Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-19
cRABTREEs RESOLUTION.
RIGHTs o. EOARD

II n contendeQ bl NUMBER OF tAt
cOuucllmen that the board has no right
20 reject bids withou; the concurrence
Of the council and that IL should have
notified the council last night Of rs
action 90 regard 20 the bids The
meeting this afternoon WIN no doubt be
lively one and 10 The council instrucis
the board 90 award the contracts e.
Moran It II probable that several mem-
bers Of the board who have fought
Moran so hard VIII resign, The public
viii await the result % the meeting 10.
day with great interest
As TO PRISON WATER.
Mayor Thompson submitted TO the
council a communication calling atteu-
ton 10 the fact that the warden Of the
state prison and the state board OF
corrections had refused 20 pay the city
at meter rates for the water used out
OF Parleys conduit az the prison and
he recommended that the contract for
the exchange Of water between the city
and the state prison be terminated.
The amount claimed 90 be due the
city for water up % May Is 1903 A.
but the state board Of corrections has
refused to pay the amount and has
also refused 10 allow the city 10 take
"a like amount Of water owned by the
prison in exchange for the citys water.
The recommendation Of the mayor IN
regard 20 terminating the contract was
concurred IN upon condition that the
state should have % days notice before
the water Is turned on.
REPORT WAS VETOED.
with a view 10 terminating an bust.
ness relations with the state board Of
corrections the mayor also vetoed the
report 81 the Improvements committee
authorizing the leasing Of certain land
near the mouth Of Parleys canyon 20
the state prison for a term Of five
years al the rental % 500 per year
The committee report Was adopted on
MAY IL. So the point was raised that the
veto was too late The matter was
laid over f1r one week Tor further ln-
vestigatIoD
VAIL Of STREETS.
Fine Chief NaH called The councils
attention iO ih. bad condition ~ the
street intersections 90 East Temple
and First and Second South streets and
also state and Second South streets.
He stated that several accidents had
been caused 20 the FIRE apparatus by
the bad iutaTscCl ions and that their
present condition was menace to the
lives of bis msu aud also 20 the FIRE
apparatus The matter vill be invest.
gated by tlo streets committee.
BIDS FOR REPAIRS.
Mr. Alulyey introduced a resolution
AUTHORIZING the city engineer 20 solicit
bids without advertisement for repair
inr the asphalt paving on various
streets ~ the city Fenstrom sug.
geFed that The repairing be done hy
OBJ, street supervisor. as the city has ts
uVu asphalt repairing outfit and can
d, tla NWk. Tuiicuham offered q
substitute resolution authorizing the
str.et supervisor to proceed with the
work go once under The supervision Of
on. Dity engineer The substitute was
adopted.
MAYOR GOING AWAY.
Manor Thompson notified the council
that Do would b5 absent from the city
FOR few DAYS commencing June 81
and recommended That some one b.
chosen MS acting mayor during his abb
ssnoe HOLIDAY nominated President 4
J Davis. vh1 ras chosen by a unani-
nous vote
The Houston g. Estate lnvestmau,
enmrary 8Hf .FI properly owners
m Franklin .fI. ni.tIouci The coln-
rh tp change enc name W that street
'o Edison street The matter was ~
forrei 10 The streets committee with
The citv engineer associated.
APPOINTMENT MADE.
The mayor submitted The appoint
ment ~ T. J. Hausiug 90 clerk Of IN
board of health. Go succeed Is, q. Nor
rsl reusatd. and James D.. Flynn as
fumigator 90 succeed v. 2. Woodard
resigned. The appointments we've re-
ferred 10 the sanitary committee N
request NJ Holiday.
chief o. Police Sheets submitted the