Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15
emotber Resolution in Counsel
Calling for Report Of Finan-
cial Condition Of City.
THE MINORITY IS HELPLESS.
Majority Members Are Not Afraid of
Hr,olutlon Only They Would
Prefer TO wait

.ouneH showed their true color last
,,igbf no the council session by smoth-
,rlre resolution calling for the re-
oort OF the special auditors on the
financial condition Of the city. Their
.ynpression Of the report up to last
,igbt was made evident I'm their re-
o,s7l to let the public know what their
officers have been doing with the city
o,pde After election seemed TO be
fbe unanimous promise Of the Amer
isan" majority when the helpless NIL
rorltv asked when they would make
their report. When pressed for better
,,f,rmation, Councilman Crabtree.
speaklng for Mr. Ferry, chairman OF
he finance committee, promised that
me matter would be taken up on his
retlru from the east
The resolution calling for the report
"a be- made public was introduced by
Cuncilman Fernstrom. 1t follows.
RESOLUTION sIDETRACKED.
whereas. A partial report made by
the special auditors a. now ana Tor
some time has been In the hands OF the
finance committee, and
whereas. There seems 20 be gen
anal demand that said report be made
rublic. and as there can be no reason
Tor suppressing IL. therefore be 1t
resolved. That said report be, and IL
is hereby ordered, taken out or the
hands Of the finance committee ana
submitted to this council.
nyou want 10 make political capital
ont of that report. and we won't stand
for A. II is too serious a matter
councilman Mulvey, In reply TO the
resolution.
BLACK OPPOSES.
rr,r,ediatelv after the recorder had
"a he resolution. Councilman Fern
strom moved its adoption. Council
man Barnes seconding the motion.
councilman Black hastily secured the
door and asked that Il be referred 70
the finance committee lie altehp'eu
10 show that the report as II stands ls
very incomplete-that It has TO do WIN
but one on two departments. lie
tbouRht it should go 10 the finance
committee and consideration or II
taken bv them. He spoke earnestly Tor
lis passage to that committee osten-
sibly that it might lie dormant until
after election.
FERNSTROM ~ FAVOR.
Councilman Fernstrom spoke again
he declared that the report OF the
special auditors had been submitted 70
the finance committee over Two months
ago. He held the opinion that me re-
innfnder Of the council has flBht 70
know OF its purport lie declared the
report to be complete as far as II mas
zone. The treasurers office is one OF
those ON which the auditors reported
al that time The report In that par
ucular portion would show the true
condition OF the city's finances. The
American" majority knows that. That
is why they refused to have II made
public Councilman Fernstrom eX-
ulained that the two experts from the
east had been employed by the finance
committee of the council at cost of
$4,000 and that the council had author
ized the expenditures. The council
and the citizens who elected them. Mr..
Fernstrom argued, has "A right to know
what is In that report. IL has n right
TO know whether that money was
spent wisely or foOlishly.
MULVEY AGAINST.
MuNey pleaded for the council 10
Vote down the Fernstrom resolution.
Black chimed IN with the declaration
that 1--WE" are not going TO let tho re-
Port be used for political capital. Then
he promised that the auditors would
finish their report by Nov 10 and that
very soon thereafter the council would
have il in It's hands Preece asked for
One report Barnes declared that II the
report contains statement Of the
financial condition Of the city, the peo-
ple are entitled to 10. The matter OF
adopting the system recommended by
4 tle srecial auditors f. another matter
% te considered later.
RESOLUTION REFERRED.
Councilman ODonnel attempted TO
ee. r.i of a little of his Irish wit by
declaring that he was much relieved
nhau he learned that Fernstrom wanted
q. MA
SOD mat he had thought q was Tor the
rra8i Jury. Crabtree endeavored 10
0n o. the laugh that came from the
American" side OF the chamber, then
De- asked that the matter go over for
week. until Ferry returns. He de-
dor.l that there rs nothing in the re-
pcr that the public could not nave
90 amy time Councilman Tuddenhau
asked Drab'rco 10 promise that 10 would
De- for. Incoming iu "a week, or even three
weeks Crahtrcc would not promise
that when a vote ON Blacks motion
Co refer the resolution 20 the finance
committee was called for an the
Americans" voted for the reference
and Ferustrom. Hollcy, Preece ana
Tndduham stood helpless ia the min
GRITTY against the motion.
WHO'S AFRAID?
ST. tBe American" majority In the
colu. suppressed the report that
would expose their misuse Of the city rs
money They refused 10 yield 20 a
demand Of tho people who put them
IN power. All the while they were do
ins s they were declaring with much
hna.Iuness aud b0mbast that they
Fcrn uut afraid OF anything lu the re-
pou Siil they fought so hard against
NF F.fng 90 the public before election
mag .le people win wonder why The
mn'" one wonders the stronger 10 the
lnI sion that the "Amcrlcafs' We're
n1. honest with themselves Whlu they
ped that they were not afraid OF
ha. report
AFTER ELECTION
Councilman Fcrustrom is a member
U.. finance committee ~ the council
hes boon ut 400 tho meetings OF
committee when the matter nf spe-
auditing OF tho public funds was
lHud. llo has heard the report ~
gooial auditors read. He knows
Nt' lf in that report. That b. why
lHHws what hr Dr. asking f0r Don The
sH.uon. ~ VIII mot bear ans fruit
"'ar "uuiil after election
FRANCHISE REFUSED.
On. Utah Light A. hallway conn
Hut itH refusal OF thc frlnchifr
.| granted lt hy the Diiy council
I nnlr last night. THE reading
Nu letter of refusal was followed
~ hiile incident that almost prO-
N smile even On the American
fNiN" Holiday 0fnuunaIl lfrHbfrag