The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
LITTLE CHANCE FOR
POLITICAL HOWL
Murdoch and FernStrOm Are
Cheated Out of Chance for
More BuncOmbe.
GEORGE 0. CHANEY Is
MADE CITY ENGINEER
Still Another Protest on Sewer
Extension 220, and Ii May
Be Defeated.

of The city council Monday night. and
consequently the session was brlet ana
businesslikc.
Couucilmen Fcrustrom and Murdoch
raised objections TO The appointment OF
three American Judges of election IN
the Fifty-fourth district. They wanted
to know why the other two parties
were left out in that matter, and were
informed that the Americans had
named their two Judges, but that the
other parties had no name to suggest,
so the name Of w. j. Harvey as thc
third was suggested and was approved
by Ben T. Lloyd, chairman of the
Democratic committee.
All three Judges live at the Imperial
hotel and out of respect TO the WISHES
of the Republican and Democratic coan' n
cilmen. Uarvcv's name Will he with
drawn and either Republican or
Democratic Judge will be named IN hls
place With that understanding there
was no further objection on the part
of either Mr., Murdoch or Mr.. Fern
strom and the list stands approved, cN-
ccpt in that ono case.
Murdoch Cheated,
Mr.. Murdoch was cheated out of an
opportunity 20 make political capital
out of the bill Of L. j. Moran for re.
pairing tho wooden stavc pipe line, as
the special committee appointed TO
check the bill did not have a report
signed by majority of tho committee,
and nothing was done in that matter
whatever. \ report was submitted. but
il was signed bv only three out of the
six members Of the committee, so Prest-
dent Davis ruled that there was nothing
before tho council. The report recon-
mcnded that the entire bill, amounting
to s2045S67, bc denied. Mr.. Fern
SiTom urged that the committee check
M the bill and allow what IL thought
-. Hos. ma
for the work. nc declared. would simply
mean law suit II is likely that the
committee will follow that suggestion.
Mayor BranSford s appointment of
George O, CLANCY To hll the vacancy
caused by the resignation of City Eugl
neer l.. G. Kelsey WAS confirmed by
unanimous vote. Mr.. CLANCY has been
chief assistant engineer for the past
two years has been an employee in the
office ever since it was first created,
nineteen wears ago. with the exception
Of four years spent in government work
and in mining, and has always been a
faithful and efficient worker for the
city's interests.
In Realty Business.
The council was in the real estate
business for few minutes, II ac-
cepted the hid of c. W. johnson of
sI5.000 for the purchase of 47XI65 feet
IN LOT l. block 81, plat \, Salt Lake
CITY survey. aud authorized the proper
officials To execute d deed 10 the prop
crtv, which has frontage Of forty
seven feet on Fourth South street, be-
tween State aand Second East, and is
Just opposite the north entrance 10 the
city and county building. 1t is the
intention Of johnson 10 open up Il
slXty-siXfoot street through the block,
from Third 10 Fourth South streets,
and build some business houses along
II. The condition under which the sale
IS made is that johnson must curb.
gutter and pave the street within one
year. and must put up bond 10 in
sure the Improvement being made
Mr. Hall moved that the money re-
ceiv"d from the sale of that parcel of
ground he placed in special park cx-
tension fund, TO await the action Of tho
city council on his resolution of last
Monday night creating such fund. His
motion was carried and the fund Will
have $4,000 TO start out with, pro-
vidod his resolution is adopted.
Up to Contractor,
The city engineer and board of public
WORKS reported that the interccpting
sewer in the southwestern part of the
city is in fairly good condition. and
that connections can bc made at the
pleasure Of the council. Considerable
sediment had accumulated in the sewer.
City Attorney Dinjnny gave il as his
opinion thai IL was the duty Of the con
tractor to clean il out. The council
instructed the board Of public works
10 notify the contractor TO clean out
the sewer at once.
City Engineer Chaney s recommends.
tioD that concrete weir and suitable
screens be placed at the head of the
high line intake, at a cost Of $l400,
was concurred in.
The protestants against sewer extcu-
sion 800 in the southwestern part of
the city. in a communication 10 the
council, claimed that number of tho
sIguers of the protest had not been
counted by the former engineer i'm
figuring mp the total frontage repre-
scented. They claimed that the signors
represented about 10000 front feet out
Of the total of 81 900 feet in the ex.
mcnt. The matter was referred back
10 the engineering committee, and the
council notified the board Of public
works not to advertise for bids on the
work until the matter is settled.
To Take Junket.
The council accepted the invitation
Of President f. T. Jeffery of the
Western Pacific Railway company to
take a trip over that line to the Utah
Nevada state line October %, and
designated Councilmen Martin and
Fernstrom TO notify the road OF the
acceptance
An invitation was also accepted 10
attend the banquet of the Wards of the
Wizard of the Wasatch at the CONNER.
cial club next Saturday night.
The petition of William Bower and
other property owners for the paving
with asphalt of Thirteenth East street
from Second to Fifth South. Second
South from Thirteenth East to the en-
trance of the university. aud Of Fifth
South from Thirteenth East to the en-
rance Of Mt, Olivet cemetery. was re
ferred 10 the engineering committee.
The protests of Corinne Allen and
others and Mrs. d. y. Straup and Others
against renewing and extending Tho
lease on the Warm Springs property
were ordered filed, as the lease had sia
years more 10 run.
City Building Inspector uirth report
ed the fees Of his office for the quar-
ter ending September 80 to be $12S9 30
Payrolls for the first half of tn,
month, and amounting TO Sl6,995.S0
were approved.
Fred A. Simmonds was confirmed a,
special policeman Mt the Colonial the