Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-17
ELLSWORTH SCORED.
Charges and Institutions Against The
Deputy City Recorder
COUNCIL WANTS niH REMOVED.
Rich Introduces Resolution 10 that
Eject, Bul action Is Postponed
After a Hot Debate.
COUNCIL WANTS mm REMOVED.

Last nlghps City Council meeting
wasa warm and somewhat sensational
one. Serious charges and damaging
insinuatiou. were nunetou,ly made
against Deputy cry Recorder
Elmer Ellsworth.
The Council was called to order ut
s.i5 o'clocl, 10y President Lluib1ur'w.
The member, "a attenlalce wete'
Il ch, Folland, Hardy, Moran, Horn,
Lawson, Evans, Kelly, BearIlley
SimonJi, wantlanI, Heiss--l2.
Absent Bell, Karrlck-2.
Al the opening II was discovered
that the minutes OF the previous meet.
ing were aot forthcoming. rne eS-
PLANTATION was made that Stunographer
Nauderh,nget hal been clllei to O{'
den yesterday to testify Ia the Sji,ojO
damage suit against the city aud for
that reason the minutes were not On
hand.
Rich took the floor aud spoke
In plain and polluted terms
against the alleged official care.
lessness aud public conduct 10.
Deputy Recorder Elmer Ellsworth.
That official, he said, was not doing his
duty. He was neglecting work for
which lac was paid by the city for the
qualification OF desires not ut all COM
plImnntatv % moral man. His
average time OF attendance al the
Office WAS frequently not more than u
couple OF hours per day. lie would
amb into the city hall with Il lordly
air nbout mid day, take upn position
In "A big arm chair, raise his well pro-
portioned pedals on to desk, Gnd
display them to the guze VI The pubic,
smoke cigar, crack Stale ana Vulgar
Jokes with the Office clerks for while,
pick up his hat, say "gopu by, boys"
| and 20 to lunch and return we'll
when he was good anu ready. The work
| of the office was Olnductei 10y CLERKS
aud cheap men hired 10 perform the
duties OF the deputy. He moved to
abolish tho office, saying Ihal II was d
superiluOIs one.
| fNllhAu FftOHNiA Atl' AhHAiNA w WV
! broader and more stable ground, he
said, that Il was an iniust'co TO
| the taxpayers 20 retain men In
Office who drew pay for work thai
vns either done by someone else or
lon undone altogether Il was lime,
| Ia his opinion, 10 call halt
Moran moved ~ table the motion
Indefinitely.
Tue motion was voted down.
Rich again took the floor and in a
suoiching speech he declared that not
| withdrawing the absence OF Recorder
Stanton, the Office was bsing priuti.
cally run by a s75 per month clerk anu
the Mayors messenger 10Y VINO was
| mixing a percentage Of l, ., 3 or b
cents por license.
Horn concurred with Rich, but
thought that out OF defeTeuce 60 the
recorder, further action should be
postponed until his return from Mime.
sofa.
Several OF the councilman then
spoke in favor Of EllswOrth's removal
hut thought that II would be unfair IA
force the issuein Mr.. Stanton'a absence
Rich meditated Tor few moment,
aud then presented the following;
Resolved That ElmOr Ellsworth b,
aud II hereby removed from the 0nicu Of
deputy recorder OF salt Lake Cily.
Beardsley spoke IN favor Of the reso
luton, but thought that II would no
be wise 10 alopt II until Mr.. stanton
returned from the East.
Lawson said that the Liberal nd
ministratiOn could not afford TO b.
disgnced in the manner 1t had come
10 his ears that Ellsworth was disgrac
ing u. lie was In favor VI horoi'
measures.
Kelly declared that Ellsworth hs,
been betraying tho Council, his chief
and revealing matters that should only
have received his confidential con
sidorntlOn.
Evans stated IN language emphatic
and easily understood that Ellsworth
in his weak and puny attempts TO b
funny, had held the council zap /
ridiculo and had made laughing
stock Of them.
The discussion continued in hi
strain for some time, after which th
resolution was laid on the table unit
| tnnnnprnw night