The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-25
Last Regular Meeting OF the
Body viii Be Held on
Tuesday Night.
TO CLEAR THE DOCKET
Members VIII Dispose of
Pending Business Before
Nacating Office.

The last regular meeting Of the city
council Of Salt Lake City will hc held
tomorrow night. when IN effort VIII
be made 10 clear up all business pend
ing before that body prior 10 turning
tho rcius OF the municipal government
over to the new city commission Jan
nary l. The meeting will be held on
Tuesday night, owing 10 the regular
meeting night falling on Christmas
day.
\ heavy crist of business coufronts
the council. and it il probable that the
meeting will be Jidiourned until some
night later in the week 70 wind up all
of the business. \ number Of impor-
tant matters are scheduled to come up
tomorrow night and the final regular
meeting promises 10 he record
breaker in number Of COMMITTEES re-"
ports.
The council viii adopt the recon-
mcndation Of the committee OF the
whole that the application OF the Snlt
Lake & Los Angeles Railroad company
for n franchise to run its cars INTO tue
business section Of the city be re-
ferred 20 the new commission. Jhe
committee is making this recommends
tion upon the ground that the present
council could not give the matter suffi-
cient consideration prior to going out
of office.
May Grant Franchise.
Another important franchise which
the council will consider is that of the
Emigration Canyon Railroad company
for franchise from the present ter
minus of its tracks on Fifth south
street 10 the southern limits of the
CITY This is to form n portion OF the
HALLIDAY extension of the line, for
which lie Grapdc Goung already has
q franchise from the county. The mat
ter came up last Monday night, but
was continued and Mr.. Young requested
IN bring maps OF the proposed route
tomorrow night,
Upon recommendation of the com
mittee of the whole the council will
enter into A contract with tho Utah
Light q Railway company for the fur
uishinc OF street lights TO the city for
the next two years. Under the new
contract the city is entitled to Si5 arc
lamps.
Indications arc that the council will
order the city street supervisor to
ity of the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road yards. Several months ago, the
council passed an ordinance requiring
the road TO Niaduct both West Seventh
South and West Fifth South streets
within the next two years, but the
company contcnded that proper notice
of the action was not served and start
has been made TO build The Viaducts.
The council, indignant at the attitude
Of the railroad company, last Monday
night authorized the city attorney to
draft . resolution ordering the street
supervisor TO open West Fifth South
street, and IL Is expected that this res
olution will be adopted.
Park Employees Seek Pay,
4 petition will be presented TO the
council bv the employees of the city
park department asking that the coun-
ell allow them their December salaries.
4 week ago the council beld up the
payroll of the park department because
the park board declined to reimburse
the city to the extent Of $4,000,
which il promised to do when the an
nual levy was made last June under
the new park law providing for reg"
ular levy for parking purposes. The
board had previous to the enactment
of the Law been given an Appropriation,
SS0.O00 of which il agreed 20 paw back
il the council made the levy under the
new law.
The copstitutionality OF the park
law. however, has been questioned, aud
to get the matter into court the board
refused TO pay the $4,000 with the
expectation that mandamus proceedings
would bc begun by the city auditor 10
compel the repayment. but the council
referred the matter back to the board,
requesting an explanation. The board
meets next Wednesday afternoon, at
which time the matter probably will
he taken up. In the meantime the coup-
Gil withheld the payroll pending "A set
tlemept Of the matter. and the en-
ployees are now asking for their wages.