Show THINGS IN IH SECRET city councilmen were afraid or of tile the press AS MR YOUNG ADMITTED the tha caution was necessary in order that the tress press and the public should rind find out that tho the council was intending to purchase land clash between inspectors spec tors I 1 that the council has found it necessary to close its lt doors against press and ana public and transact its business in secret session la Is IL a conte conf silon imblon that was placed on record against it by mayor baskin yesterday at which time the subjoined sub joined was received from tho the only lawyer within its ita body ia as an expression ot of his opinion upon a question that was essentially and entirely a legal one lion hon it N i bear clr siri I 1 learned from the papers in tact fact mr omeara had told me that you were about to veto t the he appropriation bill for lout last v weela 0 ek on tho the ground that the st Q item there h re had a d been contracted tor for without you I 1 will have to that hat it WB was an overe overl lEht cht ot of my own inor did I 1 intend any offense or slight to you in tact fact the evering we wore were conil derl ng tho the matter li it was in private pc pe talon villon two weeks axe aalst aast evenI ncr we kept secretly upon the matter so 0 o that the newspapers mould nol lot become acquainted with our intended purchase I 1 sent in for you that evening but you were not in your office and then the motion was made by toys myself it that we ve havo have tho the mayor RO go up iii and examine the land with lah the reit re it of the committee but it was waa deemed wife to no prominent anem member her up the call canyon yon at least yourself tor for rear fear art of the I 1 le attention attention it 11 would attract whon when the committee met agalia we nit all overlooked consulting you about JL L tho the facts abets are I 1 did not enow that the mayor had bad an right to loin join in the malt mak ing inar of 0 all contracts for the expenditure of money but I 1 have no doubt this ellis in 60 having heard thi this Is your construction of tile the statute without any suh pr ollon slon however I 1 will say that I 1 would have been too glad lad to havo have bed your ance yours respectfully respectful 1 1 1 TOUNG yet in the free face ot of this conf confeson esIn the ink irom from its authors perk pen not yet dry the mayors veto was overridden and a deal made behind closed doors approved councilman young joining the others 1 I understand said tile hie mayor yesterday that the land was bought and paid for before the appropriation was uns yet made and that eliat the money was wa advanced by a pi pil vite party parly or p pot 1 I ties under assurance that it t it wa wan q done they would be reimbursed by the council I 1 am opposed to any rue such h methods arid and the letter from mr young convinces mo me that my opposition Is well taken auditor when seen by a tribune reporter stated mated that mcrae had failed at that hour to call for the appropriation in his favor and that his account ot of the deal had not yet been obtained ilow how much land tho the council has secretly negotiated for that the nes newspapers papers might not become became acquainted quain ted with its intended purchases no man can surn illge lie tit in the face ace 0 f the confession nor I 1 will v I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 it t become lo 10 known until the council has made appropriations in settlement thereof in open session it Is known that tor for months the scheme to purchase ase land in parleys canyon lias has been agitated the first presentation of 0 it being behind closed doors and the last purchase in secret session ae salon mayor kin would appear to have come coma out on top in this beat |