Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-26


OF The Third West street which Il "
now parking az "A portion 0i the depot
grounds. viii not be settled for "a week
nc least. The mayors veto 10 the reso-
luton demanding vacation OF the por-
ton Of the street was read last night
but was referred back 10 the mayor
with the opinion Of the city attorney
That the veto was without power The
question OF the mayors right tu veto
was brought up by Councilman HalL
and city Atty. Dnniny cited that the
right Of veto existed only in the case
OF resolutions or contracts involving or
appropriating money or ordinances.
MULVEY GROWS REMINISCENT.
Ia his "reminiscences of Former
Councilman" mir MuiVev found "a
chapter. written - years ago, that
pointed out n means of determining
who owns the rails laid on Fourth
South street. from West Temple 90
Fourth West streets. ON sept 26, 1906
u = clark was given franchise by
the CITY council permitting him 10
construct and operate a street railway
sl stem, the llno 90 be completed within
lS months. The line was Co run along
Fourth South and rails We're laid
there. but mo- cars ever disturbed the
quiet Of the street city Atty. Dinuiny,
under instruction OF the council, re-
turned last night q communication 20
the effect that he had notified Mr.
clark that the rails must be removed
from the street within 60 days. and
that the franchise was now void. but
that Mr. Clark had informed him that
the rails or track did not belong 10
clark had not been constructed or laid
by him, but that the Utah Light x
Railroad company had done the work
"to head him of MulvCy was not
satisfied with the matter being refer
red Go amy committee and wanted
quick action. He made a motion that
the street supervisor be instructed TO
tear up the rails and store them In the
CITY YARDS" That's the way we did
70 ~ years ago when we had the same
trouble with J W. Young. and we
found ont mighty quick who owned the
rails" SIR Mulvev also accepted an
amendment that the supervisor begin
the work OF wre, king the line tins
morning.
HAS YET SOMETHING TO SAY.
The claim Of A. Campbell for $6.s5O23
on account Of the wood staye outlet
approved by the board OF public works.
Is stil far from settlement. Council
man MUlvcy announcing last night
that ne had something TO say about 10
yet. When the recommendation Of
the board was read Mr. Mulvey
promptly made a motion that the mat
ter be referred TO the council as
committee OF the whole. to meet Thurs
day night. and az which time all mat
tiers pertaining TO the contract and
payments already made shall be sub
mitted When Councilman FernstrOm
woarily asked. is this ghost?
thought IL was settled a long time
ago" Mulvey informed him, We'll I've
got a lot To say about il yet In defer
cnce to Mr. Mulvcy. the council VIII
meet half an hour earlier than usual
on Thursday night
The designations OF J. y. Morris and
G. r.. Stains as patrolmen were ac-
cepted. and upon the recommendation
Of Chief Of Police Barlow, J. f. Kelly
former member Of the force. was re-
appointed 20 succeed Morris.
The appointments Of j. y. Fitzpatrick
and Robert Simpson 20 an the places Of
George Iorcuz and Tom ORourke in
the FIRE department were laid over
week pending the filing Of the resigna-
tions OF Lorenz and O'Rourke.
ORDINANCE SUSTAINED.
The territory lying between Tenth
and Eleventh South streets and Eff
teenth and Seventeenth East streets, is
now a part OF the city of Salt Lake
The ordinance providing for the an
nexation OF this section was passed by
the council week ago. when Coun-
Gilman Davis gave notice for a recon-
sideration. As Mr.. Davis was absent
from the meeting last night the former
action OF the council in passing the
ordinance was sustained.
Although Councilmen Ternstrom and
Holley made vigorous objection, the
re fund Of S29S.50 account cancelled
liquor license. was allowed TO Charles
S. Swain. although he had previously
admitted a violation ~ the liquor or
dinauce.
The dispute about water rates be-
tween the city and the state prison was
settled last night with the rebatiUg OF
S30S IS from the bill against the in
stitution After investigation it had
been determined that the meters In
stalled at the prison were irregular and
misleading In the record.