The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-25
POWER OF MAYORS
VETO QUESTIONED
Executive Action on Appoint
ments in Auditors Office
Raises Contention.
SUGAR HOUSE ANNEXATION
,BESET WITH DIFFICULTIES
Some Say There Is No Room
for More Asphalt Plants
in Canyon.

The veto Of Mayor Bransford of the
appointments Of The employees in the
license department of City Auditor
AIN S office was laid over for one
week by the city council Monday night.
The city attorney gave an opinion as
10 the right of the mayor to veto ap-
poiutmcnts made bv elective officers,
He declared that under the statute the
mayor had 10 authority 10 veto any
such appointments, as the law provided
that the elective officers of the city
shall appoint their employees, who shall
be confirmed by the city council, and
t he sanction Of the mayor is not needed.
Mr.. Fernstrom and Mr.. Hall contend
ed that the appointment of any employee
IN the city provides for the expen-
diture of money TO the extent of pay
ing their salaries. and hence. under the
law. the mavor had 10 approve any
expenditure Of money made BY the coun-
Gil That being the case, they con
tended the mayor had a perfect right
to veto the appointments if he so de-
sired
Mr.. Mckinney and Mr.. Moreton ar.
gued that the city attorney was right
in his opinion, and that the Law did not
authorize the mavor to act upon ap-
Tho matter went over for a week. and
will be threshed out again next Monday
III Ghl.
High Cost Of Living.
The question of the excessive cost Of
living VIII he the subject of discus
sion before the council meeting as a
committee Of the whole on Wednesday
night. 4 communication was received
from T. 7. Daughters. r. V. IT, Hansen
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cl. SGT an early date TO consider the
matter of establishing a public market
Cor rhc farmers of Salt Lake county
and vicihity. These constitute COM
mittce appointed at mass meeting of
citizens held with view TO taking such
action as is possible looking towards
the reduction of the excessive cost of
living. BY the establishment of public
markets where citizens may bay pro
duce directly from the farmers, it is he
lieved by the committee that some benc-
fit will be derived.
To Widen Viaduct.
Monday night relative 10 the proposed
franchise of the Saltair road was peti-
tlon signed by Il. f.. Rich and about
200 other residents of the west side,
asking that the council take some steps
to widen the present North Temple
street VIaduct by twenty-five or thirty
feet. 1t is asserted by the petitioners
that the original plans for the viaduct
provided that it should be twenty five
or thirty feet wider, but in some man
per it was not built as planned. The
petitioners also protest against granting
n franchise for any more tracks over the
yiaduct until it is wldened or another
viaduct provided for pedestrians only,
Tho matter was referred TO the munici-
pal laws committee. which now has the
Saltar franchise under consideration.
Residents of Sugar House. who are
seeking annexation 10 the city, are haY-
ing a hard time getting their petition
and plat properly before the council.
Because of the fact that correct plat
Of the territory seeking annexation III
the kimball & Richards petition has
not been filed the council rcscinded its
action of last Monday night in approx
ing the annexation and referred the mat.
ter back to the municipal laws commit
tee TO be taken up when the proper
plat is filed.
The petition for annexation aud plat
of the district in Sugar House, between
Seventh and Eleventh East streets. aud
as far south as Twelfth South, was re-
ceivcd and referred TO the municipal
laws committee.
Object to Annexation.
A protest was filed against a part of
the district embraced In the latter petit
tion. w. b. Richards and other resi-
present city limits to Twelfth South and
Lake canal be eliminated from the an