Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-29
RATHER SEE FIGHT
THAN Do BUSINESS
counciImen Who Went TO Ogden
Last Night Did Not Pre-
vent Session.
HALL PAYS HIS RESPECTS
wants "a Know why Recorder Pre-
sumcd 90 say That Meeting
Would Not be Held.

whether through the lure Of the
sight OF two featherweights pummei-
ING each other, or the seductiveness OF
complimentary tickets. given 10 the
,opncilmen. the business OF the city OF
Salt Lake 70 be transacted i'm the coun-
eil chamber last night came near being
ssadowed into insignihcance by the
little affair AT ogden.
Last Monday night. when the matter
NJ the claim held by A. Campbell
against the city and approved by the
board Of public works came before the
council, Councilman Mulvey was em-
phatic in his instenco that the mat
Ter should be referred to a committee
of the whole to meet Thursday night.
and as under his avowed intention Of
having lot TO say" and because ne
demanded that all papers and records
In regard to the contract and construc-
tion Of the wood stave outlet pipe be I'm
readiness for review. the council decid-
ed 10 begin its meeting half an hour
earlier than usual. on the same night,
Monday, when the hour grew late,
councilman O'Donneu moved that tho
council take "a recess" until after the
meeting Of the committee of the whole.
and the motion approved left a lot OF
unfinished business.
Neither Mulvey. O'Donnell. nor More
ton who sat in the presidents chair
Monday night, put in appearance in
their arduous councilmanic duties,
however. and in their absence they
were Joined by Councilmen Reedal,
Davis and Holley.
HALL MAKES A STATEMENT.
There were enough present TO make
a quorum and some business was
transacted, but before the meeting ad-
journed Councilman Han threw an in
teresting sidelight on the American"
conduct Of American" affairs.
When il was remembered yesterday
morning. IL seems, that a glove CON
test" was TO be held in Ogden. some OF
The councilmen decided to postpone the
adjourned council meeting without the
formalty OF meeting at all. City RE
cordcr Rives, acting under the
instructions of the councilmanic dicta-
Tor. telephoned that instead of the
council meeting there would be "a prize
hght-and Mr.. Rives. too, Joined the
absent members.
The story came out in caustic talk
by Councilman l.. Il. Hall before adj
journmcnt last night.
Stating 10 the president that he had
few remarks TO make which he
thought appropriate, Mr.. Han told the
story of the attempted postponement
Of the meeting in order that some of
the councilmen might attend the fight
at ogden.
This afternoon" he said. the city
recorder called me up by telephone and
said there would be no council meeting
tonight. When / asked him the rea-
son. he replied that two councilmcn.
whose names / will not mention. had
decided 10 postpone the meeting. one
of them. however. was the gentleman
who moved Monday night that the
council take "A recess to meet immedi-
ately after the meeting Of the commit
tee Of the whole Thursday night, and
this gentleman had stated that several
Of the councilmen were going TO the
fight at ogden.
u think il is dangerous TO let IL pass
into history that a meeting Of the city
council Of Salt Lake should be or could
DO called off by two or three members.
j do not think IL Is possible 20 80
construe the authority vested In the
city recorder or in any individual or
number Of individual councilmen.
81 think the proper action has been
taken in transacting the business to-
night ] think, too, that those who
are at fault I'm the attempt to shirN
their obligation. or who wanted 10 call
Of the meeting. should be made 10
understand their position"
CLAIM LAID ASIDE.
The Campbell claim was again laid
aside in difference TO Mr. Mulvey's oft
repeated promise that he still has
something to say. As there are 10 inn
mediate bookings. aside from the regu-
lu weekly affairs of the Manhattan
club, II is probable that MT. Mulvcy
viii talk Monday night.
The victory OF the Salt Lake Driving
club In securing the consent Of the