Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-25
CAN'T GET RID OF
SPECIAL AUDITORS
In Little Over Year These Lux
uries Have Cost City
Nearly $4,000.
HALLS RESOLUTION FAILS.
Council Refuses to License Saloon ON
Richards Strcet--Solons Apprised
OF Theft of Poll Tax Books.

The minority members Of the city
council vainly sought last night to pass
a resolution by Councilman l.. Il. Hall
TO wind up the labors Of the special
auditing committee. In the resolu-
ton, March IL was set as the time when
the work of the auditors should be
completed, and It provided that they
should receive no further compensation
until that time.
a motion made by Black to refer the
matter to the finance committee failed
on tie vote, as follows: Ayes-Black,
Ferry. Martin O'Donnell, Reedall, Stew
art; noes-Cowburn, Fernstrom, Hol-
ley, Hall, Murdoch and Raybould.
Halls motion to pass the resolution
then failed.
In the discussion II was brought out
that the special auditing committee had
commenced its work Feb. Z, 1907. and
during the year, up TO Jan 49, had cost
the city $l3.9S0. Westerman & Trader
company are the auditors, each MEM
her of the firm receiving $40 day
for seven hours. an assistant gets SIG,
and deputies are paid $40 a day EACH
No time is stipulated In the contract
when the work shall be completed.
Under the new auditing system, claims
and damages against the city are
charged up to the office of the city at
torney, and H. j. Dininny last night
registered a vigorous protest against
such procedure. claiming that such
matters go TO the departments directly
responsible for them.
SALOON LICENSE REFUSED.
BY a vote of II TO >. the council re-
fused to grant n license TO w, s. Hill
to conduct a saloon at GA Richards
Il ~ No.. oil L..
favor of the license. Stewart, sponsor
for the applicant, voting with the ma
jority for the purpose of asking for
reconsideration The members voting
against the proposed license We're
Cowburn, Felnstrom, Ferry, Holly,
Hall. Martin, Murdoch, Raybould,
Reedall, Stewart and Wood-ll.
Stewart favored the saloon on the
grounds that the city needed the
money" One OF the most vigorous
of the protestants was Manager o Mara
of the skating rink. He called the at
tentiou of the council, by letter, to the
fact that Richards street was a clean
street and that a saloon at the point
named would do a great deal of harm
to business men on the street. He al
so called attention to the fact that Wo-
men and children attending the rink
would be compelled to pass the sa-
loon. and for the protection of these
people he protested against the grant
| ing of the license. In the council Mr.
| Holley was the principal opponent of
| the license proposition.
STARTLING NEWS.
The council was advised by Street
| Supervisor Raleigh that the poll tax
| books OF all precincts except the Third.
had been stolen from his office during
| the night of Feb. IA. The commune
| cation set forth that Mayor Bransford
| had been duly appraised of the theft
| No action was taken in the matter by
| the council, except to file the super
visors letter.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
The following appointments made by
City Recorder Moreton were confirmed
by the council; b. s. Rives, deputy
rnCordnr. " j McIaughlin 1lnr.lS,