Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-21

Nil' tUtfI IDIu me So nltNpi nNHIrtDfN
also asked him for an opinion but he
never got one. I understand There
are some things that look mysterious
about this affair I believe that there
Is a conspiracy on foot 70 allow the
machines tO-run That u the way II
looks 20 me. I am certain " one
thing and that Is that the saloonmcn
and cigarmcn had $1,000 IN certain
bank Ia the city FOR the American
campaign fund and that it has been
drawn out Of the bank and applied
LANGUAGE INToLERABLE.
Councilman Hall was IN favor Of in
structinR the police 90 close the ma
chimes. He said that he thought from
reading the opinion that the attorney
inferred that some of the counciimen
had asked for the opinion for the pur-
pose of making political capital out Of
ID. Ills inslnuation, he said. II he had
Interpreted the language correctly
ought not 10 be tolerated.
Councilman Plack amended Mr.
l'ernstroms motion 20 have the opinion
referred Co the police aud prison COM
nlttee. he was seconded BY ono Of
his colleagues and the president placed
10 In the hands 81 the committee FOR
consideration. A report Will be made
next Monday night
When bin OF S275 Tor detective
services rendered by tho Thicl Deiec..
tive agency came up. Councilman HaN
said that be thought that the city WAS
doing its own detective work Upon
investigation Il was learned that two
detectives were employed curing the
9. A. r. week 10 capture crooks As
far as the police records show these
detectives did nothing for their money
and from the number OF thefts during
the week there were plenty Of pick
IN. "a Hall asked
10 have the bill laid over q week for
investigation and no objection was
made.
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST
In sewer extension No. 30, petit
ton was presented which bore the
protests Of n property owners who
own "A 900 feet Of frontage on the pro-
posed extension. II was sent TO the
engineer TO check up. II Is probable
that the extension has been defeated.
In communication TO the council,
Mayor BransfOrd recommended that a
concrete conduit be constructed trom
state street 10 point In city creek
canyon opposite Sixth avenue. The
distance Us 1900 feet and the cost VIII
be about $4,000. the money TO be taken
out of the bond fund Tho engineer
was instructed 10 draw up plans and
specifications, and submit them TO the
council
william Jones and 20 property own
ers asked the council IN a letter last
night to investigate the damage done
by the floods between Ninth North
and Fourth North streets and Twelfth
West and the Jordan river. All Of the
petitioners have presented claims
against the city
The council ordered the board Of
public works TO advertise for bids for
the paving Of the intersections on
state street at First South, Second
South and Third South streets. This
work will be done this year. The city
recorder was requested to publish "A
notice OF intention FOR the paving of
Fifth South street from Second East
70 Fourth East street The work will
probably be done next year because
the city has no money now TO pay its
share.
The garbage contract with the Salt
Lake Il Los Angeles railroad was re-
ferred back to the sanitary commit
tee The size OF the cars was not
large enough. the councilnen said.
Mcmillan q Sons petitioned the
council for city inspector at their
slaughter house. The company sub
mitted plans which showed that the
company had come up to the require
ments OF the ordinance. The petition
WAS granted