The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-22
COUNCIL SESSION IS TAME
Many Attend, Expecting a Lively
Row, but Agitation Results
In NofhiuU

notwithstanding the agitation that the
former mayor William CIlasmann ATTEMPT
ed 70 create, the session Of the civ Coun-
Gil last evening was very tame and those
who were present expecting something
spicy IN connection with the special audi
tors report we're disappointed The only
tlne the report was referred to was when
an application was presented by R r.
Harris one OF the auditors. asking that
the $500, which il was agreed they should
receive for their work. be turned over TO
mem Accompanying the application for
tAis money was a written opinion from
the city attorney stating that the appvo-
prlaUon was entirely legal After some
discussion action on the petition was de-
Ierred for one week, at which time the
report VIII come ba OK from the finance
committee and either be rejected or ac-
copied il IS expected also that when the
Lnance committee renders its rppOrt II
VIII recommend the rejection Of the report
prepared BY the auditors and that thew
ne paid smaller amount than originally
agreed upon i IS understood however
mat u Such scheme IS attempted Harris
and HohugswortE VIII again refuse to ac-
cept the money named and the matter
M tesoige Itself into q legal controversy.
mayor ConToF submitted COmmuniCa-
bo7 20 the council stating that he had in
NeSUgdted the case of the city against q
bartender named TaETor. who was as
Z
Few days ago for selling liquor to mi
EcTS- In the opinion Of the mayor the
Inc was unjust and he recommended that
lle money oe refunded The executive
action was sustained by the council Upon
TeCommen detCn of the police committee
the petition allowing cattle TO Craze At
large In the eastern part of the city was
rejected The committee appointed TO in
VestiEate the United States Standard vot-
ing machines reported faVOIably upon the
purchase ~ the same and recommended
chasing these machines for use in Ogden
CITY The cost to the municipality would
he SIS TO be paid in installments within
L-le nest TOUR years me county would
TaE like amount. The report was adopt
81 ard the purchase Of the machines au-
rhcrized.
Glasmsnn and his pspers received an
other jolt when the council decided 10 di-
Tide the city printing equally between the
Ogden Standard and the Utah state Jour
Fa- ~ ME GtaSnlaTH was mayor ne mad
e monopoly on this work and now the
only other local paper VIII receive q pro
Q0TrIoDsre share
The request Of the city treasurer for the
ests bu- hment Of tTeaSuTer's office in the
city hall and the appointment of as
sistsnt was referred 60 the finance com
mittee This - one of the TecpmUenda-
tions which were embodied i'm the special
auditors report submitted TO the council
e week ago
Poltax Collector Fred G.. Neshitt sub
mitted q communication 10 the council
explaining the cause for the errors In his
records which were criticized by the spe-
CiaI auditors
The United Commercial Travellers sub
rnitted petition asking permission TO
use CITY hall square upon which to enter
tain the visitors attending their COnVen-
lion. The petition was granted
Councilman Sam Thomas from the Third
ward introduced another resolution look
ing toward the regulation Of speed for au-
t0mobiles- The sUpulatIOus are q bout the
same as included i'm similar petitions in
rr0duced before The resolution was re-
ferred TO law committee The United
Railroad q Depot company asked for
substitute franchise in place Of the one
granted recently 10 the Schupe- Williams
Candy company for the laying Of spare
track across the intersection OF Twenty
sixth street and Wall avenue The rail-
road people insisted that they were not
IN the habit of putting tracks down under
2 franchise held hy private individual
The substitute ordinance passed three
readings and viii 20 10 the mayor for his
approval At once