The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-15
Substitute Franchise and Re-
port to Be Fought Out on
Floor Monday Night.
EXPECTED WRANGLE OVER
B. YOUNG BILL NATURES
L. 0. Howard Seeks Franchise
for Jnterurban: Measure to
Help Food Movement.

mittoe submitted substitute franchise
FOR the SaItair road. which contains a
change OF route 10 conform to the plans
Of the company, as outlined last Mon
day night for building a terminal sta
lion on the site now occupied by the
Mccoy livery stables in the rear OF the
Cullen hotel
According 10 tho new route, the cars
Will run down First West street from
North Temple street to Picrpont street
and thence cast on that street across
West Temple street and into the station
between Main and West Temple and Sec
ond and Third South streets,
Mn Fernstrom asked that the fran
Tor further consideration, as he had some
changes 10 propose Mr.. Mckinney and
Mr.. Hall objected TO It's being referred,
tic council and any changes could he
made as desired by the council Upon
request of Councilmen UDonncll and
Rcedal. the report. with the franchise.
WAS laid over for one week, and next
Monday night the matter will be fought
out on the floor OF the council.
Petitions Received.
Two petitions were received faVorlng
the granting of the franchise permitting
cars to be run down Main street to First
South street one was signed by a large
number Of members of the salt Lake
Real Estate association, aud tho other
was signed by the Schramm johnson
Drugs and thir,y-seven other business
firms in the vicinity OF First South and
Main streets. These petitions were re-
fcrred In The municipal laws committee
for consideration.
The anticipated wrangIc over the pay
mcnl of the bill of Il. Young. amounting
10 over $500 for 500 loads Of gravel sold
TO the city last year. took place. At the
meeting Of tho council last week Mr..
Wood objected 10 The bill on the ground
That IL was illegal for the reason that
Young was foreman Tor Raleigh IL Har-
mon who were the real parties IN inter
est. and under the law Raleigh, who is
street supervisor, could have no lnler-
est in II contract for selling material 10
tfc city. Upon his request. IN" matter
WAS referred 10 The city attorney for an
opinion as 10 its legality. The attorney
reported Monday night ibat the bill sp-
pcarcd 10 bc regular. as il was properly
verified and certified 10 br the street
Sunrrvisor and the board of public works.
Mr Wood Was not satisfied with the
opinion oI tho city attorney; and moved
jIal tho attorney make an inVcStiGa iion
10 determine whether Or not Stree,
Supervisor Raleigh had amy interest in
ihc hili as presented by Young. He de-
s"liuG gravel 10 the city for some time
a1J That he did not care To lay himself
,'aol" by voting FOR an illegal bill Mr..
Mckinney explained that il there were
anything Illegal about the transaction il
N"Cld bc an easy matter 10 prosecute
;hc offender under the Law. lie asked
th" Mi. Raleigh hc permitted TO explain
LIS connection with ihc matter.
Fill is Allowed
Raleigh started 10 MAKE u statement,
council calling for th" rollcall on Mr..
Wo"ds motion Mr Tccdall aud several
Other members opposed The motion, Tor
'hc reason ihst they did nor think il
within tho province oI the city attorney
I" turu his office into n dctectiN" agency
and Try Into tn" private affairs Of u city
employee, Mr. Wood : motion Was lost
10y vote ot I 10 ~, he being the only
vote in favor of the matter Tho roll
WAS thou called OF tic payment OF tho
hill and u was allowed BY vote Of 10
10 :. Mckinney and Wood voting
\ petition was submitted by r. o.
Howard for franchise Ia construct
tracks over certain streets in the city
salt Lake n Provo. Tho franchise pro-
yidcS for th" laying OF tracks commence
ing AZ First South and Second East
streets thence south on Second East
10 Ninth South. thence cast on Ninth
South to Third East street. thence south
on Third East Ia the city limits. II fur
thcr provides fov tho payment To the
city Of ! per cent of the gross earnings
nually II also provides FOR tho use of
It's tracks by other int"rurban ROADS run
hing Inio the city. and that work shall
he commenced within six months and
be- completed within three years. The
matter was referred TO the municipal
Jaws committee for consideration.
The resolution of Mr., Wood providing
that the street supervisor should take
possession Of tho city'S rock crUShcr, now
being used by Margeits brothers in their
gravel pit, and move il to the city stables.
referred 10 the streets and public
grounds and waterways committees.
Mr.. Wood then moved that the street
supervisor take possession Of the crushcr
and soc that no person uses !, without
4 70 .r1sn ~
motion Vas carried
Margetts Cited
Upon motion OF Mr.. Fernstrom. Mr.
MarSatts viii he cited 10 appear before
the council Monday night and show cause
why his lease on the present gravel pit
should not be cancelled. Mr. Fernsiron
declared that Margctts had caused con-
siderable damage IN city property by the
operation OF the gravel pit. and further
shat he was not confining his operations
to the ground leased from the clty but
was taking gravel from other parts of
the city's lands, His motion was car
ried
Strange & Magulre were before the
council again with another proposition 10
lease ground In City Creek canyon for
their asphalt plant, and offered tho city
SO month for the use Of the same. This
Is an ircreaEe OF So over the former
proposition of the firm which WAS turned
down by the council. The matter WIS
referred 10 tho public grounds and
waterways committee.
The board nt public works held r meet
Ing Monday afternoon and decided to
award the contract for the City creek
squeduct and catch basin TO p. L. Moran
Tor the reason that he guaranteed to
do the work I'm ten days shorter time
than any of the other bidders on the Job
Tho ellis Construction company was the
lowest bidder, its bid being s22oJ5, while
that OF Moran was about $4,000. The
board held meeting last week on the
matter. but could not reach "A decision
40 IL WAS decided 10 award IL 10 Moran
Tho council approved tho action of the
board and the contract will be submitted
next Monday night for approval.
All tho other contracts submitted by
the board for several sewer extensions
aud changing the waterways on Rich
ards street were laid over for ono week
Appointments Confirmed.
MAYOR Bransford submitted the ap-
pointment Of b. +. Rcdman as a member
OF the board OF park commissioners 10
succeed i. y. Mcf;inty, resigned, and
The appointment was confirmed.
The appointment OF ]. @. Cecil as
deputy clerk OF the criminal division OF
the city court. To succeed Lester T.
Moreton. resigned. as submitted by City
Recorder Rives. was confirmed
Superintendent OF Waterworks Hob
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