Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-08
COUNCIL PLAYING
POLITICAL GAME
gearns Underlings Bring Up Mat
ters Intended to Curry Favor
With Voters.
70 CLOSE UNPAvEO ALLEYS.
chic, Of Police and Health Commits
.ioncr Authorized 70 Take SUM-
mary action.

politics OF the most petty sort Is be-
,,~ rfaycd by the city council At last
.isbrs session two matters came be-
a., that body and their only effect
a. ,bof sought by the American" meme
hors rsvponsible for them They made
~ tho council an advertising bureau
s,r trs Kcarus-driven clique an control
n municipal Affairs other matters
,err of routine nature.
Ostersibly 20 make the American
,rood ostrong" with the striking teleg-
-srnere Councilman Mulvey intro
5p..8 d resolution calling attention to
te strike which has been ON for over
,re weeks and asking the council TO
chow by the adoption OF the measure
mat id deprecates the attitude OF the
western Union Telegraph company, the
p,,taI Telegraph Gable company ana
hs Associated Press, and that 1t Is III
.,,opathy with the cause OF the strik-
u The resolution was adopted
ghsu the resolution had been de-
.,,red by the chair as adopted. Coun-
Gilman Fernstrom evoked laugh by
D'ee{vr5f good is that going 60 do2'
Councilman Mulvcy with more snow
oftra rue spirit behind the resolution
tban ne intended. declared thal ~
.ciocbad 2S votes for the American
party
ANOTHER PETTY PLAY.
The other advertisement which VIII
fnl "a lasting place Zoo tho minute oOyH
w the council sessions ~as the report
n ID w. Gamble building Inspector
Tho report sought to- show mat UP
rarts of 81 GOO 900 worth of building rs
a. rropross in the city These hEures
vui evidently be- used To- snow now
fbo American" party is reclaimihs lhe
citv from its former state OF H'l'''
and stagnation ...ors
irf. the record coming as lt docs
c,l, "a few weeks before election
csuged smiles 20 spread over the cuun-
cunanie couuteuaEccs while 'h''
we're being read. &c.
ono of the most important matters
before the session was "a resolution
tv Councilman Martin which was
Fl.,,,, n. the CITY attorney at his
rgauast. authorizing the health com
missioner and the chief Of police 10
erect larIicades an the entrances 10
tn,pavcd ALLEYS within the district
wherein thcy were declared nuisances
bv the council "a year ago. ne iS7"-
luton prevailed ,..,4.,,
boveyer. Councilman Fernsirom de-
CLEARED that while la complete syn
pathy with any action thHt Wouiu
euro the enforcement or lhe oIull-
auce. he believed the proper ploceeu-
.,ire would be- for the health commls-
sioncr O. effect the arrest ot tpe own
e,s M proucrty ahutting on these al
hvsaud 10 charge them with maintain
ing nuisance and Go follow the mat
fer up ln court prosecution. Al was
admitted. however, that this course
was usually subject 60 such delays as
90 be- almost Ineffective.
MATTERS MERELY ROUTINE.
The j. Il. PeeTy estate is asking
remission 10 build material chute
and covered pdssagcway at their
building u course OF construction az
Third south and West Temple streets.
30 rests with the streets committee.
Some merrment was occasiuned oy
a letter from the Telluride Realty COM
pany in which il stated that IL
had been unable 20 reach any agree
mcnt with the board of regents OF the
University OF Utah I'm the matter of
dsdioutiug street between federai
Heights and the university. For adj
msment q was referred 10 the streets
committee.
A further wrinkle was put I'm the
treasury by the refundlng az $50 %
tht Home Investment company Tor
special taxes paid for work not yet
done at Niuth South. between Third
and Fourth East streets.
Permission. under the supervision li
Gmndo Western Railway company tu
bum rubbish ON its depot site.
Chairman j. T.. Darmer Of the
American party's city committee
submitted list of persons suitable 10
act as Judges at The forthcoming cleo
ton. Tho list went 10 the elections
committee.
Engineer Kclscy's estimates for WA
temIn .ytenslon 1Ql and for water
main extension 1876 were on center
according Co "a communication from tho
board oG public works Kclscys esti-
mates Hl the cost Of this work were
below the contractors figures. The
fnanc. committee will try 90 find the
money to lct the contract
ANOTHER HOLE IN LID.
Everybody smiled when another hole
went into the nd on the strong box for
A60I This hes the amount due as the
cNs portion OF the assessment levied
900 stock Zoo the East Jordan Canal
company.
John Carlson. at tho request Of The
oregon Short Line Railway company
John IlalNOrscn and Hans Anderson. at
lla request OF Councilman fornsirom
N superior addition. Wero appointed
tN'..". Uulice 90 serve without pay ana
ih0 council confirmed the appointments
lHH probation officers are to hc ape
pointed at S15 each per month Tho
Committee tO which was referred Mayor
huus'Hrls request f0r authority to
apn0.u these officers reported faVurahly
upon tho request tho committees rec
nu Wus adopted by the council ana
he appointments by the mayor win f1l-
hw AnrtY
Charlie Van. tho fire chief OF whom
ihe worst that can hc said BE- that he is
~ bld political company. VIII go go
Washington 90 attend the convention
M nIU chiefs Two hundred dollars
was appropriated hy the council 60 dee
nav Dos expenses upon his request In
lDl'sf r0uiers iu th. action the mayor
800 CABS" Do This natter Mayor Ihomp-
n Jailed tn approve similar action
i"u boo behalf of Frank Hines, super
lNl.naout uf WnterWorkH.
IHe council decided last night 90
pave tha south side of Fourth South
.N''I between State and Second East
'"is the north boundary walk of
'Ne ''N ana county building square.
Io CARRY FLOOD WATERS.
a rH1Iuilon By President Davis pro-
lHNf Tor nn appropriation of 500
IiA Ton the surveying and laying
NNI H. ditch .f tho n..aH .lHU Nf fht