Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-31
ORATORY LACKING
At COUNCIL MEET
Old Members ProIong Their OFF,
cial Life as Long as
They May.
MEET AGAIN NEXT MONDAY.
Morning Session VIII Clean Up All Tn
finished Business and start New
Body With Clean slate,

Almost with his last breath as city
servant. Councilman Martin h. Mulvey
last night made VIGOROUS fight
against the granting TO lie Grand
Young a deed for city property in Emil
grafton canyon. The land was pur-
chased as watershed several years
ago at a cost Of s. per acre. Judge
Young proposed to take the land Off
the city's hands for the cost Of the
land and per cent since It was
bought He purposes using the land.
amounting to AZ acres for a right Of
way for the Emigration Canyon
Railroad company. The land Is Of no
use whatever to the city. in the opinion
Of several members Of the council.
After declaring that the granting OF
the deed was "A matter Of such wide
scope that It should go over 10 the
now council Councilman Mulvey lost
his fight. The matter has been before
the council for some time and the body
end its various committees have
threshed the proposition to a conclu-
sion Now Mr.. Mulvey would have all
the work gone over with by the now
members. Mulveys was the only vote
against the measure when the roll was
called.
- Al ohfNnl|aN sAC~N IN H.
The council stm has a lot Of undn-
ished business ahead OF IL and to take
care OF Il before It's Official life IS ex-
tlnct. Councilman w. Mont Ferry pro-
vided early in the evening that when
the body adjourn, Il adjourn 20 next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The
council. to al official intents and pur-
poses will become a political corpse
At noon Of the same day. Al that hour
there viii be sworn I'm the members
OF the new council At the Monday
morning session the ordinances propos-
ed by Westerman a Trader for pas
sage VIII come up. Numerous commit
tee reports win be acted upon and a
general cleanup will be effected.
The council referred to the new coun-
ci all petitions and communication
which We're fled with the city re-
corder 10 come up at last nights ses-
sion They win be taken no next Mon
day night and referred 20 new COM
mittecs.
TO KEEP SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Upon request Of Chief Of Police Tom
ID. Pit. the 10 special policemen pro-
vided for soon after the death OF PO-
liceman Charles Ford viii be retained
In service for not more than 30 days.
chief PITT represented to the council
that the force needs these special men
To combat the crime wave that seems
To have reached this city in It's wester-
ly course over the country.
Also, upon the request OF Chief Pitl
H. r. Yeagcr and j. II. Hinton were
confirmed as regular patrolmen. Yea
ger succeeds Jim Williams, who re-
signed 10 become a guard at the state
prison. Hinton succeeds Policeman
Charles Ford who was murdered while
ON duty.
CITY TO BUILD FENCE
At Tenth East street and Fifth
South street the city viii erect two
fences TO prevent accidents. There ale
high embankments at both these
points. The council appropriated Sl2b
Tor the construction work.
The council made an additional APP
preparation Of S25.S6 to pay taxes on
city property In Parley's canyon.
The petition OF A. X. NJ. Meyer, ask
ing relief from food waters west OF
Jordan river, which he expects viii
visit him again next spring. was filed.
The council has received two or three
bales OF such petitions and has under
way a plan to prevent the recurrence !
of the floods.
TO BUY ULMERS LAND.
The council decided TO buy 80 acres
of land in Parieys canyon from T.. |
NJ Ulmer at a cost OF $500.
y. n. Moyle offered the city pail /
eel Of 100 acres OF land in Parleys |
canyon. His price was too high, /
though, and the council authorized |
the recorder 20 notify him that II viii |
pay him 81. 500 for the watershed. Tho |
land adj0ins the Youngberg reservoir |
site.
The committee report on the request |
of lie Grand Young for right of way /
over certain streets I'm the eastern part /
of the city was favorable 10 the deaI. /
Councilman Mulvey fought the propo- |
sitlon. however. and succeeded in hav- /
ing % go 10 the city attorney To be re- |
ported 10 the new council. MI. Mulvey /
was opposed 10 granting the requests i
without a regular franchise.
TO SELL OLD MILLS.
The city Is going 90 sell the old wool
On mills east OF the state prison 10
Ben Harries FOR Sl05. According 90
Councilman Martin. there Is need OF
haste in this matter, or else there viii
be no mills 20 sell The walls alone
remain after the combat the elements
have Waged against the building The /