Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-12
Murdoch and Fernstrom Lead
Attacks on American
Frenzied Finance.
SEWERS, SALOON LICENSES
.,,icbt Just as Well Get Along With
out Amy Police Depart
mcnt at AL"

one particular item, while the allowing
nf the Moran bill for more than $4,000
for repairing the wood stave pipe line
was the subject under discussion dur
lnr the second call down received by
the majority.
When the matter OF the license re-
newals Of the Douli Drug company and
Inc George r. Brlce Drug company
sarne up, Il was found that the report
M the committee recommended that
the renewals be granted although the
drug companies mentioned had been
vuiity Of violating the liquor law. When
the report was read Councilman O'Don-
ncH. whose name appeared on the
recommendation. denied that he had
signed the report knowingly, and said
he had not intended to make the
recommendation.
Councilman Fernstrom denounced the
POSITION taken by the American" ma
lority of the council ON the liquor Vio-
iau0n question. Saloons are violating
ihe law all the time" said Mr.. Fern
.trom. land slot machines are running
an over town and no one Is paying
license for them. Gambling IS ram
pant and no effort Is being made by
Inc American police department TO
stop the practises. We might Just as
wei get along without any police de-
partment for all the good they accom-
plish in restraining crime and pre-
venting violation OF law" declared the
speaker
COMEDIAN STEWART
Councilman Stewart made one Of his
usual references to Mr. Fernstrom's
English" and said Fernstrom always
made that kind OF a talk just before
election Every time Fernstrom ad-
ministers a solar plexus 70 the Amer
lean" INSTRUMENTATION. Stewart al
ways arises Immediately and comments
on the "oratorical efforts" OF the mem
Der from the Third and his English"
Then Stewart winks his good eye" up
and down the American" side Of the
council for the usual sign Of approval
which always greets his "sidesplit-
ters' and the Joke" Is on Fernstrnrn.
Councilman Fernstrom declared that
he would call for an investigation Of
the unparalleled conditions Of crime
which exist under American admin
iaration and II 70 were not granted
the American" majority would stand
sclf-convicted OF encouraging the police
department In its encouragement OF
crime,
PAT MORAN's LITTLE BILL.
Councilman Murdoch of the First pre-
NtAtNN NtaN ANNh n I'LL OUT OF the
American" majority when the matter
Of approving Pat Moran's bill for $40
1886 for making repairs on the wooden
stSFo pine line came up for cOnsidera.-
ion. The committee recommended that
the bill be checked M once more by the
engineering department, and then paid
y no discrepancies could be found
discrepancy Of something like 50 600 ex-
ISIS IN The bill but so far the commit
tees which have gone over the items
nave failed 10 find H. and In a last de-
spairing effort it was passed I'd to the
council last night with the recommen-
cation that the city engineer 20 over Il
again and let 1t go at that.
MURDOCH INDIGNANT.
Councilman Murdoch. who usually
says very little i'm the council meetines
arose 20 his feet Ia righteous indigna-
Won he denounced the claim as THE
v.iues. fraud ever perpetrated upon
ulN pubic He said that n the council
Iassed that claim they would be looked
upon as a parcel of fools by the publlc
Know there are enough fools in the
Wtd' said Councilman Murdoch "and
ltrhtps some Of them are here. but II
di'o" that outrageous bin. for coat
iih 'At OGDEN stslye pipe with two feet
or cement all round a in order 10 keen
XII DUO from leaking, the children in
aueets viii laugh az us. j have
% an investigation OF this matter
.'1 want 10 say now that Il Is "a dis
condition. Gentlemen. N there
as mucn cement and gravel i'm that
!oD or LOO feet as Mr. Moran claims
,'yh thele Is one cubic yard OF concrete
~ every linear foot OF wooden stave
.pt fepured. The pipe wasn't weak.
"niy leaked Our city engineer nor
o'her engineer with any brains In
Hea1 40 an would have approved
u,n uling. ! ten you now there
oe some eXcavating done 10 see
~ "u'h concrete there IS around that
.p' ANA there would have bean no
Houhle at all If the contractor had fol-
y.h me specifications drawn nv Inc
tt engineer Three thousand feet of
~, Ale was I'm good condition and did
N@h And ~ the other 100 feet
N't good the slaves that were
r"h ''llu nave been taken out and
ones rut In 10 stop the leaks.
p,tit ''la calm ls allowed J hope some
hi ~. iAilteh man win dlp an action
Inn, ana enloin the city from paw
petr,t.5 ~ ~ lhe airtiest fraud ever per-
''''a upon this public"
PRACTICALLY no INSPECTION.
661. "as shown that the work had been
tt.t Nlth"ut competent Inspection.
M "o correct record of the time Of
C.,rn employed had been kept. even
mltt.,' 'iilan Forty OF the finance COM
e1r,.. hacked up tho claims Of Coun-
tber, nuraoch and Fernstrom. that
tb. Nas no certainty aa 20 whether
hi ,n had been allowed double time
n.t ''Hin, and Do demanded that tie
h.,t go back % the committee Tor
r.,, investigation. on this the
nt, vas again rcfcrord to me com
ht luI searching Investigation 10
0c ''liNiilee were added tho names
hsli liinen Murdoch. Hall and RAY
crr.. ulnsc ALREADY appointed being
p., Ingn Martin. Fcrnstrom and /
I'm rms augmented committee
Do ln the council chamber al |
Ihurrday morning with "A
on NATIVE of the city cnglncef's |
r..l iht clerk of the board al pnhlle /
h. representative of A.. j. Norm |
m. ', oi and such others as would /
again '''' 10 go over ihe bill |
~ MINES M CITY CREEK
u rbI.t ONE argument and a nual vote
Gilman .uhciiman BLACK and Coun- I
nF .l"lilh were the only ones vote I
sa.rtr" iaNof the petition of A. B /
hh ln pore tunnel aud cainb- /
lon .is camp ln city Greek can |
refused be- the council
20 n-1,,llman Black was tho only one
bar, any talk in lta favor raero |
r'ub. t'ial petitions from woman's /
iabneh,, against allowing the e. /