Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-25
HAVE GONE EAST
ON BOND MISSION
Mayor Norris, Attorney Richard,
And Councilman Wells Left
This Afternoon
A. ]. DAVIS IS MAYOR PRO TEN
Took Seven Ballots to Decide Who
should Assume the Place During
Mayors Absence

The city council at It's speclal meeting
last night, appointed u committee con-
sslIng OF Mayor Morris, Attorney r. s.
richards and Councilman Rulon s.
Wells to 10 to New York to confer with
tho Mutual Life Insurance company IN
rcgard to It's purchase Of the Guys snc.
,lal water and sewer bond Issue Of
Al 100000, The committee ls authorized
10 ascertain why the company has res
fused thus far TO carry out its agree
ment 10 purchase the bonds ana TO take
turh action and make such pledges on
bohalf Of the city ~ IN deemed HdyE,
nhlo In order that there may be no flr.
thor delay IN the sale OF the bonds The
rommlltoo left AT 80 o'clock this az.
ltrnoon on its mission. During the alb.
ernco Of Mayor Morris, Councilman A.,
j. Davis win act az mayor pro tonl'
having been elected as such by tho
council last night,
MAYOR EXPLAINS,
When the council was called TO or.
der Mayor Morris stated the object Of
the special meeting aud rucommcndC1
that, !nasmuth as CITY Attorney Doy
and mis- assistant, MI ljrnmcl, could
not loayo the city ut this time, Attorney
4, n. Richards be appointed 10 accom-
many bin 10 Now York to investigate
Inc matter city Attorney Dey stated
10 tha council mat neither he nor Mr.
Bramcl could ~ M this time ana cone
cured IN the suggestion 20 appoint Mr.
Richards, lie said that he could not
fused to carry out It's agreement as
be- han met every legal objection raised
hy tho company'R counsel and he
thought that II would be advisable 10
have the matter attended TO AT once,
DULY AUTHORIZED.
Councilman Wells then introduced
the following resolutions
Resolved, that tho mayor of the city
and r. =, Richards be authorized AMI
instructed To 10 10 Now York CITY aud
consult with tho Mutual Lifo Insurance
company In the matter of the water
and sewer bonds sale, and be- II fur
Their
Rosolved. that said mayor and sal,
Richards be and hereby are authorized
TO make und give all proper pledges
and assurances OF the city that SAID
moneys from said bond sale win 0o
used Tor the purposes for which sall
bonds were voted ana that said Pledges
and assurances viii DO ratified by thu
eft. council,
sand mayor and said Richards arc
hereby authorized To represent said citS
and 10 take any proper steps necessary
10 secure the sale Of sIad bonds, AVID
their action IN such matters " horoby
lutInhl nv tho tltN council
WELLS INCLUDED.
Tuddenham offered an amendment
which Included Mr. VOLS as u mom'
Der Of tho party 10 90 east Tho
amendment was carried by vote of
> 10 6, Black offered n substitute mo-
ZION that tho matter no laid over until
Monday night The substitute was lost
by q vote OF TO s. \ vote was then
taken on the resolution ana n was
adopted Barnes ", II, Davis Dean,
fenslrom, llauonstoln, prooce, Tud-
donham, Wells and Hewlett voted for
II and Black A. J, Davis Holiday, Mar
iin, Nowhauscn and Wood voted
against II,
A, j. Davis then introduced n rosolu.
lion approprlatlng 500 to dcfrpy tho
expenses Of tho trip, which was also
adopted,
DAVIS HONORED.
President Hewlett then called attcn.
ton To the necessity Of olecting u
mayor pro tenn 10 act during Mayor
Norris absence \, i, Davis, Tuddcn'
ham, Hewlett and lIartonstcin were
placed In nomination, II took seven
ballots 10 make choice but on that
ballot Davis Won he received 0 votes
Tuddonham, 3, and llartcnston /, An
adjournment was then taken,