The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
George w. Jones Works "a Smooth
Scheme and is Mayor Pro Tenn.

George w. Jones Works "a Smooth
Scheme and is Mayor Pro Tenn.
Through the trickery and shrewdness
of G. W. Jones, of the Ogden city coun-
ell, last evening, the vexed question of
Ogden's auditor was settled, and until
tie next city administration Mr. w. T.
Beardsley will occupy the chair of city
auditor.
1t is pretty kettle of fish all around.
Six Republican councilmen, four Demo-
Gratis, Democratic mayor, and a Re
publican auditor against the slayor's
wishes. The story is a comparatively
Old one, and nearly every one is ia
scheme completely it will be necessary
to go back a little. The mayor for
Warded name to the council for audi
tor and it was thrown out and every
time the council has held a meeting the
mayor has named some one, but the
appointment was not confirmed.
Some time ago, when the mayor was
absent, G. W. Jones put up dob TO
settle the feud over the city auditor
snip by having G. w. Jones elected
mayor pro TEN on a strict party vote.
when he would appoint W. t. Boards slew,
the illegal incumbent of the office. as
city auditor. The appointment would
naturally be confirmed by the Republi-
can majority. The scheme carried m
10 the point of the confirmation. and
was knocked out only by decision of
CITY Attorney Henderson, who was run
ming a gigantic bluff by quoting an old
statute. which deprived the mayor pro
lein Oh the power of appointing city
oflcers in the absence of the mayor.
Since then, Jones has learned a. thing
4,hOq1T Tr To-
sprung the old bluff, having learned
that later ordinance allowed the
mayor pro tenn to name q. temporary
AUDITOR or any other city position in
the city's power.
The meeting was about ready to ad-
Jouun when Congpy moved that the
council elect a mayor pro tenn. Mr..
Ash explained that the mayor had ap-
pointed him, but Cnnroy's motion pre-
vailed, and aEter. considerable nomin-
ating and declining, Pierce nominated
Jones' AS a happy expression lin the
eyes of the skilful Jones, and a grim
smile wriggled about his tweed like
osculatfng apparatus, every one knew
that it was over. Ash and Taylor stTug-
gled manfully, but they were alone
Siemese skeleton art the feast-and
they sank in a glorious, slirging sea of
oratory and loyalty to their mayor.
William Harcombe's appointment by
the mayer for auditor was not con-
firmed. -
Then said Svengah Jones, with look
worthy of. SIT. Peter, II have q COM
nunication to the council" and this
was read: 'I hereby appoint w. T.
Beardsley auditor for Ogden, and ask
you to advise ON, and consider the mat
ter. G. W. JONES. Mayor pro tenn
NJ L. Jones not brothers, no relanibn)
moved that the appointment be CON-
firned, and Ash moved to adjourn
When there was Joy for a few minutes
and Ash was sat upon.
On the vote Beardsley received it by
a vote of I to 2, Greenwen being absent
AS in the case G., that other disciple
of manipulating, Arthur Brown, in the
Republican caucus of the Legislature
last winter. he rushed to the hall to re-
ceive congratulations for one of the
slickes,t schemes that ever worked i'm
Ogden's or any other municipality s
council
The following regular business was
transacted:
Appropriations passed, $1,122.02.
The recommendation of tine commit
tee of claims that the claim of William
Binford for $739.56, as balance ON salary
from january 8, 1894, be not allowed,
was passed.
The committee on streets granted tine
request of the Salt Lake and Ogden
Gas and Electric Light company co re-
move pole from the curb to the center
of the street ON Madison ard Jefferson
from Twenfy-second to Twenty-eighth
streets.
The committee on streets recommends
ed that the petition of j. A. Smith and
edghty-one others, that the grading on
Harrison avenue be continued to
Twenty-fourth street, be adopted.
The assistant superintendent of fire
alarm, was allowed $40 a month extra
for ezra, services from now on; SIZE
was allowed r. A. Moyes for services
as a special tax collector.
The police report for the week, ar
rests %. discharged 10, convicted IL,
delivered to sheriff 2
w T. Beardsley, auditor, submitted
the bond interest report. Sewer bonds
of go 900 at per cent for six
months, s1,250 Exchange on them
s125 Commission $3.12. Payable Sep
hank. New York, 81, 25437. He recon-
mended that he be authorized to draw
warrant on sinking fund No. in pay
ment.
J. P. Ledwidge sent in a commune
cation asking the council to appoint
2. committee to confer with a like one
appointed by county commissioners to
purchase voting booths jointly for
Weber county and Ogden City. for
use under the Australian ballot system,
to meet on or after Friday this week.
A communication from T. J. Bacham,
guard of the stockade, was read and
after debate as to whether the street
supervisor should have charge of the
appointment or not, the whole matter
of stockade guards was referred to
the street supervisor with power to
act.
The Aid society of the Christian
church asked for Lester park pavilion
for a church sociable on September O.
They got it.
Dr.. Condor asked to lease the city
hospital for $50 per annum for two
years. Referred to committee of the
whole.
A petition asked that bridge be
! built across North Ogden canal at the
east end of Second street Referred to
the committee with power to act.
The city sexton asked that lots in the
cemetery be divided into half lots, as
| thew were in greater demand On mo-
! ton of Ash, it was granted. The claim
| of DR.. Graves for back salary was re-
ferred to the police and fire COM
mittee.
Pay rolls were read and allowed to