The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

mend his honor's action, and reminded
his colleagues that there might have
been Others whatever that meant.
Mulvey arose to remark: THAT is a
wise communication 1t has enlighten-
ed US wonderfully, and I am glad his
honor sent it in"
DON'T you want to compliment the
mayor on his nerve?" asked Dale.
E,have," replied Mulvey, and it
ought to be filed in the archives"
Romney concurred.
Callister announced his surprise at
the mayors action, and moved to re-
fer the communication and the lease
papers to the committee on municipal
laws.
O'Meara asked him if he did not wish
the city attorney associated in the con-
sideration OF the legal points involved
Callister replied: L have ignored the
city attorney more than once already,
and I propose to do so now. If the
committee wishes legal advice we can
obtain it from other sources"
O'Meara contended that the city at
torney should be consulted and Mulvey
announced: Il agree with Councilman
Callister in not wanting the lease legal
lied that way
O'AIeara attempted to show the legal
points involved since the lease in trip
licate was now executed as to all the
signatures, and he believed reference to
the committee without the city attor-
ney associated was a useless proceed
ing. If" he concluded, what the
mayor has done is. illegal, the courts
viii soon decide it,
Callister remarked that it was ser
ious question that required due investi-
cation by talent other than in the city
attorneys Office. However, he believed
that the fact OF seven members having
passed the lease while ten voted to
sustain the veto of it, would not tend
to complicate matters.
If this Warm Springs lease question
is not soon settled, [ am apt to have
another dream" Mulvey interjected.
Dale said he now believed that
O'Meara was right in contending, when
the veto was sustained, that his honor
had not jurisdiction over the lease, and
he also was of the opinion that the
matter was out OF the councils hands.
He, as chairman of the committee,
wanted the city attorney associated in
the reference.
''To include the city attorney Buckle
said, who believes Judge Mckay writes
the mayors messages, might affect his
brain, but never his nerve"
The mayors communication was then
ordered referred to the committee on
municipal laws, with City Attorney Nc
Kay associated.
ANOTHER PROD FOR THE MAYOR.
After some other business had inter
vened. ROmney offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, On March 1, 1897, the
finance committee were, by resolution
of your honorable body, duly author
lied to wait upon the mayor and re-
quest of him a detailed account of the
expenditure of what is known as the
mayors contingent fund.- to the end
that said account might be laid before
this honorable body for their ipforma-
ton; and,
Whereas, The finance committee re-
ferred this matter to its chairman, the
author of this motion, and
Whereas, The chairman of the COM
mittee waited upon his honor the
mayor, and requested Of him to make
a statement detailing the account of
the expenditures of the fund aforesaid;
but his honor, the mayor has not made
such report, and your committee, to
whom the matter was referred, are
unable to make a statement of the
facts in relation thereto to this honor
able body; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That his honor, the mayor,
be and he is hereby instructed to file
with the auditor of this city a true
expenditures of all moneys that have
come into his hands under the head of
the mayors contingent fund during
his official career, and that such report
be made so that the same can be con-
sidered at the meeting of this council
to be held Dec. %, 1897
THE CHAIR WANTED NO DEBATE.
The sponsor of the resolution moved
its adoption, and, without hearing any
votes for or against the question, the
president declared it carried in the af-
firmative. President NewelPs decision
was speedily overruled and the discus
sion commenced.
Callister thought there was no use
of adopting it, because a similar reso-
luton was recently adopted, but had
ELECTED no response from the MAYOR
i want Romney declared, Ito re-
mind the citizens of it and let them
know that the council is doing its duty
with respect to the accounting for the
contingent fund
Then L favor invoking the machin-
cry of the law to compel the mayor to
render his account" was CaIlister's re-
tort.
Romney came back with: IF YOU
can do anything 1 will be glad to help.
The resolution is a statement of ex-
listing facts. His honor still refuses to
render the account. Every honest man
IS glad to account for funds placed in
his hands to eXpend. If there is any
way of compelling him to make a sat
isfactory showing, [ would like the in
formation
IMPEACHMENTS SUGGESTED.
Il contend that the council is be-
lifting itself to make request instead
of a demand and enforcing the de-
mand, LIE Prohon announced. This
resolution is superfluous,' he continued.
and if the mayor will not answer the
first summons, surely he will not re-
Spond to this one. His past offences
indicate no hope of repentance from
him. There is only one way of COM
pelling him to render the account. and
that is by impeachment proceedings"
At this stage O'Meara moved to refer
the resolution to Romney, lie Prohon
and Stewart, with the city attorney as
ISOLATED on the special committee, but
the motion was lost
Stewart proposed an amendment
reading: And if he refuses or fails to
render said account, as Instructed. le-
gal steps be taken to compel him and
his bondsmen TO make good the amount
Of the supposed shortage in the said
contingent fund.- but the opposition to
the amendment was SO pronounced that
It's adoption was not vehemently
pressed.
Mulvey believed that the mayor
would render his account at the next
meeting; in fact he had been so inform
ed.
Several members, in turn, gave a his