Show LIGHT MONOPOLY WINS SKIRMISH Succeeds Succeed in Having Action Acton by Coun Couii Council Con cil oi on Deferred FERNSTROM LEADS FIGHT FAVORS FA VORS GRAB AND OPPOSES NEwHOUSE PETITION Cl placed pla Li j himself squarely and on the side sid of the th Utah Uth Lih Ligi Railway Halay company comPY at Ht the meeting m nt f the city council last lut night at an a Councilmen Hobday and Martin Martn h hd t I nagged him into Ito showing hil his hi hand il the tight to prevent tb the company f In on grabbing an extension on of its it lighting light and street railway franchises franchisee for ft fr an another anether ti ether other fifty years ye He also ateo al displayed opposition f t Oplin Samuel nul preposition Ion tn t furnish the te people of or Salt St Lake a b ter tel and a a cheaper lighting service M l petition for a accompanied by bJ a a certified cheek check fr O and a a 3 copy COl of DC the ordinance p re requested T in quested qute was wa resolved r lve by the oIl I last evening and referred to the thE com committee er m on municipal laws Jaws and stings The A ordinance it is i along a the lines Jnes a aready aready ready redy r explained and provides for a reduction of oC in lighting charges C Previous to th t the rending reading of the t Vew fW house petition Councilman T made a I determined fight against ak big h any action at at present on th iii Tt Light Railway company compy franchise e ehI hI I 1 dont dout care cre if it 95 per r cent of sf lt t people ppe are ar aln th r f claimed Councilman rr m I Iam 1 s am au 0 not against it It and aa I behe should pass pa with wt some i r This statement wa was made me in e eto to the th desertion assertion of Councilman MartI Ma Mathat that 95 1 6 per pr cent of the th people of n 11 city were opposed to the te Utah Light Railway franchise franchi ex extension x tension ordinance Councilman rr strom prefaced his statement with wih th j remark that tt he did di not believe blee tat 95 9 per pr p r cent ct of the te people of the thE th iV were opposed op to the te granting of th Utah Light Li ht Railway s petition for the t passage e of its It ordin ordinance ance anee anc Vote Sought on Ordinance After Ater most moat J ef at the business before 1 h hunn council luid hed hd seen been disposed of 0 V nun uni man usa Hobday Hoby HoDy moved move to t take the te ex extent e x tent ion of the Utah petition o Light Railway company comy out of the hands hand o 0 othe the th committee on municipal lav laws vs s an ai i ithe Ithe the te special water wae committee comte and put pat patto putto J to a vote The motion mn was w seconded by Councilman Martin Martn Councilman Fernstrom wa was on his feet f before Councilman Hobday Hoba tal h r I finished Jishe statia stating ate nis il motion mt I would lik lt like to ask Councilman Martin Martn what hat fe the reason for hurry huro hur said sid he lie h Councilman Hobday Hobay said sid that tat at tl ft meeting m of o th th the various council com eon 1 W t he hal lal ha I endeavored to have v the d two commit committees tees tee to which the ordinance orin e was re rE i tak it p a a ad d report eor on it Vi huP but notwithstanding J a majority of t members mems of both bt co c were WE at atthe atthe a athe the meeting mt he b had 11 Council Councilman man Fernstrom told tol him that tat ri n no one except the newspapers was W anxious us to have a report r on the tle ordinance Then Councilman Fernstrom sail sa I Councilman Hobday was showing a anew anew anew new and unexpected zeal zel in the te matte matteI of pf the ordinance ordina There have ve been other otier oter franchi ordinances before this thi council counci in he want in a a hurry pur for a a report 01 ot 01 for action said sd he Councilman Hobday Hobay replied that tat th t t people wanted waned waed action acton on the ordinance ordina and said sid that it was customary f iS certain certin councilmen to dodge doge ever eyer they dint want at to go on record like they did di last lat Wednesday t when they hurried hure out of the cc c c Si tee room rom and nd out of the cound i 1 iber iber ber as a soon on as a I made nIMe i ly iy mo mc I o 0 otake otake take up the extension ordinance Councilman Fernstrom accused C i on ton cilman rim Hobday Hoby of waiting until all al but but three of the members of the coune coun o meers o had bad gone gon out of the th committee Tr Tran w wand and an out of the te council counci chamber making his motion moton to have th tp mu mi final cipel laws committee committe take tae up tn t Utah Light Railway matter mater Th s a Councilman Ho dente denied and ad f reiterated his statement that it ft caus J Ju a u scattering among the members o othe othe of the council Councilman Hartenstein asked aked Cour our cilman cima Hobday Hoby to withdraw trw his mo motion m lion tion tn until after the he t ordinance ord e gran graning g granIng n nin ing in a lighting franchise franchi to Samu Newhouse was ws read readI r ad adr I r am willing said si Hobday Hobay if it you yu can guarantee t the majority will wil not scatter and the he I honorable chairman of the am cipal laws committee Mr will wi come down from the th an ar arut a atut 1 put tut ut a stop sop to te his delay deay tactics Fernstrom Defies Newspapers This little speech aroused the ire are r f Councilman Fernstrom and h hp a Councilman Hobday Hobdy of c grand stand tand play He is i scared Sare and oter member c this council counci are scared 3 aled by bY a a a a bull bul dog d up a tree said sid Council Fernstrom But I amnot am am not scared am going ging to do my hi duty dut and ad I Icare lr care cre what the newspapers say s Tl Tl are are not always right right A couple coule v years yer ago there was wa an ordinance fore tore this council granting a fran fr for 1 9 years year that proposed to 5 b away all al the th streets and a alleys aleys city ity and ad all aU the tle newspapers we wet f fIt f It t I did my duty then tn and ad and it was wa defeated and ad I shall dl d i duty dt again a in in this matter Councilman Fernstrom then TV a Wt ato to say Sy that he lie Ii believed the Utah Uth I L Railway Rai company should get the th f C tension of the franchise asked ake fa In fait f fi it i was giving the city light and p 1 worth 90 a 8 year ye and ad was offering 1 city cit water ater rights worth wort It I is the te only company that h 1 ht i r given the city anything in 3 franchises granted said sid he heI her heI I r am aln glad we e have baye smoked smoke j yu ou shouted Councilman Martin pointing his index finger nger at at Cour Coun our i r Fernstrom I tell tel you I am gl gi 1 I f matter Iter was s brought up here her to tf t t for we know now just where to r you We want wat this thi ordinance 11 t 1 from the committee to which i 1 r referred because the t people of tn HI ti tiare C Cae are ae ready reach and ad want on The further remarks of of Martin Martn were cut short by b Cent Coun COUl i t r f Tuddenham w wo o was wa wa in the te chat s 1 sling t ling attention to the te absence of c 1 o A A J 1 Davis Dais Black Blac Woo Wood W Wand V f fand and President Hewlett He said sd V r Davis Davi and Wod Wood were were sick ani an 1 t tall t all aU of these men were ere on one o e eother t other of the te two committees to h b 1 the Utah Ut Light Railway Raily compare compan petition was referred Waiting For Public Slumber Councilman Martin rat got gt the r ragain again agi and ad le the tactics of so s y i oral tal of his fellow follow members who w ho he slid were waiting until the public publio op position has apparently died out to t rush the extension ordinance ucc through the c Councilman Fernstrom said the tho com coin franchise did not expire for lor years yearn and anti there was no rca rea reason son ton for haste in reporting or acting on the proposed pro extension five per cent of the people of Salt Lake are arc opposed to granting the tho I extension said Councilman Martin How do you know kathy asked Council Councilman Councilman man nina Fernstrom Have you taken a I census of them have you made a can canvass vass vassI 1 I found a person outside of the tho th of the company that is in favor of the extension replied Coun timan Martin I r have said and I Ir II Ir r I IV v repent It that I challenge the com coin T u to produce a cash buyer buye for the i water right It proposes to trade t i 1 find a ii who will pay puy eoe OO rash for tor it It Tt WaS us then that Fernstrom Ferns om Jom said he heI I 1 Ht t tare if per cent of or the theFt I Ft lIe were wele against granting the peti petit t rn fl of the Utah Light Railway com corn comp p IH for a 1 fifty years cars extension of and announced hat he lu 11 was wasI I III ii i favor faor of making the tho grant i iRe Ho He said the tho New Newhouse house ordinance did not offer f t d l iy y any compensation for the i x i and privileges s asked for forTo forr To r this Councilman Martin replied f It proposes to give gic gl e them a big tin UH In their light bills buts A motion of ut Councilman to postpone 1 action on Councilman Coun Hob liob Hobi i tva IS s motion to take the Utah Light petition out of the h of the th committee c on Ott municipal 1 hs s und and the tho special water w ter committee committe v is g adopted and Uld the N fran fr n Mp ordinance was Will road rend On motion motionS S I It was W S re reF ered F red to the committee on municipal I J L s I and streets lit opposition to Councilmen Martin Hobday and Neu h hunn iu nn n who wiio wanted it referred to the thet t of or the whole to be taken up r ext Wednesday evening f motion taking the hf Light Railway out of the ha h hanas nas of ot the com corn comp r p g to which it with ivas wn referred r waa f ien fn taken t up Councilman Martin of off oft f t eed ed d a substitute that all nIl franchise franchiso natters pending before the council be referred to tie tle committee of ot the whole to t bo bp considered d next W night This was defeated by b a three c cYR a YR nes es to j abc lx nays The ayes were cast b by Martin Hobday and Neuhausen and ard the nays by Barnes E Ilk H Davis D iS Dean Bran Fernstrom and Tuddenham Tuddenham ham harn |