Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-25
PlTIFUL ovERWORK.

"DcpOncut further SAYS that iu ad-
ditiou 90 being assistant city attorney,
as above stated. he is, and for many
years has been. engaged in the gene
eral practisa of law, that the business
of the city attorneys office ana his
private business during the last six
months have occupied every moment
of his time I'm business hours, and
largely other than business hours,
that his duties as such assistant city
attorney require him To attend tho
meetings Of the city council and also
the meetings Of the committees OF
said council az any time they may
Dee called; consult with the members
Of the city council pass upon many
questions Of law submitted 20 the city
attorneys office bv said council, its
committees and members. and the
several departments - ~he city. add
wise the heads OF departments of the
city. draw ordinances for levying tax
os and other ordinances, Investigate
claims made against the city. prepare
pleadiugs ia many cases. attend set
tiTgs OF cases. look up witnesses when
a cause is TO be tried by the dcponcnt,
and try causes, and generally 10 have
charge of the office OF city attorney
and keep a memoranda Of the times
when action is 10 be taken In an
cases in said office. that said duties
require "A vast amount OF time on the
part OF dcponent; that the duties
during the last SIX months were so
eNacting that dcponent was obliged to
remain I'm the city during the sum-
mer, and not take any vacation. that
from Aug. 10 10. the stenographer
in the office OF the said city attor-
ney was out ~ the city, and work
OF deponent was greatly Increased by
her absence.
MORE DUTIES STILL.
also that during the months OF
May, June. July August. September.
and october many claims We're filed
against the city. and suits filed by IT,
an of which had 20 be investigated
passed ON and pleadings drawn by
deponent during which time the de-
poneut was engaged portion of the
time in obtaining evidence I'm "a very
Important water case IN which tho
city is party, and In the prepare
ton for trial of two of his individual
cases. and one for the city. and also
a. brief pending in "a case pending In
the supreme court OF tho state. that
during May and june deponeut
was very busy also I'm draw
ing ordinances to comply with the law
passed by the legislature IN regard TO
leNyinE special taxes for improve
ments. that Judge Hiles. the city at
torney OF this city. went cast on the
Bird day Of September and asa not rec
turn to the ci'y until the Both day Of
the same month. during au Of which
time the work OF the office dcVolVcd
upon tho deponCnt. that ON the day of
his return, Judge Hles entered upon
the trial OF what is known as the
Progress case, pending before Judge
Morse, which case has since said time
been, ana De- now on trial. that since
the return OF the city attorney be has
been so busily engaged IN said cause
that AN the other work OF said office
has deyolved upon the doponont. dur
ing which time ucuoueut has prepared
and tried one case iu the city court
and enc DOB the district court before
Judge Lewis. besides the regular due
ties of said office. Said case iu the
district court required "a long time lu
preparation, being . suit for $4,000
damages for changing the grade OF a