The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-26
KEEP HANDS OFF
SEWER BOND FUND
Dininny Says $4,000 Can't Be
Used to Build Power
Plant.
SALOON REFUND ALLOWED
MAYORS VETO LAID OVER A
WEEK BY COUNCIL.

! That the city has not the right to
spend $4,000 or any other amount for
a power plant in PaTIey's canyon out
OF the sewer bond fund, is the cOnten-
ton of City Attorney H. J. Dininny
in report to the city council last night
on L. E. Halls resolution. Mr.. Hall
pointed out that there is still $50, 900
left of the $125, 900 bond fund for sewers.
As the power plant would be used to
pump sewage through the intercepting
sewer, he claimed this would be al
lowed by the bond fund, as $4,000 had
been spent without question for the
construction of a gas-prOducer plant at
the Ninth North pumping plant, though
this was not provided for in the bond
issue. The whole matter was referred
to the finance committee for report.
In talking of this, Mr.. Hall took a
decided slap at the finance committee
for ruling upon matters without asking
for opinions or arguments from parties
who presented petitions or resolutions.
The council talked until after II
o'clock on almost everything, and then
decided to meet Thursday night at 1880
as a committee of the whole to take up
the claim Of A. Campbell for s6,850.23,
wnen Martin Mulvey says he viii have
some things to say. The council did
not finish all its business, and put the
rest off until Thursday night
The strip of land between Tenth
South and Eleventh South streets and
from Fifteenth East to Seventeenth
East was annexed to Salt Lake as A
J. Davis was not present to fight for
a reconsideration of the councils action
last Monday.
Refund Is Allowed.
A fight was made by Councilman F.
S. Fernstrom and John Holley against
granting a refund of $29S.5O to Charles
5. Swain, whose liquor license at "A
West Third South street was cancelled,
but the refund was allowed.
designations of Patrolmen J. F. Nor
ris and c. E. Stains were approved, and
the appointment of ]. F. Kelly to fill
Morris place was confirmed. Fire
Chief Glore submitted the names of
Robert Simpson and J. 3. Fitzpatrick
to take the places of George LOrenz
and Tom O'ROurke as firemen, but the
council referred them back to the chief
TO file the designations with the council /
Under the compromise with the state
prison, the Waterworks committee rec
commended a rebate Of s30S.75 for water
taxes, because of a misleading water
meter, and the council approved the re- |
bate. This settles the long water dis |
pute between the city and the prison !
authorities.
Street Supervisor Jake T. Raleigh /
was given orders to tear up the old /
tracks on Fourth South street between /
West Temple and Fourth West streets, /
which have lain idle for years. The city /
does not know who owns the tracks. /
Raleigh is given orders to place the 4
rails in the city yards.
Mayors Veto Laid Over
Whom MaUor TQrapcfors75S
read in regard to the Short Line appro-
priating a part of Third West street,
from North Temple to First South, /
Councilman Hall raised the point that /
the mayor had no right to sign this, as
it was neither an ordinance nor an ex-
penditure Of money. The city attor-
ney has the same opinion. The veto
was laid over for a week and the city
attorneys opinion sent to the mayor.
A protest was received by the council
from the Salt Lake Hardware COM
pany and other large firms on Third
West street, protesting against the
Short Line using a part of the street,
as it made Third West street too mar
row.
The board of estimate and apportion-
ment Is a board and not a standing
under the ruling of City
Attorney Dininny. and viii be consid-
5tSu dS Sucn II LHe future.
The Utah Ice & Storage company
asked for a spur track from the Short
Line on Second North between Third II
West and Fourth West streets, and the
Farmers Grain & Milling company for
a spur track at South Temple and
Eighth West streets. Both were re-
Ierred to the municipal laws committee,
j. T. Hardman and others asked the
that water tank be placed on
B street north Of Ninth avenue for
teams which are hauling gravel and
sand from the hills. It went TO the
committee.
A strenuous protest was received from
the Salt Lake Security & Trust COM
pany against the removal Of water pipe
from the Fourth ward to the First as
decided upon by the council and board
Of public works. It is claimed that if
this is done there viii be no water north
Of Ninth avenue during the summer
months. The city administration claims
he greater need is IN the southwestern
part Of the city.