Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-19
LIGHTING PROPOSITION
VIII BE Presented to the People
Council Elects Reporter.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. June l9-The city council last
night after transactmg considerable
business IN open session. went into
committee OF the whole Co consider tine
matter OF electric lighting The Ques-
ton Of the erection OF a municipal pow
er plant for generating electricity eth
er by the use Of water OF steam. Was
discussed, and probable cost and other
features connected with each were
briefly gone into. The committee on
arising recommended that the mayor be
authorized to call a mass meeting OF
citizens and place the matter before
them and the recommendation was
adopted.
The city council has been IN the habit
OF holding frequent executive sessions
under the form Of and following a
motion 10 60 into the committee 81 the
whole. Such motion has always been
intended and has had the effect OF eN-
Guiding reporters and other objection
able characters, who have retired as
soon as such a motion was made and
carried. This was also done last night.
but with a slight change from the US
ual matter-of-c1urse procedure Mr. g..
f. Accord. representing the lntermoun-
tain Republican. objected to leaving,
stating that be had a right 10 remain.
This right was questioned and city
Marshal Henry was directed to invite
Mr, Accord to retire, which he did, and
the scribe left.
Mr.. Accord will begin an action
against the council FOR damages FOR his
cjectment. basing his right 10 remain
on the provision Of the statute. which
provides that council shall m with
open doors
At the open session Mayor Frlshy Pre-.
sented the name Of Mrs sam Schwab
10 succeed Mrs. Sam 4. King. resigned.
as a member Of the free library COM
mission. The appointment was con-
hrmed.
The juvenile court commission pro.
sented a report in the matter ~ juyc-
nile court officer recommending that
the salary Of p. F. Roper Juvenile court
officer be fixed 8j $500 year. The rec
port commended Mr. Roper for his
efficiency. 4 communication addressed
10 Juvenile Court Judge Kellogg by
Judge Wills Brown % Salt Lake. was
also presented. IL asked that Provo
contribute s25 towards the expenses ~
appealing test cases from tho salt Lake
and ogden Juvenile courts. Both mat
tiers were referred 10 the Juvenile court
committee.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
The suit 81 Spanish Fork Co-opprat-
i've Institution vs. Llcwellyu Jones o.
collect is,41S.26 ON an account alleged
10 be due from defendant. which has
been IN the court since February. 1905,
was settled yesterday by stipulation.
Defendant assigns 10 plaintiff an uu-
divided half interest In $50 shares Of
the capital stock Of the plaintiff cor
poratiou, and the last two dividends
Of $3.50, due on the stock. Each party
Is 10 pay his own costs.
DIVORCE CASES.
Caroline II. Adams, ~ American
Fork, has commenced suit FOR divorce
IN the Fourth district court against
Joseph Adams on the ground 81 drunk
enness and failure 60 provide. Plain
tin asks for the custody OF two minor
children and $40 a month alimony The
parties We're married IN American Fork
April l.. 1892.
Anna Kearns Johnson was granted
divorce from Moses Johnson. by de-