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Show COILIilllEII ei. AND . SALARY YARN FALSE Th story puMlahed In local newspaper newspa-per thla morning with the headline. "Council la Ousted; Member Fsrloua. Holdover Want Their Pay." I Indignantly Indignant-ly denied by at least two of the Ave holdover hold-over councilman who will lose office next January when the commission form of Iovernment take effect. Councllmen lulvey and Holley were seen today anil both msde statements. Councilman K. O. O'lVmnell Is confined at a meal hospital, where he hea been for over a week and waa not present at the meeting ln night to take any part In the alleged "furious, neaa. Prealdent W. Mont Ferry, another member affected by the new law. la oul of the rlly and haa been for several day. He waa not at th council meeting last night. Councilman J. B. More ton, the fifth holdover, could not be reached today for hla side of the story, but his friends declare that hla position Is similar to that of Councilman Mulvey, Ths statoment of Councilman Mulvey followa: - i ne aiory ia an aneotute and unqualified unquali-fied falsehood. Personally I will retire a a city councilman next January. Such a thought as trying to collect salary for two year, from that dale has never entered my mind and 1 doubt If It haa th minds of any of the other four holdovers. 1 certainly cer-tainly would not expect to collect salary for scrvl.es which I did not perform. The statement w false.' The story published thla morning about the holdover councllmen being furious ti th worst lot of tommyrot that I ever heard In my life," said Councilman Holl.y "It waa utterly false and absurd.'' |