The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-08
LICENSE NIGHT
IN THE COUNCIL
City SOIOns Expect TO Have Big
Grist of Revised Ap-
plicatiOns.
MAY GET TIME TO PASS ON
ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE
Offer of Power Site i'm Spanish
Fork Canyon Interests
COunciImen.

Several matters OF Importance arc
scheduled to come up at tonlghts ses-
sion of the city council. II the solons
complete their work in time they will
meet afterward in committee OF the
whole to consider the proposed electrical
ordinance and also the offer or & W.
Earl 10 sell To the city site Tor a nlu-
nicipal power plant In Spanish FORK cam
yon.
II is expected that the council Will have
a collection OF liquor license applications
for an advance license Of one quarter
cations for liquor licenses for nVe
months, including the two remaining
months OF this quarter and The three
months of the next quarter. were re.
turned to the applicants by the council
last Thursday night to be made 10 read
for three months instead of five The
applicants desired that the council re-
fund tho two months of this quarters S
license and permit them 10 pay 1t on the
proposed five months license In order
TO get license for an additional quarter
Under a ruling OF the city attorney.
however, II was found that the city coun-
ell was without authority TO refund on
returned for the change In the time 70
DC made. These revised applications Will
probably be before the council tonight.
as the new law becomes effective May 9,
5. Bransford that the council thoroughly
investigate the feasibility Of extending
the sewer from the Jordan river TO the
Great Salt lake, which will cost In the
neiehborhood OF $4,000, also may come
up FOR consideration informally. The
council will probably inspect the route
of the proposed improvement some time
this week
Another matter which viii come up this
evening is the reconsideration of the
matter Of permitting farmers the use of
Second West street between South Tenn
pie and First South street during the
hours from to 9 a. On the argu
ment that IT would be more sanitary and
better in general resolution providing
that the farmers be given the use of tho
street for the handling OF their produce.
was introduced last Thursday night by
Councilman Mark Reedall: At the re-
quest Of Councilmen Reed and Moreton
the measure went over one week, where
upon Councilman Fernstrom moved to
the sams effect. The motion passed and
Councilman Reed voted In the affirmative
that he might give notice OF reconsidera
tion tonight. Councilman Reed took the
stand that hasty action should not be
taken, as residents OF the vicinity might
want to protest,
The questions before the committee
of the whole were TO have been disposed
of at a meeting scheduled for last FRI
day night quorum. however. was not
present.
The proposed electrical ordinance Gre
atcs the position OF city electrician whose
duty 1t shall be 10 inspect all electrical
wiring and so on Through this ordi
nance it is designed 10 greatly reduce
the fire danger
The offer OF Earl TO sell to the city the
site for a power plant in Spanish Fork
canyon interests several OF the soions,
who say this site is one of the last avail
able locations for a municipal plant.