Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-21
Mayor Bransford's Message
Finds Favor With Tools of
The elmer Circle"
MEANS DEBT OF 100000.
rom Kearns' Narionettes Act Upon
suggestion OF $4,000 American
Beauties and Increase Debt.

Noi satisfied with the deficit of over
100000 already staring tho city In the
ace the city council last evening
odopted resolution looking to further
nhlnging the city into debt to the tune
NJ $500. 600 The proposition came up
in the form of message to the coun-
ci from Mayor Bransford, who strongly
urged that such action DO taken. That
the proposed bond issue was the direct
result Of the report OF the special au-
ditors, in which 1t was intimated that
the limit Of indebtedness of the city had
not yet been reached. was also appar-
ent and another thing was apparent,
too and that was that only the faith
fur had been let in on the secret that
A bond issue was to be sprung at last
evenings session. One more chance to
"get the money seemed to be the
moving thought with the american"
members of the council. and although
Councilman Hall showed by carefully
computed figures that the city could
get along without the bond issue, and
stll have moro money to spend for i'm
provements than 1t has yet spent in a
ike period. the bidding of the elmer
circle" was imperative and the motion
of Ferry that the city attorney investi-
gate the best method to adopt in float
ing the bonds went through, Council
man Fernstrom voting With the majori-
ty in favor OF the proposition.
MIR. HALLS FIGURES.
In discussing the report of the COM
mittee on estimate and apportionment,
Councilman Hall presented AN exhaus-
tive array of figures In which he com
pared the expenses of the city for the
past three months with the probable
expense for the balance of the year,
allowing what he deemed was u reason
able increase i'm the expenditures for
each department for the summer
months. He declared that on the basis
Of his figures the council would have
fund Of 5000, 700. OF to spend on public
improvements during the year, and ar
gued that there was no necessity at the
present time for plunging the city into
debt with big bond issue. He main
tanned that the report OF the commit
tee on estimate and apportionment was
made to show as little In the way of
receipts as possible and as much in the
way of expense as possible, In order to
frighten the taxpayers into voting for
a bond issue, rather than to have their
tax levy Increased. He closed a As
minute talk opposing the bond issue by
expressing the hope that the council
burden ON the backs of the taxpayers
present and future.
TWO NEGATIVE VOTES.
The report of the committee on esti-
mate and apportionment was adopted,
only Hall and Murdoch voting nay. The
report contained the statement to the
effect that in the opinion of the COM
nittee the city would be compelled TO
bonds n Ixa "a lpfA
sation of improvements present and
future.
The bill of the special auditors for s3,-
9ll.65 for work performed since Jan.
Is, came up. and Councilman Hall OPP
posed II on the ground that 1t was not
properly certified and audited, accord
ing to the rule of the council In allow
ing all bills
Councilman Ferry charged Mr.. Hall
with attempting to filibuster on the
matter and the vote was taken, show
ing II in favor of allowing the bill, and
against.
ENDS PAVING sQUABBLE.
One thing was accomplished by the
council last evening and that was the
ending of the dispute in regard to the
paving OF east First South street. Coun-
Gilman Black submitted a resolution
providing that the original contract
for the paving of the street be APP
proved, together with the recommended
tons of the mayor and city attorney
at the meeting week ago. To in
demnify the city against any possible
contingency In the way of damage
suits. the resolution included a clause
compelling the contractor to execute a
bond In favor of the city in the sum
Of 100000. p. j. Moran, to whom the
contract was originally let, filed a bond
In the sum of $50, 900 but owing to the
possible objections on technical grounds
In the matter of selecting either Cali
fornia asphalt or Utah asphalt by the
property owners, it was deemed adj
visable to increase the bond to ade-
quately protect the city in such con-
tingencies.
JOB FOR MEREDITH.
The appointment of special Police
man George Meredith, regarding which
Chief OF Police Tom Pitt a week ago
asked the council II the same had been
'pouched," was found to be lying In
the hands OF the committee, which had
failed TO act on the appointment. On
motion of Councilman Ferry the mat
ter was taken out of the hands Of the
committee and the appointment con-
firrned.
An estimate Of s2O,Oe5, go in favor OF
Contractor James Kennedy for sewer