The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-13
Included in These Are Wood
Poles, Outlet Pipe Claim
and Meter Tax.
REPORT MAY BE MADE ON
FERNIE'S GRAFT CHARGES
Temporary Wood Poles May Be
Allowed. and Meter TaS
Will Be Imposed.

Several matters passed on by the city
council Thursday night will be UP for re-
consideration at the meeting tonight. The
Ninth East pole proposition is ono OF
these. the bill OF the Campbell Building
company for work done on the wooden
stave pipe line. amounting TO $eS5o2@, is
another. and the ordinance fixing IL
ccnse tax of 81 a year on each electric
light meter used in the city Is another,
on all these matters notices Of recon
sideration were given they VIII nave
10 be fought out again tonight.
The council voted TO permit the o,ah
Light d Railway company TO use WOODEN
poles on Ninth East street which Is now
being paved until December 81. l9ll.
and at that time ii Is 70 replace the wooden
ones with steel poles. II also Is TO re
move its high tension wires from Ninth
East street within ninety days, The prop
osition was passed by safe majority
made a hard fight for the use of steel
poles at once. gave notice OF reconsidera-
tion and the matter will be taken up
again tonight.
"Fernie Opposition.
Councilman, Fernstrom is responsible
for d reconsideration of the final esti-
mate in favor OF the Campbell Building
company on the wooden stave pipe line
contract. The council voted TO pay me
entire amount Of the estimate but Mr
Fernstrom. who has opposed the Camp
bell company all the time. held it up on
a notice OF reconsideration.
that Mr.. Fernstrom made charges OF graft
and bribery on the floor OF the council
several weeks ago. which led TO an In
Vestigatlon being held. at which the coun-
Gilman from the Third was unable To sub
stantiate his charges He was compelled
10 make an apology 10 Mayor Bransford,
whom he implicated in the matter. and
his apology was spread on the minutes of
the council. The special committee ap-
pointed TO investigate the other charges
OF graft and bribery made by Mr. Fern
strom has not reported to the council but
ii is probable that a report Will be forth
coming tonight
An ordinance was passed by the coun-
Gil last Thursday night fixing license
meter installed in the city. Mr., Fern
strom, who seemed to be champtoning
the cause of the Utah Light & Railway
after the roll was completed. changed his
vote 10 yes and gave notice of reconsid-
Grafton. It is safe to say that his oEpo-
stion will have TO effect on the tinal
outcome Of the ordinance, as there is
safe majority in favor OF the measure.
Those Everlasting Poles.
Councilman Mckinney introduced
resolution last Thursday night requiring
the Utah Light & Railway company 10
being paved from State TO Tenth East
sreet Before vote could be taken on
the matter, the council adjourned and the
resolution will be considered tonight
II is expected that the ordinance resu-
Iating street car traffic in the city VIII
be considered tonight. as IL was laid over
from last Monday night In order 10 pro-
vide copies for all the councilmen.
The new traffic ordinance which has
for its purpose the regulation OF the
driving OF automobiles, motor cycles and
all other vehicles on the streets OF the
city will be considered by the council as
a committee OF the whole at a called
meeting Friday night. All persons in
terested in the operation OF vehicles are
invited TO attend the meeting and take
part In the discussion of the ordinance.