Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-19
TOM NOW RIDES IN
kEARNS' MACHINE
Black and His Allies Are Won
Over by Persuaders Of the
sinner Circle
BOND ORDINANCE IS PASSED
City Council Ordains That Taxpayers
May Vote 10 Burden Themselves
Further ON July 20.

Now the 100000 bond issue is up "a
the people. The city council last night,
by n strict party vote OF to 6. passed
the long delayed ordinance authorizing
tho municipality to further bond itself
for 5000 600. for the ostensible purpose
OF extending the water and sewer sys-
TENS, should the people approve, at a
special election to be held July 90, 1908.
The point was not gained without a
struggle. Black and his co-lnsurgent,
Wood hung out until 40 minutes after
the session should have begun, and all
this time were being labored with by
the advocates of the bonds, besides the
big 'persuaders' of the Inner circle
who We're all in attendance at party
caucus being held in the office of May
or Bransford
Whatever means were used TO force
into line the two recalcitrants. their
success was most pronounced. as when
the measure came upon the floor for
discussion, Councilman Black was the
most enthusiastic advocate Of the pas
sage of the bond ordinance in its orig
inal form.
PERsUADERS THERE.
In attendance at the caucus, and re-
naming in the council hall until the
vote was announced on the passage of
the ordinance were Mayor Bransford,
j, r. McGinty American" party
chairman, Joseph Lippman, chief per
suader," and Asst. Persuader Frank
Sefrit. For more than an hour did
these valiant field marshals Of the
NAL decentralization labor with the In
surgent stalwarts. They were remind
ed that last night was the last chance
they would have to vote for the bonds;
pleading and threatening with political
humiliation the two members. should
they persist In their opposition to the
will of the Inner circle they played
winning hand with the refractory
pair, for when the time came for vot-
ing, both Councilman Black and Coun-
Gilman Wood declared that everything
they had held out for I'm the matter
had been conceded. and that they had
not opposed the bond issue very hard
anyhow.
OPPOSITION ACTIVE,
While the result Of voting was never
at any time in doubt, yet the leaders
of the opposition to the bond issue
were not idle. Councilman Hall at
tempted five different times to inject
amendments into the ordinance, for
purposes which he claimed would rec
ommend the issue to the favor of the
people, and FIVE times was he voted
down by the standing vote of to 6.
The only amendment the opposition
offered by Councilman Fernstrom
which provided for the expenditure of
sufficient of the money received from
the bonds to construct an aqueduct on
North Temple west OF Fourth West
Get, to take care of the flood wa
tore OF City creek. After some dis
cussion and the repression by Coun-
Gilman Black of some characteristic
ally sarcastic remarks aimed at Coun-
Gilman Fernstrom by the 'literateur''
from the Fourth--Councilman Stew
art--the amendment was accepted by
the majority and was incorporated In
the ordinance.
FOR MUNICIPAL PLANT.
Councilman Hall attempted to have
incorporated in the ordinance a pro-
vision setting aside $40 900 for the
erection of power plant at the mouth
OF Parley's canyon, to operate pumps
and furnish the city with electric
light Mr., Hall said this plant was
promised when the s1,000.000 bond
issue was authorized in 1905, but 1t
had never been built. "and this broken
promise viii kill the present bond is
sue" declared Councilman Hall. The
vote on this amendment was a sample
of the vote on every amendment which
was voted down. and OF the final vote
by which the ordinance was passed,
and was as follows:
Against the amendment-Bl Black,
Ferry, Martin. Raybould. Reedall,
Stewart, Wood, Davis.
For the amendment - Cowburn,
Fernstrom. Hodgson, Hall. Murdoch
70.
Absont--ODonnell.
Hall also introduced an amendment
to strike out the provision authoriz-
Ing the application OF money for the
payment for the portions OF the water
works system already completed, nota-
bly, tho 100000 due on the Firth South
water mains He said II was clearly
against the law to apply any OF the
money received from the sale OF bonds
to any work which has already been
completed, although the city does owe
for H. The amendment was voted
down. and shows one way In which the
administration intends to spend tho
bond money,
Councilman Fernstrom handed tho
auditing department of the city a body
blow during the course OF his remarks
opposing the bond ordinance. He said
In his opinion the council was making
mistake IN authorizing such large
issue, as the requirements Of the city
At this time do not call for such
large sum. III you had made tho
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