The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28

board OF PUBIC WORKS announcing the
appointment OF +. r, Christensen as clerk
OF the board, vice w. II. Wilkins, re-
signed. The communication from the
board, which was signed by Fred J.
Leonard. chairman, notified the Council
that the board had appointed Mr.. Chris
tensen as clerk, vice w. H. wilkins. re-
signed, and 1t was set out that Mr.
wilkins resigned February II, his resigna-
tion TO take effect on April /, and that the
same had been accepted.
Warm Under Collar.
As soon as the communication was read
Mr., Wilkins asked for permission to be
heard. The permission was granted and
for the next five minutes there was moth
ing to IL but Mr.. wilkins.
Il do not believe there is a man In this
room but who is aware of the absolute
wilkins, In opening. The resignation
read by the clerk and attached to these
papers was In the possession OF Mr. Leon
ard for n fraction OF a day. Everybody
knows that recalled the resignation In Il
letter which | wrote to Mr., Leonard the
same day that this resignation was ten
dered. The letter referred to cancelled
and annulled the resignation,
Action Reconsidered
II told Mr. Leonard that I had recon-
sidered my action in resigning at the time
| handed him the second letter. The
action In presenting one-half OF this mat
ter to the Council Is not fair to me There
Is nothing here for the Council to act
that the Board OF Public Works has done
this / want to say that the board can
not meet without d clerk, and that II has
not met Then too, the ordinance gave
the chairman the power to appoint and
the board cannot appoint as is attempted
TO be done here,
Had String to 1t.
Now as to this resignation, which is
spoken OF here: My resignation was asked
for after had been assured by Mr.. Leon
ard that he wanted my services. l had
rendered It once before and 1t had been
refused. Then Mr. Leonard came to me
and said he would have to reconsider his
action | then gave him my resignation.
but two hours later | learned that politics
was being played by certain parties to
further their own ends. and | withdrew 1t,
Passage of Ordinance.
Prior to last November the board had
no clerk, the City Recorder being ex-
oflcio clerk. An ordinance was then
passed by the Council repeating the old
ordinance and providing that the chair
for a term OF two years This ordinance
was passed by Republicans and Demo-
Gratis and approved by a Democratic
Mayor. ] was then honored by the ap-
pointmcnt as clerk for a period of two
years by n Democratic chairman. and
do not consider myself under any obliga-
tions to any political party. 1 am a
Democrat and ] am proud OF II.
Americans Found Him.
THE American party found me In oftlco
"a Democrat-and Judge Hilees. I un-
derstand has given an opinion to n com
mittee OF the Council TO the effect that
the ordinance under which | was ap-
pointed is good and valid, and that my
term Of office runs for two years from
the time l was appointed The chairman.
In this underhanded. dishonest and un-
princlpled way, Is trying TO get you to
perform an illegal act That is all I have
to say, and l thank you"
Deals in History
During the roll call upon the proposed
confirmation OF the new appointee sew
eral OF tho Councilmen took occasion TO
express themselves upon the matter,
Mr., Holiday said he was suspicious of
the ordinance ut the time il was rail-
roaded through the Council. as he looked
for the claim to be made, just as IL had
been made, that the appointment ran for
two years.
Holiday for Other Man.
1T was explained at that time" Mr.
Holiday continued. chat IT was not the
purpose OF the ordinance to tie Mr., Will
two years, but now that Mr., Wilkins has
taken the stand he has | will vote for
the other man
Martin "Goes Some"
Mr.. Martin was more severe. This
whole scheme" he declared I'm having
this ordinance passed was concocted by
wilkins to hold himself in office. He
hasn't got the manhood to resign. The
old board resigned but he wouldn't l
thought there was n negro in the wood
pile when this ordinance was passed and
was right.
Mr. Wilkins calls everybody n liar, and
how any member OF this Council can vote
to retain such n man after his talk hero
tonight Is more than / can understand
The idea of his wanting TO remain with
the board after abusing the members as
he has done here is beyond me. He ten
dered his resignation. II was accepted and
then he tried TO take 1t back He can't
do It."
What Changd Mulvey.
II would have voted no." said Mr.
Mulvcy. had II not been for Mr.. VIII
kins's talk here tonight. His letter cx-
plains itself and he should have stood
by IT."
The vote upon the motion to confirm
the action Of the board was as follows:
Yeas-Black. Crabtree, Holiday Martin
Mulvey and Davis (6)
Nays-Barnes. Carter, Fcrnstrom. Hol-
ley and Tuddenham (5).
F,xcused-FerrY %.
Absent-O Donnell. Preece and Wells %.