Show IS ORDERED I I I TO PAY WARRANTS B Bj r Tb TM Special Ial Nets 1 Serke OGDEN Dec Dee 6 An An alternative writ of ot mandate requiring the city treasurer to redeem worth of ot city warrants warrants warrants war war- rants held by the tho Commercial National bank banIc of Ogden or show cause on December December De Do- cember 12 why these warrants should not be redeemed has hae been issued The city will fight the suit To do doso doso doso so the city treasurer will accept the latter alternative and represented by bythe bythe bythe the city legal department will advance arguments in support of the city's de determination determination determination de- de termination to refuse to redeem at this time the paper In its Us petition the Commercial bank avers it holds city warrants of the prescribed form calling for the payment payment payment pay pay- ment of ot It is la set forth that the bank called upon the city treasurer for payment which was refused The bank asserts that the treasurer plans to pay warrants issued by the prese preset t t administration before It pays the warrants warrants warrants war war- rants held by the bank which were is issued issued issued is- is I sued under the administration of Mayor May May- or Fell I In conclusion the bank alleges that I Ithe the city has sufficient funds to redeem the warrants warrant or shortly will receive sufficient revenues to take up the warrants war war- rants Wherefore the bank asks that the court order their payment The city commissioners aver that the warrants held by the bank were Issued by the previous administration and they were Issued in violation of the statute forbidding a i. i city to contract an indebtedness in excess of Its revenues revenues revenues reve reve- without first having put the matter matter matter mat mat- ter to the vote of the taxpayers Mayor Heywood superintendent of finance has not repudiated the warrants warrants warrants war war- rants held by the bank but he contends contends contends con con- tends that this administration has ampIe ample ample am am- pIe use for all aU current revenues and the banks bank's warrants must be paid later lIe He says he is in the dark as to what funds should be used to redeem the warrants which were issued he as asserts asserts asserts as- as seemingly without a thought being being being be be- ing given as to how they should be re re- re deemed S In the event the e court orders the payment of the warrants and directs from what funds they shall be paid the commissioners say they will be re relieved relieved re- re of responsibility But If the payment is ordered from revenues revenues revenues' to ber be r received from irom 1916 taxes then man many contemplated improvements may be de de- de Commissioners say there are more than of the warrants coming under the classification of those held by hy the Commercial National bank but the bank Is the the- the only the onh holder demanding immediate payment |