Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-22
vim CONTINGENT FUND
Resolution by Councilman Romney Asking for
an Accounting is Tabled
MAYOR BACKS ON WARM SPRINGS LEASE
-, introduces an Ordinance Provide
ing for chief Of Police 1t Is
Tabled- Miscellaneous Matters.

.r.,,es for discussion at last nights
canrcil meeting. Nearly every menu
had something to say. Those VINO
''sa,, talked before, talked last night
va those who've always talked, last
~,sht talked the more. The first sur
rlse of the evening was the commune
a,,on from Mayor Glendinning, as
.,,,g Tint he had signed the Warm
snr,nrs lease. Councilman Mulvey
~ perhaps the most surprised man.
w. listened attentively to the reading
I'D Mt the conclusion was heard to
,.n,oIm. "well, If that don't take the
cake!' .,,,
and filed.
rne second surprise was the in
..oduction OF an ordinance by oMcara,
ro,,dlng for a police department,wit
,,Jsf at the head. The ordinance
,.os tabled on vote of to 6.
The third surprise was the tablinS of
roeoution introduced by Councilman
nanney. asking for an accounting of
he Mayors contingent fund.
THE RESOLUTION.
councilman RomneyS RESOLUTION was
as follows: SON. A.,
s,once committee were by resolution
y, vonr honorable body, duly author
ia 10 wait upon the Mayor and re-
sroet of him a detailed account OF
~ exnenditure of what is known as
a,he MAYORS contingent fund, 10 the
and that said account might be lald
before this honorable bouy lor theii
incarnation; and.
"Whereas, The finance committee
Jared this matter to the chairman,
he author of this notion ana,
"Whereas, The chairman of the com
rnIttee waited upon his honor, the
,iavor and requested of him to make
statement detailing the account Of
he expenditures of the fund afore-
sa,d. INT his honor, the Mayor, has not
made such report, and your committee
Ia whom the matter was referred are
Unable to make u statement OF the
sarts in relation thereto to this honor
shIs body. now. therefore, be 1t
"Resolved. That his honor, the
uavor he and he is hereby Instructed
| M file with the auditor of TINS clty a
| true and correct statement IN uctali
AZ his expenditures of all moneys that
b,ve come into his hands under the
hsad NJ the Mayors contingent fund
during his official career.and that such
rsnort be made so that the same can
ma considered at the meeting of TINS
Council to be held December 20
1891" .,,. ,,e,a
coild result from passing so many
resolutions. He favored invoking the
nd OF the law to compel the Mayor TO
giye an accounting, but he was tired
az resolutions that resolved them
selves into nothing.
Romney said that If any member
aFFaf=N VsaArll
ne would sustain him. The people
4 knew the fund had not been accounted
for and he favored showing the citi-
iens that the fault did not rest with
The Council but with the city's en-
eeutive. who had ignored the commit
Il Tee appointed to interview him ON the
subject. lie did not think there was
4 any way to command the Mayor To
a eye an accounting; he only wished
there was.
LIE Prohon moved to table the reso-
luton which was lost. he being the
only one voting or II.
Stewart said the resolution lacked
weight Of force" and in order to give
Il this he moved as an amendment
that in case the Mayor refused TO file
report that legal steps be taken
against him and his bondsmen for an
accounting.
Muyey sided in with callister and
hcaracterized Stewards resolution as
nonsense"
Lloyd said the talk about the Mayor
having to account Tor anything before
Il the expiration of his term of office was
NJ all bosh. The money could perhaps al
n be accounted for. lie was not defend
Ing the Mayor but he did not want tt
zee 1t heralded abroad that the city
executive had misappropriated funds
when there was n doubt as to its be-
81 Ing true.
0'Meara moved that the resolution
be referred to committee composed
Of Romney, Stewart and lie Prohon
with the city attorney associated
'Romney," he said. thinks the Mayor
should account, lie Prohon has al
idea how he ought to account, Stewar
WI see that he does account, and
How about the city attorney?' BROKE
In Stewart.
oh, he will draw up an opinion
was OMeara's reply.
oMeara's motion to refer was no
seconded and motion to lay on TIN
.aoe was carried by the followin.
Ayes Callister Dale. lie Prohon
els.
,Noes-Allen, Buckle Diehl, Hayward
aorris Romney-7.
THE MAYOR CHANGES HIS MINE
The communication from the Mayo
announcing that he had changed hi
alnd on the Warm Springs lease mat
'er Is as follows:
=, Gentlemen-Since my communica
i uon to the Council of date Novembe
4 ss'n' wherein / disapproved the Warn
4 ssprlhgs lease and returned the sam
a we Council unsigned, the questio
aas been raised whether, under the lay
sspproyed February %, 1882, which con
1T the veto power upon the Mayo,
4 have the legal right to dsapproye :
n ,eto matters of this kind. The essen
n VA part Of the statute referred to
as follows:
Every ordinance passed and ever
IN ,,,solutlon adopted or contract az
N ns,uved by the city Council, approprl
sung or involving the expenditure Q
q ss..ney, shall. within twenty-fOur hour
& s,er me action OF the City Council, b
X resented TO the Mayor for his ap
,pri he approves the ordinance. reso
n uyh or contract, as the case may b'
e ~ snail sign the same: II not, he sha
n . ~, II with his objections in writing
we city recorder. VINO shall preser
4. , same 10 the City Council at tn
x ~ ~. regular meeting thereof
q ,.v pph further examination of tn
q Nv. and after mature elaboration,
NJ. CONG to the conclusion that tn
q Inc unE or a lease by the Mayor, while
RI rblappeen approved by the Council. an
Z, mn does not involve the eXpeuditur
r money by the city. does not com
IL MAJ the purView of this law, an
& tsr ~ nave no more option In the mat
n H., man would have II called upon
Ia ~, an issue of city bonds or othe