Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-01
PR[[C[ SAVED
THE MAJORITY.
,s,ented Himself from Council
N'', And Prevented Adoption Of
illegal Resolution
Mr.. BLACK WAS ITS FATHER.
i, ,,,,.telus Appointment and Sal
,r ordinance Went the Way Of
Al Things Mortal

,orrorary absence Of Council
man Preece from the Guy ov" ,",,
' n last evening during a roll cal''
'a" the defeat of resolution intro
Inced by Black which provided LOT 'ne
s sODoIntment and fixed the salaries OF
wv W no department employees in the var
'.n. dsnartments Of the municipal gov
lament. The resolution was INTRO
Snced in opposition to the ordinance
sna,,re the same matters which was
,.,rodoced BY councilman Hartenstein
nsok ago and which the Republican
We defeated last evening before
isa Rlack resolution was introduced
LAwLEss RESOLUTION
Tho author of the resolution claimed
NAT the ordinance introduced on tne
s s did not provide that the coun-
eg should confirm the appointments
.rs,Sh were placed In the hands OF the
, ma,n almost exclusively. His reso-
,,,'jOo however provided that the APP
ro,c,mens should be made By the
bsads OF the departments ana con-
armed by the council but II did not
nmyde that the mayor should approve
he appointments ~. - ~-'">s -.
49, - - 49, 80 - -
- and the supreme court Ill
~ sheets case decided that the mayor
ssonld approve all matters which Gre
40 liability against the city and that
,ss EMPLOYMENT OF men in the various
dsnartments creates a liability. Hence
q is annarent that the resolution, had
i, been passed, would not have stood a
lost AT law and II is very fortunate
thing for the majority OF the council
that Preece was not present to vote for
It's adoption,
ADMISSION OF LEGALITY,
The mere fact that such a resolution
was introduced authorizing the en-
ployment OF all the department en-
ployes was strong admission, upon
tbe part Of the Republican members,
that the present employment of all
those now on the department payrolls
Is Illegal one other admission of the
Illegally Of the employment Of depart
ment employees was made by Street
Supervisor Conde submitting the re-
appointment OF Quincy b. Nichols as
tcl tax collector. The appointment
was confirmed by vote OF s TO 8, A. j.
Davis and Wells being absent. Supt,
Of Waterworks Hines also submitted
the appointment OF James Phillips as
,ankman In City creek canyon, which
was confirmed by the same vote.
OVERRIDE EVERYTHING.
When Blacks resolution was read,
renstrom secured the floor and made
a strong argument against its adoption.
He cited the statutes In regard TO the
mayors right to approve of the ap-
IOntments and also the Sheets de-
clslon as to his veto power where q
liability against the city Is created.
II YOU pass that resolution" he said,
you Will override the statutes, the
legislature the supreme court and the
whole cheese, This resolution brought
OUT one thing at least and that is that
these men now employed were not en-
ployed legally. have no doubt that
The resolution will pass, but there you
Will stop The mayor has the veto
power left and there you run up
against a brick wall BY the time these
employees work a month or two without
pay you Republicans will be lodging
around the corners to keep from meet
Ing them"
PREECE SAW THEM.
Avote was then taken on the resolu-
uOn and the seven Republicans present
voted IN favor OF II and the five Demo-
.las against H. PreeCe had absented
himself from the room during the roll
cay and hence did not vote on the prom.
@luon' AS II requires q majority OF
NE council, or eight votes, to create
. aolllly against the city, President
hewlett declared that the resolution
vas lost
HIT 1T HARD
When the Hartenstein ordinance was
pIs,ed on It's third reading, Black
moved that the enaoting clause be
s srKen out His objection to the or.
, ,uance was that II gave the mayor
wNer 10 make all the appointments in
%e various departments without coun.
w tynhrmlhg them, II was pointed OUT
~ , n,m oy Tuddenham that section I
me ordinance provided for the an.
XIX 10 be made by the mayor
SS ,1' .ae consent Of the council THAT
so,a ~" ~, Grange Blacks opinion In re.
s s,ii 0 70 me ordinance, however and he
n" W., objected TO It on the ground that
s @"aS giving the mayor too much DOW.
WOULD CUT OFF HEADS.
'''O''ron said that II the Republi.