The chronicle=news., 1913-03-25

The gang masaucradcrs last night
slipped off the masks they hay. bsah
wearing to decriv. the people, and
went down on record as being the
sponsors Of the so-cnilcd Citizens
movement. In u scene Of confusion
brought nbomt by sclthing dcnua-
citation Of the gang and W. y. Dnn-
lazy voiced by Aldermen Z. l.. Iami-
son, the six gang members OF the city
council sanctioned u free gin Of
$3.50 OF the c!iy's money given by
the council NOR. than year ago TO
Price Dunlavy through misrcpr.scn-
tations made by him Rendered aes-
pcratc by long broodin; over certain
defeat at the coming election. tn.
gang counci,mcn by their votes gave
official sanction to the activities OF
the police department on election day
In behalf of the gang ticket.
The resolution which caused the
disruption OF the council At Its las,
regular meeting reviewed the history
OF the alleged irregular" Duniavy
transaction. II set forth para
graph OF tn. city clerks minutes o.
the meeting OF March II. 1912. mt
which time U special committee ap-
poiniad--hy -Np-r-~--Ar n iIvo.,i-
~Kntc and report on the claim OF W.
r. hinlavy against the city for dam
age to building on Elm street caused
by the overflow of sewer reported
and recommended tha, Mr.. Dunlavy
bc awarded damages TO the amouh,
Of $3.50 and the Jameson Houscilirn
ishing Co. $.2i for damages TO its
mattress factory raw material. The
resolution set forth that this report
was adopted NJ the time because OF
ne..si Il Ia, h,,t ,l..xF
that IL would b- necessary to tear
out and rebuild , portion OF the wall
and that since receiving the money
from the council Mr.. Dunlavy has
not spent one penny for repairs.
wherefore the resolution recommend
ed that MIR. Dunlavy he requested to
pay back the money thus received by
him by Misrepresentation.
Aldermen Iamis~n explained that
MS the council had acted in good faith
at the time and Rs Dunlavy has act
ed In bad faith that II was only
right that the money should be paid
back. Aldermen Street and Sopris
endorsed the views OF Iamisor. hui,
the majority of six and the mayor
contcnded that II was optional with
Dunlavy whether he repaired tho
building or not. Jamison declared
that the council had no right to
give away that much money for
nothing.
We'll, the moneys gone" said the
mayor. what are You going TO do
about IT,
The resolution was defeated by a
vote of 6 to 3 and precipitated the
clash between Jamison and the May
or. The former told the latter that
To-, ha cr.4
some time ago that Dunlavy had
made no repairs on the building he
claimed was damaged and the Mayor
denied that Jamison had ever spoken
to him about, but n few minutes ia,@r
the Mayor inadvertently let the re-
mark slip that Jamison had told him.
This resolution was preceded by
another resolution. in the defeat OF
which the Gang SIX triumphcd.
This resolution set forth that IL has
been the custom in the past for var
ious Officers to obtain leaves of ab-
serrc from duty round about election
time to do political work, and par.
tic,lnrly on election day, and recon-.
mendcd that no leave of absence be
granted police officers until after
election day save for two hours that
day to permit each officer to vote.
Tho reading of this resolution
caused Il storm of protest from the
gang members and the Mayor. The!
were depending on the police offic'
crs to deliver the vote in the down.
town wards and did not want the
Citizens ticket to lose the benefit
of the activity of these men. Thuj
II was voted down to 3. and the
Mayor gleefully announced that tht
resolution was "I.OST'
The first matter that claimed thu
attention of the council was an ap
plication for n saloon liccnsc Of S
Snlito. who pctitioncd for the riSh
no open a saloon in Rio alley 4
was at first suggested that this pcii
tion be referred to the aldermen o
the ward. but an, amendment carried
TINT the petition be rejected.
At the instigati0n of City Treasur
er Sol II. Jaffa a resolution was in
troduccd and adopted that beginning
April 1, 1913. tine bond OF the cit,
treasurer be increased from $10,0hi
TO 100000. The Mayor explained