The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
LOTS Of WORK
FACES COUNCIL
Two Sessions of City SOlOns TO
Be Held This Afternoon
and Evening.
MANY VITAL MATTERS
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Belief Expressed That Long
Fight Over West Side Via
ducts Will End.


scheduled for today, one at 2;S0 o'cloch
this afternoon and the other the regular
session at o'clock tonight. The specia
session this afternoon, which is really
recess meeting OF the adjourned session
of last Thursday night Is for the purpose
OF considering the west side viaduct qucs-
ton, 1t II hoped that the much agitated
differences between various members oil
the council will be settled at the meeting
and that an nmicable agreement will be
reached with the Denver &c Rio Grande
Railroad company with reference to the
construction OF riaducts over tle TalFono
tracks in the western part OF the city.
Should the council see fit 10 adopt an
ordinance introduced last Thursday night
BY Councilman NJ l.. Mulvey. within the
next two years ii Is certain that two more
viaducts will be built on the west SIDE.
However certain provisions OF the ar
rangement proposed In the ordinance are
council, and II promises to cause a
heated fight Mayor John S. Bransford
and Councilman Mulvey. however. have
eral weeks past and the agreement con-
taIned in the proposed ordinance: how
ever. generally speaking. appeals TO them
perhaps the best manner In Which 10
put end 10 the difficulties.
Sharp Fight Probable.
Under the proposed ordinance 1t is pro-
vded that viaduct be constructed inn
mediately over the tracks on Fifth South
street and that within two years another
viaduct be placed over Seventh South
street The ordinance, however. further
provides for the closing OF Sixth South
ell and especially ], w. Mckinney, are
bitterly opposed to closing any more
streets and Will fight against this How
ever II is thought that agreement cnn
be made whereby the city, will get both
viaducts without the closing OF Fourth
South and this Is one OF the questions TO
be fought out at the meeting this after
noon
The council originally ordered a viaduct
placed over Seventh South street, but
dents % in the yicinity of Firth South.
who are now enga ged in litigation in the
district court to open Fifth South or get
South viaduct matter was delayed on ac-
count Of the Fifth South supporters ask
Ing to be heard, which finally resulted in
derine viaduct on Seventh South street
but II also adopted resolution to open
Fifth South or give the company chance
10 place viaduct over II.
May Open Fifth South.
The new proposition however. TO get
the vladuct over Fifth South Immediately
and the agreement Of the company also
10 place one over Seventh South within
two years seemed better agreement to
the mayor. and Councilman Mulvey In
introducing the ordinance last Thursday
night endeavored TO have the action OF
the council IN ordering Flftn SOuln street
opened rescinded but this was voted
down, and the council agreed TO order the
street supervisor TO open Fifth South Inn
mediately,
AS the opening OF this street. however.
might entail expense to the city. the
matter was. referred to the mayor for
his approval, and Mayor Bransford re-
fused to sign the measure until after the
matter was thrashed out this afternoon
The members of the council who were
striving for the Seventh South street
u Ia
with the proposed arrangement OF the or
dinance presented by Councilman Null
yey and this promises to cause bitter
fight.
In support of the ordinance II is pointed
out that there are twenty-four tracks
over Fifth South street and 1t would be
yiaduct. In fact Mayor Bransford Is Of
the opinion that 1t would be useless to
open thls street as 1t ~, would be so dan
preciable extent On the other hand II Is
declared by those who desire to see the
ordinance passed that there is only about
South there are Fifth South. and
therefore the viaduct Is not so much
South. The proposed ordinance provides
that each viaduct shall have a twenty
eight-foot roadway with a six-foot side
walk on each side: The roadway must
walks constructed with cement
Liquor Problem to Come Up.
Among the important matters to come
up at tonlght's session Is Councilman F.
5. Fernstroms proposed ordinance COW
erlng the provisions OF the liquor Law
enacted by the last legislature. Together
with this is a number OF divers petit
tions and resolutions both for and against
the creation OF new districts. There are
two petitions asking that the Warm |
Springs lrt be be- INCLUDED in the saloon DIS
hauor may be sold" and there is one
petition directed against this. coming
from the Relief society
providing for the enlargement of the sa-
loon district to include the Warm
Springs. the Salt Palace grounds and the
has another resolution providing that the
district be not enlarged. These petitions
and resolutions, together with Council
members OF the council will undoubtedly
cause heated fight this evening.
Strife Over Franchise,
City Attorney II. J. Dlninny's opin-
Ion on the Independent Telephone fran
chise matter Will be presented tonight !
and will likely be referred to the first
meeting In Scptenber. when all Of the |
chise controversy will come up The city
attorney is Of the opinion that the s25.-
900 bond should not be released as asked
for by the COMPANY until aftef some
other good and sufficient bond has been
given to keep the city from harm. The
city attorney contends that as the com
pany still has Its poles. wires. conduits |
and other property in the streets Of the |
city II should be held under bond though !
the property OF the company has been
absorbed by the Bell Telephone compa-.
which has later been taken over by the |
Mountain States Telegraph and Tele- |
phone company, 1t was the release OF |
the bond which was sought in Council |
man FerHstrum's resolution last Thurs |
day night. which went over together
with all other matters pertaining to the
question until the first Monday In Sep
tcmber number OF the councilmcn
Wish to get away from the city during |
ih!s month for short vacations. which |
accounts for the matter going over
Councilman Mckinney has three resolu- |
lions pertaining 10 the matter which were
not reached last Thursday night. but
which scheduled 10 come up tonight ]
These Will follow the same course as Mr. s
Fernstrorn & resolution. Mr.. McKlnney's
resolutions declare that the Bell people
could not take over the Independent fran
chise without frst obtaining permission
from the city council. call upon the CITY
attorney TO investigate the matter and |
take steps TO prevent the transfer OF the