Show THE CITY COUNCIL A I report on the calvert investigation tion causes the city council met in regular session last evening with a fall council counell cil present ent after ater frelent Frea the reading of the minutes the following reports were presented for action REPORTS the mayor and the city engineer reported that they bad had visited salt lake on the paving question th they e y bad had found but little paving ng in use and that only of california bituminous rock and the california Stra diment asphalt neither of these had been laid long enough to determine their endurance butane but abe former appeared appe rod preferable the stone and brick paving in 9 could not be investigated in utah their investigation had not gone tar far enough to w warrant arrant any recommendation the committee recommended th estrict enforcement of the sewer connection ordinance ordinances and that the paving investigation be continued placed on file the mayor and engineer being instructed to continue their labors on streets the committee reported that all deeds for the 0 opening pening of thirtieth had been secured d and recorded and the street supervisor had been ordered to remove the fences also recommended commended rec that the matter of at fencing in a part of twenty fourth west of weber be referred to the city attorney for proper action adopted on claims the committee recommended payment of bills amounting to 1 03 and referred a bill of 10 ot of sidney stevens Sl ovens and ol 01 ta 65 of the consolidated C lumber milling shilling company for explanations explanation a as rules in ordering bad had been violated on fire department the committee recommended the purchase of three sets of harness and that the contract be awarded odgden men through bids adopted on fire department and public buildings and grounds the committee reported that changes bad had been found necessary in both fire stations A saving of was secured b by the change in the bench station s and a yd an additional coat cost of in the central fire station adopted and committees action ratified ra tided on public buildings and grounds and the sanitary the committee reported a number of changes on the hospital causing an additional cost of adopted and committees action ratified on public buildings and grounds the committee suggested that the contract of city with coal be let to L W but left the matter with the council ua on motion none of 0 the bids were abc acc accepted ted and the recorder was Ins truen instructed to advertise for new now bids mr bil bid bi l not having come la in with the others also that the petition for tl the ke painting of lester park pavilion lloa be not granted adopted police the commis stan recommended that n no 0 E mire aire policemen be pat put on the force adopted AlBOt Alsot bat the committee committe eon on laws be bo instructed to prepare an ordinance repealing 2 25 chapter 10 of ordinances of 1 1881 8 1 as far as it relates to barber shops adopted the CUT city engineer called attention to the fact act that six sit months bad had expired since the completion of the sewers and recommended t that hat th the 0 10 per cent held back be paid to the C contractors mr lundy moved ita its reference to the committee on lawa laws and bowers sewers far to r one week carried the special committee appointed on the calvert investigation filed a report of their findings of which the following are the main paints points first we report that BO so fir far as an the charge relates to the refusal to am employ members of 0 the bricklayers union that neither we nor your honarable honorable lion body have any power or authority to investigate or regulate that subject second we find that mr calvert cal vert admits that he is a sab contractor under W WS S hill in the building of the city jail and aleo also under it 0 sm smead a ad in building the central fire station that this firm composed of himself himsel fone one lancaster and richard leek have entered into a contract with W 8 to furnish the brick and do the brick work on the city 1 jail I forthe for the eum sum of 2217 and that the they cadalso bad also entered into a contract with mr smead to furnish the brick and do the brick work on the fire station for or the sum of 1500 in round numbers third we find that the taking of these contracts by mr calvert and bis his firm Is and was forbidden by law section 1770 of the compiled lawa laws ol 01 1838 fourth we find that mr calvert when requested by mr hill to ta enter into contract to furnish brick and to do the brickwork brick work on the jil jill stated that be he did not know whether he or bis his firm could legally do such work he being a member of the Council bu that be would consult an attorney fifth we find that be he consulted david evans bis his attorney who advised him that that in his opinion there would be no violation of the statutes of ut b h or the ordinances of the city in bia big taking a subcontract sub contract to furnish brick and bad do brick work sixth we find that one bucher a contractor offered to furnish the brick and do the brick work on the jail at a time prior to the opening of the bids loi for the sum I 1 of 2200 I 1 a se set i anth one stevenson under a oath 09 says ye that he gave mr smead da c contractor 0 tr for the fire station 0 amea a bid b 1 d ot of 1375 lor for the brick work and material I 1 lor 0 r the said station and on the d day adof of opening u the bids be he learned that oza B babber h e r gh had a d in a bid for and advised mr smead to take the bid mr air bucher told smead that bo he had made a mistake and smead told stevenson abathe that he should have tha the contract lor for brick as his bid was the lowest eighth the anderson pressed brick co says we bad had a 91 C conversation with mr smead about five days after bis his bid was accepted I 1 he ae smead told us that he had not t yet at made a contract for the brick work wnm or k TV we told him that we would furnish the brick and labor as per contract tor for the sum of 1350 and that we would give him a certain amount of our white brick for trimming such as we a ellfors 18 per thousand by way of an advertisement ti 11 ninth mr calvert says aye that hie his contract with mr sin smead ad was made about two weeks after mr breads ds bid was accepted by the council mr cannon moved to strike out oat the third clause of the findings and gave bis his reasons for the motion mr air elliott stated that the clause bad had been dictated by the city attorney and bis his opinion was entitled to some credence mr lundy warmly defended the report of the committee and showed bow how abuses could be practiced the city engineer inspected the work the city engineer ena ineer was dependent on his pay by councilor calverta Ca lverts vote votes and so on mr allison held that according to the construction of the law in the first district court no one could take a contract from the city or be directly interested terea te rested ted in the contract while an 0 officer of the council by illustration mr cannon showed how far this proposition could be carried by that construction be he said that the party feeding the prisoners would be prevented from purchasing his can goods from mr lundy even though he makes the best in the world yet would that be a fit matter for investigation the matter was laid over for a week PETITIONS central labor union for the influence of the council in ind inducing uc ing con eon tractor snow to empl employ 0 y union labor and let lot all other city work to eon contractors tractors who employ union labor T the h a sentiment was endorsed K R W cross for repair on twenty fifth between harrison and taylor avenues referred to recorder with instructions F gunnarson Oun narson for remittance of taxes granted the hall brown machinery and supply company for permission to lay a side track from union depot grounds across wall avenue the petition created much discussion and spencer and dee opposed the granting gra of it without a weeks consideration mr lundy moved to have ha ve I 1 it tg granted ranted and to be put in under the supervision super vision of the street supervisor to t this hi awas was offered an amendment by adding the engineer and street committee to the work mr air cannon was opposed to adding more work to this committee and overburdening them so long as they failed to respond to the resolution for s a paving pavin ordinance no more work eb should on d b be 0 t thrown brown on their shoulders the amendment carried on a tie which was decided by b the mayors vote and the petition y w was as granted under those restrictions albert flegel and others for an electric light on twenty first and grant and twenty eighth and grant committee on public buildings buil dinga and grounds john johnston Joh naton made his living by raising pupa pups As bis his earnings were scanty he asked for remittance of bis his dog tax granted ordinances an ordinance amending the street railway ordinance so that it should not govern the speed ot of electric cars care as with steam motors was read time and filed for second reading the committee on streets presented a substitute to the proposed render bon son garretson brinker street rail wa way y franchise it permitted the use ol 01 any motive power but steam should not be need used after jan 1 1893 it aleo alto extended the time for operation until june lat this was amended so that without mentioning steam it provided that no other than electric motive a power should be used after jan 1 3 and was then carried with mr elliott voting no ordered published in STANDARD and commercial at the com cam banys expense MOTIONS AMU AND resolutions mr moved the question ot of paving be referred to the committee on finance with instructions to make an early report of their recommendations to the council carried mr shurtliff moved that the mayor be authorized to procure sewer c connections 0 n with the central fire abat station i 0 n carried mr lundy moved that the commit teg tee on streets be In struel to thirtieth from washington to the river carried mr lundy moved that the mayor be instructed to have the private property on union square removed carri carried 0 A was allowed on bis his central fire station plans and details v wo a on recommendation of the auditor the mayor appointed elliott spencer and graves to investigate the dok dog tax collectors accounts the auditor announced that interest on bonds would be due december cember 8 r 1 lat a t the payrolls pay rolla were read and allowed to wed the second estimate on the hospital and the fir first s t estimate on the bench fire station p were ordered paid corey brothers Biot bera were allowed on the contract ot of grading jefferson between twenty seventh and awen ty eighth the mayors charity fund was increased by judge rhodes asked lor for the appointment of a committee to hear evidence as to mr calvert cal vert having secured a brick contract on the sewer under peculiar circumstances and that the bricks were not up to the standard on mr cannons motion all such much complaints were ordered presented in writing tine adjourned |