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Show taii: or an old r.tcioitu At the HgulAr meeting of the City Council, last evening, Mr. Kvantput lilt foot Ina hole clean up to the ankle, when he ma lea motion to rt-uotislder a former aotton dlrectliig the riruova! of the old silk factory, nrar the mouth of City Creek Canyon. Mayor Haskln, although occupying Hie chair, gave tupiiort to the proposition to rrcou eljer, by suggesting that "we" (the city) "cannot tear the structure down over tbu head of our own tenants." Councilman Itlch was rlg'it there, loaded and primed, ltn lin I evidently evident-ly bten on a still hunt for Information aliout tho old factory,to which hangs a talu of colonisation for " Llb-Ml" vot log pures lit the last municipal election. Mr. Itlch stated that If Mr. Kvnua' motion was Insisted upon he (Mr. Itlch) would also do a little lininlin; In the shape of a demand for an Investigation and o(ll explanation a to the riKet of rintlug the old factory by Chltl Btan-ton, Btan-ton, on behalf of the ill) , and the object ob-ject of the proceeding. ThI silk factory business was a "Liberal" fourth priduit political pig. Then Councilman Itlch made his broad Insinuation anil expressed his uuchuugt able lutunllon under certain cer-tain circumstances, tho slleuce of Mayor Haskln was eloquent, and the celerity with which the quistlou was relecjntrj to ttie committee ou public struts and giounds wasqulta striking. |