The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-08
Inspector Wants Horse.

A communication was received from the
Board OF Public Works recommending
| that 500 be appropriated for the purpose
OF horse and buggy for the use of the
| chief inspector OF the board. 1t was re-
| ferred to the Committees on Finance and
| Engineering
petition from j. NJ Donaldson was re-
ceived asking that tho SIS which he had
paid TO the city for a license to conduct a
boxing contest be returned to him. 1t
was referred to the Finance committee
The fate OF the petition of the Seeing
Salt Lake City" Car company for per.
| mission TO erect a sign on the telegraph
In the balance. having gono over for an
other week. Twice the resolution has
been before the Mayor and each time
was returned without his signature
Goes Back to Mayor.
The recommendation of the Mayor that
the CITY Engineer be associated with tho
Chief of the Fire department and the
chairman of the Committee on Public
Buildings and GrouQds In the construc-
tion tion OF the new fire station. and that the
the building before the contract be ac-
ceptcd, was acted on favorably by the
Council, and the resolution accepting the
bid VIII again go back to the Mayor for
his signature
Laid Over for Week.
pS When the report of the Committee on
PUBLIC Buildings and Grounds recon-
lnending the sale of the property on
Thirteenth East street to C L. Rood for
SSIvo was received, tho attention OF tho
settling the matter. and IL finally resulted
IN the matter being laid over for another
week. '''ei
Opposed by Fernstrom.
MI Fernstrom opened the discussion by
se7ting that he was very much opposed
~ the SAFE OF the property at this time
lie said. why. this Is the second time
mat l nave been called upon TO defend
tne american party and to advocate the
american party cause I'm the city. I have
SO much faith In the future OF the civ
since the American party has come into
control that | know that If this propertV
Is neld Tor fiVe or ten years II will hrjn;,
sl5VO. IT Is one Of the finest resIdannes
sites in ;he city and In few wears vben
some OF you American Councllmen hava
aspirations to become Senator or cn,oar
nor | know you Will be wanting the pron-
erty as a place to erect a fine residence
and VIII be willing to paw the city most
any price for 1t" must
View of Mr.. Wells.
Mr.. Wells thought 1t foolish to dIspose
OF such desirable property at this time
and that If the city never sold # r. r,ight
some day be wanted for park purnnsas
Mr.. Mulvey said that If the city was in
objection TO the bid being rejected b,y
n not he thought IT was wrong for The
Council to refuse to sell after the bidders
hot naf SUP su6m,,ted M thelr bid IN the open mar
vance of the price that the propertv hod
been held at few weeks ago -'sAo
Lease Matter Laid Over.
The application of the State for a re-
newal of the lease OF the clty nronort,,
near the psesnnttentiary ssn for q term of seven
the next meeting, Mr., Martin raised sart
louS objection on the ground that tba
more for tho use of the land. as n p,as
almost impossible for tho penitentIarv 20
get along without It and that this sbouiS
S,,td ee used e as IN means for compelling the
State TO pay for tho water that the State
Is getting from the city free of cost
The matter was laid over to enable
Gouncilman Martin to meet with tho Pub
lie Grounds committee and explajn Ip No.
position in the matter '''S
To Open Pioneer Park.
A resolution was passed that tho ,.
Keeper be instructed to open Pioneer parL
for the use OF the public and that GbieS
Sheets be instructed to detail a policeman
TO patrol II. '"h
a resolution granting to the wes,or,
Pacific railway the right to construct =
spur track on Tenth West also was
From Bell Company.
A communication was received from, the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone compan,,
In which the company offered to turn over
to,, TO the use OF ,y the city wires already in
fire alarm and police call service The
city wires are NIL that remain on nnany ne
the poles In the paved districts, all az ~ ~
private wires being underground. and r.
ter OF the street that the city wires an
to be placed underground The Rell con1
pany offers to do the work turn tho VII.
over IL the city for their actual Coz, "nes
make the connections through their cnn ,ru
,rai office and the total cost to the eli"
Including the alarm boxes which Lii ny.
erected Will be Sl059eO or about s,o6n 'i De
than II the City purchased its own cehIas Less
The matter was referred to the Fire cd,,s
mittce. nc COM
A resolution introduced by Mr. n,,,,...
on tho death OF former Councilman E NJ