The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-06
Councilman From Third Says,
However, That He Won't
Come Through.
NATTER MAY COME UP
AT THE COUNCIL TONIGHT
Other Matters Of Importance
Also Scheduled for This
Session.

The meeting of the city council tonight
promises 10 be of unusual interest, as
| IL Is expected that the special commit
| tee appointed to investigate the graft
and bribery charges made by Councilman
| f. Fcrnstrom in connection with the
| Campbell Building companys contract on
the wooden stave pipe line Will submit
It's report.
After full Investigation OF The mat
ter, the committee decided 10 report that
MIR. Fernstrom had failed TO substantiate
| his charges. and IL Is recommended that
he at least apologize TO the council. The
charge in regard 10 the Campbell COM
pany putting in "a bill for extra work
done between April I6 and 30. 1909. after
the contract had been taken out of its
hands by the board OF public works was
explained to the satisfaction OF the spe-
clal committee by Mr.. Campbell anG
Clerk Christensen OF the board of public
works
As to the charge that he had been Of
fercd bribc by n representative of the
Campbell company, Mr.. Fcrnstrom sim
ply made the statement that he was APP
preached by Mr.. Koch, foreman for the
Campbell company, and told that he
would be taken care Of II he would Quit
his fight In the council against The com
pany. Mr.. Koch cmpha ticaly denied ever
having made any such statement to Mr..
FcrnStrom. and as there WAS no other
evidence that point the committee
held that the councilman from the Third
ward had failed TO prove the charge.
Takes Bit in Teeth.
Mr.. Fernstrom Stlll insists that he is
right on both propositions. and declared
within the last three days that he would
not apologize at all. so there Will, no
doubt be very interesting time over
Is submitted tonight. which no doubt IL
will be.
The trouble over the poles to be used
by tho Utah Light and Railway company
on Ninth East street will again come up
tonight as the report of the engineering
and sewerage committee. recommending
that the company be compelled to use
laid over from last Tuesday night TO be
considered tonight. Mr. Muvcy, who
caused the report TO be laid over, urged
that the company, be permitted to use
wooden poles on the street for not more
than two years. at least, so as to permit
1t to make arrangements for removing
the igh.tension wires from Ninth East
street altogether. so that steel poles
could be used without cndangering the
lives of employees of the company.
Some Other Matters.
Mr.. Mckinney was In favor Of COM
pclling the company to install steel poles
without any delay, as the residents along
the street have entered a strong protest
against The use OF wood poles, claiming
that the beauty of the street will be
greatly marred il wood poles are used
The street Is now being paved and the
property owners contend that they should |
he treated as well those on any other
paved street where the company has been |
compelled to use steel poles.
An ordinance will he submitted for pas
sage by the municipal laws committee |
providing for Il license tax of so cents |
per year on each electric meter used in |
The city by the Utah Light G. Railway |
company or any other concern supplying |
electricity for commercial uses
The usual amount of routine business
vii leone before the council for consid-
sration. so that ii Is expected that the
meeting will be very busy one.
Crdhnnn &c