Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-15

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xruoo, and IN concloslon mado : mot
1on = Ne eject that NE city attornsy
- osdosed 70 insttnte The prepes pro-
ooodinGp II conjanctson With tho prono-
out1ng attorney, and thai uhen the
ehAz6es had been proven tho goveEpos
- aSked 70 reaove Krueo.
Alderman rurnsr aid ho had tAken
bic fosnhsr posltlon bocenso 20 apoeiiic
charges had besn made, but that uhsn
oomoshinG definite had hoou put before
The eauncil be move4 that Kxuso b.
oEdesed - appear and make answes.
He vss cory thai h.e hnd not acted il
aeoogdanco With IN oounoll'o inotrue-
1.onA He was sorry that KRuso ha1
no11ooiod Ne ehaRoonI nnd eaia nero
ooE1y that - afto.uoy hnd aupeoeo1
foF him and not dnniod I'll charEon.
uy. Weeooiius aid ho did noe unnt
- % Mr.. kruse IN iujustice, and
vould say thai Nr. KFuse did deny
The ehasKee-
Aldsrsan 0'Donnsll presented :
ceut1act catered into between Enc
foung and the poor director for the
care Of her husband. Charles Youog.
She bad paid $50 IN advance. and
thero MAS nothing which showed that
Ksuss was bound 10 keep her nams oE
the book.
Alderman congsr referred 10 the
communication OF the poOrmastsr 10
which he oaid he had been especially
requeufed 70 keep the names Of those
from whom he had received the money
OF from the booksL A liple history
relative 70 the administration OF the
poor o0ico was cited 70 show how neg
igeut kruoe had been, and that he had
had u,oney in his possession belonging
20 The city for over ono year and ;
half.
obey Atternsy Tayler's Opinion.
The city attorney had heen aeked his
opinion in regard 10 the jurisdiction Of
the council, and one Of shc aldermen
bed insimatsd that il would he useless
70 spply 70 the city attorney and prose-
cutting attorney. Mr.. Taylor quoted
The state law, which prescribed penal
tiesfor failure of himself or prosecut-
ing attorney 10 do their duty. He re-
ferred to what he called the political
phase Of the matter. when he was
called 20 order. He claimed the fioor.
The mayor said he was not member
Of the council and mad no right to
claim the floor. The alderman raising
the point of order said he did 30 be-
cause the attorney was arguing the
case. Mr.. Taylor then said that the
only way TO do was for the council to
investigate and ascertain the true con-
ditiou Of affairs. When that had been
done he would have something 70 work
upon. The chair said he did not want
TO be understood ~ saying that The
cot1ucil had no right to make m inves.
tigatiop. What ne did cay and mean
wAs that the council was not vested
with the right to administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses.
Alderman Sproul said that was just the
point he had been trying TO make and
moved that = committee be appointed.
The chair asked permission TO make
= suggestion. and proposed that the
committee on poor make thorough
inyestigation and report to the council
next Monday night. Alderman
ODonnell eaid he would prefer that
. special committee be appointed for
the purpose. Alderman 6proul then
moved that = committee Of i've be ap-
pointed. Alderman Turner moved -
. olnootitnto that NJ coQncil ~ resolved
into : commitsee Of The whole; that il
mess Wednesday night, and
that Poor Director Kruse be ordered To
appear and al1o Alderman Sproul with
his evidence and witnesses. That in
the meantime the committee on claims
and accounts investigate and find out
whether the money referred 10 had
been turned over to the city treasurer
or not. Alderman Carpenter, chair
s<nnsx ~ The Ovr.u~if4o~ ~, c1~soas ard
accounts, called : meeting Of the CON-
mistes for tonight and asked that
Alderman Sproul hand in his charges
aud that the city treasurer Be ordered
to 10 :spFefent. Alderman Turner'S
motion was carried, but the council
will meet in committee OF the whole to
conssder the matter Wednesday even
ing in the council chamber.