Show BIG DOINGS fOR COUNCil TONIGHT Mayor May r Probably Will Send in His Choice for Chief of Police OTHER WEIGHTY MATTERS TAKE IN STREET RAILWAY AND LIGHTING PROPOSITION For Fot the council tonight a flood of oratory is scheduled sch that may eclipse all aU previous records of the loquacious members of that body Several Important matters are to be considered which are of vital interest to the city ity but whether anything will result from the delibera deliberations deliberations deliberations doubtful is In all probability Mayor Bransford will give to the council for confirmation the name of his appointee as chief of po police police lice The mayor maor last night said that he had not decided on just who the man would be but that he thought he would be in a position to announce his appoint appointment appointment appointment ment to the council this evening He has several men under consideration but declined to make public their names The persuaders have selected Francis Hall Hallas as the man for the place If Mayor Brans Brass Bransford Bransford ford follows instructions it Is quite probable probable probable able that the council will decline to con confirm confirm confirm firm the appointment Street Railway Franchise Franchise i Of vital interest to the public is the I I street railway franchise The new ordinance ordinance nance nanc proposed calls for extensions and improvements on line in the city cit The company Is making every ef effort effort fort to give the city a metropolitan trans transportation transportation transportation service but the committees hav hay havIng haying Ing ng the ordinance under consideration have hae lave continuously delayed acting upon it presumably on the grounds that other Important matters must be considered first As the ordinance now reads it has been practically approved by the committee Nothing detrimental to the city has been found in It IL The only obstacle Is with ref reference reference reference to amount to be paid pa d the city for or the privilege of making the improve improvements Improvements i ments and suggestions Councilman Black in his customary zeal for the welfare has suggested that the street car company pay the city the modest sum of ot ofa ota a million dollars His suggestion will be acted upon this afternoon by the pat pal al laws and improvements committees at a special meeting at 4 If the committees fail fall to take action the ordinance ordinance nance sauce will probably be called out of the hands lands of the committees by the council tonight Lighting Proposition At this same meeting of the improve improvements improvements improvements ments and municipal laws committees the he proposition of the Street Lighting sighting company will be taken up The proposal of the company compan is to furnish 67 gas street lamps to replace 35 arc electric lights now In use The increase in n expense e pense would be approximately One obstacle in the way of the accept acceptance acceptance acceptance ance of the proposal is the probability that the city cannot abrogate its contract with the Utah Light Railway company for the lights now in use so that if the lighting contract were awarded the new company an additional expense exp nse of over would be Involved The Tue recommendation of the street com corn committee committee to purchase over fourway me rae metallic street signs from the company rep represented represented represented resented by David C Dunbar DUlbar will wm also come up for final action tonight The street signs are to cost each Un Uness Unless Unless less ess the councilmen experience a change of heart the measure will probably be defeated Councilmen Carter Black and Martin of the street committee who rec recommended recommended the purchase of the signs seem to o be the only ones who favor the prop proposition proposition proposition The Weisbach people have prom promIsed promised sed to furnish street signs free of charge in the light lighting lighting to go on the lamp posts case ease ing ng contract is awarded to them and the majority of the municipal statesmen fer waiting to see what action is taken on that proposal before handing Dunbar the for the signs igns |