Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-01
Nine Of the Faithful Remained
Away From Boxing
Contest.
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
Adopted Resolution Providing For
Purchase OF is U. S. Standard
Voting Machines.

were present at the council meeting
last night. transacted more important
business In less time than has been
done In many u day by that body.
Among the very important matters at
tended TO were the adoption of the res
olution providing for the purchase Of IS
United States standard voting machines
for use in the elections In this city; the
authorization Of the macadamzng o:
Second avenue from Canyon road to
West street: another attempt 10 appro-
pirate $4,000 for earthquake and fire
sufferers; the changing of the names Of
the streets of the city as recommended
by the city engineer and the three couh-
oilmen from the Fourth precinct.
WANT VOTING MACHINES.
BY unanimous vote the council
adopted the report OF the special yots
ing machine committee recommending
the purchase of the voting machines,
and also adopted the resolution submit
ted by the committee on that matte.
which follows:
1--WE, the special committee on votns
machines, beg leave to report as follows
In the matter OF the adoption of yotlns
machines IN the city Of Salt Lake: We.
have examined the sample machine
submitted and have carefully consid-
cred the subject and are Of the opinion
that It would be for the best interests
OF our citizens TO install the machines
We believe that their use In Salt Lax
will do away with mistakes ana delays
that are known TO exist In the present
system OF voting. and will at the same
time greatly reduce the expense oil COLI
Quoting the elections.
I'VE find that 30 machines VIII be
SUFFICIENT to equip the city, and as tn.
county commissioners have agreed with
this committee that II the city VIII
purchase Is machines the county VIII
purchase a like number. we recommend
That the city close the agreement by
formal action at this time To TINS
end we propose the adoption OF the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That Salt Lake city pur-
chase Is United States standard votins
machines at the price OF 500 eacn pro-
yided Salt Lake county purchases a
like number, and be 1t futher
Resolved, That the special commit
zoe on voting machines and the city At
torney be. and they hereby are. au'
thorIzed and directed to ascertain thr
hest manner OF paying for the machines
and TO draft a suitable contract Tor tne
n,,rchsse and to submit same 10 ths
council at its next meeting,
COST or $500 EACH.
plack moved the adoption Of the. re-
mort and the resolution, and IN explain
alton OF the matter stated tnat the
cottntv commissioners and the voting MAJ
chine committee met yesterday after
noon ana agreed TO purchase 80 ma
chimes for use I'm the city ana -FOUR Tor
use I'm the county districts outside the
citv limits. The city was to pay tor
* NJ the machines and the county Tor
is and when the city elections were on
the city could have the use OF the ~
machines. and when the county elec-
tlons were on the county should nave
the use of them In the city. -
The machines are to cost 500 eacn
and he said that the committee mad
considered n plan OF paying for them
In Ave years. The saving In the cost
of elections by the use OF the machines
no said viii be $500 per year ana
the machines VIII pay for themselves
IN five years.
Mulyey wanted to know how long the
machines would last, and I'm answer 10
his question, Mr.. Hamilton, the repre-
sentative OF the company, replied that
Ills company MbHiu kiNN ~ ''ii' 49,
the secretary of state to keep them III
repair for Ave years, and that the ma
chimes would last 100 years. This was
satisfactory to the members OF me
council and the report and resolution
were adopted by a unanimous vote
The county commissioners Will meet
tomorrow and sign up contract for
tho purchase Of It's machines. and the
contract for the city's machines VIII
III. -. .l...s gs.ata
ell meeting next Monday night. IL Is
therefore practically assured that 'hc
citizens Of Salt Lake city and county
will have the privilege OF voting by
machine at the coming fall election
and within 30 minutes after the polls
close on election day, the final retlu'df
~ the election will have been annrunc'
cd and the people will know definitely
who has been victorious.
SECOND AVENUE CLUB,
The members Of the Setond Avenue
club may now rest assured that theil
efforts for the Improvement of thai
avenue have D. en- successful, and thai
It will he 90 ed guttered and macad
amized ~ -ntlre length, thus maklns
u the ettiest and longest straight
drive = tho city.
" matchmaking viii be 40 feet "
IN. and the distance between thu
sidewalk and the gutter VIII be increas
cd on each side of the avenue, and vi
be parked All OF the poles Will be re-
moved from the center of the street
thus LAYING u an ideal boulevard Thu
sewer win he completed along the ave
nuo before the macadamizing Is done 81
that the street will not have to be d's
turbed after completed.
The matter was brought TO the nj
tentlon OF the council last night b.
the city recorder reporting that he ha'
advertised notice OF intention 10 maxi
the improvements, aud that of tho tota
frontage on the avenue OF 1926. 40 Zee
the protestants only represented
frontage OF 5,974h feet, which was les
than half of the necessary frontage 4
defeat the Improvement. The improve
ment was therefore authorized. and (!
is the intention OF the committee I,
arrange for l0-year payments on tn,
Improvement so that the property own
ers viii not be overburdened In payn.
FOR the work
REMAINING STREETS.
The council adopted the report ant
recommendations Of the three coun
cilmen from the Fourth precinct an,
the city engineer in regard to renam
ing certnln streets OF the city. Al o
the 1872 foot streets Of the city vii
retain their present names all con
tlnuations OF the wide streets viii tax
the name of the parent street: al
streets less than 132 feet In width run
Ming east and west will be called ave
nues; all streets Of every width run
ming north aud south will be calle'
streets; no change will be made II
the name OF the lettered streets in tn
Fourth precinct; no change Will b
made In the name OF East Templ
street: all applications In the names
OF streets viii be done away with. Al
ordinance is now being drawn up max