Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-18
RESOLUTION
VOTED DOWN.
Robertson Wants Assistant City At
toruey's Office Abolisl Oh
WARM DEBATE IN COUNCIL.
Report Of wsserwcrk. Committee q"
water supply Question Heror"ef
Bsekman voted n Typewriter

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49,. A.. .o,,rt,g tho
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services u Richards ~ Natlhh w ~"
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taken hnN"h'"e' - -,
Robertson. who. at last hlkht ''"
of meeting. introduced a resolution 10
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came In the nature OF a fufpilHo'
,,u.cd considernbl. discussion. but was
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and Robertson being the "hlS h''"''''
who voted for IT, adoption.
M. ...,t,,tt,r itseif Gives no rcafon
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why MT hvp''u''" "'A''" y" a..
abolished. The gentleman stated h'H
reasons. however. while talking TO the
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the resolution
"Eea0lycd. That the oiiicc OF as
distant city attorney be aud u
hereby abolished. and be u further
resolved that the auditor %
Instructed TO notify the present a.,
ristnnt attorney that his services WI
not be- required after the last OF TINS
month. January. 1880
Robertaon moved that the resolution
be adopted. and said n he could get q
second he would give his reasons Tor
Introducing II.
I'm SECOND II. 90 get u before the
house" responded cnllistcr.
This Council started out" Robcrtson
pfoceedcd 60 Hny. believing the law
department ~ the city could get along
very nicely without AN assistant httor.
. ney. Later II was thought atherwire,
IN all important cases. where the ely
II involved. I lind extra counsel has 60
BE- employed IN the police ease. now
pending IN the district court. the at
torney'a ofiice, or the Mayor. or some
one had 60 engage attorneys 10 assist.
II has bcer urrcd that this new Rcpuisi-
tl0n 10 tho clty'a legal learning afv do
mating their services. content. sup
pose. with the advertising they can get
out OF A. quite an idea. quite a
scheme. Now. n does seem Ia me that
N We have to hire legal help. ur even
rc, II donated. We ought to curtaii ex-
pensen by dispensing with the services
" the assistant city attorney, Why
does the city pay salary To- an attor-
canabl. OF nttendlnr TO the city's law
mattcrn, Here IL romethlnr Tor thoae
who have been shouting economy 10
think about and a chance for them 10
practice what they preach"
cniilstcr was opposed 10 the fcrnlu-
tlnn and said the olty'a present law
acr.,,,n.r, naa ,,t.d ,ohre ra.c. thau
the previous administration had In the
zane ienrth az time, n Mud MISC bcen
quite successful In Defending the ma.
mcroun suits against the city. n was
rommon thing Tor nrcyioua counclla Ia
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.a.c wanted 4, NJ. ,ha,,,,,,, 4, 40. ~.
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mrv nnd IL as.is,ant ,,nr,, 1s,,,, an
Hen, n i,ichar.is q v"r,a,, ar'.., "a
for m. ai,v I'm ihs noilr. ,"ss Mi 49,
a matter between Then, and Mr iIaII
n. ro,,ldn't 80 vbv o,,v ,so,,uri, mem.
bor shoulJ object ia n seeing n "o", m.
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IN M 60, ~. t,,, III, " 1870.
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re,,,' ma ".'n Wy, i.'A'nt ani pnrt
sln MI w" '''uh'u 70 approve inc
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an tho iesai nrms az tbe si,v "nd MA
out n We can have their aerviccs froe. i"
lie got no second. before taking his
seat FcrnHtrom took occasion 10 rnA
that the city attorney had been sick
aud he thought II very kind ~ Nr.
Richards. who had been a lifelong
friend of Mr. Halls 10 offer his ser.
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