The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25
Large Amount of Important
Business Scheduled to Come
Before That Body.
ANNEXATION is LIKELY
TO BE C0NSUMMATFD
Nothing Promised on Liquor
Ordinance; Other Routine
Matters Numerous.

There is quite large amount OF i'm
portant business on the calendar To-
the city council to handle at its rcEu
lar meeting tonight and an interesting
session is likely, Several matters lai'
over from last week will be taken ny
again, among which is the ordinance
providing for the annexation Of the ter
ritory between Tenth and Eleventi
South and Fifteenth and Seventh EaS'
streets. The ordinance was passed a
tho last meeting OF the council but
Councilman Davis gave notice Of So-
consideration. From present indications
the ordinance VIII be passed and the
district annexed. as there seems 10 he
but two OF three councilnsn opposed 10
The proposition.
The mayor : veto 10 the report of tho
municipal laws committed recommend
ing the adoption Of the Holley resolution
will he submitted to the council tonight.
10 be sent tn the Oregon Short Line
Eailroad company ordering II TO vocatc
the west one-thlrd OF Third West street
from North Temple 10 First South street.
The company was granted n franchise TO
use that portion OF the street Tor rail
road purposes al the time the depot
franchise was granted.
The railway company has constructed
curb and gutter along the west one
third OF the street and is using 1t for
parking purposes In front OF the depot.
Mn Holley contended that such use did
not come within the term FOR railroad
purposes and hence his resolution was
Introduced ordering The street vacated
by the railroad company. The resolu-
iion was reported upon fsvorably by the
committee and was adopted last Monday
night.
Mayor Rransford Is OF the opinion that
the improvements made on the street
are % great benefit TO the city and adds
materially TO the beauty Of the street,
hence he vetoed the report and the
resolution. From the expressions made
ny some Of the councilmen in relation
10 the matter it IS likely that the veto
wiil be sustained and the company per-
nitted 10 maintain It's parking as
planned
There is not likely 10 he anything
done on the new liquor ordinance to-
night as tina, matter Is still In the hands
of the committee and II is far from be-
ing finally settled, The committee viii
have several more meetings before it will
bc ready 10 report on the ordinance.
The same condition obtains In relation
TO thc protest OF the Ninth East prop
erty owners against the use OF wooden
poles on that street by the Utah Light
& Railway company instead Of steel
poles which have been installed on other
was discussed at some length by the
committee last Thursday night but no
report has been agreed upon.
The. ordinance creating the office OF
city electrician and providing for the in
spection OF all electrical wiring, appara-
tus and equipment Installed in the city
WI proba oily he ready for considerJ-
iion as the municipal laws committee has
Instructed the city attorney to make
several amendments To- the ordinance as
first submitted and send IL 70 the coun-
Gil for final action.
II is probable that final settlement
Viii be made with The Campbell Build
ing company on the balance duo the
company on the contract for construct
ing the wooden stave pipe line. The
matter has been held up for several
months on account of a difference in re-
gard TO the penalty, ii any which
should he imposed for failure TO COM
plcte the job within the contract time
and also In regard TO the amount due
extra work orders The board OF pub
lie works threshed the matter out Fri
day night and will recommend that the
Campbell company be paid $6s50.23 as
settlement in full
The board also viii submit the con-
tract with j. u. fIanley for constructing
sidewalks between Fifth and Sixth
south streets and Ninth East street and
NJ. OliYet cemetery. There were eight
ard they Will be tabulated by the CITY
engineer today and the boa rd will for
mally award the contract at o'clock
this afternoon The contract will then
oe ready for the final approval of the
city council
Ordinances will also be introduced
providing for an additional inspector In
The department OF The food and dairy
commissioner and aleo for an auu.lionsl
clerk III the civil division OF the city
court. Both matters have been consid-
cred by the finance and salaries com
mittee and recommended for passage.