Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-22
Contractor Turned Down on His
Bonus Claimed Due on
Big Conduit.
AMERICANS FEAR AFTER-CLAP
City Council Decides That Official
Name OF salt Lakes Chief Thor
oughfarc Is Main Street

/ CONTRACTOR Z. Nblalt WIZ HaN- w
sue the, city for his bonus OF $3.50,
claimed to be due for completing tho
| Big Cottonwood conduit ahead of con-
tract time. If he over expects TO get t.,
as the city council last night not only
rejected the claim for the full amount
but also rejected the claim Of $1,000
which the board of public works and
the city attorney decided Moran was
entitled to. BY a unanimous vote all
papers In connection with the bonus
wero ordered filed upon the recommen-
| dation OF q report from the finance COM
| mitten signed by Couucimen Ferry,
Black. and Fernstrom. There is hardly
any question but that the contractor
will file suit against the city within a
| few days and ask judgment for the full
| amount OF his claim.
| After making the contractor a pres
| ent of $4,000 In extra work on the con-
| duit Just after the present administra-
| ton took hold of the city's affairs. 1t
! was not deemed advisable by the Am
! erican" aggregation of city wiseheads
10 come right out and hand Moran the
sum of $3.50 on silver platter as that
would create too much of a stir and 1t
might have some Ill effect in political
| circles this coming fall. True an at
| tempt was made to pass the full
| amount of the bonus when II was sub
mitted to tho council saudwiched in be-
| tween some partial estimates due Nor
| an on contract work and in fact 1t did
| slip through and received the approval
| of the mayor but 1t was caught by City
| Auditor Alf who refused igGllp n
warrant for the amount until he had
| received certain information for au-
thorizlng the payment of the claim.
The auditors action started things
| going and Mayor Thompson Immediate
| ~ withdrew his approval of the bonus
| and asked for an investigation. The
| matter was referred to the finance COM
| mittee and the board of public works
| and the latter found that instead of be-
| Ing entitled to a bonus for 81 days as
claimed the contractor was only en-
| titled 10 a bonus for Is days amounting
| TO S2700. The board reported its find
| ings 10 the council and the report was
| referred to the finance committee.
HAVE A BETTER EFFECT"
| AT least three caucusses were held in
| relation to the matter by the 'Ameri-
| can" city officials and other leaders of
| the party. 1t was finally decided that
| it would look much better and have a
| better effect with the pablo II the
| claim should be rejected absolutely and
| cause Moran 10 sue. In the event that
| Moran sues and secures Judgment
| against the city for the full amount or
| for any amount, the city will no doubt
| have to pay the costs of suit in addt-
| ton TO any amount found due Moran.
| But the administration does not mind
| that and will take a chance on the
| courts action. When the finance COM
| mi read last night
| ommending that the claim for the bo-
| nus be rejected. it was adopted by a
| unanimous vote and without a single
| comment
DECIDES ON MAIN STREET
| Unless the majority OF the members
| of the council change their minds by
| the time an ordinance is drawn UP and
| introduced remaining some of the
streets of the city. East Temple street,
| the principal business street of the
| city viii hereafter be officially known
as Main street. Councilman Wells,
| backed by several others, has made a
hard fight against having the principal
| street of the city bearing a name which
| is used for the principal business street
| of nearly every little country village
in the United States. He suggested
| that a name of more dignity be used
| but the majority of the council con-
| tended that the street has been called
| Main street Tor years and the mer-
| chants will always use that name no
| matter what the city ordinances call it,
! The committee on engineering reported
| several weeks ago recommending the
| change of name from East Temple to
| Main street, but Mr.. Wells has had 1t
| laid over several times i'm order to find
| better name and 10 convert the major
| ity to his side. He was unsuccessful,
| however, so when the report was taken
~. In In fn1a ss~nu a H..
vote of six to FIVE. Those voting for
| the report are Black. Carter. Ferry.
Holiday. Martin and Davis. Those
| against 1t are Barnes. Fernstrom, Hol-
| ley, Mulvey and Wells. -Four council
| men We're absent.
INCREASE IN SALARIES.
Mulvoy introduced an ordinance in
| creasing the salary of the clerk of
| the waterworks department from ST.
| 900 TO. $1,000 per annum and the
storekeepAr OF the department from
| $3.50 TO $1,OS0 per year. The matter
| was referred TO the waterworks COM
mittee for consideration.
new memorial to Congress was
| approved by the council In which Il Is
asked that the city be allowed to con-
! struct boulevard across the military
reservation so as 20 connect with the
| Wasatch boulvard. 1t will be for
warded to Utah's representatives in
| Congress.
Earl Dunshee and several other
| property owners petitioned the council
| To extend the boundaries Of the city
on the south and east 30 az to include
| TN area Of about 60 acres running
south To Twelfth South and East from
Thirteenth 10 Fifteenth East streets
The municipal laws committee and
the city engineer and city attorney
vii handle the petition.
City Recorder Moreton reported the
hnes and forfeitures in the criminal
division of the city court FOR the
month Of December TO be Sl,Te9;
the fees In the civil division OF the
court amounting to si12.75; franchise
fees, s4O0 automobile licenses, 81; to-
tai, Se,2T0.75.
The council appropriated sI57 as
the clty's portion OF tho cost 10 re-
pair tho damage done TO the Goddess
or Liberty ON top of the City and