Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-07
|. M. Fisher Hired by the City to
UnrayeI the Job Of Special
Auditors.
LIVELY SCENE IN THE COUNCIL
Majority Tries TO Override the Law in
Matron Case and Is Cut short
by Fcrustrom.

The exact amount or the bill OF the
Special "bcauties who audited the
cltys books during the early part Of
the present year. is Sl7s75.ol. The last
bill for services was presented to the
coupcn last evening for $39i1.65, for
services dating from Jan. IS to March
81. Their bill for services previous to
that time, up to Jan. 10, was Sl3,964.3l.
The work was done by experts" at the
rate of $50 per day for seven hours
work, and assistants" drawing SIS
for seven hours work and with good.
hard work the bill has been made
10 represent the figures quoted above.
The appropriation for this work was
first set out in the sum of $1,000 but
this amount proved insufficient as the
sequel shows. The fact that a man
has been hired at salary of 800 per
month to figure out what the special
auditors accomplished, is an evidence
OF the lemon" handed TO the city by
the special experts"
II want to tell the majority OF this
council that you are not almighty. IL
you are governed by hierarchy. de-
Clared Councilman FeBnstrom at the
meeting of the city fathers held last
night. And even though you over
ride the minority at the bidding of the
lllAlSI Nlltlts Stu tbiiilpl 0NtIllhI NHN
lawl"
The statement was made during the
consideration of the motter of the
appointment of Mrs. Bero as matron
at the city Jail. TO feed the prisoners
ut the rate of cents per meal. Coun-
Gilman Black said that the bid OF Mrs.
Bero was the lowest now had, and
moved that she be given the contract
TO feed the prisoners.
Councilman Fernstrom objected say
ing he thought the council ought to
consider the conditions at the jail be-
fore acting hastily on the subject He
said the woman to whom 1t was pro
posed TO award the contract was OBJ
1ectionable to the jailer, and that in
the interest of harmony and having in
view the best interests of the prisoners
and the city jail department. the wo-
man now In charge, who is satisfac-
tory to the Jaller, should be retained.
Councilman Black moved the adop-
tion of the report giving the contract
to Mrs. Bero.
AFTER THEM AGAIN.
Councilman Fernstrom again OBJ
1ected saying; when your inner cir
Gle calls you into caucus, you members
of the majority lose all judgment You
rush TO the appointment OF this wo-
man because she is an American par
tisan. and not because it is right and
just"
Councilman Black pressed the aues-
ton, and the motion was carried, Fern
strom voting in the Affirmative.
II serve notice that | viii move for
reconsideration of this question next
meeting" said Mr.. Fernstrom.
Paying no attention to this announce
mont President Davis proceeded to dis
pose of the matter by having the mo-
ton recorded as carried and to be car
ifed into effect. when Fernstrom made
the statement at the head of this ac-
count, and charging the majority of
the council with subverting everything
for the benefit of the american"
party and its henchmen,
UPRoAR BREAKS OUT.
An uproar followed, many rising to
their feet and taking part IN the dis
cussion. President Davis disregarded
Fernstrom's request, and said the ma
Jority of the council could do as 1t de-
sired, and was several times about to
force the matter through, but Fern
strom was on his feet each time, pro-
testing against the overriding of the
law, He stood out for his parliament
airy contention that nothing could be
done until next meeting under his no
tice OF reconsideration, and although
President Davis paid no attention to the
claim and many American members
We're clamorlng for the matter to go
AilAbublit II tiilolitih HIS pO-
siton so strongly, quoting the city or
dinance. that even the president OF tho
council finally admitted the defeat OF
the majority, and announced the mat
ter would go over another week.
AMERICAN" ECONOMICS.
During the discussion Fernstrom re-
ferred to the american" idea of econ
o1ny which was illustrated in their re-
fusing To adopt means to reduce tho
insurance rate while posing as econ
omlsts' in awarding the contract for
furnishing meals to prisoners. Fern
strom was very sarcastic and evidently
pierced under the cuticle with Council
man Martin who arose to a question of
personal privilege and his face fam
Ing with lily suppressed passion, shout
cd, II have heard a great deal about
this insurance rate business, and / want
10 say the whole secret OF the thing
Is this, Il Is nothing but Il concoction
of lot of Mormon"
President Davis Interrupted the
speaker saying, Don't inject that
question into the proceedings of the
council" and Councilman Martin sub
sided.
FIRST AVENUE PAVING.
The matter OF the petition OF S. A.
Whitney and others asking that First
avenue be paved with asphaltum in