Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21
vovsys Threat ~We'II Peg You
"' YETI Carried Out to
The Letter.
SCENE sKILLFuLLY STAGED
.,.,,,r. Take Up Their Cues and IN
mcrciury Sit Down Hard on
Man From Third.


l''''''c resolution demanding
i' b, r,trsct statements made 10y
At a previous council meeting
H- -s ,rputod the charge Of coliusion
VIM MART of the mayor with the
' -,,r building company. a fe"
aa,es later Mr.. Fernstrom signed
.ooles of the apology prepared
W ons of which ne personally
io- niii' ~ the mayor and the othcf
htnl1th ,vui go To the council
Of , WI, s'r7ioey Oh sred by Mr.. FERN
sirom is AS follows ,,,.1,,osa,y
s.,I, near Mayor. ON wednesday
..j,g NAV rs. 1910, at a speclal OF
',,,',rnsd meeting of the city couHCis
msde certain statements Wni WIZ.
i,r..tlv charged YOU with being gudI'
,r5iluslou with the CampDell bulluai
,'o .,,,apy. and that you changed
ing ,oi ,t 4, he changed the terms OF
u' LIN written contract between the
san Lake and the said camp
.H p.,ndipr company after the ap-
p,l If said contract by the CITY
lD.n Z have since learned that
.hsoiutelv mistaken and that no
,,1pdation existed for the statements
l'ae -, and now offer YOU an apology
n'ttrg such remarks. and desire
- mai have the utmost respect
", rou. and in your position as mayor
70 ibis CITY ] have always iounu YOU
y, hi working consistently IN inc IN
,srsst M an j make this apology III
I'm sincerity. IL was not my ih.en''o ~
4, make the remarks attributed u
Ee Fs. FERNsTRoM"
=, v,s a strange. unusual scene that
80 enacted in the council chamber
,ssterday afternoon. As an act IN the
trsma Of the city administration u
Wa staged under the skilltul' auePS
tsnds OF Messrs Ferry, MulVey shI
Woreton. with the able assistance ol
.i.,, devoloped the recent threat or
c,,,cu0an Mulvcy wen peg you
,.t M Fernstrom." was forcibly re-
csiiej hut Il was plainly evident that
M "pegging" has only begun.
SEQUEL ~ CHARGES.
The events Of yesterday in the coun-
,u .bamber we're q sequel 10 the sensa-
t5nal meeting OF the council last
Wednesday. when in the consideration
NJ tse campbell Building companys
contract with the city for the construc-
ton Of the wooden stave outlet pipe
SIR Fernsirom openly charged gratt,
asserted that he had been approached
with the offer Of bride and accused
The mayor with having acted IN coz
fusion with the contracting company
br altering a supplementary contract
after Il had been approved by the
council
Nayor Rransford demanded pub
Ic Investigation by the council or the
charges as they affected him, and the
meeting Yesterday became a special
session Of the council.
Prior 90 the meeting Mr.. Fernstrom
Rad discovered his error which had
been responsible for the greater part
% his statements before the council
Wednesday He had labored under the
impression he said. that the supple
mentary contract under which the
work had been completed was one OF
January II which did not waive the
forfeiture clause. while the actual con-
tract In existence Is one passed on
January rs. at meeting at which he
ives not present and Ia which con-
trpct the forfeiture clause Is waived.
Prior 20 the meeting Mr.. Fernstrom
EXPLAINED his error TO the mayor ana
then made am apology In the presence
o. several This was not sufficient Tor
the purpose of humiliation. however.
and with Councilman Reedall presid-
lng the council was called into meet
lng There were present Councilmen
EeedaIl LIME McKinney MulVey'
Frnstrom. Hall Lees. Hodgson, More
ton Reed and President Ferry Among
he spectators were former Council
men Martin Black. Murdoch, stewart,
CoVburn. and Rayhould.
MAYOR TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mayor Bransford, given the floor, oX-
palned briefly the purpose for when
he had called the council. at the same
time referring 20 the charge made
against him and branding IL as false.
I have called you together today
me mayor r ia, because Of very
serious charge made against me as l
understand from the newspapers ana
IRON the president Of the council II
understand the charge II is that |
altered a contract after IT had passed
te council and that this was done In
.guuslon with Mr.. Campbell l have
lhat contract IN my hand now and the
records will show that this contract
was passed regularly by the city coun-
~ ahl mat mo- change has been made
body.
The charge made against me is
snhoul foundation and Is absolutely
@'H II Mr. Fernstrom wants to press
NJ" charges further or " he has any
tlng 10 FAY / would like TO hear from
Dim now.
as Mt Fornstrom rose 20 his feet
'snghlnan MulNey was given the floor
s,i6o T,r iI. Reedall. Il was Mulvey's
s,hl intention 20 block Mr.. Fern
Gu rom any explanation and TO
es gN me whole matter into the hands
Wv investigating committee OF I'VE. /
wv oi whom are stalwart "Ameri- |
fenstrom. W va
MULvEY's SET SPEECH.
r , inls Is a matter that Is now entirely /
~ 1le hands of the committee appoint- /
~, as' Wednesday night" Mr.. Mulvey /
I'm ana DO not see that this coun- |
u6,H anything further to do with IL |
h. a n'l committee reports We real /
his i' mayor feels deeply hurt. but /
F5r now the property OF the Naople. |
%. me-. e4-or -hsre Is only one way /
"e committee" I" WIN
us, tne mayors insistence. hovevor
time \, was only concerned al This |
Mr. ~ we charges affecting himself |
txphns,ia'Ll ON was allowed 10 begin his /
stha," !" State Mr.. Fernstrom bepnn
D. H., regret just as much or more
Nas MAJ anyone that the imputatlon /
eolmsIon lhat the mayor acted I'm |
mean sry,g, dlshonestH, ala moi |
must haye '',ng IKE that and my words /
tention vss . lnisconstrued. NY in /
%.
Il bos 'lal has been Grawn ont II i us
ever str,eh an annoyance Ia The ~.
PERMIT W. u started and n vnN IN,
M NM me to explain-@"' f" you VIII
they d Tisulsey interrupted saving ,ha,
about The 'ot want 10 hear anytbIne