Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-18
A ILQCR IN THE WHEELS.
AND TuE JUAKliNG IRlP $1,000.
Taxpayers WIN Ascertain the L,mii
of the Councillors Iircklrs'uts.
-Lntct Oh the u ilntry.

golher IN harmony with their pas,
experience. For some time Iu.i, wien
Taxpayers have raiscd their v.iyos by
petition aud otherwise againl. the way
their money has been spent, thcy
have fte1IUntly been spurnci with
COZ tempt from the foot of the mum.
cipa, tolons' throne, and have
had to submit An opportunity has
now nrfivcd Tor an appeal ter toilet
from an almost unbrokon line % arol.
tAry deoisions, and some ot the tax.
payers propose to avail Themselves OF
II. Unless the CITY Council recedcs
from the potitioD It has tnh,H on some
matters recently, the pressure " the
courts may be- brought to bear to See
what can be effected In that line.
One itom on which the question is
to bn rslfci Is the $1,000 Ter an ex.
cursion Tor certain city officials to
tho Pacific coast. Had the OK.
pehdituro brought any return to
the city in the way OF increased
wiadom In its councllmanic body, the
amount would not have bean regarded
rs misspenl. But It HASN'T. The
council Ia as much OF bear garden ~
ever, aud those OF Its mombeu who
hud their fun ON the western tfip may
now learn whether they viii Iay TOR
II with their own or the M&lAyoIs'
money.
Another matter where the question
OF miHappfoprlnti0n OF iunds Il also 10
be tested ~ IN the cnss oil the $4,000
contributed TO the copper refinery
bonus. This is not because Of any
objection of the people 10 giving
bonus for the refinery, for they have
shown their sympathy tor that pfojeot
But the use y. corporation FUNDS IN
that way IL regarded rs dangerous
precedent because OF Its Illegally.
Upon these propositions, a notice
was ,ervod upon City Treasurer Duke
on Wednesday. The fact WIS cOmmu-
nicateu 10 the Business Meme AssOcia.
ZION, but wua kept back nom the pub.
Ito In the hopes that settlement might
be arrived ut, but last night hii i'm.
mediate prospects - satisfactory
arrangement failed, and thu proceed.
lngs against Ihe city officials came 10
light. Tho notice Of Treasurer Duke
was as follows:
10 Harry Il. Duke, City Treasurer Of Salt
Lake city;
sIr-The undersigned taxpayers and
citizens OF Salt Lake CITY protest against
the misapproprialiOn Of funds by the
Mayor aud city Council aud by yourself
~ treasurer OF Salt Lake CITY, for tho
-.
those members Of the city Council who
latoly visited tho Pacific coast ON the
Junkoing trip, so.callel, TO wit; $1,000,
and for the purpose OF aiding In or socur-
ing the erection oi tho proposed copper
reduction works, To wit. $4,000. II said
misrepresentation OF moneys have boon
already paid out or disposed OF by
you aud the City Council, tho under
signed demand tho repayment and return
thercOfto the city and ils treasury, and
in.cnd to and will on behalf and for said
city, begin suit again-i YOU and your
bondsnen for the recovery oI said
amounts OF money, with legal Interest,
In case you do not ru,urn and pay tho
same into said treasury; aud II said sums
have not already boon paid out by YOU
from the city treasury, then tho under
'igned, for and ON behalf of said city, do
mand that you do not pay out the same
wrongful purpose, and II you do we
VIII, Tor aud ON behalf " said city, hold
you and your bondsmon responsible
therefor. ARTHUR BRowN,
j, A. CuSSINdIAM.
Mr.. Duke obtained legal advice in
the premises, and when all hops In the
way OF Inducing Ru abandonment VI
the proposed interference with the
cOuncil's misapprOprlatiOn had failed,
the treasurer served the following
notice on each Of the parties addressed
therein:
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, March, ID, 1903.
10 George A. Lowe William IL. Rowe,
Spencer ClawsOn, J. 5. Cameron, NJ.
j. Gray, g. II. LOoib0urow and l.. q.
Karrick, Trustees:
Gontlomen-You arc hereby notified
that the following resolution adopted and
passed. by the Clly Council Of salt Lake
City, Utah, ON tho 18th day Of February,
1893, IL Illegal and not authorized by law
or ordinance, TO witt
Resolved, That this city government
purchase, through George A. Lowe, w.
III. Rowe, Spencer ClaNson, j. 3. Cam.
oron, NJ. J. Gray, c. Il, I.ooibourow aud
Il. q. Karrlck, trustees, $4,000 worth OF
unoncumbored real estate, and that S2j, 900
W anu hht hAlnu ~ HNlNhg hilAOpIlutNd
for that purpose, aud that tho city treas
urer IN hereby authorized and directed to
pay said 81, 900 10 tho above named per-
sons NJ once, tho title to said property to
be taken TO Salt Lake city CorpornuOn.
A. l.. Simondi, H. A. POLAND, g. H.
Mainland, j. II. Bacon, l.. T.. kelsoy,W.
IL. Rowe.
EMOTION by Councilman Rich:
"That tho resolution be adopted and tho
amount placed on the appropriation list.
Seconded by Councilman Lawson and
carried ON tho following roll call vote.
Ayos-Councilmou Beardsley, BELL,
Evans, POLAND, Hardy, Holss, Horn,
Karrick, Kelly, Lgwaou, Loofbourow,
Moran, Rich. SimOndi and Wantland-l5.
Noos--NOno,
Aud further, that tho warrant drawn by
A. w. Raybould, the auditor OF said city,
upon the treasurer Of said city, for the
payment of said sum a. $4,000 to said
knrrick, ~ Illegal and not authorized by
law or ordinance, said warrant beng ~
follows, TO wit:
SALT. LAKE CITY, Utah, Fob. "A, 1893.
No, 0l5
Tho treasurer Of Salt Lake City win
pay to l.. @. Karrick, treasurer, S25, 900,
twenty-nyo thousand dollars, on account
Of land. A. W. RAYnouLD,
Auditor OF Public Accounts.
Not negotiable,
And further, that the payment OF said
warrant by mo As said treasurer was IL
legal and not authorized by law or
ordinance, and paid under mistake OF