The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-14
RESIGN AND ARE
REELECTED
Moves and Paine Seek to Avoid
Facing Skeen's ACcu-
SatiOnS in Court.

Councilman A. H. Moyes and Robert
Paine, Republicans from the Second and
Fifth wards, respectively, last evening
presented their designations to the city
council. The designations were accepted
and the men were reelected. Both men
are involved with Chambers and Craig in
the illegal appropriation of money for
which Chambers office was declared Va
cant and Craig is to have retrial. They
took this course in order to protect them
selves In the action in the district court
to have their places declared vacant
1t is not thought that the matter will
be dropped, although the action of the
council will certainly mean the dismissal
of two of the cases now pending. In
view of the fact that several of the coun-
cilmen had previously taken a stand di-
rectly opposite to the action taken last
evening the>reappointment came as sur
prise to many.
Moves and Paine were reelected on
motion of COuncilmen Powers, Republican
of the Second ward, and Thomas from the
Third ward. The resignation of Mr.. En-
NETT, which stated that he desired to take
up the study of medicine, was for some
reason laid over for two weeks. The
whole proposition was gone over in eXecu-
tive session where the decision was
reached.
Mayor Conroy was seen after the coun-
Gil meeting and stated that he had moth
ing to say in connection with the matter.
1t is Republican fight" he said, and
| am not in it."
Mr. Skeen could not be reached last
evening, but District Attorney George
Halverson when told what the council
had done, said he was not prepared to say
what action he would take in the matter.
"As far as Mr.. Paine is concerned, there
are other objections to his holding the
office of councilman and he may be pros
ecuted along other lines. The council
knew when they reappointed him that he
was not eligible to office on account of
his being an empiOye of the Hartman
system. l have had this matter under
consideration and was merely waiting to
see what action the council would take.
This also applies to Councilman Austin
as we'll 1t may be that a criminal ac
ton will be brought against these men
under section 1915 of the statute if they
persist in holding office" Mr.. Skeen has
gone on record as stating that he would
not drop the prosecution of these men
in the event of their reappointment.
The WaterwOrkS franchise was returned
by Mayor COnroy with his approval and
a recommendation that section be
amended so that meters be placed only on
request of the consumer. After the recon-
mendatiOn had been filed and the accep-
lance by the waterwOrks people was read
a substitute franchise with the amend
ment recommended by the mayor was pre-
check for $75 as prescribed by ordinance
did not accompany the substitute, the
franchise was not accepted.
The fire committee recommended that
team of horses and harness be purchased
for the new fire station at an eXpendi-
ture of 500. The recommendation was
adopted. The bid of 81 325 for furnishing a
combination Champion engine and steel
hose wagon was accepted.
The police committee recommended that
A B. Vance be reinstated as a police of
fiCer when a vacancy in the force should
occur.
The finance committee submitted a
statement that the appropriation for the
Ogden concert band would be Illegal and
the matter was turned down on their rec
Ommendation.
Bills and payrOlls aggregating $9,6S4.3l
were allowed.