Show MAYOR MA OR IN CONTROL Provos Provo Executive Sends Corn Com Communication i to Council Specifying Specifying Specifying His H s Power and Duty Provo May 5 At the meeting of the city council last night a communication was read from City Attorney A AL L Booth in which he sustains the position taken by the mayor in claiming that ail all disbursement of city funds other than regular salaries must be approved by him This communication was addressed to the mayor and was given at the re request rea request quest of the chief magistrate woo who claims that In cases where city money mony Is Js paid out for tor bills contracts and the Ukehe must approve the bills before can be bep I paid p ld The rhe city attorney attorn y held that iy by y law lawe the e position P of or the mayor is right There was wag also a document from the mayor myor giving notice that hereafter he would de tie demand demand mand the privilege of passing pa upon u on such claims The matter was referred to the committee on judiciary with the city attorney added adde No action will be taken until inti this committee reports Robert Boardman and W W Conover ConO city teamsters who were discharged put pul pu In Ina ti n demand for wages and for reinstate reinstatement ment scent as teamsters Bet Bott requests were denied It is stated that th t they propose to sue for their pay for the u term of their appointment claiming that they were appointed by the mayor and an anthe Ithe the council had no right c to discharge them The volunteer fire department nt asked that one of their members be ap appointed a pointed assistant chief of the city depart department department ment mont Referred to committee on fire de tie department department C A A Knowlden manager of the Provo baseball clubS club asked for the use of ot the West Vest square to play ball ban Referred to the committee on city property and pub puo public lic lie grounds The matter of buying a hook and ladder la ldar apparatus from Ogden was turned down downAn downAn downAn An ordinance was passed requiring Ing all al bIlls Dills to be 0 O Kd by the chairman OP 01 the committees which they cams cam |