The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28
BUSY SESSION OF
COUNCIL PROMISED
Contractors Likely to Be Barred
From City Greek Canyon
With Asphalt Plants.
MARGETTS MAY BE DENIED
LEASE ON GRAVEL PIT
License and Purchasing Depart
ment Matters to Come Up;
Budget to Come In.

Although the council committees dld
not transact much business Thursday
night, owing to the meeting OF the com
mittec OF the whole, which considered
the Jesse Knight franchise there is
plenty of old matter laid over from last
Monday night To keep the city council
busy at It's meeting tonight
Among the matters laid over from last
week is The petition OF Strange Ma
eure. the contractors, 10 locate their
asphalt plant in City Creek canyon Just
north OK the L. j, Moran plant That
matter was considered at il caucus held
by the American members of the CouD-
ell "Wednesday night, and II was dcClued
that tho petition should be denied and
that Moran should be compelled TO va
cate his present plant when the term
Tor which nc now holds II expires, so ihat
neither contracting hrm VIII be allowed
In the canyon. A report along this Inc
WIN be submitted to the council and II
probably Will meet with the approval oi
practically all the members, as a num-
bcr of them have already expressed the
opinion tnat the canyon should be free
from such plants altogether.
Gravel Pit Lease.
Some action WIFI be taken. too. on the
application OF H. s. Margctts for an en-
tension OF his lease on the gravel pit
near the Warm Springs and also upon his
petition To purchase the Cltys rock
crusher FOR 5000. IT was decided at the
caucus that Margetts has not been con-
fning his work TO the ground leased by
him, but has been trcspaSslng upon the
clty's property and because OF this the
council no doubt will cancel his present
lease, which expires IN April and re-
fuse him a new one. In that event Mar
gcttS no doubt VIII not care 10 purchase
the rock crusher.
Mr. lSeTnstrom again will call UP his
resolution which requests tue Njrious
committees To report upon The recon-
me
annual message relative to the creation
of license department and also a pur-
chasing department The resolution was
laid over upon the statement of MIR. Lyme
that the mayor would call a meeting OF
the comCilmcn to talk over these mat
tcrs and decide upon what is 20 he done.
As far as known such meeting has not
There is at the present an ordinance
before the council crcs ting j city pur-
chasing department and IT no doubt viii
ordinance Is doubtful, as 1t Will create
an addition obligation on t1c part OF the
city which has not been provided Tor in
tho apportionmcDt of tho city revenues
for this year and il Is not thought that
there are sufficient Funds available this
year 20 meet the requirements OF such
a department.
Budget to Come In.
The committee OH estimates and appor
tionmcut will ssnd 10 the council tonight
mrut of funds among tho various city
departments. II provides for no increases
in salaries The committee has further
work before n in regard 10 the appor
tioumcnt for public improvements con-
tcmplatcd this year.
The report Of the municipal laws COM
mittcc VIII ne received recommending the
annexation 10 the city Of the Sugar House
district. The report will be adopted and
il is also likely tnat the city attorney
VIII submit the annexation ordinance for
passage.
Tho council Tuesday uieht will again
meet as a committee OF the whoic TO con-
slider the revised franchise ordinance Tor
the Jesse Knight iuterurbnn road. Many
oi the most important features OF tue
franchise hay" hccn practically agreed
upon by the committee ana the city at
torncy was instructed 10 draw pp new
ordinance cnbodyiuE tho changes recon-
mended. il Is expected thet the commit
toe work work ON this franchise VIII he
Tuesday night and the measure
then will he ready for the consideration
OF the council.
The committee will also take up the
application OF r.. o. Howard f0r fran
chisc FOR his jnterurbau road Tuesday
night.