Show is again considered HOLDS every council knows he holds the office the city council held a short session last and the city fight came up again by mayor holbrook Holbro pk answering the resolution adopted at the previous session it caused no dis pa notions AND communication nels road want ed benoite relating to the removal of certain telegraph and telephone bolea referred to the committee on streets and alleys mayor colbrook submitted the following to the honorable president Pre and oily council ol 01 provo cita callipi Cal liui conr attention to tha resolution passed april dinst in the matter of tho office of cita attorney being vacant and asking me to appoint mr J J knight to fill the vacancy you will permit ma to say 11 1 1 nave taken pains to consult with competent legal authority on the question as to whether there is a vacancy in the office of city attorney and am advised and believe that no vacancy edista for the reason that under the ina applicable to such basea the incumbent of that office under appointment of january holds bis aluce until his successor is appointed and qualifies notwithstanding the statutes of the state the law seems to be that public polity in euch cases controls and will not permit a vacancy to exist it ia well known to all the citizens of provo unless it be with the exception of the city council that mr the old city attorney a attending to tho duties of that office and consequently the chiy ia not without legal counsel to prosecute and det fend the interests of the city I 1 amaleo informed that committees commit lees of your body have been within ten days in consults tion with him on mattera to his office as city attorney and only a week ago you allowed his salary for the month of march As to the appointment mr J J knight I 1 manaay eydi y member of your honorable body who voted for this resolution with the possible exception of one was present at a meeting held on or about the of march last which had been called for the express purpose of discussing abia very matter and heard me express mv views upon it each supporter of this resolution at that time urged the ap of mr knight for the reason that be had an able partner without questioning the friendship of any member towards mr knight I 1 cannot help thinking this a sort of left handed compliment but what has occurred to cause you gentlemen to think 1 have changed my mind on the subject indeed the very argument you so strongly used in that meeting and repeated at your council meeting when this resolution was under discussion that mr knight bad an able partner has failed for I 1 am reliably informed that kr and mr warner are on the eve of dissolving partnership the council is noted on the copy of the resolution furnished me and it is significant that the resolution was carrial by a strict party vote it is also significant that each of the supporters ia of the same political faita aa the able partner so often referred to in the argument used at the special geeting referred to also upon the occasion of the passage of the resolution in the council I 1 regret that yon should have found it inconsistent with your views to confirm ahe appointment of mr before banding in his namu I 1 had carefully looked over the and that auder all the existing circumstances the interests of the city in that regard would be beet sub served by his appointment 11 have not sinca been able to leara of anything anat changed my annil even you gentlemen white you decline to confirm him io not offer any reason why you do not want him to act in that capacity until I 1 see some reason to change my mind I 1 must leave the name of mr before you for the office of city attorney HOLBROOK mayor dated at provo utah april 20 1896 mr moved to lay it on the table but received no second on motion ol 01 mr the communication was placed on ne OF C mr beesley of the on arri gation recommended that the city furnish lumber for a flume across the factory race at the bottom of J street to allow carl anderborg to get water the matter waa discussed at considerable length and then on motion of mr waa re committed mr tanner of the committee on dubuc grounds and cita property erty recommended that fence and gates oa the west siche of the city square be repaired the corn matteo did not think the cit abo to pui up n suitable new fence the report was adopted mr of the committee on finance recommended ft rebate of 75 acta on B Bennet tess water tax adopted mr beesley of the committee on in ioa reported that the books of ex Water mater allied were in bad condi tion end N L N ison had been employed to anait them a cost of ag it was taftt this amount bo charged up to mr alired tho report was adopted there baine no ansi ness the council adjourned for two aweeka |