Show OGDEN DEPARTMENT MAYORS CONTINGENT FUND Itemized Statement Washington Avenue Pacing Mayor Browning threw a bombshell Into the City Council last evening by way of a communication In which he slated that ho was getting tired of being maligned ma-ligned for alleged mismanagement of his contingent fund and submitted therewith there-with nn Itemized statement of the receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of that fund Councilman Cross Immediately moved that time matter bo referred to the Fl nanco committee ior Investigation and report This aroused the ire of Councilman Council-man Jones who Insisted that the mailer should properly go to the special auditing committee composed of himself Brown and Abbott which was appointed for that purpose some months ago Ho grew very excited and charged that ho had been much lied about uu to his management of the contingent fund while Mayor pro tern and he considered that It would bo manifestly unfair to him He moved an amendment that time vholo matter Including In-cluding a thorough canvass of tho accounts ac-counts of the Mayor and the Mayor pro torn should go to a special auditing committee com-mittee composed of President Thomas and two others to bo appointed The motion was carried and President Thomas will appoint the other two members later and If possible will be ready to report at the special meeting which Is called for Wednesday evening H H Henderson continued the bombardment bom-bardment and nearly put tho Council to rout by submitting a bill of 225150 for legal services rendered as assistant counsel coun-sel In the waterworks case Judge lilies of Salt Lake for like services wants 450 Regarding the publication of the ordinance or-dinance which was ordered published In The Salt Take Tribune Mayor Browning returned time same disapproving of Its publication In The Tribune on time ground that this action was contrary to law Ho took occasion however to say that ho had no choice as to the paper but that It ought to be somo paper printed In the cityTho The committee on paving Washington avenuo caused another ruction In the Council by submitting plans and spcclll cailons for the work and recommending that an advertisement for bids bo immediately imme-diately published Councilman Jones mado a very Impassioned speech In favor of tho report and President Thomas left the chair for a tcnmlnuto talk against It during which time ho was made the target tar-get ot hot snots from Cross Abbott and others who caused the President to grow very red in the face at some of their pointed questions The vote resulted 5 to 3 in favor of the adoption of the report but time chair declared the motion lost upon the ground that It took a majority of the Council to vote an appropriation of money Later Councilman Jones brought the matter up again by way of a resolution resolu-tion to the effect that lie Recorder bo instructed to publish an advertisement for bids In the Standard without coat to the city This motion carried Councilmen Brown Flygaro and Cross Introduced an ordinance repealing the merchants license ordinance with a reenacting re-enacting clause retaining in effect that portion which contravenes the special law governing the sale of liquor etc Councilman Brown fathered an ordinance ordi-nance amending the ordinance governing the sale of liquor providing for a rctaU license of 300 per year on drug stores After allowing tho bills and payrolls the Council adjourned Burke to Bo Exonerated The special committee appointed to Investigate In-vestigate the charges against Patrolman Burke were ready to report to time City Council last evening but at tho request of the complaining witnesses the matter was withhold for another week Councilman Coun-cilman Brown lost evening won asked about tho matter and staled Hint the report In Tho Tribune Homo days ago was correct that the committee had Invcstl calod tho matter and found no foundation for time charges and BO far ns was ut present known would report a complete exoneration of that officer |