The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-21
hi COUNCIL HAS
| RED-HOT SESSION
IsIu,al of Ogden Rapid Transit
'IIonpany to Obey orders
Causes Uproar.
|nI MOVE OUT OF 80 nr,,n,
TOWN IF 50 DESIRE
|.rid EecIeS and Matt Brown
ine Are Accused of Trying
- to Run City.

.,bl 10 The Tribune.
.snsN, Dec. ?o.-"If the Ogden Rapid
=, company viii not obey the law,
80 IN favor OF allowing IT to tear
,.,ss from the streets Of the city
ave out of town as they have
I.u1ed to do
a. and similar statements were mace
'-.rhsr, of the city council tonight
sssied discussion, lasting Two hourss
,'s involved the right OF the CITY 20
"a The street railway company 20
IcE swain specifications In the lay
~, ~ trocks on seven blocks In the
|51.1 district. ~ ,,r =,
v,,'esI OF the council, prepared spec
IE.,,srs which called for creosoted ties,
p,.DIrcb rails. concrete abutments and
..cdern construction for the tracks
"a. y. nsvsd districts. a committee from
s,,,ncil met with David Eccles, the
t.I,ni NJ the system. and his asSo-
- h discuss the specifications. The
- raIlway people fatty refused TO FOL
h. ihe specifications, which are prac-
I'm the same as are used In the paved
|is.ts in Salt Lake city: claiming that
|isoald cost between $4,000 and Sl5,O0O
fy,rl for the work II compelled 10 fol-
-
rany threatened the council with re-
- 10 make certain extensions on
F,,ssvsiourth street and other parts OF
sIiy Al the request OF the council
E-~r,ee provisional construction
I,rard was prepared by City Engineer
E-f,f and presented as q substitute to-
IN /, was when this was submitted
~, the upToar started.
grhs4itute Fails to Pass.
psrcIlmen Wilson. Dana, Austin and
Is.-s led the fight against the Rapid
F,.slt company. while CouRcilmen
X m favor Of adopting the substitute
|-xhztIons for fear that the Rapid
Ir,slt company would make good its
La. to make no further extensions In
n tity. After long debate. the vote
! iiopt the engineers revised speclfica-
p resulted in its being lost by tie
Ia Of 4 10 4. Counc!lmen Humphries
II Thomas we're absent In the heat OF
u GsuSion Councilman Dickson made
L raspceessful effort to have the coun-
q 70 Into session as committee of the
H., for further discussion.
rezzeimeu Powers. Austin. Wilson and
[ri. In speaking 10 the motion. declared
II David EccIes. Matt Browning and
IL ptleI OH1lsIS VI iIt OSbGll AGDJu
lasiIt company are trying to run the
n ard desired TO have their names put
s reord as opposed 10 any such efforts.
~ EOlloh having been lost. Councilman
lis'1 moved 10 table the communica-
y from the city engineer, which was
zeby vote OF to /, leaving the mat
Y IN unsettled condition.
Council Gets Cold Feet.
4
Z. city council became afflicted with
len attack Of cold feet when George
I'qs proprietor Of the Globe saloon, with
II rlo7neys and witnesses. appeared for
%E deferred hearing on the matter
ligVokns his retail liquor license On
rcc1 Of Attorney w. l.. Maglnnis, rep
1anas frye, the hearing was again
ln7oaed until the case now pending
" city court against the saloon man.
IaESs him with allowing gambling In
0n connected with his saloon, Is
I-7es Of. Judge Msglnnis argued that
ssnbers OF the council would be in
Etspt Of the district court should the
3Ssiings be held