Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-03-15
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pathway of city officials have been
magnified by the versatile CORES
pondent of Spokane paper this
week, till it would give one not ac-
quainted with the true facts the
idea that Pullman was involved in
an internecine strife that threaten
ed dire calamity to the city and it's
interests. The animus of the case
centers in bill of the city attor-
ney for fee which he claimed for
appearing for the city in suit be-
fore the superior court last fall.
Mr.. Kimball presented q bill for
$50 for services in the case. This
bill came before the new city coun-
cil,for adjustment, but was not paid
on the evening presented because it
came without explana ton and
without the 80 k" of anyone auth
orized to pass upon the bill. No
agreement had been made with Mr..
Kim ball by the old council as to
the amount of the fee to be paid in
the case, but it is provided by ordi-
nance that the attorney shall be
paid for services of this character
such sum as the COUNCIL NAV de.
termIne. Following this meeting.
Mr. Kimball, who has refused to
meet with the council although re-
peatedly requested to do SO, called
at the office Of one of the council
men and notified him that unless
his bill was allowed in full, as Der
his demand, he would bring suit
against the city for whatever bal
ance there might be. At the same
time, to further express his spirit
he served notice" that if the CITY
employed any other attorney to do
any special business it might con-
template, he would enioin such at
torney from acting. Mr.. Kimball
was requested to be present at the
next meeting of the council and ex-
plain the matter of his $50 bill.
This he refused to do, but appar-
emily relied upon his threats ofim.
mediate suit to carry his bill
through. When the bill came IN
for consideration, the council. act
ing under the authority of ordi-
nance, allowed Mr.. Kimball $25
believing that amount, above his
regular salary, all he was entitled
to. The vote was not unanimous
some members of the council saving
that they considered that amount
S25 too much for the services rem
dered. Mr. KimbalPs threatened
suit has not materialized, and pro-
badly will not, for it is evident un.
der the ordinance that the council
could allow such sum as it thought
reasonable. If not, then it wss
plainly Mr.. Kimball's duty to ad-
visa the council on the point, and
not by his action to involve the CITY
In a legal tangle.
Other matters that have grown
out of the difference of opinion
need occasion no unrest in the
public mind. If it is the letter of
the law that a business firm is in
capacitatsd from selling its wares
to the municipality which some
hrm member through public spirit
may be prompted to serve, then the
individual can quickly determine
MS own course, and there will be
neither quibbling over legal points
nor over constituted authority.
The individual can either sacrifice
business interests for the empty
honor of position which is a per-
sonal sacrifice to accept, or he can
let some other man have the afore-
mentioned honor. There is GER
talnly no disposition on the part of
any members of the council to
dodge the point, or to try to cir
cumvent it. 1t is point brought
up at this tine by malice, and not
through consideration of the pub
lie interests.