Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-14
cannot Stand for the Expense OF
Lighting Salt Lakes Sole
Monument.
FERNsTRoM is SARCASTIC,
Agnes That City Can Pay 10 Install
Arc Lights Before Councilmen's
Residences, However

CITY council can not SlaHu Al u"
enormous expenditure Of $3.50 to In
stall cluster lights at the intersection
40 Main and South Temple streets in
order to properly light up that inn
nortant intersection as well as 10
light the only public monument there
&c in the city, yet they can easily af-
card TO throw away $175 in a sham
law suit to test the new scrip law,
,chich. according to their own city
attorney. is perfectly legal and needs
no test whatever. The Wells resolution
which provided for the installation of
the new lights at the Brigham Young
monument was passed by the city
council and sent to Mayor Thompson
who vetoed it on the ground that tho
lights were on the plot dedicated to
the monument association and the
expense Of any change should be
borne by the association.
Wells explained several times to
the members of the council that the
city put the lights in that are there
now, and that the association did not
ask for the change but he did simply
10 have the lights conform to the new
lights to be installed on the east side
OF Main street from South Temple to
First South,
Fernstrom argued that the city
could as we'll afford to spend $3.50 to
light up that intersection as to spend
money putting in arc lights in front
OF property belonging to councilmen.
He stated that in all cities where there
are public monuments they are well
lighted up so that visitors may see
them at night as well as in the dny.
MARTINS soLICGTuDE.
Martin and HOLIDAY both strongly
opposed the change IN the lights be-
cause they thought the city could not
AFFORD to spend $3.50 at that particu-
lar point, The result was that when
the roll was called on the veto Of the
mayor IT was sustained by a vote of
to 6, Fernstrom. Wells, Mulvey.
Preece, Barnes and Holley voting
against the veto
FERNSTROM RETALIATES.
Later ON Fernstrom attempted Ia
have the resolution adopted last Mon
day night in regard to appropriating
Sl75 for the test case reconsidered and
the action of the council rescinded. He
declared that there was no need of
wasting the citys money by making
test case when the law has been de-
clared all right by the city attorney.
The American members with the eX-
ception OF Mulvey did not agree with
Fernstrom in the matter and We're
perfectly willing to throw that sum
OF the council in appropriating the
money was lost by a vote OF to :.
The ruling of the chair in regard to the
vote was questioned but Black, who
presided on account of the absence of
President Davis declared that 1t took
a majority of the council to adopt the
resolution and hence II should require
majority to rescind action on it and
rs seven was not a majority of the
council he declared the motion lost.
An appeal was taken from his decision
but he was sustained by mis- followers.
The money viii therefore be appropri-
ated.
Black found himself all alone in his
effort to reconsider the action of the
council in releasing the Utah Fire
PROBING company from its contract for
the construction of cement sidewalks
When the company was released last
week he gave notice of reconsideration
and when the matter was brought up
last night he promptly moved to recon-
slider the former action of the council.
After waiting a few seconds for sec
ond 10 his motion he declared II lost
for failure OF a second.
Your second Is not here tonight" de-
cired Mulvey. This dig at Crabtree.
who has stood with Black in nearly all
matters in the council, was highly APP
preciated by the members and brought
forth considerable laughter.
The company had the contract for
sidewalks during 1905 and II construct
pr about five times as much as it's con-
tract called for and then refused to do
any more. The city attorney held that
the company could not be compelled to
DO more work so the council released 1t
from its contract. The matter has
hung fire for weeks but will now go to
the mayor for his approval.
MAY GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
A resolution was passed after that
matter was disposed of authorizing the
cay engineer and the board of public
works to at once close UP all matters
with the company and secure a release
nom II of all claims which II might
nave against the city.
a resolution was also adopted au-
ihorzlng the city treasurer 20 refund
all money paid In by property owners
for sidewalks not completed under the
tab Fireproohng company contract
and extensions.
FERNSTROM's LIFE LINE.
In order that the city may be able TO
stand It's portion OF the expenses Of
public improvements Fernstrom intro
nuced resolution authorizing the city
eudllor to transfer from the streetS
lhnd to the special Improvement fund a
huiilcient sum to pay for the city's por-
ION OF all such improvements. There
Is said 10 be enough money in the
street fund with which to carry on
such special work and hence not delay
pubic improvements. The American"
nempcrs ~ the council have been fig
IrlIg for some time past some way OF
mating up the deficit IN the special
lInpl oVement fund so that they could
go ahead with the work. They were
Eetting in very serious straits but this
,, les may be the means OF help