The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-01
WATER IS CAUSE
OF Ii TIE TILT
City Council Proceedings EnIiy-
ened by Mr.. Mulvey and
Mr.. Hall.
POLE LINE QUESTION
REMAINS UNSETTLED
Mere Ground Is Bought for
Purposes of the City
StOrehOuse.

With the exception Of n tilt betweel
Mr. Hall and Mr. Mulvey and shor
argument on tho Ninth East street polk
proposition, the meeting of the city coun'
ell Tuesday evening was very quiet anC
all Of the routine work was disposed o
with dispatch The engineering am
sewerage committee recommended that
steel poles he installed on that street
which is now being paved instead ol
wooden poles, which were previously au-
thorizcd by the council
Mr.. Mulvcy made plea In favor OF
permitting The company 10 use wooden
poles for q period OF Two years, so as
to enable II to make other arrangements
Tor handling the high tension wires On
that street and also TO give II ample limo
To secure tho steel poles. He argued that
If the council demanded the use OF steel
poles now il would tie up the paving Tor
some time. He asked that the report bo
laid over for one week, that some al
ransemcnt could be made between The
council and the company in regard 10 the
use OF steel poles within the Two years.
Mr.. Mckinney objected 10 any Iur-
thcr delay In tho matter and stated that
the councimcn should have the courage
TO vote ON II at once, He declared that
ii should have been settled long ago. and
II the council Insisted ON dilly-dailyinG
Tho paving would certainly be held up.
posed the use oi steel poles should not
he afraid to vote on the matter now. His
remarks were greeted with hearty ap-
plause from the delegation of residents
on that street who were present In sup
port OF their protest against The use OF
wooden poles The report was laid over
Tor one week upon request OF MulNcy
and Reed and the matter viii have To be
fought out again next Monday night.
Hall-Mulvey Tilt,
I,c hot M I,lI Mr.. ht.,-
vcy arose over the consideration of The
report OF the watcrworks committee,
which recommended the fling OF the pc
titon of the property owners near Ninth
East and Ninth South streets. asking THAI
some steps be taken to furnish them
with irrigatias water while Ninth East
street is being paved. as the work being
done there has GU, off their supply Of ir-
rigating water, Mr.. Hall wanrcd an cX-
planation Of the committee "cport, and In
reply Mr.. Mulvcy stated that the matter
had been attended to ana added thai II
would take all night 10 explain matters
10 Mr. Hall.
Mr.. Hall objected 20 the remarks OF
Mr.. Mulvey and declared It The duty OF
councilmen TO inquire into such matters
before voting on them. III the matter
had been attended to. lie insisted that the
report should have so stated This
brought Mr. Mulvey to his feet with the |
statement that If the councilman would
wake up and pay attention ne would
know what was going on. lie Then
called MI Hairs attention To the llCl |
that al the race ting a week ago the council
appropriated money 10 attend TO the mat |
Ter and authorized the superintendent cf |
waterworks and the city engineer 10 do
the work al once ana supply The water
required.
Mr. Hall again took exceptions TO the
remarks of Mr. Mulvey and declared them
out of order and asked for a ruling from
the president. President Ferry called
Mr.. !Iulvey To order with the statement
that councilnnen should be more careful
about language used towards each other.
The report OF The committee was then
adopted.
Ferry Acting Mayor.
Mayor Bransford notified the council
that he would be absent from tho city
for some time. and asked that a mayor
pro tenn. be elected. President W. Mont
Ferry was elected as mayor pro ten. by
a unanimous vote.
Water main extensions, which are in
great demand especially i'll the new dis
trict recently annexed tn the city, can
now be taken care of, as the council
adopted resolution by Mr.. Muvey set
ting aside $4,000 out of the special bond
fund 10 be used IN needed water main
extensions. The council has recently de-
MED number or extensions because OF
lack OF funds. but at a meeting of the
waterworks committee with tho mayor
and city attorney on Tuesday afternoon
II WIS found That the bond money could
be used for sucn purposes. hence the utG
OF the above sum was authorized,
The special committee appointed To ne
SutiItc IL deal with Mary A. +. Crisnon
for the purchase OF n strip OF ground be-
tween Sixth and Seventh South streets
and State and Second East To be used
in connection with the city's store ground
Tor storing materials. reported that the
ground had been purchased for $4,000.
and recommended that that sum be placed
on the nuthgrized list to the credit OF Mrs.
The money will be taken out OF the park
extension fund.
MIR, Muivey asked for 4 ruling on the
...tf. tI.. Ix...,
sued by himself and Mr. Reed for spc-
cial meeting of the council last Thurs
day night. as the meeting was declared
of because OF objections raised by Mr..
fiall. President Ferry ruled that the
meeting was Illegal. because notice OF
the the call had not been served ON all Of
quired in tho statutes.
Matters Of Routine.
An ordinance by Mr Rcedan was
passed creating sidewalk districts Nos
Al and 40, District A includes all terri
tory east. OF Main street not heretofore
included i'll Il sidewalk district. and dis
trict 45 includes all west OF Main street
not heretofore included in a sidewalk
district
City Recorder Rives sent In the resig-
nation OF Miss Neva Hoy as clerk of The
board Of park commissioners and also
submitted submit o The appointment OF Efne Il.
lion was accepted and the appointment
confirmed.
frc Cnci Glore reported that his dc
partment had made $50 inspections oof
business property and had caused premi-
9cs To be cleared OF refuse and nliamma-
bic materials. A total OF 14S places had
been cleaned, also twcnty-four collars
und twenty three fro escapes and fifteen
stand pipes had been repaired. The work
greatly dccreasd The danger OF fire The
report was referred TO the fire commit
tee.
After considerable argument the coun-
cii granted a license for three months TO
Bates & Schuier To sell linp,pr |
Vista race track. Mr. Hall and MIR Fern
strom voted against the license.
chief OF Police Barlow reported that
Inc farmers wagons bringing produce 10
the city had been ordered off OF West
Temple and First South street and that
practically all OF them had gone into the
new market OH Eccles avenue
Month IS Clearinea Increased