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Show li COMMISSI !i Iff FACE COURTS J l Majority of Outgoing' Council dl ..'Refuses to Recognize In-4 In-4 'i coming Administration. fll TEST CASE IS PROBABLE Jj ' to Solons Prevented From Wind-'t'l Wind-'t'l ; in g Up City Business by '( Lack of Quorum. -jiWul lo The Tribune. :,lfi:0GDEN", Jan. 1. A I noon today the old "llV-acll of Ogdcn city rasacr Into history,. Iisrf tho three commissioners who will jjlot "10 affairs of the municipality were 'npfc ' ftrnerly Inducted into office. At least, i Vt px wjs the sense of a meeting held NNrrjtuit to ;i call froin Mayor William , jj Cumann for a final session of the city ; council, but live councilman who pur-ffly pur-ffly absented themselves from the stain? contend that, there being no J wnin present, such nets of those coun-, coun-, tBmcn who did attend the meeting wore rt tol '"il nor binding. They further u-ii u-ii rt. mid give this as their reason for ,,"14 m attending the enlled session of the "-.ju wiincil. that New Year's tiny Ik a lioli-!M lioli-!M "V, Kd any business transacted by a. ,jt ;itr council on that ly would not he conrirucrl as local hv the courts of the titt. Ii IK highly probablo that the mat-;. mat-;. :tr Trill rrnch the courts before tho tallied! tall-ied! ' tralchlcncd out. e u Tl7c Stay Away. :. Jtovor (Hasina nn called a session of the ifta C0lll,,'l f'J'' ll o'clock. After a wait t !' hour. Cotnif Huiuii Ilumphriee. Kly-W, Kly-W, retry nnd Itrowulns: were tho only wwj BPmbfi who were present U became ;o. VWfnt tli.it foiuu Ilnicti Austin. Dana. l87 Mthm. Harlser and Wilson had decided 'to absent thr.iuselves from the niectlnp, e,i n' s' thope present did not constitute iwrum m,mo inesllon arose as to the rj ltT procedure. The t-lty recorder had fll nrnt iinfliiSC( husines? matlert; to nro- Jt. Hie mayor had several rommnnlca-L2?nf rommnnlca-L2?nf lo he trussed upon and the rendlncr g& tli minutes of the hint meeting mudo , fuccsiiary that a iiuorum he present ?ore Hit- cminctl could ndjoum sine die. u finally moved that the council Sw'Tn nt. s i,v Cnuncllman Hum- flf. , ? 'J,,, motion was put by Prosl- 1 HM Urowuinc: and passed with the Jf anlniouK vote oT tljc live councllmen 1 TfMtllt, , or William Olasniann nuule a short J "I, mine thni u had several matters 1fl! .pt,f,fnl 10 Ho council, but they could iV J9 l'c dlFposil of without a quorum. ' wsmueli hh the council could take no at f A10"- '.'f turned to Mavor A. G. Fell tv ? tlic Incoming commissioners with tins TjiK5t that his eommunleatlons be :on- by Uiciu at an enrly day. Promises nnd Praises. ;!lfr O'f council had adnurncd Mayor '"tioduced Mayor A G. Fell j j '"m'si'loiiftrH Samuel T3rovnlng and J ImL.iL. 1 Kacl member of tho com- 1 -ht 1. " ",J,Irfiod those itiTsent, dorhir- 1 Hki.ii it UlTlr Intention to n overythlnp "1 tuUll (?r u, Boot! of the city, and f fri ?S "llMl administration for Its ' 4id" : n,"'rv,c'' 10 the city. City K- "r to ' vi J , A1II. "'Hv Attorney .lames 1 Mtfa- n ',n.1!1 vt'rlmr officers, spoke for ill n,,,!'kl"5 the othT city officials ' 'ihd : .."""'slance rendered them during hid I l""s nt "rflec After fellcltntloiifi V i ;nft m,T "nneed the now commls-slon : Nh. .i.nu .'"lopted a icsolulloii iini.orlton- lM! j fu w ,V,rlnic,u,s of the municipality finZ? : 1.,ay"r l'. public nffnlra and 3.' 1-VnimU 1 -'' "lpl.v and waterworks; W ftinniii nr "'"wnlnp. public safety; f yr'0H,nts. p:trks and public prop- i itlvVin n"11 'nttoilucert a resolution rel-"1 rel-"1 vaii,.!"0 employment of officers for ' '"Wrh .'P'lrtinents of the city. I'Httlv , l,ml- '"Wit nd ability. Ir- J 'lllon, ,f 'ellglous or polltlcdl' afflli-ltlon', afflli-ltlon', fn?1,.1 thj nieusurc of (inallfl- Home oT ,SVoao,.wll wo,k for ,h cMl'" ' nlil ll.n "e, 1-11 ' councllmen who ab-' ab-' y 'm,. y,"''" from the meeting to- JB'.Mve ii, 1 "'"Ps have been talon to S'W r,-t r,rc,nc courL of the United 'I Ihe Mn.l.llp,on 1,1,1 constitutionality that Km,H',on fon" of government. Se u." !oUl,n a "'eetlng today ul, X" ,AV0"I'1 'ce no technicality 'c in allinvd t resume, their mfe I'lntM ic,.ty ,,"('1l I" thA event . "in cn.ni sMurcmn court held |
