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Show ATTORNEYS CLASH j AS TO FRANCHISE j Application of Saltalr Peopl0 to Come I Up Before Commission Tonight. i SALT LAKE, Jan. 22. The Snllnlr franchise matter again w 1 1 engross the attention of tho city comSSfo" at Its regular meeting tonight, in I a communication addressed to the 1 commission, Parley L. William 1 2""Se' for the Uah Light & I Railway company, takes issue with I the statement made at last Tuesday-- ' meeting by F. S. Richards, atton 3 for the Saltair road, relative to a i provision of tho Utah Light & Rail- j way company's franchise. i Tho statement was mado by Mr ' Richards that the street railway com- pany Is obliged to Jot other companies use its tracks where necessary ac cording to tho terms of the franchise ir. wnuams quotes another portion nme (iancn,so' wb'ch ho claims nullifies tho one quoted bv Mr Richards. Rich-ards. Mr. Richards has 'prepared a Jotter to the commission, reaffirming his position nnd submitting additional arguments. Both communications will ; be read nt tonight's meeting and will 4 probably bo referred to tho commls- s slouer of streets and public improve- I ments where the matter now rests T Several communications from de- ? partmont heads and other matters of i routine business wll bo handled It In '' likely that action will be taken in tho proposed consolidation of the food ' and dairy dopartment with that of the meat Inspection. ' Joseph L. Weiler, health Inspector, was relieved from further duty Sat-urday Sat-urday afternoon by tho city commission. commis-sion. He was replaced this morning by Peter C. Geertsen, formerly salesman sales-man for a local wholesale grocerv . house. The salary Involved Ia $90 a month. Several now nppolntces in the waterworks department also take thoiV positions today. J. W. Edmunds and H. H. Green, H export accountants, have been em- Ployed by H W. Lawrence, commls- I slonor of public affairs and finance, ' 1 to audit tho books in the city's treas- I ury dopartment. The work will com- 1 me1nco during the present week prob- ' I ably. The commissioner of finance I, explained to tho commission that It 1 would bo well to have tho clt's ac- . If counts audited by outside parties ! so that the treasurer's report might ft be verified an tho fact that tho ac- JBt counts inherited by tho new admin- v.'ffif Istration are faultless be entered into , Ij the commission's record. ' .if, |