Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-27
Long Delay in Council is at Last
Concluded by Black and
Crabtree.
COUNCIL IN BUSY SESSION.
Chief Mckenzie Sends in Communica-
ton Regarding salt Palace Officer
Now Under Arrest.

Although the report of the commit
tee was ready to be submitted to the
council action on the new franchise OF
the Utah Light & Railway company
was postponed for one week last night
upon the request OF Attorney T. H.
williams for the company. When the
matter was brought up in its regular
course Councilman Black. who presided
at the meeting in the absence OF Presl-
dent Davis, asked that 1t be laid over
for one week as II was desired OIL the
company to make a few changes IN the
franchise which permits the company
to make a number of needed eXtentlohs
To its present system 80
Fernstrom asked to hear from MI
Williams on the matter and the latter
stated to the council that he wanted
the report OF the committee lald over
and 1t was 30 ordered.
A petition was received from the Tel
luride Realty company asking that
Federal Heights, which lies east OF
Popperton place, be annexed 10 tne
CITY There has been some doubt as 70
whether or not that addition Is not all
ready inside the city limits and 1t is
asked that the matter be determined
and the territory annexed IL 1t is found
to be on the outside. The
matter was referred to the engineer
ing committee as was also petition
of a similar character from Emily +.
Witbeck and others asking that the
territory between Fifth and Ninth East
streets and from the southern limits of
the city to Twelfth South street be an
nexed to the city
SALE NOT CONFIRMED.
Upon objections being raised by
h. col hN
and Water Commissioner Mathews
of lots in City Creek canyon addition
and on the north bench for $4,000 was
not confirmed by the council The land
was sold at auction last week but when
the matter was submitted for approval
by the council Preece raised the object
ion that he did not think the price
was high enough. He cited the Ellis
bid of $4,000 and declared that ELLIS
had offered that much for the land
three or four years ago and as real
estate had been advancing in price
very rapidly during the past few years
he thought that the property should
bring better price now the BIDS on
all the property were ordered rejected by
the council but Black gave notice of
reconsideration and will try to confirm
the sales next Monday night when he
has more support from the American"
members, several of whom were alb
sent last night.
BELL MUST ACT.
Black introduced resolution which
was adopted notifying the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company to
remove Its poles from the center of
Sixth East street from Brigham to
Third South streets within 10 days. or
the work would be done by the city
engineer and charged TO the company
The council passed the ordinance
creating parking district No. ], which
will be under the jurisdiction of the
new board Of park commissioners to
be appointed the first Of the year. The
district includes all the paved streets
in the residence district and also First
and Second avenues which are now be-
ing macadamized.
LAGUERRIER REMOVED.
The initial communication from
Chief OF Police Mckenzie vas submit
ted to the council last night and was
acted upon favorably, II removed
Special Police officer A. j. Laguerrier.
who has been on duty at the Salt Pal
zee this summer, and who Is now un-
der arrest upon a criminal charge of
immoral conduct The chief recon-
mended that Laguerrier be deprived of
his star. and the council at once con-
CURED in the recommendation.
The chief sent in the appointments
of John r. Hale as special officer at the
Morrison Merrill lumber plant, and
Con Haley as special officer at the Rio
Grande yards. both of which were con-
frmed.
City Engineer Kelsey reported that
the estimated cost of completing the
pumping plant, motor and discharge
pipes at the pumping station on the
new intercepting sewer is $4,000 pro
vided wooden stave pipe is used, but
500, 900 If iron pipe Is used, The mat
ter was referred to the engineering and
sewerage committees for consideration,