The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-01-18
Luton will not be Investigated.

At least this is the way it looks from
the report of the council proceedings of
Monday night. The aldermen met in
special session to discuss and decide
what would be done in the matter of
investigating the charges, some of which
were preferred by the Mayor himself.
After considerable talk Aid. Atkinson
m owed u q O mt that the g cha-s-es
be referred to the mayor with a re-
quest that he investigate and report
back TO the council at q meeting to be
held next Friday evening, whether or
not there is such evidence as will war
rant the council in prosecuting the in
vestigation."
Aid. Beardsley favored the reference
to the mayor but denied that he was
attempting to block the proceedings.
Aid. Mcqueen said it looked to him
as though some one wanted to get the
MAYOR in a hole and keep him there
and that the official had already made
up his mind that there was nothing to
investigate.
Aid. Green, who preferred the charg
es, said that he hardly knew what po-
sition to take, not knowing the motive
which actuated the motion to refer
which found such hearty support
among the chiefs friends. He said he
desired to have a full investigation of
the rumors of crooked transactions in
the police department. 1t seemed to
him the only plain course for the coun-
ell to take was to go ahead and take
evidence. but that if that was not wise
and might only result in burdening the
people with an extra amount of taxes
and the course proposed as substitute
viii keep down the extra expenses, he
was for it, hough on general principles
he was against the proposition.
1t was finally decided to leave the
matter with Mayor Howe whether the
/ investigation should be made, and he
will report at the council meeting to-
| night, Friday.
| Several bills were allowed at this ses
sion, among them, hack hired for the
chief of police, $40. A $l4 bill from
! Pound Master Murphy for repairs to
/ The fence of his domain, SIS for fare of
| the health commissioner and city Engi-
neer to Ashland to investigate their
water system.
Aid. Cutters resolution to employ +.
! @. Mills and ]. q. Murphy to prosecute
the bondsmeu of banks oweing the city
money came up. 1t provided that the
4 gentlemen receive $3.50 upon the sery-
ing of the summons and complaint, l
( per cent of all judgments obtained IN
the circuit court and per cent of
everything turned into the city treas
ury.
Aid. Beardsley moved to refer to a
! special committee OF the mayor, comp
/ troller, city treasurer, city attorney and
finance committee. and they 10 confer
with the bondsmen of the banks and
the stockholders to determine the pros
poets of an amicable settlement.
Aid. BeardsIev said if any suits were
brought it should be by the city attor-
torncv. Aid. Cutler answered that he
would be the last one to employ any
one to interfere with Judge Reed, but
that the orders of the city attorney had
been UNDECIDED for four terms OF court.
Ala. Tomas said that the highest aim
OF the present administration seemed TO
be TO give jobs to lawyers and as for
him:e he either wanted CITY Attorn Y
Reed to DO the city's business or he
wanted that official TO tender his resig-
nation.
The proposition finally worked it,
way around to second reading, which
the mayor declared carried. The vote
was 10 TO ), and Mayor Howe declared
It carried. Somebody raised the qUes-
ton Of how many it took to suspend the
rules. Feet came down from desks.
rules and regulations were dug up, the
mayor changed bis ruling and declared
TIE E1o:.o1 70 s-s-eal tie les lost.