The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-03
TELEPHONE POLES
TO Be REMOVED
City Council Issues Orders to
Phone Companies Regard
ing Ninth East.
APPOlNTM ENTS
POLICE
FIRE CHIEF GLoRE ALSO NAMES
NEW MEN.

Telephone poles are to be removed at
once from Ninth Fest street, where
asphalt paving is now being laid. Or
ders to both the Bell and Independent
Telephone companies were issued by
the city council last night, when favor
able action was taken on two reSolu-
tons by Councilman James W. McKin-
ney. The companies are TO place their
wires underground, or to place the
poles in the rear of the homes This
was the most important action taken by
the council last night in q meeting
which lasted until after IL o'clock
Councilman Mckinney introduced an
other resolution calling upon the Utah
Light & Railway company to remove
all the wooden poles in Ninth East
street and to erect nothing but iron
or steel poles on the street. but this
was referred to the engineering com
mittee, which has the Ninth East
souabble under consideration.
The veto of Mayor John S. Bransford
on John HOlleys resolution, ordering
the Oregon Short Line to back off part
of Third West street, from North Tenn
pie to First South streets. was sus-
tanned by the council by vote Of to 5.
There was whole lot OF Oratory and
argument wasted by the minority n
the fight, for it was certain from the
start just what would happen. L. E.
Hall, John Holley and F. S. FernStrom
declared il was an outrage for the rail-
road people TO claim One-third of the
street and plant 1t in lawn, thus cut
ting down the street so that it 5 al
most impossible for teams to pass up
and down the street between South
Temple and North Temple streets. The
protests of the Salt Lake Hardware
company, Mcrrison-Merrill. the Inter
mountain Milling company and others
were filed without being read before
the council.
Fear Railroad Company.
It was asserted on the floor of the
council, somewhat reluctantly, that the
Short Line officials would probably
laugh at the council, even II orders
were given for them to move the curb
back, as had been experienced in other
orders sent out by the council.
Mayor Bransford, the chairmen OF
the waterwOrks and public grounds and
waterways committees and the heads of
these two departments viii get to-
gether this week to decide whether the
troll of Land and Water Commissioner
Frank Mathews, are to remain In this
department or be placed in the water
works. A report IS to be submitted TO
the council Monday night on the mat
ter.
Appointments made by Chief Of Po-
lice Sam NJ Barlow were confirmed,
as follows: R. A. Radke, to fill a va
cancy; Sam Ochler, to work on the
west side; II. G. Hattenbruck, special
officer for the Short Line, and John
Carlson. special officer for the Denver
& Rio Grande.
The chief of police also asked the
council for $500 more with which TO buy
automobiles. Two weeks ago the coun-
ell appropriated $4,000 for an automo-
bile, but it was found later by the chief
that he can get two good automobiles
for $500. The matter was referred 10
the finance committee to see II the city
can spare the money.
Firemen Resign.
Fire Chief w. H. GlOre submitted the
designations Of G. c. Faulkner and A
H. Fleckenstein and the discharge OF
Tom O'ROurke for the good of the
service" In their places were appoint
and F. J. Anderson was advanced from
fireman to engineer. All this was con-
firmed by the council
Mayor BransfOrd's veto in regard to
the removal of the street car tracks In
Fourth South street. from West Temple
TO Fourth West street, was laid over
one week to give the city attorney time
to investigate and learn If the Utah
Light & Railway company has forfeited
its franchise to right-Of-Way over
this street The council could not find
out who owned the tracks, but when
men went TO tear them up the owners
middle of the street, neglected and
grown over with grass. Last week,
however the railway company covered
the tracks with gravel, but there Is
belief that franchise rights have been
forfeited in which event the city may
insist that the tracks come up.
City Auditor Rudolph Alff complained
that the system of paying city workmen
twice a month was a bad habit and
caused too much work for his office and
the department heads, suggesting that
the city return TO the old system OF
paying off each month This went to
the finance committee.
A new deputy was allowed by ordi-
nance for the food and dairy depart
ment, and Isaac Starbuck VIII be ap-
pointed to the position. He has been
engaged in this work for about a month
though without appointment from the
mayor.
Franchises granting spur tracks for
the Utah Ice & Storage company near
Second North and Fourth West
streets, from the Short Line. and for
the c. 5. Martin Coal company. Fourth
West and Fifth South streets, from the
Rio Grande, were passed
Convention for Salt Lake.
The council passed a resolution to be
forwarded to the convention Of the
General Federation of Women'S Clubs
of the World. which will meet in Gin
cinnati. o.. asking that the 1912 con-
ventiOn be held in Salt Lake This
will be taken east by the Utah dele
gates to the convention
Protests from the property owners
on Seventh East and Twelfth East
streets, asking that the parking IN
the middle OF the street be really
parked, were referred TO the finance
committee. to see If the city can spend
the money
A. B. Sawyer, IT., presented a petit
ton asking for q tunnel site on city
ground up City Creek canyon for the
Little Giant mine, and the matter was
referred to several committees to in
vestigate, with the health commission
er associated.
Marius H. Guffey petitioned the
council for the privilege of running an
theatre without roof The
plan, which was submitted with the
petition. calls for a room so feet wide
and 10 feet long. The plan is 10
erect the amusement house on Third
South street. just west of the Greene
valid Furniture store.
The MoXum Drug company asked TO
be allowed eight feet of the sidewalk
for palm garden at 404 South State
street. where soda fountain drinks
were to be sold. but the council turned
down the ErlTnnoan Nv,