Show j sI SIX AMERICANS TAKE THE TE COUNT Insurgents in city Council Go to t The Mat in the First j Round MAYORS VETO IS AFFIRMED l Demonstrates That Me He JM Is n nA A Student or of Contractor Shut Out 11 With the assistance or of th the minority member ot of the elt city council Mayor John s veto ot or cit Audi Auditor tor tar Aurs a In the department was wrt sustained night i b by a vote or of lIght eight to and the tho 1 wings ot the ont members oL of the American Part palt who are at attempting tempting to tie the mayors hands were clipped for tor the first time Councilmen Reed ODonnell Wood 1 and Mulvey six i Americans voted against Mayor f Councilmen Davis Lyne and Ferry were the dab Americans to stand by the action ot oC Mayor or and with the vote or of Councilmen Fernstrom Holle Bohley Hall Hail Hodgson and Lees at ned the veto tinder the pretext that Mayor Bransford WM infringing upon the rights and prerogative or of o of and the council the sl six cans voted t MA Mayor or but behInd it rill hL Is I a fight to c the chief executive Into on all q q of and g n nage for tor themselves Councilman Fernstrom demonstrated ed d that he was a barrister orsome of somo wight Ight and read the statutes and ordinances in support ot of his conteri conten tl tion n that Mayor Maor Br Bransford was acting wIthin his hi own prerogative for tor when whenever 1 ever er th the city n a man to ot of fiCe that a liability was created by byre re reason Bon ot of the salar salary allowed the or of and that the appointment had 1 to be 3 proved approved by the mayor In a at t decision ot of the supreme court Chief of Detectives George Sheets was 38 I ousted from office on the same ground Ill tr Fernstrom also showed that the position taken b by City Cit Attorney H J was wrong Ju ge J W V that Fernstrom ws was not talking to the point and then his hll then He said that the statutes statute had de defined fined the duties ot of the mayorS mayor the council and the elective officers Coun l also allO made a similar explanation and said MId like jj 1 that he Would be the tho first to defend the mayors right moved that the Veto eto be laid over a week and It was wasE E b by Wood But hen he round found 4 that this action would approve the tho mayors veto he withdrew his hili mo me motion then tion with the consent or of h his second He also said laid that thai he was the mayors veto eto there thero was waI a against Frank Kimball the incumbent B Besides appoint lag KImball City Auditor submit ted td the names ot of W J 3 MclAughlin W R B Wood rood and E R It Black as 81 de BLOCKED IT Councilman Fernstrom almost so se secured cured the tho appropriation ot the to o enlarge the surplus canal as re recommended comm commended by the mayor maor to be done h Iy Jake T Raleigh street supervisor But ut at the last moment Mulvey moved for a reconsideration when the Vote voto proved to be 12 to 2 and laid It over i for lor a week There were two reports on an the subject and succeeded in laing the first one over for tor a week When the second report Came up Fernstrom succeeded In tacking on two Iwo amendments whIch wore were approved and nt at the same time authorized the expenditure or of the money Strange McGuire contractors who raved the taxpayers ers on two contracts by their competitIon to P PJ Pj j J 1 Moran the official contractor were shut out or of City Creek canyon I where th they to erect an I turn plant adjoinIng Morans The Tho council by n a vote ote of 12 to 2 decided that there was only room for tor Moran Morann i in n City Cit Creek canyon canon on the perty and Strange were told to find another location Later Councilman Hall Introduced a ar r ordering Moran to vacate the grounds In 30 dB days S The Tho J fame rame councilmen who decided that there was not room enough for tor theto the two to c contractors on the kill killed ed the allowing Moran the free use UBe ot of the property to the ox ex elusion ot of all others 3 City Auditor Rudolph appoint appointments ments ot of C B 13 chief deputy S E A Book J J Acomb and Charles Chorles eaver were and sent to toI I the mayor for approval Councilman li Hall made n a vigorous protest against the appoIntments curl declared that the thel l appointees were Incompetent to do the tho work In the office omee He referred to th the t fact t that for the PMt past three years the annual statement ot of the auditor ns not submitted to the council until June when hen the ordinance required that It be b by the latter Iatter part ot of Jan January URT uary Hall and were the only ri members who voted against the ap i THE CITY CRUSHER 1 I H S who has hns a lease on ona J a gravel gravol pit near the Hot Springs was cited to appear before the tho council and show wh why his lease should not be revoked Councilman Wood do de dared that ho wn wa using the th rock crusher and the alderman ald from the Second wants to hO how ho he came In possession ot of It It is 15 the same crusher that Moran used for three years without paying a cent for tor forit it From Froni all appearances when Moran I was through with it ho turned it over oer overto l to Margetta ii TIe The sanitary committee recommend recommended ed Cd that It a contract be entered Into w with the Saltair road company to carr carry 1 ot elf the garbage The plant will cost about The railroad com company pan 1 hila agreed l to build a spur track to the tho el dump grounds west ot of the Jor t dan rIver near North orth Temple street furnish c cars rs and one mon man to tend the hauling or of the garbage for 1250 t car The matter mattel was laid over overa a week for tor further consideration Councilman Davis proposes In a rca rell Introduced last night but Wall laid over to charge the residents 25 5 cents each ench ever every time the engineer Issued n a house number ThIs it Is fIgured will increase the revenues n a few Cew hundred dollars each year Councilman also aiM introduced a resolution to tax street car adver ader companies 5 per cent or of their gross receipts nil as a license It was re erred to the license committee Councilman Fernstrom secured the tho passage or of Il a resolution for the con or of about three miles mile or of side sidewalks walks In Superior and Empire addi additions additions The will III come under sidewalk alk e extension No PETITIONS FILED FILEDS S II H Auerbach sent a communication tion to the council stating that he in intended intended tended In the near future to open up t the e street running east from State to Second East between Third and Fourth South streets and also the tho street from Third to Fourth South be between between tween State and Second East streets arid asked that the city engineer fur furnish fish nish the surveys survey grades and Inspection for or the sewers lewers and water mains on these streets The Tho new streets will be CG feet wide and be curbed gut guttered guttered and paved They will be oc occupIed b by business blocks which Mr Ir Auerbach proposes to erect The mat matter tel ter was referred to the engineering anI and sewerage committees The petition ot of the tho Ro Royal al Baking BakIn company compan and others asking that the aIle alley In the roar rear ot of store stole be bc opened up clear cleal through h from Third South to Second South was referred to the streets c cOmmittee The en and sewerage corn com will consider the petition or of J JL JL L May In and other property owners asking that B street C street Ninth nth and Tenth avenues be graded curbed and guttered and sIdewalks laid laidA A resolution b by time the municipal laws committee was adopted which orders the Oregon Short Line Railroad corn com compan pan pany to widen the viaduct over Its tracks on North Temple street so ns as asto to provide bettor better accommodations for Crom the west side Ide or of the city The council appropriated to the contingent fund for Cor a portrait of Ma Maor May Mayor or John S Bransford to adorn the walls waIls or of the council chamber mayor or was given the tho privilege of se seI I the artist who shall do the work worl The appointment or of It II J Schultz as clerk of time the board or of health and health department was |