Show MAYOR ClARK ClAIMS OffSfT HIS HONORS THIRD VETO RELATES LATS TO THE POLICEMEN Contends That Wages Earned Dung Illegal Suspension Constitute a Offset t Bacalaries In line with the announcement In Thursdays Herald Mayor Clark yesterday yes-terday fed with City Recorder Back man his veto to the city councils an proprlaton of 409250 to pay the salaries sal-aries for six months of the eight i legally removed Dplicemen whose reinstatement re-instatement waS 9lcemen ordeed by the supreme court Notwithstanding that the veto at the time of its filing became a public document the recorder re-corder acting under specific instruction ton from the mayor declined to let the reporters peruse its contents However i is known that the mayors may-ors objections to the appropriation are the same as mentioned In Thursdays Herald that Is that the city should claim as an offset to the back salary due to each respective policeman whatever what-ever wages were earned by them In prIvate emvloyment during the period of Illegal suspension The veto message will be presented to the city council this evenIng From the fact that the question raised by the mayor has never been Judicially passed upon In this state and that ten votes will be required in the council to override over-ride the veto It is very probable that the executives objections will stand in the council not so much because it It believed there Is any real merit in his I I honors contentions but to let the courts determine the Question of counterclaim counter-claim thus placing the responsibility where there wlll be no afterclaD on I councimens shoulders |