Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23

IL therefotc appoar. that tho amount
Maid was substantially The amount carmel
The question is Therefore, were the inli-
correct and unchanged snd was Tue tue
correctly tnkeu.
Tbcse nail. wore signed ou thc several
dates 1iveu, they boar no tVlNtuNN 81
having boon corrected 10y orasuioi tue
time varkpI by iho foreman ~ thc tihs
IA which the team worked was total OF
ono bundled amt thlrty-four DAYS ns
nraiu.i one hundred and thirteen tor m
team, tho time worked by tho DINER team
ygasoue hundred and tweuty.luur ana
onc.hslf days during tue Same pcrinui
and tho several forcmeu testified IA Va,
tima hooks appeared TO be unchanged
since they lef their hands, ana that 'hc
time there given was correct.
Your committee lind further that ~
the month Of August Of this year Mt'
Van liouicn purchased moving hs.
chine for the purpose OF cutting wc"ds
and grass ON Pioneer square NJ . cost ~
$40, which lac paid for with his own
monov,this amount he subsequently roe
imhufsci himself bv charging sufficient
number Of extra days for Ills team 20
cover the amount expended. MI van
liouten'. eN PLANTATION Of this transaction
IA that w 1870 10 cost the city SIS 10 cut tlo
grass aud weeds on the square, when he
fINlNllNIfil WIZ wv NAlNNAAs AAAA AatHAN
the necessity rocurod this year he delyr-
mined to do the work with one 81 the
teams regularly employed and TO buy
machine for tho city that might be used
from year To wear Tor like purposes Iho
work cost 81 Including machine, this
year, ne against tue amount above stated
Tor islO. Tho machine T. now on tho
square In possession OF tho custodian
there.
while your committee must condo'nn
- extremely irregular aud improper lhe
methods Of procedure under which pay
rolls are made 90 show q condition OF
things not existing, undur which the iimo
maid for was different from the tine
served, aud the rate Of compensation IN
correct, aud under which the head OF "a
department make purchase with
his own money assumes 10 CONF
pcnsao himself hv crcditing uino NOS
served, vet We express u ~ our slncor"
conclusion, from contemplation ~ the
evidence, that Mr.. Van liouton has
neither dofrauded, nor has cndcAvorod
10 dofraud, tho city ~ = single dollar.
While his methods of bookkoeping has
opened his management OF Tue depart
ment 10 suspicion, yet, We icol Ia tho
Hight OF the hici-, that suspicion IL I'M
founded, and that coupled with tho COM
sure Of this committeelinr the irf,gulari-
Nl'fS nAiilNA hiNNNil llN wv ~ I'ANHftNN ~
its opinion that Mr.Nau Houicn has boen
nm honest Official aud la all other respects
than those mentioned, 20 far a. has come
10 the knowledge 81 your committee,
proven prudent and efficient In tho dis
charge Of his duties.
Adopted.
HE RESIGNED.
Otiicer Jensen who was recently
charged with drunkenness while on
duty, sent In u Communication IN
which ho rendered his resignation.
Accepted.
ms SUCCESSOR.
The mayor reported that lac had APP
pointed Christian Lund as police oih'
Ger to fll the vacancy caused by the
resignation NJ Onicer Jensen. Com
mitt,o on police.
IuusDISEEpER ANp wEioiiMAsrER.
Au ordinance creating the office Of
city pound keeper nnd weighmasier
wRs read aud Passed under a suspeu-
sion Of the rules.
NATION APPOINTED.
Stafford introduced resolution ap.
pointing John o. MattoX city weigh
master and pounscepcr. Adopted.
AUTHORIZATIONS.
The following appropriations were
made:
" y. Cook, Judgment. 80 .