Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-10
OGDEN.
ooDEN UTAH,
FIN. 10, 1896.
OGDEN CITY COUNCILLORS.
They are Charged with Engaging Ia a
Conspiracy.

In tho Second district court Saturday
there was nled u complaint by Richard
T. Hume, who was appointed city
auditor by Mayor Spencer, but was
not confirmed by tue city council,
against wills r. Bsardnley, 1. n.
Psarcr, T.. NJ. Contoy, George w..
Jones, Richard Hin, James Taylof,
NJ. l.. Joncs. "A. q. Wardloigh, Chas.
n. Gtoonwsll, 4. Il. ASH auu Thomas
Brow ming, deivnuAntH who o0mures
the city council, except w. Beardsley,
VINO holds the tfiiuu Of city auditor
The complaint IL lengthy, but IL n very
interesting one, plnintir alleges;
!. Thut Ogde CITY IL city OF the
second class Within Weber county, and
that n. II. Spencer, on the let Jay of
January, 1898, 40 tho mayoT.elect Of
said city, entered upon the duties ap-
reftaining thereto, having pre-
viouely duly qualiflod, and ever
since has bssn and IL now
the mayor thereof and Gully acting Ne
such.
second-The defendants other than
said Beafislcy are the members Of tho
city council Of salu city AMI entered
upon their duties ON the said day anu
have ever since been and do nov COM
prize the city council OF said city,
Third-IhAt said Bsardsiey was up.
pointed end confirmed and qualified
AZ auditor Of public accounts Of said
city In January, 1894. Tor tho tssm OF
two Year,, anu has acted ever sinos as
such auditor and with no other au.
thorlly Than said appointment.
Fourth--fuat tho revsed ordinances
OF said city on page ll6 providS as lol.
lows:
"seotlon l.-Tho appointive oiiioerp
Of the city shall DO city attorney,
supervisor OF streets, city engineer,
ina eotor Of buildings, sanitary inspae.
TOR, CITY pbyiioian, poll taK collector,
superintendent OF public build.
Tugs, auditor VI public accounts,
city sexton, Inspector OF stock,
iuspocloflof provisions, dog tax collso-
tor aud pound keeper.
Section 2-rhe mayor shall oy anu
with the ADVICE anu consent OF the
city council appoint, on anu before the
list Monday Of February, 1896. anu
annually thereafter, all tue ofiicers
named In section one Of this ofdi.
nance.
Eirih-That on tho third Monday OF
January, 1886, said council Being Ia
regular session, said mayor In due form
Of law anu tor their advice aud Don.
sent, notified it that no appointed
Richard +, Humoas auditor OF public
accounts for said city, anu at tho sane
time submitting appointments for 9th.
er oflieuu mentioned In section ons Of
said ordinances Aforesaid, That upOu
the motion Of defendant George w.
Jonts and SUI port OF 10 endAuts Pare
Hill, Nj. l.. Joues, Waruleish and
Bfowning,sRid appointments were laiu
on tue table.
slxlh-That raid council has been
In regular session uIOn CHI anu
every Monday since AnI paint II
alleges that said mayor has at each o,
SAID sessions endeAVUfed ~ hAvs san
body take action upon the app0Inlnen
Of said Hum, aud appointment.
for other Offices male BY him, but
said council, by the vote OF said last
mentioned members, has In IvyTy IL.
stance, with the single exception Oi
that OF the city attorney, wholly 70.
fused 20 TO do, ana upon every altumut
made TO take any Of said nominations
from the table, said last mentioned
members peTsiHtently voted the same
down and formally ala 30 last Moulny,
that being the ftsI Monday tn Febru. |
AIRY, 1896,
Ssvenlh-That prior 10 SAID thifd |
Monday In January, 1898, said six |
members, by secret agreement |
among themselves, determined thai |
no appointments for tiilcss by |
Mayor Spencer should DO confirmed |
without he first, separate ana apart |
from regular council, should submit 20 |
them for private disposal a list uf ali |
the names he ptoFuHet 10 tend ia for |
the lappoinuve offices OF said CITY,
anu they further Determined that bo |
appointment Tor officers by said mayor
should be confirmed without lie fr,t
promised said six member that they
should have the absolute naming o
who should be- appointed 10 six u sail
offices.
Eighth-ThRt said mayor, declining
~ he party TO aly such arrangement,
insisting upon naming appointment
as provided by anu In the manner in-
Gated by law, Haiu six members carr Vi
out their determination ~ uiOfosaid-
with 30 u one exceptionally peTsisleui-
ly and continuously reiuelng 10 takeths
appointment OF Hume from the table
snd refused TO t.Ee any other action
thereon except to lay II on the table:
sud Vt and during all these Inca cav.
ing that no objections had DO u or were
made by any one 40 to the chAiac or,
ability and standing or qualification of
said Hume or any other a p1intte.
nut said alN last naniea mar, h. ~. 49,
shsir actions wholly on the ground