Show FERRYS S ELECTION MAY BE QUESTIONED I Apparent of Stat Statutes Statutes Statutes utes Regarding President of City Council For a time yesterday It was feared that W Mont ont Ferry American party caucus choice for president of the city council would not be able to take the office ow owing lag ing to Section page 17 of the Com Corn Compiled piled Laws under the title President Pre of council which reads In cities of the first and of the sec see second second ond claw class the city council shall appoint one of its Ita own members to preside pre at all an anIta its Ita sessions who snaIl hold office during daring the term for tor which he was elected coun councilman councilman cilman cUman unless sooner Booner removed by a two thirds vote ote of all the members of the council The official designation of the member so BO appointed snail shall be president pre of the city council The council may dur during during ing big the temporary absence or disability di of the president appoint a president pro tern who shall be temporarily clothed with the powers and duties of the president president president dent This put a damper on the Ferry feel feeling feelIng feeling ing but later another section was found wherein it is 18 provided that each incoming body organizes organises by the elec election election election tion of a president of the body This would make the program of the caucus stand But In case the president would have to be removed It is believed that thatA A J Davis would continue to be president president dent of the city council for the rest rt of his hili term of two yerra The troublesome me sec see section section tion of the statute was found by J B Moreton city recorder who will be b long kI g term councilman from the First after the first of the year He is a staunch Ferry Parry Ferryman Ferryman man and was sorry BOrry he had delved too deeply into the laws of Utah But Dut when the other statute was found he was waa sat satisfied and Ferry will be elected president president president dent by the incoming council members next Monday afternoon When seen yesterday regarding the course he be will take in the matter A J Davis president of the city council coun h said that he Is i thinking the matter over but b t has haa arrived at nothing definite He says the statute was called to his attention but he has haa not yet formulated his bill plans The election of Mr Ferry by the cau can caucus caucus canCu cus Cu having been by acclamation without the name of President Pre Davis being belo sub submitted submitted submitted both are placed In an embar ember embarrassing rassing ra situation Similarly situated is I President Pre Browning of the Ogden city eSty council The statute applies to him as well as to the president president president dent of Salt Lakes council as aa he too was elected el ted for four years The Republicans Republicans control the Ogden O den council or will willbe willbe be in the majority after the first of the year but under the statute they will probably have to submit to the rulings of a Democratic presiding officer unless Mr Kr Browning changes his hla mind and re resigns resigns resigns signs which his friends In the council and out say he ho will not do |