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Show OFF ON A JUNKET. : '. Roy LlcKaj Goes Cast oa Basloess -'t , j for tba City. 1 . , j Ers toNrnta.sr ruM bf.lp, '. v" Othor Appruprlallnut Irom 111 Mamt 4V',' ' lund OhJ clH lo In Tlirss l lplog ; ' 1 ' '' .- - 1 I llmrs ol Hetrcuchmsot, j A V - J i Moid of Iba ctly councilman-.ra- 1 ' '' ? ' v , ong tbrra Mr. U.Mara, have btooroe ' J rnn-lderahly net'Ud and aroused over y K '. . ihe discovery, within tb latt day or '. ' . ! Iwo of tb startilng" frtquaony wltb v i which the name of McKay' ooeurs ' J , ' x in oonneclltn wltb Iba bsnsUta arising v ',,''' Irum appropriations out of tb Mayor's ; ' , cautlbganl fund, aa dltcloaal by tba ' , 1 1 tecordtof Ibe Audllur's cfllo. Tb r " fartliular I It ma to which attention Is dtrrrtcd ar aa follows: - j t lK L-rwin Mayor. f 17.11 ! ' u , o. u.- hwy'iikarV.'...V.V.'..V.luie ' V ' jj TbMinouuUarallxclutlvufMr try tu Ihe way ot rfgular remuiieralluu. . '" ! ; Tne flttt Ittm reprettnla the pur ' ' ; oh ate price uf books for lh , . l - I j ;'scl11o. This, It Is claimed, . V Is an eapvme which lb laxpapsra . ' 'j should uot ba called upon to bear, , '. 1 tJnSans of competent lawyers, It Is . alleged, would wllllugly furnish thslr ' own librarlts aud advic lo lb oMy " fir lh prlvlleg of drawing and spend , , . ) lug a very oomfortsbla auaual allpenj ,l I lertalnlug tu tha ollloe. Aa to lim No. II, lhat doe not team tj dlflloult of tatltfaetory ipIansilou. 4, 1 I he city's chief executlv baa always ' I had ina right to appropnat money to ' ' . l.I " , ' atat tlrattded aud uuiurluiiate per 1 '(-' ,t ' 1 tuna to their bomeit ty Ilia u roll aae of '. ' 1 ' railway llt'keta. I'lint Is what, It ts . L aid. was done lu this case, hul lb , A ott)wUttou c ruet lu making direct pay- ' 1 . ' nivnt lo Ibe Mayor's aiark. That la I j what lb ovuuullmea deolara must ' s t J j slop. . ' ' v liriu No. it It th on over whloh V li 1 J the matu trouble will come. That II ... - vf tranai irea, went lulo tha iuoket uf Mr. , '' , ItoyatcKayat partial expense of an K eaaiern lunkel taken .'ym t lf . , luvettial th ijueetlon of aleolrlo t 1 V J lightlUK. Tba singular part of lha , . , . f trautauiltin la thai th voucher shows r . , , ! ' ' . , the expaudltura to bav beeu mada aa ' . v' . per luttruuiluna ol the oommtttae oa ' I Inipruvemanla. Councllmao C'alllstar 1 '- V ' ' J ; la chairman of tb cuuirulltee and to a .'.'.., 1 Nkws mau ba alaled that tba action ' . wat wholly without authority au far aa ) ' ' ' tba commute waa ooncarned. They r v..f ' bad not eve a considered lb quee ' , ' ,y 'I loo. Th near I approach to It : " ' . waa wbeu he bad a brief i ' 1 ooiivertatlou wllb th Mayor whan lb , ' . ' ; t ' -' ': S t latter said something about 11 being a , V, '' a-nd thing lo luvtMilkjaie, Ca I hater ' V : ' ' v l"' Od be sstenu-d to Ihlt, expresing tba I . fc ttioubl that Areble Mo Kay, Iba , ' ,.' May.r'a elrk, mitfhl t'olleoi aud oom , i'-ftx4 . ,i pile th aecaaaary data. Ua bad cot 1 ''j''' the sllKbtaal Idea, however, lhat It waa 1 '' V tua Mayor's Intention to tend Buy oa f H ' a Junketing expedition, and knew ,. 'ij ' nothing of ll until after ba bad gone. u , .' i Cuuncllmau O'Meara expreatad bla v ; ' ! ' dltaptirobaltou In tha following char ' - 1 . f. , auturittlo emphailo terrati 'U seems .K 1 " Id ui Ibat lha Mayor baa an entire ' t mltcuooaptlon as tj lha purpoaea .' - sT'v, 'J' uf a cuuiingeut fund. Huuh a fund la '.' 1 '''' . tr , . an enieriicnoy fund aad sbeuld ' i.''''-'- 1 '' banted for u other purpua. I don't . ' f -t r, I sr that there was anything In tb " ' nature nf amerifeuoj uaedt In tending ,. )' ; Mr. McKay oil on a luuket. If lha 1 ' . v Mayor wauled tu do trial b tbould " i have cfiie a-juately befor- lb Council aud a-ked fur au appropriation, as was ' i - ' dune In lha case ol Chiela l'ralt aud . ' t ' Devine aad other beads of department t. when they bav gun ufl to attend f auuual ouuvenllont. Mayor Ulaudla- i ; ultjg la lha ohlal aeullv ol lb cllya 1 i bulb attumes altogether tao mnoU i ; I , raipouslblllty I am a member of iba . ' ''' oimmtlle on tmprovamanis and tay with Mr. Calllilsi that lb oommltte ' 1 - knew abaoluuly Dotblng uf tbeunket ' ' i II wa a baaty unnecessary action. it' liealdaa II was Irregular. 'Inert Is a , i 1 tight and a wrong way to do Hits M Ihingt. W can gel more boua Ode In. ' i formation dlreot from Mayer llugrra . , of letrull, on munlolpal uwuership of electric liKhliug plaulstbau from any ' ! Juukuler wu can aeud out. II can ba ' ' don without coat, too. If wa Intend '. to do anything tHMide maklug a great - ! ' 1 grand ataud play about aavlug 6u,UO0 1 a year w most put a stop to Juuketing. ' .,. ll seema too bad Ihougb that Iheia .. I are nut a few more McKays to pruvlu , i ' fur. , K Al to tba axpenUlturs for law books ; J . ,- for tb city attorney's oilier, Mr, ' , 1 ' O' Ala ara sanf, "I think that t flic la 1 , . . j" t with a salary of $'-'.6u0 a year aud 1 V ' i 4 . a H.odO aaeittuul uipil lo ba aalltfled ' 1 ' ') " luviuwof lha furuier fact that bis . j, "t )r,- ) family la so well provided for other- " .' ' - wlte. Then aa to appropriating money ; J'.- ' ' lu lh Mayor's clerk sutbatbeeau , i . ' ' '!'! buy railroad tickets at a acali'a ofllc ' . 1? "r or auy wbrraelsr, It dun'l look well. ( Mayor ariatklu In suob oaaea always re H-- qulisd th voucher tu bmaduuldl- . i 1 ' ' rtotly lu lh pvraun who suld lb ' :. t V i ticket, lu that way Ihsrsltnosa- .. '' i piauatlou neueissry.'' Councilman Mulvuy. tha rtmalulng I I number uf lha cmmlitce, when atkrd ' . -jt' ;'. aa tj whtthur or not ba knew auy- ' 1 i, thing about Mr. MoKay'a eaatro trip. ! ' pilltely replied: . . I 1 am lift In th habit of talking lo ! ' ! the publio ou cuujmitta allairt am ' ' ; I , u ta bellevarin Itaud must deoliua to I te Interviewed." I k AKC1UK CjMllAIUCia O'MtiRi, ' , Archie McKay, tba Mayor's clerk, . waa iaeu durlnir thuday,aud wbau ak edaatc what had 1hh tb custom In ' k lhesitwllhrelereucolothepuronatol , t- !' railroad tickets lur pan pais, aald that 41 for thu paal two yeera 11 had tru- ' auted all tuch butlnrat. Ha denied ' - . Ibat a ticket bud beeu bought irum 1 . ' l '. a teal par during lhat period aud added ' -. ' thai lh approprlationa from tb oun- ' , !j t tlnijuut luud bad always beuu mad ' t. . ; j, direct lu nl in and turned over to th ;iM I Y 1 Union raclflo or Hlo Uraude Wttlern 1 : '( ; UititmuU on i'oye vs,) (i- 1 i , OFF ON A JUNKET. (tVinfinurrl rum I'ayt One ) sctordhg t . u e rutd on wblob the pereon would lake bis deiailur. 7IIK MAYtlH'A VAKBIi .-a. Mayor Ulendlnii'ng waa acett lale Hits altr.rn-.nn wl h f fereitra to Ilia mailer and aal.l, "V,a, I did give Mr. Mi Key f lot) lur tile partial expeliies l l his trip. 1 t,,k ll Irom Ibe coolln.anl luttd Which I had a peril cl right lu no is Major in It city. 1 hail Ins fight to make It f I - :, if I wstlted." In sdilllloll to te eliovw he nave otll fie following lypewrllleu ataleilieut ou Ilia suhsoi: The '-.els in reirard lo mv paying C. H. MrK y $Iim Irom the Maym'i ttm-llngrrn ttm-llngrrn hi i.o are llieir: I n..-, rtaloed on Monday a.t that Mr. Mi K.y, who la au aiei'irlrril ai ginear, waa golntf aaat on busi'ie-a rounectni wltu tits profeaalon. 1'na Coiiinilllee on Itn-provaiiienla Itn-provaiiienla ot the City I , uin'll aa well as myself had utnler oonsideraltou the ueation il liar I ( the clly I t Ihe ooiuing year, and aa lb itiatiir uf the oily owning a ruuun t al Hwhting pism bad been luur or iraa Ulscueeed lot tbs psst year or two, I thought the preaeut lime mual up.or!Uiia to gel sut b lulor-oialli lulor-oialli n up,, n mat suhjcol. I llierep.ra asked Mr. Mi Ksy If he would lie willing lu In, angste lua matter lur us while he was ha:, nod II so, wbal Ilia pr, bable expet,,a woull bo. Alter aoma tun-pit-ralpm ba replied Ihat such an It, v, a ipatl n W ,ul,l necaa.llale bla Viattliu aevi rnl munlrli al plalila In clt'ee where he did not eiot to g, Put It 1 daalrad Ii, lie Would villi lucll plscit aud ctiarge nieraly the aoluel etianai. ol a-i dotlia', whidli would pri.hably nottkueed fllHl, Relieving that this Would be m liey Wrllextei ad and that It waa a propar cnarge l , Pa made agalnat Ilia contingent contin-gent luud,I paid II. |
