Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-11
WILL VOTE FOR BONDS
Council VIII Doubtless Add to Taxpay-
crs' Burden AT Lively Session
Promised for Tonight.

a busy session is booked for the city
council this evening. Several matters
of Importance are on the program for
discussion and IL a like amount of
legal acumen and parliamentary erudi-
ton be displayed that has character
ized previous recent sessions, then this
evenings meeting promises not only
TO be interesting. but also protracted.
The return OF Mayor Bransford from
ms trip TO the coast is expected to
simplify one or two points of conten-
ton In the council. The matter of the
claim OF James Kennedy for pumping
water out of the intercepting sewer,
involving s9.9SS.54. which was passed
over for consideration until this even
ing only by stretching a parliamentary
point, and which was vetoed by Mayor
Bransford on account of the city's not
being liable, In his opinion, for the
debt, will either be returned to the
council with his reiterated disapproval
OF receive the sanction of the mayor
this evening. In case he insists on
the veto, there Is little question but the
council will pass the matter over his
head, as the members are practically
all in favor of allowing the claim.
Anothe- matter. passed up to the
mayor for action, and which Acting
Mayor A. j. Davis has refused to con-
slider in his capacity as head of the
cit9 government, is the action or the
council in authorizing the lowering of
the water mains on First South street
by the superintendent of waterworks
under an emergency" resolution
passed by the last session Of the coun-
ell City Attorney II. j. Dininny has
advised the council that such action
VIII be Illegal as the only proper way
for the city to have the work OF low
ering the mains is by following the
usual course of advertising for bids
and awarding the work in the regular
way. This, the council argues, would
require considerable time and would
delay the work OF paving east First
South street: and as Moran IL already
on the Job and waiting to commence
paving operations, the council con-
sidered II had a right to proceed with
the work of lowering the mains under
the emergency clause
The proposed issue of 100000 In wa
ter and sewer Improvement bonds Is al
so scheduled for consideration The
matter was preached last meeting. but
was laid over for another week. There
is little doubt that the American" ma
Jority viii vote solldly for the issue. re-
gardless of the fact that the city's
bonded Indebtedness now nearly reach
es four million dallars, and that the
taxpayers are grooming under the pres
ent heavy rate of assessment But
the word has gone forth among the
henchmen that they need the money
and 30 there you are.
Excuses may be- In order from those
counclmen who neglected TO abide by
the resolution accepting Rev. u. /.
Goshen's invitation to attend his
church yesterday to listen 10 his
charges against officers of the munich
pality. Several prominent members
Of the august body were conspicuous
by their absence. and II would be in
terestng to ascertain why they showed
this discourtesy TO the other members
OF the council and TO the reverend gem
tleman by not living up TO the action
Of the council In accepting the Invita-
ton to attend, Among those not pres
ent was the mover OF the resolution of
acceptance, Councilman 7. n. Black.