| Show COUNCIL AGAIN H DODGES ISSUES Ferry Proposes Taking Up All Scrip and Substituting Special Tax Warrants PAVING ESTIMATES HIGHER MORAN GETS HIS 2246 BONUS ON COTTONWOOD CONDUIT The Oratorical Record 1 f 4 Barnes 1 Carter 5 Fern Fernstrom f i strom 9 Ferry 2 Hobday 9 f Holley 2 Martin 6 Mulvey f 8 ODonnell 5 4 Tuddenham 4 Wells 7 To Total f 4 tal 62 The absence of Councilman Black seem seemed seemed seemed ed to have a depressing effect on the council orators last evening and only speeches were made a reduction reduction reduction tion of ot from the week before This however may also be accounted for tor forby torby forby by the fact tact that the council adjourned half an hour earlier than it did last l st week and that Councilman Hobday spent a con considerable considerable portion of ot his time in a commit committee tee room smoking x As usual Hobday and Fernstrom car carried carried ried tied off ot the honors and carne came out even Last week each make seventeen seen een speeches and the reduction is noticeable Both say they will do better when Black re returns returns returns turns As usual the council accomplished lit little littie tie tle In fact less was accomplished acc than thana a week ago as then there were more ma mat maters matters tern under consideration which could be postponed Last evening the material mat rial was limited but the postponements came with the same samo regularity Two Important matters were not dis discussed discussed discussed cussed the letting of new contracts for forthe forthe forthe the laying of ot sidewalks in extension No 89 sl on the north bench which is in the Utah Fireproofing territory and a resolution substituting warrants for scrip s rip Sidewalks Will Cost More The resolution asking the board of ot works to advertise for bids for the un uncompleted uncompleted uncompleted completed sidewalk work was referred to the municipal laws committee From the bids received d by the board ward yesterday on ona ona ona a small extension it is probable that the city will ill have to pay sixteen cents per square foot for this work instead of twelve cents which the old contract was let for Whether hether this additional cost can be assessed against the property holders is problematical and it seems Be ems to be the general opinion that the city will have to pay the difference The other resolution was introduced by l y Councilman Ferry FerI and provides for the taking up of all aU scrip against any an special tax fund on surrender by the holder and the th substitution of ot a special tax warrant in the aggregate amount of the value of the scrip surrendered This is one of ot the administration measures to help straight straighten en out the deplorable financial situation in which the council has engulfed the city efty treasury The garbage ordinance of ot Councilman Hobday which was defeated at the last meeting came up for reconsideration and after an oratorical outburst lasting over half an hour was referred to the municipal municipal municipal pal laws and finance committee on os the suggestion of Councilman Ferry FerI The ordinance allowing the Oregon Short Line to build a spur track to the factory of ot Bailey Sons was passed and the ordinance making a n downtown sewer district was again referred to the engi engineering engineering engineering committee Paving Delayed The matter of ot paving State street from Seventh to Tenth South streets was de dc debated bated again Councilman claimed that as the petition had asked for it to tobe tobe tobe be paved as far as Tenth South street and that as the property owners between Ninth and Tenth South streets had de defeated defeated defeated that part of ot the extension the council had no right to order orde the other portion done unless a new petition Is sub submitted covering that section The ques question question tion was referred erred to the street commit committee tee with the city attorney associated The board of public works was instruct instructed ed to go ahead and pave with asphaltum the intersections of or Third South and Main Maln and Third South and West Temple P J Morans orans estimate of ot 2246 2216 for extra work done on the Big Cottonwood conduit held up at the last meeting was passed without opposition as were also several estimates presented by the board of public works Councilman Tuddenham Introduced a resolution providing that contractors who desire to use the city streets must apply to the council for permission He pointed out that P J Moran has built an elevated railway and dump on J 1 street between Second and Third streets st without asking permission An Invitation was received from the Merchants and Manufacturer Manufacturers association association association tion asking that the council accompany It on Its get acquainted excursion to American Fork Lehl Lehi and Pleasant Grove next Thursday Seven of the coun councilmen councIlmen signified their intention of going The veto of the mayor on the liquor li Ii license cense ordinance for druggists druggist passed at atthe atthe the last meeting was sustained without objection Payrolls amounting to for the street and Irrigation departments were passed A communication was received d from the superintendent of streets calling atten attention attention attention tion to the fact that there are no proper facilities to drain water under Brigham street from the streets leading to the north bench The matter was referred to the tho street committee |
