Show RALEIGH CLEARED Of CHARGES COUNCil B By Bv a 3 vote oto of 0 9 I to 3 in ibo tho city cit coun coun- oil ril Street Street Supervisor or T 1 J. J T T. T b last nj night bt Wll tsar vindicated of the cha- cha charges preferred pre pro against aJain t him l by br y William Tones Tone When the report of the llio committee of tho whole which investigated iu tho charges W was as 9 announced Councilman Ferry mo er moved that it ho adopted The fhe motion was teas seconded b by Fern Fern- strom Stewart moved that tho the matter bo 13 laid id over o for t two 0 weeks and tho motion moton mo ton tion a seconded bj- bj Black lack In Iu support of hi his motion Stewart raid Mid 1 that Jio ho was not prel present cut at t the tho in c and that certain books hooks had har been st leu from the office since sinco sinco llio tho e investigation ti wa was inaugurated Ho lie thou thought bt that tho the books ml might ht turn up and additional li light ht 1 bo lie thrown on tho the matter if action were delayed 11 declared that ho was as unable to o see sec any am reason for further dela delay A thorough h investigation at oD hud had been heen hud hall it was aM useless ueless to dela delay the tho matter any an longer said slid that the them m matter had been delayed long enough and that in justice to it should ho 10 CD ended ld lie Jle declared that the council l knew nc that the testimony of some flome of tho the witnesses ft against Raleigh gh was not true truc Tho The Stewart amendment was as lost by bya a voto oto of 11 to 4 9 Explain Their Votes The roll was then called c on the motion mo- mo iou tiou to adopt tho report of tho committee commit commit- tee ec of tho the whole to vindicate indicate Raleigh A s As the roll was bein being called eald members I took ook occasion to explain their vote I ODonnell O'Donnell said that ho was atis cd bo the charges had not nol been proved pro Had the they have havo been I would bo be in in favor avor of sending Raleigh h to tho peni II sai said bo he Black took the ground that Raleigh I was vas ihlo for everything in in connection connection con with his office and insisted that ho 10 had been heen guilty of incompetency and negligence Fernstrom contended t that tat h was not responsible for all that went on onn in n his bis office as two to of the tho men nien under him lim bad had been appointed without hi bis liiM consent and a against hi his protest protest- He lie was for ending tho matter then and there here Hall Ball was satisfied that Raleigh had bad Bono one his bis duty and would vote voto to vin- vin I c d Martin had rea read the testimony in in tho the I papers and anel as far as ho could see see- seethe the I char charges es had not been proven I In Ia otin voting on ou the motion t said aid that he be was not satisfied w with th the them m way vay things s looked How They Voted Wood said that he ho would vote voto no noor for or a number r of reasons one of ot which was that Raleigh h had sold sand and ke kept t tho mone money Tho rho vote voto was was as follows Yeas Yeas Yeas- Cowburn Fernstrom P Ferry HoU Holly Hall lall Martin Murdoch 0 Donnell ODonnell and 9 Nays Nays Black Black and antI Wood Wood 3 E Excused Hodgson used Hodgson Stewart and Dais Da- Da vis is Chief of Police Pitt sent a communication cation to the thc council calling attention to o the fact that the name namo of Mrs Ella Gifford Giffor was sent Mont to tho the council sev se several oral eral weeks ago as matron of tho time city dh jail ail and aud tha a controversy arose ov over r the he the matter Tho The chief said t that at it was his understanding that he be had the ri right ht to o appoint tho matron while whilo the tho council i j had lad the ri right bt to name namo tho person arson who should hould furni furnish h the meals Ho lie wanted I Io Ito to o know if he was Ti right ht in tho the matter moved that the contract for feeding ceding tho the city prisoners bo he awarded to o Mrs Irs Mary Hero Bero at 10 cents cent a meal President Resident Davis ruled tho the motion out of f order on tho ground round that the matter was vas in the hands of the committee on police and prison and that the committee commit commit- tee ee would hla likely ly report next nett week Mrs rs Boro Zeros Zero's IS cause is being championed b by a n number of American women Waterworks Deals The committee ou on waterworks recommended recommended mended that the contract of J J. W W. Percival Per Pcr Percival cival for extension bo be con con- in force fOlce until the material which he ic has on hand is ig used up President Dais Javis ruled tho the report out of order ou on the he ground round that contracts cannot be or extended in the tho manner at at- I tempted Martin declared declare that the council coun coun- cil oil took advantage ld anta o of Percival two years rears a ago o compelling n hue him to do o work that hat he had not contracted for at a low ow i figure He thought ht that be he should ho DO given an In opportunity to use up the material which he had ou on hand The Tho secret of f the thc whole business is that hat Percival Perchal ia is is not the man who has been picked out to do tho work declared do- do Glared Martin M artin The Tho matter was finally referred to the tue committee on waterworks tho municipal municipal pal law aw committee and the city attorney ue fey ney to see sec ee what could be he done doce The The Board of o Public Works submitted submit submit- ted the various awards recently made malle for paving sewer and sidewalk exten extensions ions as heretofore published With tho the exception of tho Pierpont street paving the thu entire matter was referrer referred to the Comm Committee tt o on Finance The Tho work on Pierpont street will cost the thc contract iu ba having been Leen awarded to P. P J. J Moran Wants Child Law I Chief of Police Pitt announced announce that he desired to pave the jail yard and I alley leading heading from it and nd that ho he could have vc the work done dODe by bj the chum gang Jf if jf the tho City en Engineer would sup suit pl ply the cement and fix the tho grade wado stukes Referred to Committee on En Engineering and Sewera Sewerage c. c Chief of Police Pitt asked that the tho Council find some ome solution of handling boys loys awl aud girls girla irh of tender year scars who roam tho streets at nt night niehl as it is impo impo im- im po possible to throw them into jail Mr r. r Pitt also alio a asked that th the ordinance rola- rola 11 e live to Sunday closing and ami gambling ho bo rushed alon along Referred to Committee on Police and Prison City Engineer r reported that tho the total cost of curb cur and gutter extension ex tx tension No Xo 3 would be he of which the abutter 4 portion would bo ho I f O Re Referred erred to o Committee on Finance The Tho en engineer also 1110 reported that t the hc coat of curb and gutter extension No 2 3 would be and th tho thi abutters' abutters portion 1 same fame reference On extension No Ne o. o 1 I it wa was reported that tho the total cost would bo boo tho the abutters abutters' portion being sane Same reference City Alff asked pern permission to appoint two o license inspectors for a n. period of sixty days dara At t 3 3 each per pcr lay day hl The Tho request was granted Slot Machine Licenses C. C E H. H protested alin against t tho the of the Council in canceling tho blanket for th the tho operation or ot slot lot machines at 75 G Eat East Second S South street The blanket license was ws issued for tor a n year car last 1st October for 65 and Mr Jar Osterloh will now be required to pay 3 4 per year for each machine The communication was flied rho rh Will Rees Plumbing c company asked to bo ho released c from the payment t j I of a merchants merchant's licen license e on th the tho J ground that the company was already paying I I I a n a yearly license for conducting a plumbing business h Referred to Com Committee 1111 on Licenses c Tames lameH D. D Ct et al aI asked that a L sewer he constructed on Owen street between Seventh and Eighth South oth o th Rt streets Re Referred orrell to Committee ou on Engineering En ln and nurl Sewerage cy c. c L. L C 0 Miller Idler ol ft al protested a against tho the p paving in of If First South street from Second to Thirteenth East with any material except Utah asphalt Referred Re lie- to tc Committee on ou Finance An ordinance was passed defining weights and measures m in the tho city The weights and measures arc are the ones uni uni- universally used An n ordinance re regulating exits and precautions in cast case c of firo tiro in nt theaters was introduced marl and referred to the tho Committee on Municipal La Laws UP The Tho Committed ou Streets introduced I a resolution instructing the Doa Board III of nf Public Works to build a n new lie bridge across the Jordan lordan r river on North Tompie Tom Tom- pie tIc le street at a cost COtt not to exceed Tho ho resolution was ns referred to tho the Committee Com Corn mitten on Finance Wants Free Dog License Councilman Hall introduced a resolution tion to amend the present ordinance relating to publishing notices of meetings meetings meet meet- ings of the tho board of equalization on public improvements t so o as to have them thom published once instead of five times as asat asat asat at present The proposed ordina ordinance neo will be he considered at the nest meeting When Stewarts Stewart's motion for a recon reconsideration of the action of tho council at the tho last meeting granting grantin a liquor license to W. W S. S Hill tor a saloon at l 01 t Richards street was called cuBed Stewart announced an an- fl that Hill had secured n. n location at West Second South street and he lie would withdraw his motion Mrs Susannah M. M Forrest 02 69 Sixth East street petitioned the tho council to grant her hor a free license for her pet dog og She he stated in ill her petition that she hc was 79 years old and tho the llo dog was her only companion She is too poor to pay the license The matter mattor was vas referrer tr to tho the license committee City Auditor Alff AliT submitted a no list of ot othis his appointments which contrary to expectations expectations ex ex- were approved etl without a a. dissenting dis dis- seating vote ote Auditors Auditor's Appointments It has beott beon rumored for some somo time that should the auditor send Bend in ill tho the name of S. S I I. I as license collector it would bo ho opposed The name namo of Golman Godman God God- man appeared on tho list and w wont smut ut through h w with th the other appointments of tho auditor The Ii list t is as follows Chief deputy deputy C. C. C B. B Stevens Bookkeeper H. H. H H H. Kinsman Clerk Joseph Clerk Joseph Cecil Clerk Charles Jerk Charles Weaver Licence o assessor assessor So S. S L Godman Deputy assessor W. assessor W. W S. S Dal ton Upon the report of tho the committee on ou cn and md sewerage C the thc appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of M. M Fitzpatrick as chief ins inspector inspector in in- s ector for the board of public works work also 0 was rag confirmed Mr lr Hall Hlll casting theon the on only negative o vote |