The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-06
ONLY $4,000.
4 City Hall Shortage
in Accounts.
YOUNG Mr.. SHANNON
Recommended to Mr.. Hyams by
Judge Powers.
NOW ON THE RETIRED" LIST.
The Leviathen Labors of the Finance Com
mittee to Seek for Something Which
Mr.. Hyams had Found and Settled.

une CITY recorders ONCE.
This is the latest piece of news that
comes from the inner circles of that pure
and incorruptible organization known as
the Liberal party. To ascertain the truth
of it, THE HERALD started a vigorous
course of investigation yesterday, and
learned that there was not scintilla of
doubt about it.
The Tribune yesterday intimated that
there vas something rotten in Denmark,
but there stopped short, just as it did few
months ago when it said there were four
boodlers in the city council, and left
the public the pleasant task of
guessing which particular four were re-
ferred to- To learn the real facts, place
rhe blame where it belonged, and to free
the innocent ones in the recorders office
from resting under the suspicion the Yrib
trne'S indiscriminate charge brought upon
| them, THE HERALD reporter went direct
to the recorder, Mr.. Louis Hyams himself
and asked for the truth about the matter.
Previous to that, however. he sought
Messrs Pendleton, Pembroke and Lynn,
of the city council and asked them what
they knew about the alleged shortage.
Mr.. Pendleton knew nothing; had heard
rumors, but had been home a good deal
lately, and knew absolutely nothing.
| Mr.. Pembroke had heard a little more;
one man had told him there was shortage
of 81 900 in he recorders Office; another
man said the amount was Sl,400; still
another said it was $500, but he knew
nothing at all about it, and he was, free to
+l,- r. ++1 ,l,,,
the inner workings of the city hall; he had
never even been shown a sight Of the plans
for the new city hall, till one cay lately he
| happened to run across the mayor and
treasurer coming them over; he was on no
committee, except the fire committee, and
for whatever he learned about the city
affairs ne had to depend on the reports as
they were presented in the council, and
that was perhaps one reason why he said q
good deal he might not otherwise have
said. But as to the shortage, he knew
nothing at all.
A talk with Mr.. Lynn yielded something
more definite. Mr.. Lynn is member OF
the finance commit ee, and when interro-
gated admitted that his committee had beer
at work for some time investigating the
license department of the recorders office
He couldn't say what the shortage
amounted to, and was reluctant to say any
thing whatever, till the committee GO
further into it.
Did the recorder still receive money for
licenses!
He thought not, but couldn't be sure.
The license clerk was young Mr.. Shan
non, was it not'''
Eyes, he thought it was.''
''And he had recently RETIRED had h,
: nots''
Eyes, he rather thought he had"
? 'How long since he had first heard of tn
E shortage"'
''Well, ii might be month or so, mayb
: two months
= s'When would the committee NEE
again"'
They meet again Saturday. n-(thi
: EVENING"
y Mr. Lynn further said the committee wa
2 interested in covering up nothing tn
truth ought to come out--only he though
: it was all premature as yet. He stated a
u so that the recorder was free from sus
l. picion, and that whatever the shortage i
II his depar tment, he would have to make j
e up.
L RECORDER HYAMs.
g The talk with Recorder Hyams indicate
a that Mr.. Lynn's committee is not made u
y of the expert bookkeepers one would ex
}. pect from MIR. Lynns bank connections
e or else that Mr.. Hyams is much quicker il
getting at the truth than the gentlemen c
o the finance committee. Mr.. Hyams was a
n first reluctant to say anything, but whe
+ the reporter pointed out to him that it wa
D due those who were innocent that the re;
u u facts should be known, he consented t
k talk little more freely.
e ''The thing in nutshell is this,' sal
d Mr. Hyams. There was little dis
n crepancy, but it has all been made good
!, and there's an end of it."
e 1.-THE public and your friends will be il
d terested to know who was the culpab
party, Mr.. Hyams,' said the reporter.
II prefer to make no charges or name I
names''
THE trouble was in the license depar
!, ment, was it not!'
e at was"
,r 'The license clerk was young Mr.. Shar
non, was it not?'
w eyes"
r "He had sole charge of the licen.
books!"
- eyes"
= "Was this. the same young Mr.. Shame
If who was formerly private secretary
m Judge Powers,''
ID 81 believe So"
N "May ask what recommendations
d brought to you
ID "Well, Judge Powers and others recon
mended him.
"Humr'
"Mr Hyams," said the reporter, "the
are all sorts of rumors flying about as
the real amount of the shortage. | hay
ad heard 81, 900 and S., DOG, named by differe
40 parties"
n, "Well you can say" replied Mr.. Hyan
CT somewhat holly, "that it wasn't $500
nor it wasn't $4,000, nor it wasn't s;
600, no, and it wasn't S2,500,n
That was as far down the scale as M
k. Hyams went
on 'You say the amount has been mao
good" queried the reporter doesn't t
city lose by the dishonesty of it's Ell
ployees!"
,lo Mr.. Hyams shrugged his shoulders e
s @V pressively. THAT'S the question:" he sa
E! whether it oughtnt to or not. But VIII