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Show EXTENSION OF MAINS. Th9 Subject Causes a Vigorous Debate in the City Council Session. WANTED AN ANCHOR FOR THE MOON Anl uventful Session as Regards Definite Action but Kventful When Jaw Work is Considered Other Matters. Last night's sess 01 of the city council bade fare to pass off without any particular excitement during the early hours of the session, but K e 1 threw a tire brand into the I midst of the fathers a short time prior to the closing and by a remark directed at Want- land caused that gentleman to become very tropical in the region of the spot where he fastens his necktie. The taking from the table of the report of the water committee which provides ''that city script hereafter issued for assessment on extension of water mains, shall only be payable to the city treasurer for water rates on the land that was assessed for the said extensions, and that the issuance ofj script for said extensions shall be stamped accordingly" accord-ingly" was the cause of the difficulty. Senator Moran thought the question should lie upon the table until called up, while H'untlaud moved to Indefinitely postpone. The Gladstone of the council. Rich, arose aud after whacking his dome of thought a couple of good licks to get his grey matter iu circulation, spoke vigorously on the i question, so he did. He wanted to see the Resolved, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to rind and report the estimate esti-mate cost of anchoring the moon when at its full over Salt Lake City to save, if possible, pos-sible, the present cost of lighting said city by electricity. C. E. Wastlaxd. As soon as ihe laughter had subsided Wantlaud disclaimed any knowledge of the matter aud the resolution was expunged. Moran's resolution for printed minutes was then Indefinitely postponed, whiie Law-son Law-son tried to down Wantlaud' s public market house resolution but failed, for it was referred re-ferred to the committee on markets. Walden's franchise was postponed one week and after making some appropriations the council adjourned. city beuetited and didn't believe in exttn l-inr l-inr water mains where they were not needed. He didn't believe 111 laying pipes out iu the country where there were no houses, no he didn't. The city had no right to extend mains for the purpose of benefiting benefit-ing "well," said Mr. Rich, fixing his gray eagle eye on the diminutive alderman from the First precinct, "I will not say wiiat I intended to say." "Oh," ejaculated Wautland, "I hope the gentleman won't hesitate on my account. If his remark is to apply to me I hope that he will make it." "Then," said Rich in pianissimo tones, as his majestic form expanded perpendicularly and horizontally perhaps two and six inches respectively, "I will say that it does not look well for a real estate man who is interested and will be benefited by the defeat de-feat of t:iis resolution to oppose it. Water scrip," he continued, "was floating around at the rate of fifty cents on a dollar and indiscriminate in-discriminate extension of mains should stop." Wantlaud was as mad a; an August horuet with a hole its ne.-t, and said he would reply re-ply to the insinuation of Rich at the proper time. Horn jocularly remarked for Rich's benefit that if scrip was so cheap it would pay the city to buy it up, but Law-son Law-son taking the statement in earnest remarked re-marked very seriously that there was no money iu the treasury. Rich arising to speak again was put ou the rack by Wantiand and Ewiug and oefore the pair had finished he was like ihe prover-b.al prover-b.al boy who didn't know anything about matters affecting his fathers sheep while those of Jones' next farm adjoining, lie had at his fingers ends. "Don't you know" said Wantiand "that when mains are laid it is at the request of the property holders V" Ru h admitted that upon that point he was posted. "Dou'tyou know," continued the delegate from the First, "that while those property owners pay three-lourtiis of the cost of laying these mains the city acquires the plant?" Again Rich pleaded guilty of being cognizant, cogni-zant, of a tact or tvo iu tliis connection. Then Ewiug asked Rich how the city used to do busine s in ttie matter of water main extensions to which the lat er pi jaded ignorance. ignor-ance. He never took any in e.-est in public affairs prior to the change of government. Ewing then made a plea for water for all that desire it, succeeding which Lawson entered into a mathematical calcula.ion as to the length of time an iron pipe would last under ground with no water in it. Wautland was ready to repi3" to Rich's insinuation in-sinuation when Horn moved the previous question and shut off debate. OTHER PROCEEDINGS. When the dulcet tones of Recorder Stanton Stan-ton broke the stillness succeeding the calling of the roll, all the members except Councilman Council-man Karrick responded to their uames. The usual batch of petitions followed the reading of the minutes, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. When the request for railroad iron tiled by the board of education was read, Want-land Want-land moved to deny the request in order that the board might know in whst position the council stood. Ewing, Horn and Moran opposed the resolution, but after a brief discussion dis-cussion the question was referred to the mayor and the ways aud means committee with power to act. KICK AGAINST JOE WAI.DEN. The Salt Lake Rapid Transit company snd the Salt Lake City Street Railway company each tiled a protest against the granting of a franchise to J. B. Walden; the first claiming claim-ing that the franchise covered ground now occupied by other lines, and that a new company com-pany could not make any money if a franchise fran-chise were granted while the others would be crippled aud their property value depreciated. depre-ciated. The second was identical in expression ex-pression with the first in the main points, but added that if a franchise was granted it should be specified that unoccupied territory-be territory-be covered first iu order that the public might be protected. MAYOR UASKIN TALKS. Mayor Baskin took advantage of the occasion occa-sion t; interpolate a few sentences of good hard sense. He remarked that right now the city was burdened with street car lines upon which the street cars never run. These tracks, he presumed, were laid solely for the purpose of holding territory, aud he thought it a shame that such a condition of affairs should exist. These tracks were a menace to public safety. The charter, in his opinion, opin-ion, did not grant authority to the council to grant franchises to any e rporation for the sole mtrpose of keeping competitors out. In conclusion the mayor said his remarks were not intended to apply to any proposed action in regard to future franchises. The petitions were tabled. JUDGE IIOGE REPORTS. Under report of city ofilren two were submitted by City Attorney Hoge relating to matters connected with the city water department. de-partment. Both were of minor importance. A lease to William Harkins and W. C. Reed of the Warm Springs gravel pit, was submitted sub-mitted and referred to the mayor for his signature. GUTTERS WANTED. City Engineer Doremus called attention to the gradiug on State street north of North Temple and the liabilities of a washout. He recommended the construction of cobble stone glitters, which suggestion w as adopted. SIMONl)! PRESIDKS. At this juncture Mayor Raskin called Cardinal Car-dinal Siruoudi to the chair, .- n 1 btnsh'ng like a school girl the alderman from the Fifth mounted the executive tripod. Some people may think that Simondi is no chair- man, but the manner in which he transacted business proc aims him to be a presiding ofli. cer from Parliamentary ville. Under his administration ad-ministration Wil.iam Showcll was ordered to abate a nuisance west of the Rio Grande depot, the report of the police judpe was filed. .Toe Smith was granted a license to peddle fish, Hugh Glenn's claim for back pay was knocked out and a resolution by Heiss for a city census referred. When Simondi Si-mondi left the dias where he had wielded the municipal scepter it was with the consciousness con-sciousness of a duty well done. FOIt THE LABORING MEN. A resolution by Bvll, instructing the board of public works to ascertain why certain cer-tain sub-coutractors do not pay their men when tbeir waices are due them was adopted. WANTED INFORMATION. Lawson sprang a resolution calling upon the board of public works to report the name and salary of each employe and report it at the next meeting; but was riven the municipal bone-lauagh, his resolution being tabled indefinitely the mayor caotintr the deciding vote. The chair stated that all employees names and the salary sal-ary paid could be obtained at the auditor's office and that the resolution was a needless one. i.awson said something about being compelled com-pelled to bow down to the auditor when wanting information and sat down. A JOKELET SPKI NO ON WANTV. Charlie btanton then read the following: |