Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-06
Marked by Passage Of One Of
Best City Ordinances
OF the Year.
is ALONG BUSINESS LINES
Martin Bobs Up With One That Is sat
Upon--Dnvis Gets GavcI---
Carter Wakes Up.


ment In the history OF the council.
The ordinance is the ona recommended
for passage by Westerman & Trader,
expert accountants, who have been GO
ing over the city's account books for
nearly year. The ordinance pro-
vides FOR board OF estimate and APP
| pOrtionment to consist Of the mayor,
| auditor president of the council and
| members Of the finance committe, with
the city recorder as secretary This
| committee will meet the second Mon
| day In February to estimate the ex~
| pense for carrying the city through
| the coming year and to each depart
ment viii apporton a certion portion
! of the citys funds. In the regular
way, then, heads of departments and
! other city officials when requiring the
expenditure of moneys will draw upon
the council in requisition. specifying
| the exact nature of the expense which
| Ii Is desired to incur. The council il
| then to approprite the amount re-
quested The members of the various
committees and heads of departments
| will know at all times just how much
] money Is available and In no case
| will the expenditures be allowed to
| exceed the estimate except where lie
| or property is in danger and then GER
| tain conditions have to he met me
| ordinance contemplates business
| like administration of the citys imam
| ces and a strict regulation of all ac-
| counts. At another meeting of the
| committee provided for, to be held IN
| July OF each year the committee VIII
consider the tax levy. having before
| IL n comprehensive statement or the
| city'a needs and conditions that the
| subject NAV he appdoached intelli-
gently. The final vote for the pas
| sage of the ordinance was affirmatiVe
| on the part OF every member.
MARTINS MOVE.
l.. d. Martin presented resolution
authorizing the proper city officers to
enter into contract with the Utah
Light & Railway company for 600 lum-
inous arc Iigfbs at a cost of $50 each per
year and with the Utah Gas q Coke
company for q double row of gas arc
| lights In State street north OF Eagle
| gate and thence up Canyon road to
Second avenue and thence east to West
street and also in Second South street
| from state street TO Tenth East street
at cost OF S2S per year for each light.
| When the resolution was presented
| there was a bitter fight. Martin lead
| ing as an advocate of gas, holding that
the city should have just wedge of
| competition in its lighting to compel
| the Utah Light & Railway company TO
| confirpe itself 10 the terms of its con-
4 tract FernBtrom, Mulvey, Barnes and
| other members opposed the resolution,
| asking that 1t go before the new council
| for It's consideration. Upon the final
| outcome this was done with the reso-
| luton.
| During the discussion Councilman
| Fernstrom drew a pointed parallel be-
| tween the present case and that In Mis-
souri, In which Gov. Folk came to the
front, finally ending in the governors
seat by reason of the stand he had TAX
en- for the people In relation to gas
franchises and contracts, Mr.. Fern
strom declared that certain counclmen
In Missouri were now behind peniten-
tlary walls and that there was little
difference In their cases and some he
called to mind in this city.
GAvEL FOR DAVIS.
The members of the old council
upon adjournment presented to Presl-
dent A. j. Davis handsome gavei
made by Boyd Park from native noun
tain mahogany and native silver. Upon
the bands and ferrules are engraved
the names of the council and an APP
propriate inscription with the date and
occasion of the presentation craven up-
on It, Councilman Tuddenham made
the presentation speech and In doing
so paid tribute to the impartiality OF
President Davis In all matters coming
to him for consideration and for his
kindliness to each member of the coun-
ell. President Davis, who had left a
sick bed TO be present at the last ses-
sion OF the council, responded in few
words, regretting that his physical
condition prevented him from express
Ing his sentiments as he felt them. He
declared that the occasion was not a
happy one when he considered the ma
ture OF the occasion, which was one OF
parting and separation but he did
thank the members for their interest
in their work and for their kindnesses
toward him.
ALL "BUTToNHoLED."
Each member as he entered the
council chamber this morning was
"buttonhoed" by Chief Jantor John
son OF the Joint building. He was
provided with goodly supply of frag
rant carnations from the hot houses at
Liberty park. Each member wore a
| particOlored bouquet, as did each MEM
| ber-elect and the occupants OF seats
| In the press box" the city recorder
and his deputies There were many
spectators present TO witness the pass
| ing of the body. All members were
| present with the exception of Council
| man 1lulon S. Wells. In the absence of
| President Davis. who entered the
| chamber later, however, Councilman
Ferry was selected as president pro-
| TEN,
CONSIDERABLE ROUTINE.
There was considerable batch" OF
| routine 20 come before the retiring
body for IT'S consideration, that the IN.
coming aldermen might have their
burdens lightened as much as possible.
| Mayor Branaford's veto OF the commit
tee report recommending the purchase
| OF tho s. L. Moyle tract I'm Parley's
canyon was sustained by the unanl-
nous vote Of the council
The city recorder reported as clerk
of the ety's courts that In the criminal
division Of the city court for the month
| OF December 81 ,9647h had been col
leeted in fines ana forfeituros, S32 from
state cases, t22e.75 In the clvi division.
The recorder collected $3.50 from auto.
mobile licenses making total OF So
2l2,b0 for the month
The council appropriated sa.03G. 60 for
the salt Lake Hardware company Ia
payment for the new gasoline engines
installed al the pumping plant on Utah
lake.
Payrolls amounting TO sil.379.n were
passed
The city poundkeeper reported the
collection of s6275.
In the consideration OF the resolu-
ton adopting the new system OF an-
counts, which WAS adopted Wester-
man & Trader. expert accountants.
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