| Show COUNCIL WAS IN A HURRY Nine of the Faithful Remained Away From Boxing Contest SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS h lr For of IS HI U H S Standard III r Voting Machines Tho nine faithful C member of oC the city council who yet el aside their desire to tu attend the boxing contest at and were present at ul the council meeting I List la t night transacted more Important business In III less le K time than baa hns been i idone done in many mallY a 11 day by that body Among tho very ery Important at attended tended to tu wro the adoption of tho rC providing for Cor the Ihl of oC IS 13 United States standard voting machine for tor use In the In III this city tho authorization of oC tho macadamizing of o avenue lenue from Canyon rond to West street another attempt to appropriate for earthquake and tiro 1110 sufferers the changing of uC tho names of or 1 the tho of at tho Iho city aa recommended by y tho city engineer and the three cout COUll t from tho Fourth precinct r WANT VOTING MACHINES Ily 11 a unanimous vot vote the tho council adopted the report of or the special voS vol Ing machine committee the of ot the voting machines and also adopted the resolution submit submitted ted by b the committee on that matte matle 11 follows We the special committee on voting machines her lello to report as follows In III the matter of or tho adoption of ot voting j machines In tho city of oC Salt Halt Lake YV WI have examined the sample l mple machine submitted and have carefully consid considered red ered tilt subject and are of lit tho opinion that It would bo be for tor the best of our citizens to Install the machine Wo WA believe hell eve that their use In Halt Iko will do away with mistakes and delays that are known to exist In the present system of ot voting and will at nt th time greatly reduce the expense ot or con COh conducting ducting the elections Wo find that IS 16 machines will bo be to equip the tho city and us county count commissioner C have agreed with this committee that If the tho city will wll 18 lK machines the county will purchase C n like number wo WI recommend that the thO city close tho agreement b h formal action at this time To ro this of ot the tho fol rol following roli end In wo wu propose tho adoption i lowing Resolved That Salt Mke City pur pilI purchase chase e IX II United Hates S standard machines at the price of each SaU Lake 1 ke county purchases n like number and be b It futher tuther I That Thit tho special commit committee tee lee on machines and the City IY At Attorney Attorney torney be and they the hereby arc au 1111 authorized and directed to ascertain the best be l manner o paying for the machine and to 10 a n suitable contract ct for the purchase sami m to Ihu th council at Its next meeting l COST KACH moved the adoption of or the re tC and the resolution and In explanation pott J of the matter stated l that the tho i I voting nu 1111 I county and the chine committee met yesterday I noon and agreed to purchase 3 ma mn machines I I chines for use In lu the city and four Cour for use liNe In hi the county districts outside the tha city Ity limits The city wan WM to 10 pay for Cur foris is 18 ot or the machines and the tho county count for Cor forIS CorI IS IS and all when the city IH elections were on I tI ii Ih r have tn tho nee of ot the M 11 machines IHU s and when the county should havo were we on the county the use of them In the city cH The machines are to tel cost joo each arh ami he Mid that the committee hall had considered a n of nC paying tot Cor them In live ne yearn The Tho saving In tho cost of oC elections by b tho use liNe of oC the machines he hI said will bo 2800 per year 11 and the machine will for tor themselves In lIe lUo years ulver wanted to know kiln how hul long tho machine would last and In answer It 11 II 1 r to tn his hili question lIon Mr Hamilton tho representative of oC the company 11 II replied that his hll company give ghe a l bond houd with tho Iho secretary of ot state to tn keep them In for Cor live lIe years and that thaI tho ma mn machines chines would last This was to the lite members of nf tho ho 1 council and the report and resolution were adopted by br n It unanimous vote Tho county commissioners will meet tomorrow and tip UI a n contract for tOl tOlI I tho of oC Its 1111 machines and tho contract for the machines will willbe be IC submitted for tor nt tho coun council cil meeting next Monday night It In hi practically assured that tho Iho of Malt Lake Inko City II and county l will III have hal the privilege of or voting by hy machine at nl tho coming fall election and within SO M tho poll close dORI on election day the Ih final of the election will have been 11 il and the IH plo will wll knew 1 ho hUll been victorious U CLUI The members of oC the tho club may IlIa now lOW assured that thal their efforts for nr the thc improvement of or that avenue hoe have b h MI 11 successful and that It will bo ho ru id guttered and I Hiiro nl hC length thus making It 11 tho and longest straight 0 I I tho Iho city V i J will Mill bo hI 40 fret reet In ih 1 and the distance dl between tho Iho and the gutter will be he Increased ed 11 on of o the tho avenue and 1111 bo hI parked All of or the poles will be re 11 removed moved the renter of or the street thus laving It toll r n Ideal boulevard Tho 1110 sewer will 1111 bo hn completed along tho Iho n nun mio before the macadamizing Is III done so that the th will not havo hau to be diM dis disturbed after completed The was brought to 10 th tile at nt attention of tit tho council last night by bytho II tho city ell recorder reporting that ho had hlll advertised cI notice of or Intention to 10 make tho mid that of ot tho total oi 01 HIP of or feet the protestants only represented a n frontage of or f feet which h rh was less than half of or tho necessary nry frontage to t tJ J defeat Improvement The Improve Improvement ment was WAIl therefore and It ItIs Is 1 the Intention of the th committee loe to 10 arrange for payments on the Improvement o Hint flint property own owners ers rl will not be Je overburdened In paying I J for tho work Im 1 Tho council adopted tho and 11 I recommendation nt tho conn Ill men from the precinct and I the tho city ell engineer In regard Ie to tn renaming I I ing 1111 of or tho city ell All 11 of ot I tho of tho city ell will willI I retain their present names Ill all con COli continuations COlio o of ut tho wide streets will take I r the tho name of nt the parent street nil all streets less Ics than feet In III width run rn t and west we 1 will bo he called avo ao j nil all streets of or overy over width run running ning north nud south will bo ho culled streets no nn change will bo In Inthe the tho name of uC the tho lettered streets In the tha J no nn change will bo hll In III tho name of Kait gallt street nil duplications In III the tho names of DC streets will be he done away with An 11 ordinance la 1 up mak ing In the tho necessary changes In the I names nn mes i THAT MATTER I Another effort was made to appropriate for the relief relict of or the sat suC ferera from lire and The mayors veto eto of the appropriation wa A taken up und and the original resolution providing for Cor the tho appropriation of ot tin money mOlloY to the San SUII Francisco was WU amended by b In a mini ncr lieI which It Is IH will meet the legaL objections made marle by I the tho mayor upon the of the city ell attorney moved that the resolution be h amended so as UK to appropriate the money to the citizens relief reller committee to be expended for tor the benefit of or the sufferers and destitute la our midst The Th Idea Is to use ulle the thc money moner for the care of oC refugees who ho are through the tho city ell every lay day Hy milk mak making ing the appropriation for tor the benefit ot of the destitute ot or our city It U Is believed that the objections to the appropriation been beell overcome Tho amendment was adopted and the reso reSl resolution lution as a amended will bo submitted to 10 1110 mayor for his ms consideration and nu nuIt It Is hoped that he will approve It and that the auditor will draw a warrant for the amount without further delay delayA eln elnA A report was IM received from Crom the mu municipal municipal laws committee recommending that nn electric light franchise hI granted to U I H II Curtis and J D Man lInn Manley lInnIe ley Ie The matter was Willi laid over oer for Cor ono one w enk bids fre received for Cor three pieces of real property offered for Cor sale saleby by b the city hut but they were referred to the committee on for consideration THE THElIA MAYORS VETO YETO The mayors ma ors veto nto of at the contract for forthe forI I the construction of oC the tho new fire station In the southeastern part of ot the city at ata atIt a It cost of at was laid over oer for one week The vetoes of the claims of oC M II ti and Ellne Eline for tor and tOO respectively wore also laid over for the same length of aC time The Intention Is to pass pas the measures measureR over the vetoes but there were not enough councilmen present last night to do It II The council amended Its action of at last week In granting the petition of ot the thi Investment company to con construct ft II Seeing Salt Lake City Car sign around an electric light pole In front of oC Us Its office Tho mayor vetoed tho councils action and the petition was WILS amended last t week so aa all to In inako the sign only six feet teet high Instead of fern fret feet so the matter will again bo he to 10 tho mayor for tor consider consideration and 11 no doubt be he vetoed again ami passed over oel his veto elo at the next MIt council meeting AS TO 10 An n ordinance wa os introduced making makInI cockfighting within tho city limits a I misdemeanor It was to the I municipal laws committee e An amend i I merit to the ordinance In regard to cruelty cruell to animals vas Villi also Introduced and referred to 10 the tho same committee for consideration con Upon request of ot Oty Treasurer Swenson Chief of or Police Sheets sub submitted the appointment of or A T Kline as liS a 1 special policeman and the ap up appointment wag City Auditor Alff submitted the do cl payrolls for the last halt half oC or April amounting to which were for approval In the usual manner |
