Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-18
ELLSWORTH RESIGNS
And In SO Doing Talks Plainly 10 The
City Council
ANOTHER woRpy wRASeLE.
What Mr.. Ellsworth says abont Hold.
lug the city Fathers mp
10 Rldlculr.

The City Council met last night as a
board OF revision OF ordinances, but, a.
well known citizen remarked this
morning, that body IL al uncertain
quantity and It Is impossible TO tell
what they are going to do.r Hardy
was called to the chair. The member
who responded 10 roll call were;
Beardsley, Evans, Follaud, Heiss,
Karflck, Kelly, sjimondi and Lawson.
Deputy Recorder Ellsworth was
present anu rose 10 make n personal
explanation Ia connection with
his resignation which had been called
Tor. After great deal Of fillbusteflug
and cAvil ny Ellsworth was allowed to
read his rcei nation, though he was
frequently interrupted by the City
Councillors. The resignation was as
follows;
10 the Honorable city Council
Gontlomon / beg leave to tender to
your honorable body my resignation as
deputy city recorder.
In this connections desire to state that
/ deny tho charge which has been made
against mo In Tho Council 90 the elect
that my work has NOT b0eu properly done.
aud on the contrary assert that my indi.
NIdual allotment of work la the recorder
oillro j. tho only ono which is up TO dito.
admit that ! have from timc 90 time
employed the Mayors clerk io assist me
with tho license work, and oHen Two men
are necessary tu do ~, especially tho in
dcSiug OF Licenses which must bo done
several times each month. Lately have
been unable 10 use any OF tue regular
force To assist me Ia this way. II ~ not
true, however ~ Mr. Folland Is reported
io have said, thnt this service has cost tho
city anything, ~ have paid Tor 10 out ~
my own pocket. desire 10 state further
thut my conduct In The recorders office
has been UNIFORM from month tn month,
tho last being this same as the first. aud II
has never been intimated ~ the that my
way of doing has not been accepi-
able. A. for Mr. Rich- remarks w.
reported In one OF the papers
no assured mo to-day that he was
utterly misrepresontoi and did not In
tend To convoy any Of the meaning At
ttibuied to him. ~ for nay non.attend.
uuce ~ tho meeting las. night will state
that ! certainly did not understand that
there was TO DO meeting then, and the
stnhugrapher understood II iu tho same
way. In fact, II either nj iis had thought
AAN' ANI ''hAhliNNN WIS NllAlA luHN llAAuN We
would have explained TO the council that
ii would be impoSs bile TO furnish the
minutes or properly prepare tho 0u.i.
ness ~ Mr.. Nhudcnhcrg had been SUM
muned To Ogden lo attend the Alfred trial
on tho following day. II he meeting
was 10 beas we understood IL Tor revision
only, thon 7 suppogo. and IN fact had
ueon inHiructod, that my presence was
not necessary. Tho council u probably
aware Uf the iacl thai Mr.. stanton did
not attend such meetings. In regard TO
the charge nude by Mr. Evans To tho
effect that had held certain members of
tho council up 10 ridicdo desire 10 shy
that must decline 10 be deprived of
privilege which has been 80 freely and
fully enjoyed By majority of citlzons
| ask tina. you Immediately acccp, my
resignation.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER A. ELLSWORTH
Deputy Recorder.
The resignation was accepted aud the
council adjourned until tonight,