Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-14
ASK BONDS AND
sQUANDER MONEY
7,vo Features Uppermost in the
Council Session Last
Night.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
shading Municipal Poverty Expense
is Incurred in Alniost Every De-
partmcnt to Add to Burdens.

After three hours of schoolboy
...argling over matters which should
s,,o been settled in committee, but
,rb,ch we're reserved for small spec
.,.,iar displays on the floor of the
.ho,rher. the city council last evening
rassed up most of its work for the
asy, meeting. Talk, talk talk. Proper
,r%;etv on the part of the American"
majority to ring in "hierarch' splitter
AID delay action on matters of real In
teres, formed part of the proceedings
last night. With but the slightest JUS
,,scstion. other than the desire to make
a little spectacular stunt Councilman
stewart made insinuations against the
,rta,tinns of n member who was work.
Ing 10 get through in its original shape
the First South street paving project,
which has been repeatedly held UP by
me indecision of the council in at
tsmptlng to grapple with 1t; and be-
s5es this. considerable time was occu-
IA with argument as to whether the
dtv asphaltutn mine, out of which it is
Tr6posed to supply the proposed paving
material for First South street, con-
,oned sufficient material with which to
rave two city block or not, councilman
Ferry expressing his doubts III the mat
tar while Councilman Martin strenu-
sisly defended the mine. saying he
himself had seen enough asphalt in the
nine 10 pave every street in Salt Lake
cnnnty, whereat further argument
ceased.
DELAYED ONE MORE WEEK.
Mayor Bransfords suggestion to al
fer the contract for the paving Of First
South street to free the city from la
bIty IN case of the selection of Cali-
fcrnia asbhaltum for paving in front
Of their property was turned down,
and after much discussion the matter
was brought to a head by Councilman
Hall, who moved the adoption of
resolution, directing the public works
board TO advertise for new bids for the
work Fernstrom urged the council
not 10 parley over the matter but to
nave the work proceeded with accord
ing 10 the contract already signed and
agreed to by the council. Stewart here
ihteriected his attempt at sarcasm di-
rected at Councilman Fernstrom A
great deal of time was occupied in this
discussion, and a motion to rescind the
action of the council taken a week
ago. was made by Stewart which was
carried. on motion of Fernstrom the
matter was put off another week.
SECOND AVENUE PROTEST.
,, ..,so,.. 80 c.oo,,d a,,erra no.
rue [ cll' OK sS go strent ogsin
tMe '., Na,'S ~ ioe,u a III ,,'st,,,.t tha
iseltoasu eiS so IN sid.,,,aii5 on tbar
~ iSs - az 11oilt nc N
y - ~ III Ia 80, 80 ia liz Tho
,s,itianars ra,,.,5ln,,+as sat feat front
~ ~, tho siJan',I1 a,,t 81 a Total ~
sue feet frontega Tho netition-
,rs said in their apnea, "a the council:
III seems III ms tbat i communication
representing the wishes of so large II
maturity Of the property owners should
receive consideration before final action
/, taken.' The petition was referred
10 the Improvement committee.
THE BOND ISSUE.
The committee on estimates and APP
portlonnent submitted its report and
after some discussion the consideration
Of the same was deferred one week.
The committee recommended that a
new ordinance be drafted authorizing
the city TO bond itself for the continu-
alton OF present and projection of fur
Their improvements, which the commit
Tee claimed was absolutely necessary II
any further improvements are carried
out.
That the city was practically with
out means was not disputed. and toe
necessity for adopting some lheats
with which to continue improvements
and meet the huge oVerdaft now racing
,,ve Cn,bcii,ran Hail and ISernstron,