The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
HALL SPRINGS
ANOTHER HOBBY
Wants State or municipalities
to Own Coal Mines aud
Railroads.
PRESENTS RESOLUTION in
COUNCIL TO THAT END
After Brief and Indifferent Dis
cussion, Matter Is
Adopted.

TO permit The state, or the municIpali'
ties thereof, 10 own and operate coal
mines and railroads. To this end the
councilman from the Fourth ward in
troduced resolution ut Monday even
ine's meeting of the city council.
which. after brief discussion, was
adopted. Hero is the resolution
Whereas, fuel is a common necessity,
and prime factor in the development
OF our state and city. making il take
rank with water and light; and.
Whereas, the production and price OF
+ fuel are likely -to be controlled under
orr present laws by corporations. trusts
and combinations against The welfare
of our citizens. and resulting eAorbitant
prices. as ut present. rctard the dcvel-
opmcui OF manufacturing, mining and
other industries necessary to growth of
cltacs and the prosperity and happiness
OF the people of this state; now. there
Resolved. That this council favors such
amendments to our state constitution
ind laws as may be necessary tn au-
thori2c the state and municipalities
thereof tn own and operate coal mines.
to construct own and operate railroads,
and an other necessary machinery and
facilities Cor producing. selling and doe
lycring coal TO our citizens with view
In minimizing the price thereof, The
profits: II any: TO go TO the state or mu-
nicipalitf. as is now the case with public
ownership OF waterworks or lighting
plants:
Resolved. further. That the city attor-
ney Is hereby Instructed to draft such
amendments as are, contemplated by the
foregoing and report the same to this
council for its further action before jan
Violating Law.
Speaking TO his resolution, Mr.. Hall
declared that the corporations of the
state are violatingg tho laws, and that
stop should he put TO the matter. He
admitted that if the present laws were
enforced a similar result might be OBJ
'fnined. but he could see no harm in
the adoption of his resolution.
Mr.. Mulvey heartily agreed with Mr..
Hall, aud said that if the city could
own coal yard of its own, poor people
would be able 10 buy coal in small
; quantities, if they wanted to. Mr.. Mul-
ycy had understood, he said, that peo-
Pile in some of the southern counties
were buying coal at $3.50 ton, while
Salt Lakers were compelled to pay
$3.50 ton for it,
Mr.. Mckinney agreed with the in
tent of the resolution and the agitation
of the matter, but he feared that il
would bc useless to ask anything Of
fhe legislature along this line, iu view
of the record Of past legislatures Mr..
Mckinney then declared that section
- of the state constitution gave the
legislature the right To fix transporta-
tion charges by the. railroads, both
Us to pusseneer fnnd freight traffic
but that the legislatures of the past
fourteen years had failed to do their
duty. As to what the next legislature
would do, Mr.. Mckinney did not baz-
ard "a guess.
Mr. Fernstrom after studying the
matter over, concluded that he was
with Mr. Hall this time. although he
dIdn t see any use in Incorporating the
clause relating to the ownership and
operation of railroads, as the city
would never be able to build railroad.
:. We might find it necessary to build
line of few miles, - Nh Hall inter
posed, and Mr.. Fernstfom then with
drew his objection, aud the resolution
WAS adopted
Charles Van Dyke and other retail
druggists asked that they be allowed to
appear before the committee Oh mu-
nicipal laws, if it is the intention of
the council TO increase the license Of
drug stores on the sale of liquors
Will Get Money.
The eommitte, on finance and
salaries recommended that Strange s.
Mcguire be paid 1854 66. final esti-
mate, on paving extension 81. without
regard TO their ciBim of s5g386 for
extra work. The Recommendation was
adopted.
Upon the report Of tbe committee ON
finance and salaries, Walter j. Frazier
was allowed sl70,35 as reimbursement
for his expenses In attending the ma
tIonal dairy show ut Chicago
Upon the recommendation Of the
committee on public grounds and
waterways all gravel pit leases now in
force will be revoked on January |,
1911. and no other leases will be
entered into. ~,
City Auditor Alff reported that he
hud Nn he
Chief w. III. GIore. in the sum sof Sl3l,
for expenses incurred on trip to SYRIA
cuse,, N Y, and return. for the reason
that he could find no authority for this
expenditure, and that it is not included
in the budget. The matter was re-
1erred to the finance aud salary COM
mittec.
The Walker Bros Dry Gbods com
pany and large number Of other
merchants protested against the recent
ruling Of the board Of health recurring
merchants TO dispose of their own COM.
bustibIc garbage and waste paper. The
matter was referred to the sanitary
committed.
Harris Bros. submitted the statement
of the Marion Shovel company for
$3.50. for the dredge recently pur.
chased by the city, which was referred
to the special committee.
Claim for Damages.
The Moran Contracting company pre-.
sented a claim for $4,000 for damages
through. piling, dams and the like. be-
ing washed out in City Creek canyon
by the water being turned into the
creek from the reservoir without notice.
The engineering committee willNiuyesti-
gate.
Maurice A. Charvoz presented a
claim for $3.50 for the death. of his
child. Stephana Ruth Charvoz, who was
drowned in an open cnlvert at Eighth
north and Third West streets ON Oc-
tober 2B, 1910, which was referred TO
the committee ON claims.
4 Mayor Bransford informed the conn.
ell that he will be absent several days,
and asked that mayor pro tenn be Sc
lected. "A. j. Davis was named.
The Oregon Short Lane, by W. II.
Bancroft, accepted the franchise
granted to the company TO build spur
track on Fourth North. near Fourth
West street.