Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-14
c0IINSEL IN THE
SHEETS CASE.
"a. Counsel Votes the Sum Of
5000 For this Purpose.
c,rsED SOME DISCUSSION.
ni.nosIng Of This and Other
,.usr.. SoIons Adjourn 20 Wit
ness Prize Fight

o.,.,r,nt TO a request from Attorney
.ol Breeden, the majority of the
ss council last night voted to appro-
Saate 500 to secure counsel to assist
co.ouerate with the attorney-gen-
~ IN the prosecution Of the quo war
'.,o proceedings instituted against
Large A. Sheets to compel him to show
what authority he is holding the
a. NJ chief Of police. A resolution
vui ,sot eject was introduced by Coun-
0lman Tuddenham, and, AFTER consid-
.,"hla discussion, was passed by vote
ststo5. The antl-Sheets men voted
s,vor of the resolution, and the
Ia CONTINGENT voted against 1t.
S Sp,,,s were two absentees, A. j. Davis
end Hewlett
TERNsTROM FAVoRs 1T.
rsrustrom argued that the council
.h1,ld employ counsel TO assist Major
p.ooSep because his reputation was at
,,ske in this matter, and II he tried II
slone and was defeated, people would
ay that the whole proposition was
~, IN lob. He said that the majority
y tbe council was placed In q bad po-
.l,lon nv reason Of the fact that the
XIV attorney, who should be the legal
.Syser Of the council, had arrayed
S,mself against the majority, and was
MA an on the Sheets side. Such ac-
sa, on the part Of that official, he ar
@,sd was not right, as 1t is the duty OF
n. cty attorney TO stand by the coun-
M If the attorney general should
have some assistance In this case, he
ala there could then be no cloud OF
wsplclon upon him, no matter what the
outcome would be.
PRESIDENT CoTTRELL'S VIEWS.
President Cottrell then took the floor
and read the communication received
bv rim from Attorney General Breeder
,souestIng that additional counsel be
,mnloyed by the city council. He
urged that the request be granted, not
lseause he thought that the attorney
gsnral was not perfectly able and COM
tstent to prosecute the case, but be.
cause Il had been rumored that he had
expressed the opinion that the con-
armatlon Of Mr. Sheets was legal and
n order 10 remove any cloud of suspi-
eion he thought additional counsel
should be employed to cooperate with
6s attorney-general lie also argued
mat an important rule OF the city
council is AT stake and the council
should have an attorney in the matter
DAvELER AGAINST IT.
Dayeler said he was not in favor OF
Spending the taxpayers money 10
prosecute an action In court, when he
considered merely a personal one,
Thomas said that he would not vote
10 spond cent to secure a decision
an matter which he believed
10 be perfectly legal. sharp
sas opposed 10 the resolution
for he reason that the
,eouest for assistance was made IN
PERSONAL letter to President Cottrell ana
vas not addressed to the council
Black stated that he would not favor
me resolution because he believed That
the attorney general and his assistant
we're perfectly capable Of attending 10
the matter
Eardley and Tuddenham were both
surprised that the resolution should
meet with so much opposition. They
urged that It be adopted.
RESOLUTION CARRIES.
vote wac fhan tnkan which resulted
IS given above The council then took
srecess until Thursday evening at I45
o'clock, after which 1t proceeded In a
0oiy TO take in the Baker-Attel prize
light
MORE PAVING.
The Deseret Savings bank and a
number Of other property owners pre-
iinted q petition asking that First
South street be paved from state TO
Second East street, The frontage on
he block is 1890 feet and the signers
q the petition represent a frontage OF
,lsa feet, or 1873 per cent of the entire
frontage The petition was referred to
ne committee on streets.
BIDS FOR GREENHOUSE.
The board Of public works submitted
Without recommendation four bids for
NE construction Of the Liberty park
greenhouses as follows; Lord & Burn
aam company, $4,000; Hltchlngs & Co..
IVY salt Lake Building and Manu-
sdurlng company, 1888, and A. l..
hamln, 1855 The bids were referred
VI me public grounds and finance COM
mR'ees for consideration.
CONTRACT FOR CROSSINGS.
Inc contract for furnishing and set
s sus nagstone sidewalk pavements on
sAle street at its intersection with |
llst South and Commercial avenue,
rnlon was awarded by the
ylald OF public works TO the Union |
y, r,ne 4 stone company, at Az cents
council
MUST SHOW CAUSE.
spon recommendation Of the police |
~, ~. prison committee the council in
sg.c'ed the city recorder TO notify |
Nv sprlngman and Peter Vincelli 10 |
, XIV. before the council on Monday |
' Rs, April p. aud show cause why |
.,o ,H lcenses should not be revoked for
'a''ng The Sunday liquor ordinance.
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