Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-26
FERRY FAILS TO
CONVINCE THEM
"LiteIine" Resolution Held up by
City Council for a
Week.
TO INVESTIGATE FINANCES.
Auditor VIII Furnish each Member
with Copy of Report so They
Can All Get Posted.

The Ferry resolution relative to ask
Ing the legislature to pass u law per-
hitting the city council to levy tax
Of not more than three mills for the
payment Of interest on the bonds and
for the creation OF sinking fund to
redeem the bonds, was held up by the
city council last night for ~ week so
Ms To allow tho councilmen to secure
COPIES of the auditors report and post
themselves OF the financies Of the city
10 that they may appear before the
legislature with facts which will con-
vince the members that the law Is alb
g0utely necessary.
When the matter was brought up
last night, Ferry, Mulvey, and other
american" councilman made strong
pleas in favor Of adopting the reso-
luton, They contended that politics
should play no part in this proposition
but that the councilmen should do their
DUTY aud help the city out OF its pres
ent financial difficulties. Ferry said,
however, that IL the resolution were
not passed by unanimous vote, it would
do no good as II would have no effect
unless the entire council was In Ihvor
Of il and would help support the mat
ter before the committee OF lesiylat~
crs which would have II in hand.
Ternstron stated that he w;Ls not
ready to vote on the resolution as he
wanted some facts and figures TO show
that such "A law was necessary lie
expressed much doubt as to the action
of the legislature as he said the DEM
orrats had very few friends in mat
body, and the Americans had none
at all. and unless the council could
present the necessary figures, 1t would
90 10, No laul n
help. He asked that the matter be
laid over for one week and that the
auditor be requested TO furnish each
councilman with a copy of his report
No that all could hc posted ON the mat
tor when II comes up next Monday
for final consideration IN compliance
with Fernstroms's request. Ferry NOV
ed that the matter be laid over until
next Monday night ana the motion was
carried.
AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.
The unusual spectacle of city conrcil-
men opposing am important street light
ing Improvement on Main street be-
tween South TenlpIe and First South
streets when 1t would not cost the city
one cent was what happened at the
council meeting last night. The busi-
ness men on the east side OF Main
street IN the district mentioned petit
toned the council a week ago TO be
allowed to put in cluster light poles IN
front of their property ana maintain
them al their own expense for the pur-
pose of beautifying the street. The
matter was referred TO the committee
on improvements and AT it's meeting
last Thursday night plan OF narrow
ing the street. increasing the. width OF
the sidewalk, putting the trolley poles
on the sides of the streets and putting
I4.rt,a fsMT,
Fourth South street, was discussed. IT
appears that the committee could not
agree on the kind of poles to be used
and hence the matter was held up and
no report was made last night.
HOLIDAY moved that the matter be
taken out of the hands of the commit
tee and acted upon by the council SO
that there would be no delay In the
work proposed by the business men.
The motion was carried over the strong
opposition of Martin and Black Mar
tin was very strenuous in his opposition
to granting the petition and gave no.
tice that II II was granted he would
move for a reconsideration on next
Monday night and thus tie 1t up until
that time anyway.
Holiday roasted Martin for his stand
IN the matter and thought that his ac-
tion savored of petty spite. Mulvey,
Fernstrom, Tuddenham and severaf
UIntf SpQhb III ldNOI VI NAJ
petition and stated that they could see
40 reason why these parties should not
be allowed 10 make the Improvement.
especially as 1t would not cost the city
anything and would act as an example
TO other business firms and might in
duce them to do likewise. Should the
street ever be narrowed down as con-
templated the property owners would
place their lamp posts ont to the curb
line without cost TO the CITY,
Former Fire Chief w. Fl. Bywater
was given the privilege OF the floor.
and explained the petition OF the bnsl-
ness men and stated that they were
anxious to commence work at once.
Tho petition was finally granted by n
vote of 10 to s, Black, Martin and Ferry
voting in the negative, Martin gave
notice of reconsideration at the next
meeting The plan proposed by tho
petitioners is to place lamp posts SO
feet apart in that block and each post
will contain n cluster of i've 32-candle
power inCandescent lights.
CRITICISM ON BOARD.
Fernstrom roasted the board of
public works because of It's action in
approving estimates in favor OF Con-
tractor T. p. Ford when his contracts
were not properly completed and II
became necessary for the council
10 Instruct the street supervisor 10
properly back-iill the waterworks and