Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-03
Did WHILE WRANCLING
Salt Lakes Old Council Gave Up the Ghost
Amid Noise and Confusion.
MAYORS CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNTING


the affairs of the city government Tor
the past two years came to an inglori-
Gus end at noon today. Its official
death was Witnessed by a large throug
Of citizens who crowded the Council
chamber to witness the passing of the
old and the advent of the new. 1t was
noisy and animated event. Some
times the animation amounted almost
/ to belliserency and when 1t was all
over, even the Office seekers and place
hunters. who had elbowed In upon the
scene. heavod a sigh OF relief. All of
/ the members of the now defunct Coun-
| Gil were present and most of those of
/ the new. The former wore pretty but
| tonholc boquets on their coats and the
! latter looks of approaching respon-
/ sibility upon their faces. Mayor Glen
DINING, City Attorney Mckay, his son
Archie and debonair Dave Hampstead
were interested spectators within the
| Council chamber while Chief Pratt OF
the police department. Chief Devine of
the fire department and Recorder-elect
! BaclSman reviewed the tumult from the
committee room on the south.
True to his recent promises, Glen
dining sent in communication con-
corning his Opposition of the contingent
| fund But the communication was not
| a satisfactory one to the members of
the Council. More than $4,000 of the
missing cash has been covered back in
to the treasury but there are many
things that are not yet clear. Council
man Dale declares 1t to be a special
| plea of confession and avoidance and
on account of the retaliatory construc-
ton of its sentences proceeded to rasp
the Mayor rather severely. But the
old Council IL dead, the report such
as 1t is has been made and in the Ian
guage of one of the DIRECTORS has got
to 60"
At ten minutes past ten Councilman
Mulvey arose in his place and glancing
impatiently at the clock said, Mr..
President, we haven't much more time
left and move that we proceed with
the business before u.s.
The president replied that the city
recorder had not yet arrived and that
AS soon as that functionary should
put in an appearance order would be
called.
The recorders brief delinquency gave
OMeara an opportunity to fire a part
ing shot at Mt. Emery for whom he has
had little love fer some time and he did
SO in the following language: 20, well
the recorders absence is nothing. He
has run the Council for the past two
years and he wants to keep UP his rep
utation to the last"
At that moment the recorder walked
into mcconnell chamber through pri-
vate entrance carrying bundle of
book in his arms and o'Meara sank
Into his seat and ceased his murmuring
for the time being.
A moment later President Newell's
gavel fell and roll call showed all Of
the members present except Lloyd and
Buckle, both of whom arrived later
When the minutes of the last meeting
We're read O'MeaIa moved to strike
cut that portion which referred to the
president instructing the recorder to
place 500 on the special appropriation
list. The motion was lost ON a vote OF
six to seven.
MAYORS BRIEF MESSAGE.
Mayor Glendinning sent in the TO-
lowing brief message:
"GentIemen-I have been disap-
pointed in not receiving all the reports
from the variuos departments, to lay
before you this morning, but such as
have been completed l hand you here
with, for transmission to our success
sors. In closing the work of our tive
years municipal service, bid you a
cordial and official farewell I welcome
guests"
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
The annexed reports came from the
following departments: Waterworks,
sexton, building inspector, police. street.
irrigation.
OTHER EXECUTIVE COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
a communication from the Mayor
was received calling attention to copies
lot tow "a lat 80
the fire department and SergeantRhodes
of the police department These letters
referred to the appointment OF the
above officials as heads Of the fire and
police departments.
THE CONTINGENT FUND REPORT.
Mayor Glendinning sent in the fol-
lowing report on the much mooted con-
tingent fund unaccountlng:
"Gentlemen-That your fondest de-
sires may be realized in respect of an
accounting of the Mayors contingent
fund, and not because the executive is
required by law or ordinance to make
a report to the Council which in fact
has never been made by any Mayor,
herewith transmit for your Informal
ton to be filed of record, n detailed
statement of said fund and the dis
bursement thereform during my term
of office.
THE aggregate amout to the credit
of said fund during said term was
| struF'.oos ne hlllpulll ulSuutSeu was
S3,625,52. leaving IA balance on hand OF
S3,SIi.3l which sum Is now in the
treasury, as per city treasurer's receipt
hereto, attached.
'1f during the past two years the
Legislative branch of the city govern
mcnt had confined itself within the
bounds prescrib Tor 1t by law instead
OF continually endeavoring to eucroach
upon the rights OF the executive in this
and other matters properly within his
official discretion, the courtesy of max
ing an earlier report upon this fund
would have been cheerfu'iy extended
to the Council but the promptinG5 Of
| sslf-rcspcct and what 1 conceive 10 he
the proroEatives Of the executive, hive
| conptraiued me TO withhold this report
until this date and / am governed TO
some extent IN making II at the pres
ont time, that l may point out to you.
that or the whole amount. viz; sS,62552.
Gisburscd from this fund during the
past two yeats, the sum OF SS52,5o was
ordered pnid out by Councilman Pom
ney and the committee on claims. while
Mr. Rumuey was acting ~ Mayor for
few days in March. 1896, This WAS
paid In compromise Of the Garrison
case"
"The SUM Of $1,000 was also paid out,
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