The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-19
COUNCIL TALKS
OF MUDDY WAYS
American Party Members Seek
to Draw Attention From
State Streets Condition.
THEY CITE FOURTH WEST
AND SUGGEST THAT HERALD
LET UP ON FIGHT.

That the American party members of
the city council would like 10 have Inc
Herald discontinue its work ~ ofllslhs
the disgraceful condition OF state street
to public notice was indicated by thelc
actions at last nights meeting Evidently
they believe the State street situation Is
justified by what they aliege to be
worse condition on Fourth West street
The matter came up with the inJfoduc-
tion of resolution by Councilman l1OD-
day ordering the street supervisor 10 take
immediate steps towards placing tourtn
West street, between South Temple ana
First South streets, in shape for traffic.
THE Herald says State street Is in a
disgraceful coalition said HoDday' ouC
The Herald ought TO go and take a look
at Fourth West street. State street SIM
ply isn't in it for mud.
THE Herald had better quit printing
pictures of State street" shot in Council
man Black at his iuncture lie followed
this by intima~ NJ that the mud on state
street is only a trifling affair. council
man Fernstrom then took hand in the
discussion.
he said, but ] want to tell you that
Fourth West street is 50 bad that II IS
impossible to get teamsters 10 make an
effort to deliver coal there. They Won
draw it, as whenever they try their
wagons or harness break down and nine
times out of ten they have TO get someone
else TO come and help drag them out
Councilman Carter gave it as his opin-
ion that Fourth West street was one OF
the streets that the Rio Grande Western
had agreed to gravel, but no one seemed
very clear as TO whether the street was
included in the arrangement with the
road Carter finally said ne thought he
could get Superintendent Wclby to take
a reasonable view of the matter, so the
resolution was withdrawn and the matter
referred to Carter with power TO act.
Druggists Are Cited.
Councilman Mulvey came forward with
a resolution citing the Van Dyke Drug
company, the Bridge Drug company, l..
p. Kerwood, Frank E. Whitworth, West
Side Pharmacy company. +. 4. Idness-
the Hoover Drug company, " o.. An
ness and the DOuil Drug ComVans TO ap-
pear before the license committee on
Thursd/y night to show cause why they
should have retail druggists liquor H.
censes, and also why they should not ne
compelled to pay back license indebted
ness. The resolution passed anu the clerk
was instructed to notify the stores IN
question of the action of the council
The following promotions and appoint
ments in the fire department. were rec
commended by Chief Vail and confirmed
by the council: Lieutenant Fitzgerald to
be captain. TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF Captain J. ". Love;
Lieutenant A. r. Williams 20 be captain
Firemen James Murphy. Andrew Eikrem
and Harry Robbins to he lieutenants, and
c. l.. Ritchie, Andrew Mack and Charles
Perkes to be firemen.
The bids for city work during the cur
rent year were read and on motion OF
Councilman Mulvey were laid over to be
taken up by committee of the whole on
Thursday night next
Complain of Car Service.
Under the head of special business a pc
ttiOn Of residents of the New England ad
dition protesting against the street car
service they have had recently from the
West Side Rapid Transit company, was
read The petition TeciteS that the serv
ice has always been bad. but that on the
18th. 18th, 18th and 18th of the present
month no cars at all were run and the
people were forced TO go out Of their way
To ride on the cars OF the Utah Light and
Railway company
The franchise under which the com
pany operates was granted in 1891 and the
petitioners say its terms have not been
lived up to and that the company should
he declared to have forfeited its right to
it. The matter was referred to the com
mittee on laws and the officials of the
company were cited to appear before the
council Thursday night to show cause
why the franchise should not be revoked
Several bids for supplying 4O00 feet Of
hose for city use were read and referred
TO the finance and fire committees. CHIEF
Sheets wrote. declining 10 recommend the
renewal of the license now held by Tom
Higgins, who was recently arrested for
violating the Sunday closing law, and the
license was declared forfeited at the eX-
piTatiOn of its present term.
The matter Of the appointment of a park
commission came up in the regular course
of business and on motion OF Councilman
HOLIDAY a meeting of the committees on
public grounds finance and municipal law
was held after the council meeting. At
this meeting COunCilmen Ferry, HOLIDAY
and FernStrOm were appointed to meet
Wednesday in the office of the city at
Iorney, when some proposed ordinances
bearing on the matter will be considered.