The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-26
THE PROCEEDINGS

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All members were present and Pres
ident Newell occupied the chair. The
lobby was crowded with spectators,
but the meeting was devoid of any
gallery plays. with the exception of
the attempt to give weekly papers a
chance to put in bids for the city
printing when the ordinances express
ly provide otherwise.
After the usual petitions and com
munications had been read the report
of the committee of the whole on the
finance committees report considered
last Thursday was read. The recon-
mendations are as follows:
"First-That the recommendations
of the committee on finance in relation
to abolishing the office of watermaster
and the addition of his duties to those
of the supervisor of streets, be adopt
ed.
"Second-That the schedule of al
lowances for the various departments,
as recommended by the committee on
finance be adopted with the following
changes:
Fire department .................'S2,2 O0
Liberty park .............-..-..--. zou
and that the item of $1,450 for Incl
dentals be stricken out
When the report had been read Mr..
LIE Prohon made a motion to strike out
that portion of the report proposing
to consolidate the street and water
masters departments. In support OF the
motion he spoke at some length on the
question, holding that nothing would
be saved by the proposed consolidation.
O'Meara raised the point of order
that lie Projnon could not make a mo-
ton to strike out inasmuch as he voted
against the report when passed in COM
mittee OF the whole.
The chair ruled adversely to O'Mea-
ras point, and an appeal from the de-
cision was taken, resulting in the chair
being sustained almost unanimously
Romney then came to his feet. II
don't know that [ ever was so sur
prised in my life as tonight he began,
after we spent two hours in solemn
voted unanimously to adopt this pro
vision. To me this retrogression is
the height of nonsense. But 1 surmise
there is something behind this. [ feel
ashamed at the course this council is
pursuing. We are like lot of cats
playing with mice, but remember we
can't hoodwink the public"
Mulvey tried to catch the eye of the
chair, but was cut off by Stewart who
called for the previous question The
previous question was lost on a vote of
II to 4, Cdllister, Haywood, Morris and
y Meara only voting in the affirmative.
Wiscomb-NIr Romney comes be-
fore US as a great reformer. Now am
just as much in favor of economy as
anyone, but [ do not think the consol-
idation of these two departments will
result in any saving to the city.
Stewart spoke in favor of consolida-
ton and thought Romney's arguments
were excellent.
Mr.. CalliSter moved an amendment
TO LIE Proihon's motion that the com
mrttse of the whole report be adopted
as read.
This was lost by a vote of Z to g.
but on account of the absence from
the room OF Haywood the vote was re-
considered. Another vote was taken
but With no change in the result.
The vote ON LIE Prohon's motion tn
strike out the clause consolidating tie
street and Watermaster's departments
was then put and was lost to 6, as
follows:
Ayes-Allen, Calhster. Dale. Elliott
Haywood, Morris, O'Meara, Romnev
and Stewart
Nays-Buckle, Diehl. LIE Prohon.
Mulvey, Wiscomb and Newell.
DIEHL REPLIES TO ROMNEY.
Mr.. Diehl then took the floor and
made spirited speech in which he
took occasion to resent the talk of
some members of the council during
1.-THE meeting of the committee of the
whole last Thursday night, which the
speaker thought reflected upon his in
tegrity He referred to Romney's
statements which was in effect that
he was surprised to see him OielhD
oppose the reduction of the expenses
in the water department and that in
doing SO he was not true to his cam
paign pledges.
mo one" continued the speaker in
great earnestness. can point 10 a sin
gle act of dishonesty in my life.
made but one speech during the cam