Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-25
oIrY CLERK mAnT1N Talks.

He Takes Exceptions TO Mayor sar-
gents Utterances In Hartford de
Increase of Salaries of the City
Court Omcials-The Board of Coun-
ciImen Did Vote Unanimously In
Favor OF the Increase.
The statement alleged to have been made
by Mayor Sargent in Hartford Thuredsy to
the effect that the vote taken by the board
of councilmen in reference to the bill pro-
viding for the increase in salaries of sew
eral of the officials of the city court was not
unanimous has created considerable dis
cussion in and about the city hall. The re-
ports show that the mayor, after Attorney
Ely had asked him If 1t was not unsni-
nous vote, replied that it was not
'The official record of the meeting, +" said
Mr.. Ely, ''shows that it was"
"Well, 1t wasn't" persisted the mayor.
'There were some ayes when the vote was
taken, but all did notvote. It went through
by default, as matter Of fact. You see,
there is young lawyer clerk of the ooun-
oil, and he is member Of the bar, one of
the young lawyers who are perhaps inter-
Rso6aAO
City Clerk Martin was seen last sven
ing in reference to the question and said
| as follows:
The newspaper reports Of the hearing before
the committee on cities and boroughs on We'd
nesday credit certain remarks to his honor the
mayor, that Imply too serious reflection upon
me per sonaily and officially to be allowed to 60
uncontradicted. II his honor was correctly re-
| Of councilman Tuesday evening, upon the mat
ter of increasing the salaries Of certain city court
officers was falsely recorded, that is endorsed as
unanimous when it was not, and iatimated that
you see there is 3 young lawyer. CLERK
perhaps, interested in the passage Of the meas,,
Se Of rs
| council, and am the only one to whom his honor
above quoted. am clerk of the board Of alder
men. The clerk of the board Of councilmen, or
Mr.. George T. Stanley. He is the only oficial
| who made or had any right to make the record
Of the board Of councllmen upon the proposed
Mr.. Shanley's record shows that the council
| men favored the increase by an unanimous vote.
brought out chorus Of ayes, While not Voice s
That Mr.. shanley's record of an.unanimous vote
was a right and proper one Under the circum-
stances, I and every one else who was present
| and attended ito the question can testify to.
He could not well do otherwise than make O
record of the quality of the vote, as his atten-
tlon was especially called to It and ne was re-
ested. Whether the councilmen acted wisely OF
net in SO voting is not the question here. 1t is
the duty Of the clerk to record what is done-not
what someone else thinks ought to be done.
might add that attended Tuesdays meeting
because had the slightest interest one way OF
the other in city court salaries but at the sugges
ton, in the interest, and for the accommodation
Of the mayor himself. He had requested me tc
furnish him with an attested copy Of the meas
ure In question, with the actions of both boards
| properly endorsed upon 1t, SO that he could take
it to Hartford with him on the early train the
following morning. I compiled with his request
| at the cost OF some Inconvenience too, and, as il
seems, Of considerable misrepresentation II
short, not only did not make false record, but
| didn make the record at all; and moreover the
| record as m ade was right and true. I am at
| loss to understand how his honor could have al
| lowed himself to indulge in such extravaganza.
of statement SO seriously involving the integrity
OF fellow officials, unless l charitaby suppos'
him to have been imposed upon by some design
Jig and evil dispQaed ualiprormsuts