| Show 10 TORE T THAT FRANCHISE Short Line Scores in Conten Contention Contention Contention tion With Salt Lake Ogden Road POSTPONED A MONTH PURCHASING AGENT ORDINANCE ANCE GOES BACK FOR REPAIRS The Oregon Short Line won on a point In its contention with the Salt Lake Ogden railroad oer over the franchise for tor fora tora a track on Third West at the city council coun council council cil meeting last evening T R Black had hall given notice of or a reconsideration of the franchise given for a Joint track and managed to get the reconsideration through The real fight however is to come when the adoption of oC the ordinance again 8 ln comes up Friends of Mr Ir Bamberger who Is in Chicago managed to have further con consideration consideration laid over until he returns It will be bo taken up in four weeks w time Several representatives of the Short Line were at the meeting among them D S Spencer and George H Smith Representing Representing Representing the smaller road was only Her Herman Herman Herman man Bamberger The vote on the recon reconsideration reconsideration stood To Black Hodgson Hall Martin Murdock Wood and I Davis the latter explaining that he was w s sonly only voting on the reconsideration and declining to express an opinion on the franchise itself 1 This attitude of or President President President dent Davis gave gae a majority of or one onto The nays nas were Cowburn Fernstrom Ferry Fem Holley ODonnell and Stewart A petition from the Parker Lumber company and others against the grant grantIng grantIng granting Ing of the franchise went to the municipal municipal municipal pal laws and streets committee I I Other Matters The contract awarded P J 3 Moran for forthe forthe forthe the street paving repairs for the year ear sent up by b the board of works was ap approved approved approved proved The milk ordinance was sent back to toJ toI J t the sanitary committee to be amended I to conform with recent legislation E E Rich and other residents of North i Temple street complained that little pro progress prof progress f gress was being bem made with the new i aqueduct and that what work was be being beIng I ing done was not good Nothing the pe petition petition petition stated bad had been done since March 27 T 7 This was sent to the board of works The Manufacturers lI Association of Utah was given gIn permission to use ten feet of West Vc t Third South In front of the Cham Chamber ChamI Chamber ber of Commerce where an exhibition of Utah Itah products is to be held during the I wp week k of April 2 to 10 0 The Tho city attorney reported that the II I proposed ordinance providing for a pur purchasing purchasing chasing agent for the city elt to be appoint appointed ed Ill by the mayor without confirmation by b the council was illegal and the reso resolution resolution resolution lution calling for the establishment of A t supply department went to the municipal municIpal municipal pal laws committee with tho the city attorney attorney ney nI to make corrections The pur pure food Inspector reported that the slaughter house of or James Hepworth at Eighth West est between Fifth Firth and Sixth North was In bad shape and wanted him summoned to show sho cause why wh It should not be declared a nuisance This was sent to the sanitary committee There was much other business piled up so at a few minutes to 11 it on motion of Councilman W vV V Mont Fer Ferry Ferry Fern ry n a recess was taken until Thursday evening |
