| Show CONFLICT OF OFFICERS City Auditor Reiser Criticises Treasurer Morris SUGGESTION OF SUSPENSION In a Communication Sent to the Council the City Auditor Contends That the Water Scrip Fund Kept by the City Treasurer Is in Violation Viola-tion of Law Colls Attention to Law Providing for Suspension Church Rivalry for Purchase of Property Conduit Trial Coming j I rio City i Council holt a short and quiet meeting last flight the entire time being taken up with the consideration of routine matter A long communication waa received from Auditor Reiser attacking the fund for the redemption of water scrip created by the City Treasurer which Mr Reiser atatod was wholly unauthorized unauthor-ized and caused the misuse of thousands thou-sands of dollars of the citys money Mr Roller embodied In his communication communica-tion t legal opinion amplifying on ono rendered by the City Attorney SUGGESTION OF SUSPENSION Mr Reiser recommended the abolition ot the fund and cited a section of the Ravbied Statute which empowers the Mayor to suspend from ofllcc the City Treasurer should It appear the Treasurer Treas-urer 1K I ualng money for any purpose not authorized by law Mr Reiser stated In the document that the revenues reve-nues derived from water rentals which should bo applied to the fund for water main extensions had been converted lo the fund for the payment of Interest on water ncrlp Abput the middle of the reading of the document Robertson arone and moved that the communication communica-tion be referred to the Finance committee commit-tee which Mhould meet to consider It at 7 oclock tomorrow night in the Auditors Audi-tors ofllcc The motion to refer carried I unanimously Fcrnijtrom embracing the opportunity lo get In the fling that the Auditor might learn to run his own olllco before Jumping In to try to run the Treasurers ofllee Mr Reiser contention IH that the money placed In the special fund by the Treasurer should go into the general fund where It would be available for the running expennaa of the municipality municipal-ity The amount which the Auditor clalniH should be transferred to the general gen-eral fund Is about < 1GKH Another communication from the Auditor directed attention to the law njulrlng the Treasurer to turn over monthly to the Auditor all redeemed warrants canceled bonds and interest coupon but said un yd no redeemed bonds or Interest coupons had been turned over so the Auditor could put them In his bond roister He requested that the Treasurer bo directed to comply p com-ply with the law In this respect The matter was referred to the Finance commltlee i RIVALRY FOIl PROPERTY J The Hebrew congregation Montcflorc orfewl JJOOO for lie lot J7ytxlC5 adjoin trig the Eighth ward meetinghouse and 4 belonging to the city The offer wn re forrod lo the Committee on Public Ground This IH the ground which the committee offer to sell to the Mormon Mor-mon church corporation of the ward for J1WO on longtime payments It IH learned the people of the ward have already wecurcd Htibucrlpllons lo Iho amount of JJOO for the purpose of buy Ing the land M L Levy vhio presented the petition for the Hebrew congrega tin staled after the meeting that ho did not know anyone clso wanted the ground when ha made the offer of 2000 A communication RK received from Mayor Thompnon appointing S i Bl WoHUtrfleM nn agent to represent the city Jn thj annual exchange of water of Parleys crook for water from the Jordan river and Salt Lake City canal The appointment wa confirmed CONDUIT CASE AGAIN City Attorney Stephen sent in a communication calling the attention of the toimtll to the approaching trial of the Parley Canyon conduit case which will probably begin about May Int Mr Stephen called attention to the fact tliRt heretofore associate counsel hits always bon employed on behalf of lie city and uuggcmed the matter be taken up goon a s the ease required consider able nrcpnrnUon FIe matter wan re rcroed to the Committee on Land and I thy Mayor with authority to make at Vnflguiflentn Department payrolls for the half month amounting to IW975 wore rc tDlvwl from Auditor Rolwr and referred to th FInane eommllto with the elMlntiKn of department committees iu ftoclnt < to Approve J A oomiiiuiUaitlun was rocelvod from Land nd Water rotmnlMloner AVostcr Hold cnlllnic att otlon to lie neo < l of clMiiiInc the Halt Luke Clly canal and 1 I asking that < IO 1 IH npuroprtiilcji i UIBi purpose The nifctWr WHS reform to tif w Irrlifallon committee INTEREST PAYMENTS OL ItcommvndAtlon of the Finance coimnlttuo U lie claims of Well Fargo Co for 2 095 and the Nutlonal flsnk of the ll ptiblic for J17WW for Interest on the citys overdraft wero allowed Owing to lie fct that Friday is Washingtons birthday the Council comiuItte i4 will moot on Monday |
