Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-13


investigate the question Of electric
lighting. The singular part OF tho
Transaction IN that the voucher shows
per Instructions OF the committee on
improvements. Councilman Calllster
n chairman OF the committee and to a
NEWS man no stated that the action
was wholly without authority 90 far As
the committee was concerned. They
had not even considered the ques.
ton. The nearest approach 10 II
was when no had q brief
conversation with tho Mayor when tho
latter said something about II being n
good thing 10 investigate. Callister
sid he ss,ented TO this, expressing the
thought that Archie Mckay, The
Mayors clerk, might collect and COM
pile the necessary data. He had not
the slightest idea, however, that II was
tue Mayors intention 10 send Roy On
iunketing expedition, and know
nothing Of II until after he had gone.
Councilman O'Aieara expressed his
disapprobation In the following char
tcterlstio emphatic terms; "It seems
to me that tho Mayor has an entire
miscOnceptiOn as TO the purposes
VI a contingent iund. Such a fund 10
an emergency fund aud should
be used for No other purpose. 1 don't
ace that there was anything In tho
nature Of emergency needs In sending
MI. Mckay of on n lunkst. II the
Mayor wanted ~ do that he should
have come squafely before the Council
ana a'ked for nh appropriation, Ne was
done Ia the case OF Chiefs Pratt and
Dsvine and other heads Of departments
when they have gone of TO attend
annual conventions. Mayor Glendin-
ming Ia the chief executive Of the city,
but no assumes altogether too much
responsibility. l am member VI the
Committee on Improvements and say
with Mr.. Calli,tef that the committee
know absolutely nothing Of the Junkei.
IL was hAHly unnecessary action.
Besides II was Irregular. There Ia u
hight and wrong way to do these
things. We can get more bona nds in-
formation direct from Mayer Pingree,
Of Detroit, on municipal ownership OF
electric lighting plants than from any
Junkeler We can send out. IL can be-
done without cost, too. II we intend
10 do anything besides making q great
grand stand play about Having $1,000
4 year We must put n stop 10 Junketing.
IL seems too bad though that there
are not u few more Mcksyb TO provide
for.
AZ to the expenditure for law books
for the city attorneys ONCE, Mr..
O'Aloara said, III think that efficlal
with n salary OF $500 year anu
81 800 assistant ought 60 be satisfied
In Wow Of tho further fact that his
family II 40 well provided for othsT-
wise. Then rs 10 appropriaiing money
10 the Mayors clerk so that he eau
buy railroad tickets ~ q soAlpeT's oftics
or anywhere else, II don't look well.
Mayor Bsskin In such cases always re-
quiIed the voucher TO DO made out d.
feotly 10 tue person who sold the
ticket. In that way there IL no eH-
PLANTATION necessary"
Councilman Mulvoy, the remaining
member OF the committee, when asked
Rs u whether or not he knew any
thing about Mr.. Mokay's eastern trip.
politely replied:
al am not Ia tho habit OF talking TO
the public on committee aflAlTs-Am
not n believer In II and must decline TO
be interviewed"
ARCHIE COSTRADICIs o'MEARA.
Archie Mckay, the Mayors clerk,
was seen during the day,and when ask.
ed rs T. what had been the custom In
thspait with reference TO thspurohAss OF
railroad tickets Tor paupoTs, sai1 that
for tho past two years no had trans
acted all such business. He denied
that ticket had been bought rom
a soalper during that period and added
that the appropriations from the con.
tingont fund had alwRys been made
direct TO MIN and turned over to the
Uulon Pacific or Rio Grande Western