The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-12-03
Mayor HolbrcOk Has no In
fiuence With the Council.
HARDLY HAS ITSRESPECT
he Was Ignominiously Ignored and Then
Insulted by it Last Night-Ridiculously
Low Salaries for City officers Go-Weir
Dam May Not be Built.
Manor Holbrook was twice sat down

Mayor Holbrook was twice sat down
upon and metaphorically slapped in
the face most roughly last night by the
city council. He brought in veto of
the salary ordinance passed by unan-
imous vote at the session held Monday
evening NoYem Der 18th. Not one of
the solons took any notice of his veto
and the ordinance Was passed over his
head by the same vote it passed with
originally. Councillor Hoover who was
not present at tie previous meeting
cast the only vote to sustain the veto
and Tor the next two years the city
marshal must work for 5000 per
month. The policeman for $4,000 and
other officers fer equally low wages.
The mayor presented written COM
munica ton suggesting that the coun-
Gil reconsider It's action Of November
18th, wherein it directed him to con-
tract with the county court to build a
weir dam and bridge near the mouth
of Provo canyon for 81 OPS. 90 and labor
of building and grading approaches to
bridge. This was taken as another
veto by some of the sJions who claimed
that 1t was altogether too late to re-
ceive or consider 1t. The action, they
claimed, was in the form of resolu
tiun or contract which becomes valid
and in iorce the same as an ordinance
if the mayor Ieiuses to Sign or veto it
within five days. This being true the
mayor had nothing else to DO than 20
proceed with the work as directed or
| be in contempt of the council and
stand before the public in the light OF
having violated his oath as a public
officer by neglectlng and refusing to
perform his eworn duty. A bare ma
| jority of the council, however, decided
| that the action was merely the adop-
ton of committees recommendation
and that theref ore it coal0 be recon
eidered in this way, During the dis
cussion the mayor ASKED the privilege
to ask question for information.
This was granted and he began dis
cussion of the question which was OBJ
jected strenuonsly to on the grounds
that the mayor nor any other executive
officer of the city has the right to discuss
legislative questions before the council.
A rising vote compelled Mr. H0lbr0ok
to take his seat-Glazier, Hoover and
! Knudsen voting to let hum join in the
discussion, McEwan, Ward, Strong and
| Simmons voting the other way. My,
NV, but wasn't the mayor mad2
Later reconsideration was voted
and the matter laid over until Monday
evening next for consideration.
oTHER BUSINESS.
Justice Booth reported three cases
disposed of in November.
Homer in lengthy review told all
about his dealings in pipe, etc, He
was given 10 1894 400 feet of &-inch
pipe and 800 feet of u inch, also IA
a minimum profit and bought other
pipe and necss with the proceeds, his
net profit in the two years being $25.6O
which the city has In the shape OF al
increased supply of pipe and necks.
He has charged water takers nothing
for labor in making connections, but
has accepted his salary in payment for
all work done, his idea always being to
make cost of taking water as light as
possible to the citizens.
Five dollars was RENTED from Mrs.
Agness McLean's city tax Of 1928
Mrs. Mclean resides at Scofeld where
r she takes in washing for living and
lately met with an accident in which
she broke her arm She owns a house
and lot IN the Fifth ward.
The Smoot Drug company was grant
ed a license to sell liquors.
Charles H9rdie's city tax, $4.09 wat
abated.
Claims in total amount of 1851, II
were allowed.