Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-07


Tho onifrrs of ,hc Ell y ln m,king pr,.
cht-es should exercise the SIM Gii,.
gencc AMI ears thf 4. u.e hy pfi lent
met, ~ personal afGr., % pursli,u 90 M.
ih'i''lo'As en- ~ a'prii,itdJ.o.
The conI mites va, yc.v o,rs'ilan I
scat out bids To thirteen 20 nn4nle..
rhe following from the Mayor,o veto
was road:
" boariug upon the pre- zen, case II IL 4,
fhci hat tho Colorado cnup,nv. which
ia, hililer.O intnishod mos. ~ the ron
WaAeiPllp useh oy Tue CITY. through The
Mayor has soni the CIV CouncI a lid
for This pipo which iq slOi 3D. hollow TX
price which Il Is prop)ssi to. pay Rh,dcs
BrOthcr.. 'F'' '''''V
Moran reapondeI-O c.urse: that 4.
an easy matter to uUlrr,apJ. Thnt
was three weeSs after tue other bIIa
had been Cpenui nuI published ia The
newspapefs and sent 10 Rhodes
Bro'her,.
U. Il. Fhoics of Rholes Brothers
was present aud was closely au, ttloned
by Councilman Rich for nearly balf
an hour. He said that they entered
into contract with the CploraJ, Coal
company In May, ls9l, 70 purchase
from them all the pipe that they could
manufacture. His firm an n lnYye
business, aud the company In question
c0uli not furnish them more than one.
iourth OF the Pipe whica they nee led.
In relation TO tho May1r'a abatement
that nftren carlOa Is OF plps was
shippei here unier consignmsnt TO
SOME outsider under arrangement with
Rhodes Brothcrs, no stated that the
pipo was ahippoi subject 10 approyal
here, AMI the nrm cjnsigned the plpe
TO themselves. Asto his connection
With President L0oiboufOw, Me,
Rhodes said that he called on Mr..
l.ooibourow, believing that he was
Wei verscd In municipal law, to inquire
as TO how contract would have To be
executed In order to be binding after a
veto by tue Mayor. Mr.. LDolbourow
gave MIN the desired Information, but
refused TO take amy none for the al.
vice he had given.
Superintendent Of vateryorki Ryan
stated that this pipe 10 question was Of
excellent quality AMI that there was
no foundation TO thi Mayors com.
plant.
~ HIS own DEFENSE.
President Looibourow--t have re.
iriinci from talking much on the
question Of the charges against me,
but believe the time has come 20 say
something In my osn bchlif. MI.
Rhodes did consult mo ON the water
pipe purchase at my office. gave
him my Views and hy offered 10 pay
me for IL but | refused TO accept any
remuneration from him. never was
an employed legal adviser Tor Rhodes
Bros., and never received any money
ir0m them Tor what 1 did. | DON'T
know where the Mayor 20. his inior.
nation from to the effect that | III but
lie was certainly incorrectly informed.
A SECOND RECESS.
Tho committee on tho whole then
took sec)nd recess for ten minutes to
give Alessrs. Evans, Folland and
were appointed ~ a
committee OF three TO report the sense
OF the findings VI the meeting back to
the committee OF the whole--time to
draw such report. Instead OF reporting
the committee offered the following:
Resolved, That the recorder be and IL
hereby instructed to communicate with
the Mayor aud Inform him that tho
council nave had his communication of
January 2nd In reference to the contract
of Rhodes Bros. under consideration, and
request him II no has any further infor-
mation respecting tho matter tho council
VIII be pleased to hear from him on next
Tuesday evening.
MOTION 10 ENoSERATE.
Kelly moved that the COMMITTEES on
Tho whole thorouIhly exonerate the
committee on witerworks after n
thorough Investigation In the matter
II the purchase OF the water pips and
all parties concerned 10 the deal, and
the president of the council,
Ind that no received no reward what.
'ver for what he did Ia connection
with the case.
Karrick and Hardy opposed the
notion aud siil II the matter were
orced 10 an issue they would vote
Igsinst, inasmuch as the Mayor had |
not been given an opportunity for |
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The sub.committeo's report, which
ends rs follows, wa, adopted, karrick |
nd Hardy only voted In the negative:
Whereas, An investigation has been
made by the Council sitting as commit ,
10 OF the whole. cOnluc,od with view
Z hearing tho facts connec ted with the
hargos made In tho Mayors veto mes
ago dated January 2nd, with reference
D tho committee on walerworks and the
Ontrlci with Rhodes Bros, and
Whereas. This committee have had
arious parties connoctod therowith un.
or examination, also all communica-
ons IN possession OF the walerworks
ommiueo bearing on the mau or.
Resolved that It be tho sense of tho
Dmtnittee that tho evidence NJ adducod
clear aud convincing, and that tho
arlous charges and assertions made In
aid communication arc unfOunded, and
irther that the watorworks committee
~ exercised due caro- aad diligence In
tho business entrusted 10
lein without prejudice or plrtiality to
ny concerned. III. II. EVANS,
a. l.. SIMoNDI.
! concur In tho above 40 far as the
'idcnce submitted has beon given.
Ell a. POLAND.
Tho committee then resolved itself
lck Into council aud at one O'Clock
lis morning adjourned until Tuesday
lght next.