The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-02
SKINNER MAKES
CAUSTC CRITICISM UPON
MAYOR BOATRIGHT'S COURS|
Demands That City's Chief Executive Get Down to Business
or Cease Interfering With Efforts of Council to Do So;
Tense Situation Results in Municipal Government
When Attorney R. H. Crews Is Placed in Temporary
Charge of City Attorneys Office.

than that MIR. Lewis aud the council
were attempting to name " "a sue
cossOT."
we can't name a successor pa
ticntly explained Ait. Grunsfcld,
and nobody IL trying 60 put any
thing across. Tho city needs "a legal
officer during Mr. Lewis absence.
and this is a way In which we can
get one without Il costing the city "a
cent"
MIR. Grunsfeld moved that the AS
sessment question be referred TO Mr..
Crews. The mayo said the rcsoiu-
tlon, which was seconded by DIR.
Hust, was out of order.
An appeal from the chair by Mir.
Grunsfeld was taken, and II was sus-
tanned by "a vote Of 9 Co 2, Council
man Hammond aud Councilman Glib
son supporting tho mayor. Council
man scheer was not present.
With the disposition of the nssess-
ment hearing the special session
came 10 a close and council recon
yened In regular session.
In that session. after several mat
tors of minor business had been
transacted. Councilman Hust intro
duced a resolution empowering Mr..
crews to act for the city In all legal
matters during Mr.. Lewis absence
or until "A successor IL appointed. Dr.
Hust was particularly careful In
wording the resolution. correcting
city Clerk Hughes when he used the
words acting city attorney In read
ng the measure, but the mayor re-
fused TO change his attitude. lie
continued his obstructive tactics, in
sisting for one thing that the rcsolu-
ion WAS unnecessary.
Councilman Hammond offered "a
resolution to nah the resolution eff
fective for thirty days. and declar-
ing the office Of city attorney vacant
At the end OF hat period. Or. Hust
promptly refused TO accept IL, nobody
seconded u. and on the vote Coun-
ilmun Gibson cast his ballot with
The majority Ia favor Of the rcsolu-
lion.
Then Mr.. Skinner's protest against
he mayors tactics found expression.
~ already quoted. Dr. Hust Joined
ais colleague In protest.
You are not air or democratic, -
he told the mayor, You do not
recognize the right Of the majority
to rule. IL Is a right recognized
everywhere In this country. and the
principle on which our government
= founded. But YOU dp not recognize
H."
Dr. Hust said the people were
growing weary Of IL. I'm willing
To put the matter before the people,
said Mayor Boatright. and DR.. Hust
told him he would give him the
anne Of numbers Of men who had
supported him for election and
worked for his election who had cX-
| pressed keen disappruyal OF his
course since taking office.
Council Hammond rose 10 plead
FOR harmony. we must all take
| the blame for bullheadcducss.' he
said. lie thought the council should
| get together. The mayor said h,
wanted harmony. too. II am willing
TO give and take he said, but 81
far ! have been giving everything"
we might have gotten together
had the mayor acted differently IN
the first place" said Councilmaf
skinner caustically. 'if the mhyol
had treated NJ with courtesy things
might have been different"
I'VE don't seem to be getting ans
where on this tack" said Mr.. Ham
mond hastily. II move We adjourn.
The motion carried.