Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-11
City Council Votes Against Pur.
chase Under Conditions I'm.
posed by Company.
PEOPLE TO DECIDE QUESTION
In Mass Meeting to be Called b, Mayor
other Lighting Propositions
Under Consideration.
enoelal neutrality-suspicious.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. Sept. 1.-THE matter Of the
purchase OF the electric oompauy's lie
tribuiion system was taken from the
moved that II be the sense OF the eoun-
ell last evening and Councilman Miller
moved that IL be teh sense OF the coun-
ell that a special election be held 70
vote bonds for the purchase OF the
plant, and that before the election the
matter be placed before the people IN
mas meeting. In the discussion OF
the motion It became evident that It
was the opinion Of the council that
the council should decide whether 1t
was in favor Of buying the plant I'M
der the conditions imposed by the COM
pany. and should be able to give 10
the people the opinion OF the council
and then lei the people finally decide.
The motion was divided, and a vote
taken on the special election to vote
bonds was voted down.
Councilman Miller then moved that
| the action OF the council and the whole
lighting question be submitted to the
people in a mass meeting. Carried. The
mayor was authorized TO call the meet
ing
The committee on electric light was
also lnstruced TO obtain information In
regard TO obtaining light from Spring
VILE and the Utah County Light a.
Power company. and the committee on
railroads and telegaphs was instructed
to confer with the telephone companies
| in the matter OF getting the privilege
OF stringing eleuric light wires on their
poles
Councilman Partridge suggested that
the matter OF erecting a temporary dis
tributing plant and obtain power from
the factory or from Tanners race,
and also the erection Of four or hve
towers for lighting the city. which was
quite successful In some eastern cities,
might also be investigated but no ac-
tion was taken on this.
The supervisor OF streets was IN
structed TO notify all parties having
fences on the streets TO remove them.
L. o. Taft personally extended an In
vltation TO the city council and ofilcers
10 a Dutch lunch 10 be given by the
Commercial club AT the club rooms
Wednesday evening, and asked that the
Pasture lane be sprlnkled for the races
The invitation was accepted and th'
shrinking was referred TO the commit
tee on fire department with power L
act. Mr. Taft also asked N the Fai
grounds committee might use the cit
sprinkler when the city Is not usinl
H. This was referred 10 the cOmmiue
on fire, department.
Chairman Miller OF the committee o.
judiciary reported that his committe
was not prepared 10 report on IN
matter OF the drug store ordinance, a
r there were some matters connected VII
e the question which the committee de
!, sired TO present before the council J
| committee OF the whole. and as ther
( ! was A suit against the council, wnlc
$ was caused by the council going int
e the committee OF the whole. and sittin
y | with closed doors, he asked that IN
: city attorney be asked 10 give
II opinion on the authority OF the eoun
eli TO 20 into committee OF the whol
a and sit with closed doors. The GIL
4 attorney was so instructed,
= The committee. 10 which was y
a terred the matter OF constant employ
z ment OF the city engineer, reported
favor Of the engineer being perm'
e nently employed I'll Jan. l. Repo
a adopted.
q REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETS,
The woman's Republican club held I
IS ! opening meeting for the season al q
, home OF the vice president, Mrs Re-
I. smoot. last evening with a large a
tendance. Hon. W. +. Rydalch was u
ie principal speaker He reviewed u
4. splendid record o, the Republican ia
~. and referred especially 10 the be
p efcent LEGISLATION enacted by the Ia
AZ Congress. Senator smoot spoke oslei
on the advantage OF long terms OF ser