The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-22
PLAYING POLITICAL HORSE.


Dale wanted the report referred to the
political campaign committees.
Mulyey declared he was acting IN
good faith by asking that it be filed
and a copy sent TO the non-p aE,s3sans
committee.
Dlehl said ne wanted the figures to
incorporate in a, report he was prepar-
ing.
Dale was opposed to recognizing a
sslf-constitUted committee Alike the
three tail0rs of fiaa Desewet Bank"
vino had already endorsed the work of
the council by putting two of the rssr1-
bers Cn their ticket
Buckle opposed MulYey's mot:on be
cause MessrS. Dooly ard McCcrcGck
suretias ON the city treasurer's bo,aI
and members of tins npn-par thsan com
m5.tea, would think the city did not
need the $4,000 they are obligated to
pay to make good the tressurer's
shortage caused by the Bacon bank
failure.
TIE chair wanted the debate confined
to the subject, but it WIS no Use: t.ae
members were determined to stay IN the
arena of politics.
O'Meara facetlDusly moved THAT DisIal
be a, committee of one to read the au-
dftor's comparative statement to the
da1k-lanterm noTn6na ting committee,
but Diehl declined in favor of one who
was a physical i1eaYy- weight.
Callster: and Rornney, at who.ta ex-
pealse ana discontinue the crosyRre of
fun was INDUCED in, we're indignant
They defended their action in accept
ing nominations for reelection. each
declaring that they exercised tsletr
rights as citizens. Both spiritecIly cham
pfoned the cause of tfla clark-lag1tlsE.l
committee. and while declaring the au-
dftor's Statements would have MO effect
with tfleir nonlinators. they were ras,
r9trealrhmeRlt and reform to a greater.
extent than had been accomplished.
TAX DODGERS AND MORAL DE-
FAULTERS.
O'Meara replied to Calfister and
Rong9ey and reminded the latter that
when he referred to his colleagues
among the nOGl- par.tiglau as taxpayers
he certainly nIaant tax dodgers, wI1sraat
RonrrTey declared the city treasurer
bondsmen Should have been made 10
pay uG the deficit long ago, and he
wanted steps taken to make them pay
right away
Muqvey said the matter was being
hurried through the courts as fast as
possible.
Stewart referred to the delinquent
bondsmen as moral defaulters, and he
wanted the financial statement
crannmed into the teeth of the non-par-
tisan committee to show that the re-
ports circulated by them about the eX-
travagance of this administration are
false.
o'Meara moved that 10000 copies of
Stewards speech be printed for free
distribution.
Dale called for the previous question,
thus drawing the curtain on the hilar-
ity and political buncomb scene, and
the auditors report was ordered fled.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
The council again gol down TO actual
business and took up the request Of the
board of police and fire commissioners
for the direction of the city attorney TO
represent the board in uhe court pro-
cccedings relative to Chief Pratts de-
nland for restoration. The request was
granted over Callister's protest that the
suspended chief and the board should
fight it out at their own expense. Al
len, Buckle. Lloyd, Romney and Stew
art also voted against the motion to
grant the boards request.
DIR. DALBY'S SALARY.