Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-30
CITY COUNCIL IN
WEEKLY SESSION
Several Communications Re-
oelved and Considerable Ora
tory INDUCED in Last Night.
PROTEST ON FRANCHISES.
Charles Crane Addresses Corrcsuon.
dcnce ON Proposed Utah Light 4
Power Ordinance.

Tho strike situation received very
little attention at the hands of the city
council last night, although the Utah
Federation Of Labor sent in a Copy of
inc resolution passed by II On Sunday
endorsing the action Of the strikers.
The resolution was filed upon motion
OF Ferry without any comment what
| ever mas Wits the only matter which
| III any way pertalned to the strike and
| as NJ required no action ON the mart of
| the council there was not any oratory
| on that subject.
| AnoEher communication WAS received
| from the Federation OF Labor in which
| u was charged that foreigners were
given the preference over American
ahof on the public improvements now
| gong on in the city and that some of
| tne tOTemen on the work were receiving
~ FOR each foreigner thus employed as
| a bonus for the job, The c0lnmunica-
| ton stated THAI the federation entered a
| protest. against such action on the part
| or public contractors and gould furnish
lnQ council with ample proof of the
| charges If needed, Upon motion of
| carter the communication WAS referred
10 tine streets committee. and tho repre-
| sertatlYes of both sides of the contro-
on Thursday night when ii win be con-
sidered
The city engineer reported thar the
pfotcStants against the paving OF State
street between Seventh and Tenth
SCUM only represented about nue-ha1f
or the total abutting property. which
was not enough ia defeat the fnprore
ment. The city recorder wa S Therefore
instructed to proceed with Advertising
the notice OF intention 10 make the inn
proVenlent.
Several ordinances We're introduced
ana IIld over for one week. One Of
them was the new ordinance creating
poatd OF park commissioners to take
cfarse Of all parks in the city and to
supervise the parking Of the streets,
CHARLES CRANES PROTEST.
n protest was received from Charles
Crane against the granting uf the
extension Of the Utah Light and Rail-
way comp any'S franchise as proposed
In an ordinance submitted by tho o,ia-
pHnY last Monday night. The comm D.
nioatiDn states several reasons for op-
posing the matter First, Alr Crane
is OF the opinion that 20 years il long
enough for franchise to run ana
that franchise should not be granted
except by initiative and referendum:
second the peOnle should be- consider
u
the city should receive some profit for
the extension; 2oprth, 1.-THE Utah Light
and Railway company Is the llegiti-
mate Offspring OF a corporation which
for years, has like a htghwAyman,
held up the people of the entire state
by eSoTbltGnt freight charges. and de-
bauohes every legislature In our state
Your hon BILE body knows how
few DAYS since they tried 70 huldose
the city council Grant this franchise
and the Etreets which have cost The
people millions of dollars Will be-
come freight yards for this corpora
ton which denies 400 honest employees
the right to live decent lives"
Mr.. Crane suggests thaJ the fare
be reduced 10 > u GEMS between 6 and
S a, m. and and Z p. M. ami ina;
nj the end OF the franchise all the
property OF the company revert to the
city, The matter was referred TO the
municipal laws committee.
STREET IN BAD SHAPE.
A petition was received from j. w.
TIRE. the Martin Coal company and
about 200 other busiu ess men and
residents residing west of Fourth
West street asking that First South
street be put In a passable condition
SO that teams can get to and from
the business portion Of the city with
ont having to 20 two or three blocks
out of the way The petitioners state
that First South. North Temple and
First North streets are practically
closed to teams by the Short Line
Railroad company and that the Wa
duct on North Temple street is FOR
streets cars and IS not safe for teams,
The council referred the matter 20
the streets committee with power to
act in regard to First South street and
have II put In condition and the mt
nicipal laws committee was Instructed
to draw up an ordinance recurring the
railroad company to build vladuct
for wagons ana teams on North Tenn
rio street just north of the present
viaduCt.
WELLS RESOLUTION PASSES.
Wells introduced q resolution pro-
viding for the installation OF two clus'
ter light poles on the east and west
Sides OF the Brigham Young monument
instead OF the present arc lights there,
The cost OF the change Will not exceed
$3.50. IN support of his resolution he
urged that the change be made at once
so that the Improvement now under
way at the monument can be corlplet-
cd at once The posts Will conform 10
those 10 be used for cluster lights on
the east side of that block
Martin opposed the matter because
the poles to be used will not conform
To the permanent plan OF street llghtllS
to be adopted by the city, MulVey ia.
vored the resolution andHobday opposed
II. The resolution was adopted by
vote 81 s 10 6.
CONTRACT RELEASES.
The report of the committee OF the
whole In regard 10 releasing the Utah
Flren.oOiine company from It's con-
tract for sidewalk construction award
ed I'm 1905 was submitted. but, after
some little discussion. was laid over for
one week upon request OF Black and
CrabtTcc, .
SEEK REFUNDS.
Several petitions were received from
property owners asking for the refund
OF their special sidewalk TAX and inter
est an the money paid In by them on
the work which had been left uncoHl-
ple;ed by the contractors. The conncil
was on tho verge Of granting the petit
lions when Recorder Moreiom called
attention 10 the fact that there would
be probably u thousand more lusl IKE
tie ones before the council u these
we're granted. Upon his suggestion the
petItlnns weTo referred 70 the hnance
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