The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Retiring SoIons Trying to
Leave Clean Docket for
Their Successors.
FIRST AVENUE AND NINTH
EAST PAVING APPROVED
More Territory Added TO City
and Slot Machine License
Changed.


present city council before the new adj
ministrat ton takes hold al the cty's AT
Iairs ana that Will he held Monday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. At the adjourned
session of the council Thursday night al
most the entire evening was spent IN re-
ccivlnG and passing on committee re-
ports. There was an unusually large
number OF them. as the committees have
tried 10 clean up The old business SO that
the new council will have littlc left over
Tor it.
The new council VIII have number Of
ordinances 10 take mp however as some
have been laid over before and then SeN-
vral more were laid over al the meeting
Thursday night. Among the matters laid
over then arc: The ordinance granting
a franchise 10 the Emigration Canyon
Railroad company 10 lay tracks ON TWcn-
iy-hrsI East street. the bill OF the Rock
Mountain Bon Telephone company FOR
changing the cityS fire and police alarm
system and putting the wires In its un-
S293012 the contract with the Otis t!"-
vItor company FOR installing g new cic~
ing: the claim of the Campbell Building
company of Sllo0 for overtime and cN-
ira work on the wooden siaVc pipe me;
tho report Of the improvements commit
tee. recommending the installation of ad-
ditional arc lights in the First and Sec
ond wards and the amended ordinance
I
NIT weeds .and d:y grass TO remain on
their property.
'Fernic'' to the Fore Again.
There was also some talk of iayimS
over the contracts with p. ]. MoTuu Tor
the paving of First avenue and Ninlh
East streets FOR the new council 70 con
slider, but it was finally decided that the
city secured the best bids II had ever
received ON street paving and it would
not BE- wise &c. take any chance on TIC
.I,H.l t.T.irN
In connection with these contrao is.
Nh. Fernatrom took occasion L. crltt-
else the board OF public works Tor
chancing tn form Of the contract with
ont FIRST giving. fbc council an opporiu-
nifty 10 approve Ct such change lie con
sidcyed The action Of the board an insult
70 tho council and thought that It's con-
duct Indicated that il MAS supreme over
The council. lie asked that the contracts
he laid over Tor ono week to enable the
council td look into the new form OF con
tract adopted by the board
Nr Geedal and others objected To-
'ayinc them over. rs tho prices in the
contracts wcTo the best the city ever re-
coivcd FOR such work. and the couu1i
should not delay their approval. Mr.
Fernstrom finally Withdrew his motion 10
lay them over, but declared that he
wanted ii understood that the board OF
public works would have 10 submit TO tho
council form of the new contracts Tor
it's approval bcfor" Ia" would vote Ia APP
prove amy more contracts The council
MAS unanimous in It's vote on the approx
al cf the contracts with Mr- Moran.
New District Admitted
The ordinance providing ior the annex
alton nf The territory between MunEoe
and Twelfth South Nstrccts and Sixth and
Seventh East streets WAS Introduced. and
passed nv q UnanimuuS vote. so that the
ncw district Nill be within The city limits
lrom nov on.
sloi-vending machines was placed on its
third reading and passed. II provides
that the license on penny machines SHAH
ha Sl.5o a ycar: on 5-ccnt machiDes, s. q
year: on l0-ccnt machines. Sl5 = year:
and on 25-ccnt machines, SIS a year.
After the vote Was taken. Bolley gave
notice OF reconsideration at the next
meeting of the council 50 that the ordi
nance is tied up until the new council
comes in.
street Supervisor Raleigh notified tho
council That the Utah Light and Railway
company is obstTuctin5 tn" streets in the
business district by pIling up stone blocks
or them. He was instructed 10 notify
the company 10 remove the obstruction
AT once and. II necessary. 10 call the po-
lice 10 make arrests If his order is dis
uhoIeG.
The plans and specifications Tor The
Cjiy Creek aqucduct and Dam for a
catch basin. 10 cost about $4,000, were
approved. upon recommendation OF The
finance committee. ana the board OF pub
liz works was authorized 10 advertise for
bids for the Improvement.
Brodbeck s Petition.
The petition of Dr. 4. Brodbccll or
cdnizer OF the Western Airahip company,
for grant OF land near Ensign peak.
L. bc used us n station and site for repair
shops for airsllips. was referred 10 The
public grounds committee, which has MS
former petitions.
Thomas Wheeler submitted claim for
damages IN thc sum OF $500 for injuries
10 his property caused by fhc food of
December ~ when an ice jam at the
Ninth Norih briaGo caused tho Jordan
river TO overflow aa area cf about two
square miles. The matter WAS referred
10 tho claims committee.
SIr. Ecedall introduced u resolution.
which was adopted. instTlctng the city
recorder 10 rcadvertisc notice Of !utcn-
lion on sidewalk extension No. lG6.
After some little discussion the pcu-
siou OF the Western Multiscopc company
FOR permission 10 erect screens on some
az ihe buildings on Main and other
streets in the business district. FOR the
purpose OF displaying moving pictures OF
scenes in Salt Lake. manufa cturcd By the
company. Was granted.