Show OGDEN DEPARTMENT VOTED IT DOWN Council Didnt Want the Treasurer to Report A special meeting of Iho City Council ras licld yesterday afternoon The nicotine nicot-ine wan called by President Thomas for S the purpose of considering the waterworks r water-works litigation but a rather sensational feature developed It will bo remembered that George AV Jones who has all along led the S t against the proposed purchase pur-chase of tho water system made charges I of irrctrularlUos In connection with the money In the city treasury Ho stated hat the Treasurer had published a no ticO of intention to reduce a number of fiirtitahdlnc warrants but lhat 11 never was done as the law requires that ho called upon the Treasurer and asked him why hedid not pay tho warrants and 1 where the 10000 n question came from that the Treasurer Informed him that certain of the city officials had called him and toldphlm not lo pay the warrants upon as they had other uses for the money later Yesterday Jones introduced the following rosolutlon asking the Trcnstncr to officially report the facts la the case but It Avas voted down Resolved That the City Treasurer bend L be-nd is I hereby refliicsled lo report lo this Council why ho withdrew the payment of warrants outstanding and allowed some ttlfffl of dead money to remain in the treisurv and also to report to this Council Coun-cil liow long ho has had this amount of moacy or any olhqr sum Councilman Thomas Abbott Flygaro Crovi Emmett Parry and Powers voted against It1 while Jones and Carr wcro the only ones in favor of It Brown being L TSho nollon of the Council however will not prevent the report from being brought before the Council Councilman Jones has already mnd a demand upon the Treasurer for the reporl and It will bo I read before the Council at the meeting Monday erenlng The cal object of the special meeting yesterday was to secure counsel lo assist the City Attorney In the water litigation A committee composed of President Thomas Mayor Browning and City Attorney At-torney MacMlllan was appointed to arrange lilies paying i range with Judgo Ogden him 5300 retaining fee and 5 per day t while actually employed All but Jones and Carr voted for it |