Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-30
I'GUSTING SIGHT
.IHI GDUNCILJRO0MS
,,.,,nsn Forget Rules OF De-
WV .,,cy While Considering
Franchise Matter.
rlsrIN OFFERS TO FIGHT.
., Kearnsite Subsidies, How
, ,nproach Of Sergcant-at-
,-ms-Action Deferred

.r eouncilmen gathered last
!, the council chamber and IN
isD her may. perchanco or perhaps
% qua me reason for much that fol-
,neir gathering. Challenges TO
/ NV combat. charges OF corruption
a,her sensational features were
,.s,pr. A goodly number Of citi-
,rere assembled I'm the council
go among them beinga few wo-
"a thew had chance such as
n,. comes 10 witness the perform
4 hlU ..,s,ruen. To those counclmen
~ ,.,orted themselves IN gentleman
s'l w Is due the statement that
/ .n m The city's manipulators acted
l e' s,nizens OF menageries, but there
AW ue abundance OF action and color
W. ,sual I'm cases where questions
= -ti,c honesty arise, l.. d. Martin
N fcht telling Councilman
s.l...,,orn thai II any OF his insinu-
100 ooulied 10 him (Martin) he
~ bunch his (FernstrOm' face
w.. ~ bs got a block away from the
oei~s Mounted Officer Jim Taylor
pu. . ifs,or Rransford silenced Martin
az rornstrgm volunteered TO Mar
,hst he inslnuated nothing. but
~ be saws anything he says Il
rrrht out
a., assembled as the committee OF
,a ~hoie 10 consider the franchise or
N. r-tah Light & Railway company.
4, Nj conclusion Of the meeting 10
~ -sfsrred back 20 the council with
w. -seommendatlOn and II Is likely
~. bitter fight viii again come up
,lo-l,v when the franchise is read for
9Te hing the councils committee
AL ,,complish They viii give a fran
rt's, Ia the company 20 operate a line
orer Eleventh. East from Second South
snl thence 90 Tenth South as prayed
IN tv a numorOusly signed petition.
rsv win also permit the company TO
I'm his cars over IT'S present Fort
Douglas routing Alternating cars
wHl h. operated that residents OF both
streets may share equally IN the SER
vice, .,,...,,-e,
whom the company's proposal TO light
.bs ,,tv with I 900 arc lights at n cost
If N0oC0 came up. party lines were
suny 10 the four winds and the war
Sors were unleashed. Bitterness,
cbsr.es Of personal interest ana retort
s9plnv AS sevese al onda assumed
dangerous proportions. II was well
tbaf Tim TAYLOR. the policeman, who
scf. as sergeant 40 arms for the couu+
IN sessions. As a man OF generous pro-
portions aud sturdy muscle.
MARTIN BELLIGERENr.
l. D Martin. always belligerent
wanted % know by what authority
MAYOR Bfsnsf0rd and the councilmen
NO went east 90 inspect municipal
Nzaing systems appeared before the
0.n requesting action I'm the matter
ALT before the council by them.
Nayo, Bwusf0rds cool reply that he
coasisgd a resolution introduced be-
Con, De council by Mr.. Martin and
adop,ei By Il suhiAieut authority, |
nle.-ie Martin and somewhat CREST
hnen be- resumed his seat.
TIE proposal OF the company, on con-
ltm that the franchise as presented !
ty ID IS passed. is TO install Loco lights |
d 9N per light per year II promises |
b cyTeld from $4,000 20 $50. 900 I'm |
Improving its power plant TO accOmmo- |
ia,f DE applied service.
Tha report OF the committee which |
llreslgaied lighting OF eastern cities, |
ds.ar thar on account OF tho wide |
streets and long blocks, gas lighting as |
proposed would not be practicable.
OBJECTIONS OFFERED.
Mirtn and Black We're twins for sew
.N minutes in protesting against /
ls sahting III 30 many favoTs 20 the /
ah Ligh a Hallway company. They /
lecapl that the city was becoming a /
'Aic zoo the corporation. destinations /
de not spared Mayor Bransford.
A.as1 On excellent sef-control the
Mayo ll1 uot retot ln the same spirit. 4
lpiN'iet as "a business man solicit
" 'ae councils action 10 the best in-
iesl % hc city Councilman Mulvey
pa councilman Tuddenham declared
q. Ne gas lighting would be too ex-
-''e 10 the city Others were of the
t 'Nhlpn. but Martin stili showed
~ el'cu9h toward the proposal OF
Yaen people 90 place gas lamps
lne city'g illumination.
Hiei al Manager Wells OF the come
a vas ee!led % the council chamber I
= !" ana AIT Montgomery, also OF the
.,'f a.si thoroughly explained 70 the
.. -,.'''nen The details OF the proposal
.,.' lt -mpeues, circuits. Transformers.
u W.. volts. luminous equivalents
. .llsr technical details were hurled
n, 49,. counicllmen Just as II they knew
f''HT LASTS TILL MIDNIGHT.
,r|t,. ana forth the fight waged the
Bo,.i 1e was condemned. praised and
oi an1 h nanaled without gloves Tor
N n, 1uu bad, but no action was t,ten
n, \ stounc.lmen II was nearly mia
somniist.s5 Dsolutely nothing had been
n Il, Dolncilpan Fernstrom' SEEM, iI'
4 Ky session would be proIono'd
or NJ. early morning. moved ~ ~
vi ~ franchise and lighting n.y.
Ision ,he council at next Mo16sv's
N n,,A motion 10 adjourn was a.
anlma ,s upon which tho vote re- ,, VIZ
Ran