Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
BIDS UNPOPULAR
WITH THE COUNCIL
Americans" Block Attempt to
Cut Down Exorbitant Ad-
vertising Rates.
PAT MORAN WAS INTERESTED.
same Committee Kills Fernsfroni's Or
dnancc ON Blasting--Contractor
Among Alleged Offenders.

The Fernstrom resolution authoriz-
ing the city recorder to call for bids
from all the papers of the city for
publishing all necessary notices ror
Dublic improvements was killed by the
municipal laws committee last night
but IT is very probabye that Fenstrom
hi, II Is very probable that Fernstrom
II at the meeting OF the council next
Monday night. He attempted TO take
n out of the hands OF the committee
last Monday night. but failed, and 1t is
now his Intention 10 get at II III some
form SO that the cost of advertising
cau be cut down below the price now
Maid TO the organ of the american
party. Fernstrom claims that under
the new law the advertising as Wen
as the other work ON public improve
1ents paid by special take assessments
WIN have to be let to the lowest, bid
der. and II he can not get the council
TO adopt his resolution, he viii prob
ably get some property owner to refuse
10 nay for the advertising ana make
Test case Of it In the courts.
KILLED THE ORDINANCE.
The same committee also killed the
ordinance introduced by fernstrom, pro-
bibiting blasting in lime and stone
uuarrles inside the city limits. A large
number of complaints have been made
by the residents in the northern pact
OF the city against the blasting being
done in the lime quarry of the Ameri-
can Smelling y Refining company. 1t
seems however, that the city recently
leased the old Pascoe quarry TO Pat
Moran, and ii the ordinance were
uassed, 1t would mean that Pat would
have to close down that quarry also
He was on hand last night when the
committee considered the matter and
was successful in having the ordinance
lalled.
LIVELY CONTEST DUE.
The ordinance proposed by City Food
Inspector Frazier which contemplates
combining that Office with the office
Of sealer of weights and measures, was
considered by the laws committee, and
the recommendations of Mr. Frazier
will probably be carried out. a special
committee consisting of Fernstrom,
Holley, Inspector Frazier and the city
attorney, will draw up the ordinance
and will submit 1t to the council.
Should the consolidation of the two
departments take place, there will be
a lively contest between Frazier and
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Brough for the head of the department.
The position will pay $500, and there
year. The man who gets the first
place viii no doubt appoint the other
us his deputy.
GARBAGE QUESTION.
The sanitary committee considered
the Holiday ordinance restricting the
amount of garbage to be hauled free
from the business district of the city.
Wells proposed several amendments.
among which was placing time limit
during which garbage cans could be
placed on the sidewalks. AZ this
would mean the employment of an eX-
ira man for each team in the business
district, the committee decided that the
expense would be too heavy, so it de-
clded to recommend the passage of the
ordinance in it's original form.
THAT O. S. l.. GRADE.
The matter of lowering the grade of
the new Short Line tracks on First
South and Fourth West streets so that
teams could get over them, was con-
sidered for Il short time by the streets
committee, and it was left to Carter
and the city engineer to make solu-
ton OF the difficulty and report ia
the council Monday night,