Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-06
rHort Made to Have Conduit
Matter go to Special
Committee.
ulO LENGTHY DISCUSSION,
resolution Was Finally Referred
tn the Waterworks Committee
For Consideration.

The appointment OF a special COM
a..e on water supply and conduit to
=. composed OF five members of the
AZ, council and the employment OF a
.or,netent consultin enineer who will
:. dislnterested party in the great
,,ter Improvements for Salt Lake
r,,y were the recommendation pro.
.o,ed by Councilman Holiday at the
r,stng Of the council last night The
,snutlon containing the suggestions
ga. discussed at some length and was
a,,lly referred to the waterworks COM
wiitse FOR consideration. Following is
,be full text OF the resolution,
THE RESOLUTION.
whereas conditions have arisen maxi
ing necessary changes In the line and
sonstructlon of thS conduit. now being
buIt from Big Cottonwood, and
Whereas, The interests OF the people,
whom we represent demand that this
work shall be carried on to a successful
completion,
Therefore be II Resolved That the
president Of the city council be and he
L hereby instructed to appoint a spe-
rial committee consisting of five mem
hers OF the council, which committee
shall be known as the committee on
water supply and conduit, and
Be IL further resolved, That this
tommittee, with the mayor and city en-
gineer associated, shall have the authori-
" and power to employ, at a cost not
10 exceed $500 competent and dis
interested engineer as consulting engin-
eer on this work.
OPPOSED SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
As soon as 1t was read Holiday moved
that Il be adopted. Mulvey then took
the floor and strongly opposed the
matter. He made an amendment to
Holidays motion to the effect that the
resolution be referred TO the waterworks
committee and in explaining his posi-
ton he said that the water
works committe of the council is
perfectly able to handle the water
question especially with the as
sIstance of the members OF the
council He said that he wanted the
whole council to act as a committee
on the water proposition and opposed
the creation of any special committees
10 handle the matter.
Fernsuom opposed the resolution and
stated that in his opinion a special COM
mIttee would not help matters any. He
suggested that the council go into eN-
ccutiye session at once and conslde"
the conduit matter, as there has already
been delay of two weeks in the work,
which means that the contractor Will
not have to complete the job until Aug
ust
Nulyey objected to considering the
matter at once. Is he stated that Presi-
dent Davis and Councilman Martin had
not seen the conduit recently and want
ed time to go out there. Martin stated
that he would go out in the next day
or two. whereupon II was suggested
that the resolution be referred to the
committee and that the council meet
az a committee OF the whole on Thurs
day evening and consider the matter of
the proposed changes In the conduit,
MARTIN MADE OBJECTION.
Martin made strenuous objection to
hiring consulting engineer as con-
templated IN the resolution by Holiday.
He said that the city had paid out
thousands of dollars for expert assist
ants when the people were paying the
proper officials for doing such work
After the conclusion Of his talk Presi-
dent Davis announced that the resolu-
ton would be referred to the committee
and that the council would consider the
conduit matter on Thursday evening.
SUNDAY THEATER ORDINANCE.
Another Sunday theater ordinance
was introduced by Councilman Wells,
and was referred to the committee on
municipal laws with the city attorney
associated. The ordinance prohibits
iheater performances on Sunday, bul
allows sacred concerts.
After come discussion the council
granted the petition OF the Utah Light
Railway company 10 install an cleo
trcal display at 81 east First South
street during conference week in April.
The council adopted Blacks resolu-
ton, asking the board of education 70
furnish a teacher and equipment for q
school room in the Morris detention
home The city viii furnish the heat
and other necessaries for the room.
An appropriation of s72 was made TO
construct a new building to accommo-
date the patrol wagon, which viii be
covered
Thee petition OF the Belmont District
Messenger company for permission To
string wires between East Temple,
Slate, First and Second South streets,
was referred to the committee on mu-
ncIpal laws with the fire chief asso-
ciated
CRY Treasurer Swenson asked the
council for an additional clerk In his
ONCE az salary OF 800 per month,
and also an extra man for 60 days al a
salary Of SO per day. The finnce COM
mtlee VIII consider the matter.
SALARY INCREASE OPPOSED.
Health Commissioner Stewart SUBJ
mltted a communication recommending