The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-03
NEW OFFICERS TAKE THEIR PLACES
Gasmann Regime in Ogden Ends With Appropriate Manifesto
lions of JOy-Rstiring Mayor Attacks District Attorney
and Asks TO be Investigated.

| A number Of citizens assembled at the
| city hall yesterday morning and wit
messed the last session of the new body.
The retiring council met at 1880 o'clock
and after transacting a little business
adjourned sine die.
There were several pleasing incidents
attached to the Inauguration Of the new
mayor and the new city council, among
which was the presentation to the re-
firing president Of the council Of a hand
some mahogany gaVel, mounted in gold.
Upon the center band are inscribed the
names OF the other nine members of the
retiring body, and in the center, Pre-
scented to Thomas H. Carr, President of
the Ogden City Council, Ogden, Utah"
t1fteen minutes after the old council ad-
JOurned Tor the last time the new cOun-
city was called to order by City Recorder
bers, the councilman from the Fourth
ward, was elected president over Will
liam Craig Of the Third ward by vote
After the new council had elected it's
president, Max Davidson, one of the re-
firing body, invited the old and new
members OF the council to be his guests
al d dinner at the Reed cafe at 1 o clock.
At the session Of the old council the
retiring mayor sent in several communi-
cations He cOmplimented the council
men on the work that they had done
during the years he was associated with
them he reviewed the condition Of the
city at the time that he assumed charge
OF The relns OF the city government four
lsted at that time. He pointed out the
great number Of improvements that had
beeen made during this period, which he
SAID, cost nearly a half-milliOn dollars
Of which amount $3.50, 1872 92-about one
third of the total cOst-Was paid by me
city out Of the general fund. The COM
munlcauOn that caused the greatest
amount of comment was one directed at
City Attorney George Halyerson. 1t
read:
Before retiring from office, I desire to
a1r,H
made by the district attorney, that one
or more members Of the city administra-
ton have been receiving a graft or
money from slot machine owners and
gamblers. Of course, 1 believe the state
ment TO be false, and that the district
Attorney knew 1t to be false when he
made 1t. Yet 1 am so confident of the
purity or my administration and of that
OF all those associated with me, that l
am more than anxious TO give those
whom 1 believe to be HbeIers and SLAM
sent their charges. 1 therefore ask that
the next mayor of Ogden City and a
committee from the next city council be
directed to Investigate the alleged charges
that a member of the present admin
has been receiving graft or
money from slot machine owners and
gamblers
In still another communication Mr
Glasmann wants his conduct as mayor
OF ogden investigated and recommends
that money be appropriated for that pur-
After these communications had been
referred to the new administration the
council received the treasurer's report
showing that there was $64, 410.57 now IN
the treasury, and allowed payrOlIs az
gregating $3.50. The new council will meet
against next Monday evening. The new
city administration consists of a Demo-
cratic mayor, seven Republican and
three Democratic cOUncilmen. The city
officials who assumed office yesterday
are;
Mayor-E. NJ Conroy.
AttOrney-J- z. Bagley.
RecOrder-W J. CritchIow
AuditOr-Nrs. Florence Stanford
Treasurer. Z. HaIverson.
Municipal judge. D. Murphy.
The new city council is composed of |
the following members:
First ward-R. B. Paine and John w. |
Austin.
Second ward-WiIHam Moyes and DR.. H. /
]. Powers.
Third ward-WiIllam Craig and Samuel |
Thomas.
Fourth ward-Fred W. Chambers and /
Chris Flygare.
Fifth ward-W. Rollo Emmett and DR..
@. A. Dickson.