Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
C0UNC|LMEN SIT
IN QUIET PEACE
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Last Nights Session otLawmak-
ers UneventfuI and Un-
usually Dull.
BLACK INDUCES IN A JOKE.
He. solcmnly Lets the City Pay Two
Men for One job Until After
Election.

Neloped in last nights session of tho
city council. Messrs. Fernstrom and
Stewart failing to put in an appear
ance to take part in the proceedings.
a great deal of routine business was
attended TO, however, the report Of the
engineering committee recommending
the parking and paving with refined
asphalt of Seventh East and Fourth
East streets from South Temple to
Third South street, being one OF the
projects for Improvement adopted
work on the paving and parking win be
commenced at once. The parking will
be "a feet wide in the center of the
street, and the paving portions on
each side viii be also "a feet in width.
The petition ofW. +. James and 9TH
ers that the Utah Light & Railway
company be compelled. to set the new
trolley poles on the north side of East
First South street next to the curb,
instead OF inside of the curb, was re-
ferred back to the committees on en-
cheering and streets. Reports for these
committees We're handed in on the mat
ter, the engineering committees recon-
mendation that the petition be denied,
and the streets committee recommen-
dalton that It be granted, being signed
by only three members in each in
stance This ties the report from both
I. =
member OF the engineering commit
tee was not present. the reports went
back to the committees for another
week.
TANGLE FOR. TYLER.
Another matter which went over for
week was the recommendation of
the police committee that the accep-
tance by the of police Of the res,
ignation of Patrolman j. T. Tyler be
0fr,t, ant 1,t
Chief Pitt of Harold r. McMartln to
fill the vacancy caused by Tyler's res
ignation, however. was confirmed
The request that the resignation of
Tyler so over was made by Mr.. Black,
and Notwithstanding that Mr.. Tyler
was still an officer on the police force.
SIS far as the acceptance of his resigna-
ton was concerned, and is still doubt
less drawing his salary as such officer,
the appointment OF Mr. McMartin to
fill his position, with his name also on
the city payroll for the same work for
which Tyler is being paid, was con-
trmed by the council.
There is a suspicion that Mr.Black was
playing horse" with the council when
he moved that the resignation of Tyler
so over for another week. Mr.. BLACK
Is in the habit of appearing very seri-
Gus sometimes when he is in reality
fchock full Of mirth. And the fact
that they were authorizing two men
to receive pay for one mans job, UNI
III probably after election, perhaps did
not occur to the majority of the solonsg
sitting in solemn assembly last even
ing,
officer Tyler, It viii be remembered
was found one recent Sunday evening
within the pro cts of a saloon, which
was supposed to be tightly iidded down
upon the Sabbath. The officer. it Is al
Is 1,It
preserver of law and order, not only
failed In his sworn duty to close said
saloon on the Sunday. but according to
the best evidence obtainable in rela-
ton to tho case, actually exhibited In
dcations of having imbibed heavily Of
the draft that inebriates at the fount of
that self same saloon Upon being
confronted with his Sabbath evening
misdeeds, Patrolman Tyler's resigna-
ton was presented forthwith, and the
same was carried up to the council
with the proceedings had in regard
thereto last evening as chronicled
above.
Far be it from any good citizen to
impugn the motives of the august city
council, or to deny Mr.. Black the en-
ioylnent of his little joke But the
question Which the taxpayer will ask
himself is, are Mr.. Tyler and MI. Nc
Martin both receiving pay for one
mans work, until after election?
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The council passed number of I'M
provement estimates, as follows: Third
and fourth partial estimates paving
extension 81. in favor of z. ]. Moran.
S27,S29.73: second. third and fourth
partial estimates on sewer extension
1856, In favor Of Davis s. Heuser, $751;
1898
The petition of Edward Hunter for
the subdivision OF lots 5 and .. *
%, five-acre plat A, the streets w be
dedicated to the city. was granted.
w. j. Mckenzie. whose saloon at 80
Commercial street. was closed by the
council was granted refund of $3.50
for the uneXpired 16 days of his
license.
The council authorized the transfer
of Lester Moreton. son of City Record
er j. B. Moreton. from the civil to
the criminal division of the city court
to fill a vacancy. and the appointment,
q DevereauS Wilson to fill Moreton's
place in the civil division.
Fire Chief w. II. Chores appoints
ment OF Otto Smith and e. IT. Silver
as fremen was also approved.
requlstion from Chief Galore, for