The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20

AS a curtain-raiser to the big row
that came up in the council over the
adoption of the minority report censur-
ing Mr.. Kelsey last night. the members
had preliminary bout over a comnu-
nication sent in by Auditor Swan. In
ms letter. Auditor Swan stated that
the council had appropriated to the en-
slneerlnS department $120 for the con-
sTuct1on OF a measuring weir in Par
icy ; canyon, but that the engineer had
sent IN bills for the work aggregatirsc
S1S6.6S. . -'''''s
Fernstrom, never dreaming of the
rumpus he was going to stir up, moved
that the communication be received and
nied- robertson amended by a prOpo-
Sltlon 10 re-refer the paper to the au-
dltor with Instructions to ascertain
whether or not other departments had
not oVerdraNvn special allowances; and
II so. why ne had not reported such
cases to the council before.
Time For Investigation.
Fernstrom said the auditor should
not be criticised. for in sending IN his
letter he was simply following out in
structfons given him by the council. He
declared that bills had been slipped
through for the engineer before they
had been properly audited, and it was
time an investigation was made
Buckle, with a great show of indig-
nation, denied the assertion. Il desire
to brand that statement as not cor
rect, he said 1T is the Outgrowth of
a fervid imagination L want to say
that the dirty. low-lived fight that has
been carried on against certain de-
partment'-
Here Fernstrom interrupted Buckle
by objecting to his personalities, and
the chair ordered the speaker to con-
ca1f - hor
ing. Buckle said that the council had
been looking after only one department.
of the city government, and that other
departments had also exceeded their
estimates.
Information From Buckle.
Robertson stated that his only inten-
ton in making the amendment was to
secure information Buckle replied
that he oU-d tell him. and the council
gave unanimous consent for the mayor
atty candidate to proceed Instead of
listening, though, Robertson turned
aside to talk to Farley Christensen.
who had come down to instruct his Re
publican brethren as to the proper
method of procedure
Seeing that Robertson was paying no
attention. President Barnes quite mild
ly suggested that he be at least cour-
teOuS enough to pretend to hear his
son had BEEN manifesting all evening
broke out with renewed violence as he
replied:
The councilman from the Fifth
needs no suggestions from the little
headed chairman" This was somewhat
inasmuch as a. comparison of
headgear showed that Robertson wears
a hat of smaller size than the man
whom ne characterized IS little-headed-
Abuse of Council
Instead of making the statement he
pretended he was going to make.
Buckle started out with. II want to
tell you of their dirty, contemplate
work.
Instantly protests were heard from
all over the chamber. Four or five
members were trying to get the floor
at the same time, when President
Barnes Informed Buckle that he would
have to avoid personalities or take his
seat.
Allen insisted that Buclxle be more
specific in his statement, and the
speaker replied: well if you want to
know who l mean, l mean the presi-
dent of this council and his r1gnt-hand
bower, Mr.. Fernstrom-"
Fernstrom replied that he was per-
fectly willing to take the blame All
he had done was in the interest Of the
taxpayers, and he didn't wish to shift
any responsibility
Il will show the gentleman from the
Fifth before we get through he added.
that the city engineer has squandered
s., 000"
ssWho did you mean.'' sarcastically
incurred Robertson, when you spoke
Of your friend from the Fifth"
II didn't say friend, :" replied Fern
strom: Il said gentleman 1 didn't
mean you. Mr.. Robertson, and don't
-bipIr auvbOdv thought So
The Robertson amendment was lost
to ;. and the communication was then
ordered received and filed