The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-06
SEEKS GENERAL
RATE DECREASE
Mckinney Resolution Presented
to Council to This End
Adopted.
LEGISLATURE IS CALLED .
UPON TO DO IT'S DUTY
Proprietor of Saloon at Which
Shooting Occurred May
Lose License.

no discussions. no acrimonious debates
no nothing that would disturb the
cauipose of anybody or anything The
only matter out OF the ordinary, and
ii was not so much out OF the ordinary,
was q resolution introduced by Mr.,
Mckinney. calling upon the next ics1s-
]aturc to carry out the provisions OF
the constitution with respect TO the
dulles of that body in regard to
transportation charges on the part oil
the railroads,
Mr.. McKinncv;s resolution, which
was adopted, follows:
Whereas Section Is OF article /. of the
constitution OF the state OF Utah provides
as follows:
The legislature shall pass laws estab-
listing reasonable maximum rates OF
charges for the transportation OF passeh-
gers and freight, for correcting abuses
ana preventing Determinations and eNtor-
tlon in rates OF freight ana passenger
traffic 10y the different railroads, and
other common carriers In the State ana
shall enforce such laws by adequate pen
alties;' and
Whereas Notwithstanding said manda-
toTy provision OF the constitution, ana
Notwithstanding that fourteen years have
eiapsed since the adoption oi said con3ii-
tuition. no laws have been enacted by TIE
legislature for tie purpose OF carrying
into effect said constitutional revision:
bot each succeeding legislature has failed
10 perform the duty Unjoincd upon IL by
said provision: and
Whereas. BY reason of the failure oi
tgc Legislature to enact laws in accord
ance with said constitutional provision.
the people OF the state of Utah Tor many
years have suffered, and continue to
suffer from excessive and unreasonable
transportation charges, not only upon
coal. but upon other necessities and com
modties; and
Time to Do Duty.
Whereas. Tine time has cone when the
people Of the state OF Utah Should demand
and Insist upon their representatives In
The .tatc Legislature doing their plain and
Imperative duty, by enacting such legis-
latiou as will carry into force and effect
said constitutional provision and VII!
protect the people from excessive rates;
Resolved. That this council. In behalf
o. the people OF Salt Lake CITY. does
hereby respectfully and earnestly appeal
10 and petition the incoming legislature
la give ibis important matter careful con-
sidcr;ltou and Investigation. and then en-
act SUCH laws. in pursuance of said con-
siiiuiioual provision. as in their wisdom
trey may deem Just and proper for the
protection OF tile people and for putting
INTO effect said provision: and be it
.UTtbcr
Resolved Tha; the city recorder be. and
ne IS hereby. directed 10 make j sufficient
number ri copies or this resolution for
prcs"ntation 90 each member os the lcgis-
laiIrc and thJi upon tho couvcn!n5 of
Ssiip lc5iSi1iu iurc. nc cause TO he transmit
lrd 10 each member thereof 4 copy of
thls resolution
Mr.. Davis's resolution. providing
that $500 be placed to the credit OF
ihe watcrvoTks department. the
mount being an additional apportion-
mcni TO that made BY the committee
on estimates and apportiouments, was
adopted.
The committee on waicrworks
recommended that the petition of the
Brigham Young Cemetery association,
that the water tax on the Brigham
loung cemetery be Cancelled, be de.
MED. Upon request of Mr.. Hall tle
matter went over for one week. Mr..
Hall contcndiDg that it was due to
Brigham foung's memory that his
grave be kept green by the city.
The police and prison committee g
ITecommendation that the appointment.
by Chief of Police Barlow. of Uuol
\. Jenkins, rolored, as patrolman, be
filed, was adopted.
For Courts to Settle.
The municipal laws committee re-
ported that il could not interfere in
the matter of the construction of "A
garage by A. o. Whitmore at 40 East
South Temple street. AS the matter was
one Ipr Ine courts. Numerous residents
of Enst South Temple street had asked
the council to prevent the erection of
the garage The report of the commit
tee WIS filed.
Chief of Police BsrIow's recommen
dation that j. III. Jones be appointc cd
specia officer at the Denver & Rio
Grande Yards was approved
Chief Of Fire Department GIore g
report that he had suspended William
Sol h.d dn T,.. l..x, a A
pay, was approved.
Chief Of Police Barlow recommended
tho revocation of the liquor license
of Nicholas Lamont, 1863 West South
Temple street. this saloon being the
one at which serious shooting affrav
recently occurred. In the same con.
nection Councilman Mckinney intro.
duced a resolution providing that La
mont appear before the council and
show cause why his license should not
be revoked. The resolution was
adopted and the communication of the
chief vas referred TO the city attor
new.
The board of park commissioner.
asked that it be allowed $4,000 for the
children IS playground in Pioneer park
also that the board be allowed $1,000
additional to cover its deficit for The
year. Both requests were referred IL
the finance committee
The Utah Light and Railway COM
pany presented the draft Of fran
chise, which it desires on Seventh
South, from Eleventh to Thirteenth
East streets, and from the intersection
Of Eleventh East and Twelfth South
southeasterly to the city limits. Thi.
was referred to the committee OF
municipal laws.
Ambiguous Bill
The Utah Gas and Coke compan'
said it was unable to understand why
the council misunderstood its bill fo
S230I.36, presented some weeks ago
The statement then follows that tb,
larger portion of the work was covered
by an order made by Mr.. Holiday O.
the water department, and the re
maiuder Of the balance covers gas filet
upon written application. The matte
was refereed to the finance and sal
aries committee.
F. w. Little and others representc,
that the overflow from the Warn
~ thav c ~.