The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-02
|)gDE|V COMMISSION
| MAY FACE COURTS
Majority of Outgoing Council
| Refuses TO Recognize In
coming Administration.
|TEST CASE Is PROBABLE
|Solons Prevented From Wind
ing UP City Business by
Lack of Quorum.
TEST CASE Is PROBABLE
sJec.sl TO The Tribune.

sreis 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Jan. l.--At noon today the old
@encll OF ogden city passed into history
al tho three commissioners who will
20, the affairs OF the municipality were
tssn,ry inductcd into Office. At least,
hat was the sense OF n meeting held
pTsvOnl 10 a call from Mayor William
Gismann for a final session Of tho city
council. but FIVE couucilmcn who pur-
|pcaW abscntcd themselves from the
. .Eeeiing contend that, there being no
|porm present. such acts Of those coun-
/ |tlmen WHO did attend tho meeting were
,not legal nor binding. They further as
m. and give this as their reason Tor
/ tol attending the called session of The
council That New Years day iS a hoh-
/ cay. and any business transacted by a
|efy council on that day would not be
'onNrucd as legal by tho courts OF the
stsie IL is highly probable that the mat
| st will reach the courts before the tan
st Is straighicncd out
Five Stay Away
Aayor Glasmann called a session Of the
.ur council for II o'clock After walt
. y an hour. Councilmen I1umphrics, Fly
.I'' Fcery and Browning were The only
.hpmbetE who were present II became
rhtnt that CounCilmon Austin, Dana,
,Aron. Barker and Wilson had decided
% absent Themselves from the meeting,
mo as those present did not constitute
pporbm some question arose as TO inc
g'ppfr procedure, The city recorder had
NFe unfinished business matters 10 pre-
.snI lhc mayor had several CornmunlCa
nsns 10 he passed upon and tho reading
ue minutes OF the last meeting made
necessary that a quorum he present
Ill Il
vas 0nallv moved that the council
IIgurn slnc die by Councilman Fum
hrts The motion WAS put by Presi-
rI Browning and passed with the
ltscnt
mayor William Giasmaun made a short
UsM' saSine that he had several matters
IN present To the council, but they coulc
Ivy ne disposed Of without quorum
n Assnn'h AS The council could take M
uoi' h" turned 10 Mayor \. G. fel
spu INC Incoming commissioners with IN
JSe.1t ,hat his communications he con
n I-4'cl " them at an cnrly day.
II Promises and Praises,
IcIsr III" council had adjourned Mayo
|Iand ~sh Introduced Mayor \. G. Eel
NJ IL commissioners Samuel Browning anC
Nyc. Each member OF the com
|thg i, addressed those present. dcclar
I1no, ,,S uclr intention TO do everything
b,Gle brs,.ine for the good Of the city. apt
III trcs,i"s lhe past administration for IL
II corS.s " service 10 the city. City he
De "a lsr Allison. City Attorney Jane
brsO,. both retiring officers. spok
for ~. lnanking the other city official
II fhsI, assistance rendered them durinl
Il had hnIhs OF office. After fcllcitation
L mel o'5 exchanged the new Commissio
IIl lbr H." a1opted IL resolution apportion
ss fouS nepartmcnts of the municipdIlt
man. Mayor Fell. public affairs AN
III rommi, "h'+r supply ana wal tcrworks
IL Connuaasi,on"r Browning. public safety
IL lnpro,s.loher Nyc, streets and publ
niy, 'nents' parks and public prop
uiys w ten introduced resolution rel
he ,ay we employment Of officers 10
shlrh nnue departments OF thc cit!
f,snec ,pi'oVldes that merit and ability, II
II a,ion, ni religious or political affll
u,I",,. shall bo the measure OF aualifI
Some W tnosc who work for the cit!
| tsnt.d IL the city councilmen who at
1 day sa,, ourselves from the meeting L
n have III mat steps have been taken
Sla,es supreme court OF the Unite
~ tho c~ pss upon the constitutionallt
And ~ commission form OF government
'he connoH Jy not holding a meeting toda
shpuld i'm would face no technlcalit
pArls lh,'ey be allowed 10 resume the
ht rin,, ihc city council in Tho evcI
,hai tbn states supreme court he
III sre ia commission form OF governme,
unconstitutional.