Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
COUNC|LMEN BOW
TO MAYORS WILL
Sransford Tames insurgents"
Until They Eat Out of
His Hand.
ACTION ON FRANCHISE OVER
eublic Sentiment SO Strong Against II,
Change Is Made In Route and
Final Decision Deferred.

Mayor John S, Bransford set his back
against the wall Monday afternoon In
coucus. bade defiance to the six in
.,,rgant" American councilmen and is-
.ued an ultimatum, which took all the
fight out of them, resulting last night
In the meekest, shortest council meet
ing held this year, much to the disap-
nontment of a large audience. The
mrplus canal squabble was settled by
deciding TO spend $4,000 for a dredsc,
which will be here in 80 days and work
In commence Immediately. Public sem
tInent against the granting of fran
ohise to the Salt Lake & Los Angeles
Railway company for an electric man
chise to operate down Main street was
On strong that at the last minute tho
municipal law committees report was
changed to operate the cars on West
Temple street a special meeting VA
called for Thursday night TO consider
the latest proposed route and hear all
nrotests Besides this the usual amount
of routine business was transacted and
then the meeting of the council ad-
iourned The protestantS who filled the
council chamber, filed out and the resi-
dents on the west side announced that
they will be present Thursday night 10
enter their protests against the fran
chise.
When the report on the surplus canal
came up all the papers were ordered
filed and later resolution was present
ed by Councilman Mulvey providing for
the expenditure of $4,000 for n dredger.
TO be purchased at once. The council
also allowed $3.50 as expenses for city
Engineer George F. McGonagle TO go
east and buy the machine. While he Is
in chicago he will also attend the con-
yentIon of engineers which meets there
on Feb. 21 to 26 inclusive to discuss mu-
nicipal improvements.
From representatives of dredging
companies In the east, 1t Is understood
that a dredger can be set at work IN
the Jordan river in 60 days, and that
n channel can be opened at the mouth
OF the river removing the sand bars
and Instructions so that the danger
from flood waters can be reduced 10
minimum After thorough discussion
OF the matter in caucus in the AFTER
noon the american" councilmen declu-
ed to rush the proposition through pc
fore flood water. The appropriation Oh
the money was ordered without us
acntIne vote. Councilman Fernstrom
declared that he was in favor of hand
lin the flood water situation in such
rnanner and that he believed that II
-,..,,Id ba done successfully II the ad-
rninistration really meant business.
FRANCHISE CALLED UP.
The proposed franchise for tho salt
air road was called up first wnen
petiton from the Womans AIheIfe,.i' -
rluh was read protesting against the
cars being operated on Main street
7 .ater the municipal laws report was
changed and presented. making the
rr,oposed route to come east on North
Temple street to West Temple tnencs
south on West Temple to First Soutn
street. thence west on First South
street TO First West street and thence
north on First West street to Nortn
rNo,,,y,,e street looping the two blocks.
T,bis went over until Thursday night
when protests will be heard. In the
meantime. the council ordered the ore
.,o,, short Line TO Widen Its V1aduct at
NcCtb Temple street, tho new section
IN IN, used by wagons and pedestrians
and tho present section for street cars.
Tho council desires representative OIL
tfte railroad company present IhurS-
1ay night 10 discuss the matter.
In an opinion submitted by CITY
ATTY. ii. ]. Ddnniny. the Salt Lake
Bo,,te has no right to close the water
WAYS at Seventh and Eighth west on
Ninth South street. So the CITY councii
ordered the radlway company TO re-
construct tho waterways at once De-
fore the high water comes
COUNCIL ROUTINE.
CITY Auditor Rudolph Alff appointed
Karl E. Williams to I'LL tho vacancy
caused by the dismissal of Joseph e.
Cecil. q clerk. The appointment was
confirmed.
Chief of Polico Barlow appointed =
B. Turner, ]. w. Wheeler. nj. F1tzpat-
rick and Frank Darling as special po-
Icemen without pay from the city The
appointments were confirmed.
Isaac Lester submitted protest
against the closing OF Gale street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth South ana
Second and Third West streets by Z. j.
Moran for his own private use and
asked that the street be opened. Inc
petition was referred to the street com
mittce
petition was received from L. l.
Goddard and other property owners
asking that sidewalks be laid on both
sides OF Ninth avenue from II TO NJ
street The matter was referred TO the
engineering and sewerage committee
The petition OF J. ]. Whitaker anc
others. asking for sidewalks on th'
north side of Eighth avenue from n I.
B street and on the cast sldo OF
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