the council to give the
promoters OF the line for which a fran
chlse was applied every consideration
possible.
Fernstrom Strikes Snag
When the pay rolls of the street de-
partment came up for approval by the
City Council, Mr.. Fernstrom wanted them
tied up for week giving as his reason
that he had noticed in looking over the
rolls that d. H Crowther and Thomas
Robson. two OF the men who had sworn
to an affidavit to the effect that an extra
day had been added to their pay last year
so that IT might be diverted TO the Dem
ocratic campaign fund. were down on this
pay roll for several more days than the
other men in the sprinkling gang and
that he was of the opinion that the mat
ter should be referred to the committee
on streets TO be investigated, Mr.. Car
ter. chairman of that committee. In
formed MIR. Fernstrom that these men
are employed on the street 6ushers and
work every day, whether 1t rains or not,
and. accordingly, would average more
days than the men on the sprinlllers Mr.
Fernstrom was then willing to have the
payroll passed without further delay.
Special Policemen Named
Chief of Police Sheets reported to the
Council that at the request of the Salt
Palace Amusement company he had ap-
pointed Fred c. Blodgett. Oscar Bous-
man and George Watson special police
men, to serve without pay from the city
end at the request Of the Utah Fire
ProoDng company he had appointed
George Litley as special officer,
Mr.. Black moved that the appointments
be referred to the Committee on Police,
stating that he thought there were al
ready too many special officers In Salt
Lake and that his attention had been
called several times to instances where
these special officers had assumed
authority outside OF their Jurisdiction
and had used their badges to further
their own interests. He stated further
that he felt that concerns desiring the
appointment OF special officers should be
required TO give a substantial bond to
the city,
Mr. Blacks motion was then amended
to read that the Chief Of Police furnish
for the committee complete list of all
special officers who are entitled to act
at the present time and also list of
those whose authority should be with
drawn. The motion as amended was
passed.
Fernstrom' IS Spite Work.
The Committee on Sanitation sent In a
report on the resolution which was in
troduced by Mr. Fernstrom three weeks
ago, which was to the effect that the
Council investigate the sanitary condi-
tion OF the city and see why the Board
of Health was not more active in the
performance of It's duties. The commit
tee report recommended that the resolu-