The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-22
PHONE MATTER
WILL NOT DOWN
City Council Has Brand New
Ordinance Under ConSidera-
ton Dealing With Problem.
CONTRACT is RESCINDED
MUCH BUSINESS OF ROUTINE
NATURE TRANSACTED.

The city council considered the telephone
problem again last night. The city coun-
Gil always considers the telephone prob
lem. After the consumption of much time
in talk. the telephone problem has always
gone over until the next meeting.
The telephone matter came before the
council In brand new form last night. An
ordinance was introduced which provided
that all telephone companies should 1uI-
nsh the city fifty free instruments should
pay the city 81 a year license on phones
costing more than $50 a year, and 90 cents
a year for rentals under that amount and
should pay l per cent of its gross earn
ings.
dinance be read a first and second Tune
and be put on its final passage. Ihere
seemed to be much desire 10 hasten the
passage of the new ordinance in quarters
where delay had always been prominent
characteristic. There were speeches ana
speeches and finally the ordinance went
over until the next meeting. the excuse
or explanation on which the postpone
ment was hung being the fact that the
members had not been provided with
copies.
Another step i'm the telephone problem
was the resembling OF the contract be-
tween the city and the Bell Telephone
company whereby the company furnishes
the city free instruments. The CONTRACT,
according to the resolution introduced Dy
Mr.. Black. expires on Oct. !.
Ionq Session of Routine.
The council was in session nearly three
hours. Ii probably would not then nave
adjourned had it not been that the mem
. bers were invited to go to picture snow
and see the fight between Cans ana Mel
son.
J. w. Percival presented communica-
ton in which he stated that he had s0,O0
worth of material on hand which had been
ordered especially for city work, and
which of a right. ought 10 be lncludeu
in his contract in Federal Heights.
A resolution was introduced for the
curbing and gathering of Il street from
South Temple TO Second avenue, ana
paving with asphalt.
police officer in the vicinity of Union av-
enue upon the request of citizens OF the
neighborhood.
CATION of the Westminster Presbyterian
church protesting against the removal OF
the red light district TO the west side was
read and placed on file.
The Recommendation of the city engi-
neer that he be permitted to employ
chief engineer and two assistant engineers
for the pumping station Tor the interceptss
ing sewer was concurred in. Ihe chlel
engineer will get $40 month and the TWO
assistants $50 a month. house. the
DIAns for which were submitted. TO cost
s., 100 will be built at the station
Revelations Are Recommended.
Chief of Police Tom d. Pitt recommend
ed the revocation of the appointment OF
Frank G.. Smith as special policeman In
the Rio Grande yards an the appoint
ment of James 4.Ionroe and NJ. J. Collier
for service there.
The chief recommended the revocation
of the license of Mccoy Il Mead. proprie-
tors of the Social bar in Commercial
street on the ground that they permitted
boys TO play twenty-one and poker in the
place. and also the license of the Little
-
which p. F. Peterson is proprietor. be-
cause il is In the chiefs opinion "a bad
dump"
The board of public works reported that
the now famous intercepting sewer ought
To be ready for business by the middle OF
October.
The estimate of p ]. Moran for street
work in district IS. Capitol Hill, amount
ing to Si4 457. 95, was favoraDly acted upon.
The petition of the Improvement district
league in district Ia. Poplar Grove, for
a fire hydrant. was denied because the
streets were not open, and LIZ feet or
private porperty would have to be used.
w. l.. Willie. proprietor of the Louvre
cafe, was given refund or $ib as dam
ages winch he suffered during the time
his liquor license was held up The mon
ey will be applied on the license that be-
gins on Jan. /.
The claim of S5,2f59 of P. ]. O'Neil
for work in extension No 50 on the north
bench was favorably acted upon.
May exceed speed Limit.
Charles 7. Vail. former chief of the fire
department. was given permission to eX-
coed the automobile speed limit law in
connection with his new company, the
Fire Reporting company.
The draft of the new ordinances gov
erning the regulation of automobiles and
other vehicles prepared by Judge o. w.
Powers and the Salt Lake Automobile
club. was presented and referred to the
municipal laws committee.
\ committee of five was appointed to
examine the quality of the cement used
In the construction of sidewalks during
the past year. President Davis appointed
Mayor John s. Bransford, Henry McMil-
lin G. II. Raybould, Mark Reedall and
l. f. Hall.
\ proposition to expend 500 for pump
ing out the interceptinS sewer was de-
feated.
Diamond Coal. sold only by Citizens
Coal Co. Both phones 49,