The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
CITY COUNCIL IN
REGULAR SESSION
Several Communications Re-
ceived on Street Car Strike
and Labor Matters.
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
MORE LONG FRANCHISES
One Hundred Dollars ApprO-
priated for Grand Army Uses
on Decoration Day.

The City Council took no actlon
respecting the street car strike situa'
lion at the meeting Monday evening.
Resolutions had been prepared, but re-
manned in the pockets of the members,
IL not being considered desirable TO
take any action until it was seen that
an agreement could not be reached,
Another resolution respecting the IL
censes of the two Mormon concerns
which had been discovered selling
liquor TO young boys was withheld, as
it has been decided not to prosecute
the firms.
Communications were received on the
street railway question, One was from
Charles Crane, who, as a ratepayer and
citizen. protested against the extension
OF the Utah Light and Railway fran
chise, for reasons which he thought
would appeal to every intelligent mem
Der of the Council These were.
first, that instead of fifty years, pro.
gressive communities now confined
such franchises TO twenty years; sec
ond the people had not been con
suited in the matter, and the initiative
and referendum plan should be
adopted; third. the granting of all such
privileges should be made profitable to
lhe city. and fourth, the corporation
asking for the renewed franchise was
nc illegitimate child Of n corporation
which for years has, like highway
man, held up the people of the entire
country by exorbitant charges. He OBJ
streets, which cost millions, to be
used only as freight yards by a oorpo-
ration which denies 10 400 honest en-
ployees the right to live decently. The
communication was filed.
The Utah Federation of Labor sub
mltted a copy of resolution passed al
the meeting Sunday indorsing the
strike, which was also filed.
The meeting was a long one. and
number of small matters were taken
up. The president, A. j. Davis, was
the only absentee. all the Mormon
members turning ont for the first time
for some weeks. On motion of Coun-
Gilman Mulvey, Councilman i. S. Wells
presided.
The Council passed vote Of 500 to
the Grand Army for use on Decoration
day.
The Utah Federation of Labor sent
in a communication charging that
aliens were being employed by con
tractors on public work, and that sub
foremen had been selling jobs on pub.
lie work TO these for a dollar head,
They offered to submit evidence in
support Of their charges. The Street
committee viii ask them to submit
such evidence at it's next meeting,
\ largel{. signed petition was re.
ceived. csl&g attention to the bad
condition of First South. from Third
West TO Fourth West. Il called atten,
ton To the fact that the street was
in possession Of the railroads, who had
built up a high grade to suit them
selves and laid their tracks in such a
manner as TO cause Inconvenience to
residents, At North Temple the viaduct
* not open 10 teams, and with the con
1ition Of First South they arc in bad
shape. This was referred 10 the
Street committee, with power TO act.
Boutwell, & McConahy notified the
Council that the resolution calling upon
The street supervisor TO open Tenth
East 10 ten rods south of Eighth South
had not been complied with, and that
= resident named Sears had taken
planting trees This VIII be looked into
by the Street committee, with the City
Attorney.
Mayor Thompson reported that he
had a~"ointed Henry II. Bockholt in
spector Of plumbing in place of Fred
>, Spencer. who had resigned. The ap-
pointmens was confirmed.
Judge Ogden Hiles, City Attorney,
submitted his opinion on phases of the
Utah Fireproofipg contract. as re.
quired by Councilman Black at the
last meeting. He reiterated previous
opinions. and said that the deviations
from the amount Of the approximate
estimate had In this case been ey-
tended as far as could be reasonably
expected, He was not willing to take
the responsibility of advising the city
iYl- g :,
afterTaTd sue on the bond under the
Interpretation of such doubtful con.
tract. The probable cost would be too
great
Rudolph Alf, city auditor, submitted
form Of coupon warrant rs authorized
AZ the last Legislature. the same having
been approved by the City Attorney.
maturity, and s per cent after delin-
queney- There are two forms of Ave
and ten payments.
Pat Moran will be compelled 10 nav
mp the S1525 which he has owed the
city on the Pascoe lime quarry contract
since December 12, 1905. With inter.
est it amounts 10 $l57210 The audit
or reported that he had not settled and
II was ordered that steps be taken to
collect the money.
L.. C. Kelsey, city Engineer. submit
ted an estimate of the cost Of constrnc
ton OF hoppers and buildings for the
removal of garbage from the city 10
be s410o. AS the work is an Immediate
necessity it was ordered done by the
city at once.
Property owners representing 746.s
feet Of property and with the Joseph
r. Walker estate, which owns 862l<
feet. in all 1905 $40 feet, protested
against the paving of State street be
tween Seventh and Tenth South. Thi:
pput TO the street committee
request Of DR.. Stewart, city health
superintendent, 20 have an inspector
appointed to regulate tine dumping oi
night soil, went over to the sanitary
committee.
The Board Of Works sent in a con,
,nunicntion stating that they were un
able to get the various electric ant
telephone companies TO remove thci
poles from the paved district, the CEN
panies claiming that they could not Dc
so until the city got it's fire and polio,
wires out Of the wgY, WIS fled, th,