The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-24
MAYOR EXERCISES
HIS VETO POWER
City's Executive Disapproyes
Appropriation for San Fran
cisco Sufferers.
In ACCORD WITH SPIRIT,
BUT LAW Is AGAINST 1T
Matter Goes to a Committee to
Look Into Legal Phase
of the Case.

PrcfacinS his veto with tho statement that
he was In hearty accord with the spirit which
prompted the City Council TO appropriate
5000 for the San Francisco sufferers Mayor
Thompson Monday night sont a communlca-
ton TO tho Council explaining tho reason for
his action.
Tho Mayor stated that he in hearty ac-
cord with tho spirit thot prompted tho Coun-
ell to Its action and regretted that there was
no course open to him but to veto tho ap-
propration which was based entirely upon
legal grounds. lie pointed out that there was
no authority to make appropriations except
for corporate purposes" and that he had
been advised by the clty's legal representative
that this could not. by tho widest stretch of
Imagination. be Interpreted into a corporate
purpose"
Legislature Powerless.
His Honor stated further that he had been
advised thot the Legislature OF the
State, IL asked to do so. could not validate
the act OF appropriation which must be for
corporate use only and the constitution says
that tho Legislature shall have power to
gTunt or authorize any county or municipality
10 pay any claim under any agreement or con-
tract made without authority OF law. The
that he powcrless TO have acted other
wise in the matter without transcendns his
legal rights.
Discussion Follows.
Quito a discussion followed the reading OF
tho veto by tho city Recorder, and II was seen
that every member OF tho body loath to
give up tho proposition 10 send substantial
help TO the people of tho fallen city. Mr..
Fernstrom was the nrSt Ia offer suggestion
1T was that the resolution vetoed be amended
to reod that the money should be Appropriated
fund, II was decided. however. that thls
would not remedy the matter from the legal
standpoint
View Of Mr. Black.
Mr.. Black thought thae must be some way
TO DO TINS thing ana do II legally the thing
some way To appropriate this money or tako
care OF these people he said who will be
coming here and need TO be fed and cared for.
1 make motion that tho whole matter lay
over and that this committee appointed by tho
and together formulate some system whereby
this sum can bo appropriated and used for the
specific purpose for which II was set apart"
In order to do this Mr Black pointed out
the fact that tho method must have the ap-
proyal OF both the City Auditor and tho
honor the appropriation.
Food Needed, Said Martin.
Mr. Martin was opposed TO sending n single
dollar to San Francisco. but seconded Blacks
motion to turn the money over to the relief
committee, who would purchase supplies for
the sufferers Food what was wanted
not money.
Mr.. Wells of the Same mind Mr.. Nor
tin wnntcd como way devised whereby tho
money could be taken from the treasury To-
golly,
Mr FcrnstTom offered the suggestion that
IL might be appropriated for the of the
many citizens OF Salt Lake who were in san
Francisco and among the stricken.
Wants to Be "Shown."
This IL tho only city in the United States
which has not mndo this appropriation" oaid
Mr. Mallory. The public demands that we
make this appropriation. 1 would like that
this &c back the Mayor and see II nc can.
not find n way TO do IT, 1t has been done In
the city beforc-whsn Park City In dis
trcss and tho people needed help l do not
why cannot do IL now. II seems
strange that wo should JanRle over this mat
ter. This is time for quibbling; IL Is timo
for doing thlnRo with little regard for the
small points or law. l move that this veto
bo sent back tomorrow
Goes to a Committee.
Mr.. o Donnell made the point that tho Aud
itor would not make tho Tequisltion the
Treasurer II II was shown TO be Illegal He
thought best that IL go to the Mayor and City
Attorney for further earnest study. Mr. Wells
wan OF the same opinion.
The discussion ended and Mr. Blacks mo-
ton to refer TO Mayor Thompson, tho City
Attorney and the Council committee consisting
OF Mulvey, CTabtrcc and Tuddenhom, to sec
II they could not devlRe some legal means to
take the money from the reasurer waS upon
tho rollcall unanimously carried