Show 1 i SHOWS WHOLE BUNCH Of COUNCILMEN SHOULD LOSE PLACES r V City m in n Paroxysm of Fear tr- tr Over Prospect of f r. r i t G Gaft ft Organization t n Being Wh Wholly lly Disrupted I JM t r f by fay Actions at Law t I r r IN IN OGDEN CASES PH PROVES OYES FATAL FA i G alt Ge Around Fact Tl That Members of Sail W R Received Money in Is DieC h i. i of Law as Did Ne J 1 r r I 1 T- T l i. i i n au 1 c. c t yo h eqi Of f the rOId 1 III 16 i l' l cO 1111 f 1 rS 9 s o. facts facts' JUI LI which tit tho hlll o hint e I s of Wc tile d J C a Jl V Jl I tho ho tit t b hl J l n t t l foro th the wa II n nt t ot l Js f ll aUlI or er 1 10 l ho ool m tO Iu I- I thc thc-O or if J I tiie NIJ anie lIu s bUt OC III e the lIhr of till lie liedl dl lO whole bunch of r v erring I J Ji are ure shown 11 to tn Jj b be- be bein in ill the tho tf uno fC bunt bUll t ti J J hu i- i 1 f i Z v t that at thero here neier Cl ei mull iiiI re slon ll or of ho Jl i s fi In 1908 1903 JI I for Ita III e I Io s I I. I HI Ih tue Of of 1 I J rats rates j k he r ors IHm 1 ii Fernstrom II in to 10 tt to II l f alt ti u. u i I r r. r i hg ur u of a In Hili the lie collection of If extra l' coin coin- itI J lOll t I I. I The Tue records J o tIit A. A J. J Davis is of tin tin- dt cHy council drew liet 5 JJ lt ncy from flom tin treasury fur for J u iJ I of if the ner board alit and ami S l lie JC JI J had a a JC legal III right to tu do ID so S JC- JC Berl tl tho o hl estimation in of or the lie records is concluded it l is that lint i of till the Jit lt ell city council 1 en le hl mill and I mt lizit enough li f will Il l I. I S to 10 shou ho hot t that lUll II nt ut t hiI eist t II lie Hie nut and probably hi more j k iro ti open to 10 under tho lit law S r S p n u day all day search carchi through the city S r ml yesterday uy devel developed pe tin th fact factS S tit J the there re never has been any ny legal I S flU authority for oi the payment of f voun- voun r oilmen for vices Cervices 1 rendered I on the he vator board and antI that at It st fea-st ast fl c ve r. r J members of f the lie prese present t Council have hae i 2 th the J money Illegally from the He 0 I city treasury lo Jo ef j feel r t at nt it th the bottom of ot the rhe story storyS S rid to XI S J tH r oi-r J r into which Welt I Ip p 1 lit ni t A ls tT Jt u CU 0 I t riu r nl coil Jl U S r. r JO ti J rC l lJ II- II t tf l. l oJ S 55 thai nothing tIia tan dan an oaf 1 JY l e b br H the t hi acc accused l councilman as ne a 3 t dlf defense defue of rI lr U Illegal actions s IJ ome o 0 of the thC city cOl councilman n are lre 1 paid paM 35 31 a month under the out old law S some me are l paid al 50 un under er the new J C iS S The fhe ol old law was passed h by the elt city S council Sept Sell H 14 14 1897 7 It Jt fixed th the laY of councilmen at 4 O per pcr annum an e 1 S. S f num Turn Turn- n in lii full for rot all services It S means 35 35 a month Prior to that tImeS time S were paid 5 for each special meeting and anti 5 a w wee week cI for forS S committee work in addition to their thelt regular compensation fixed b the revised re re- re- re S 5 ordinances of 1892 I Stormy Time rime for rm Ordinance l k fc This ordinance pa parsed se In 1897 had hadEn n E r. r i l a n rather stormy time Mayor laor Glendin- Glendin Vf cV f liing vetoed Jt t because it dispensed I I i 2 yUh tho of Mayors Mayor clerk clerIc The Thet TheS I Jfe t S council passed It over his ve veto o on Sept i t r. r 21 1 1897 Mr Mulvey at present a af S f councilman from the Fifth voted vote to tok 5 k 5 sustain the mayor maor with one oTie or two twoS f- f S I others h rs s. s The ordinance went vent Into effect in 1898 5 o first flott Monday Monda January and parts of c AH All other othel ordinances S s ordinances s on 00 the s arne ame subject were S repealed i 3 rate ralo of comp compensation fixed by byS bythe S J The i S the council In 1897 was as paid until 5 S S last year ear when the councilmen elected in in November ember 1905 received the new 1 rate rat of or 50 a month On Oi June 29 1898 the tho council saw necessity of of- the thc authorization of or ofa I r- r the oC S t a board bORni of equalization of or water rates rates 5 5 1 I an and an or ordinance was vas pa passed led on that 5 I date appointing the water works comi committee cornS com corn S i tee to lo that board hoard That That ordinance ordinanceS S mi for members mem S S provided no compensation lon of or the council who served on the bers counci S'S I r water ater board 1 t On Ma May 0 L 1899 John S IH presented to tho the council counci the following rN resolution luton That Did It It- It Dil tt I r 5 Whereas The City council on n Jl June 1 on 29 23 by or ordinance me wc S s committee a board boalt of off ofton rates and In con- con water ton on equalization f the said maid alil or ordinance sid with l i wih heard and amI time to tune board sat from st and the same I complaints 22 t from August 20 1898 to Sept I In all twenty two days and 1898 01 of th the members S Said Whereas Vh b reason reasonS by 5 were compelled 5 cn their Private PrivateS sittings to neglect such f S S o such duties now 5 affairs to attend to tuch S S S t therefore he be That it itS I said aid It members member be for su SUCh h work In the theS of said of 3 a day tay for each sid attended S r t actuallY resolution was to the theS Taw laWs and the theS the thu on S S committee reported on oil Jul July 11 1 as 5 S S S Ve e have thoroughly that and while We SC bel believe vc the mater ant of the law tile the construction h a strict by matS mat mat- S Is correct but us as a anti ant ant- el city and equity the bo rt of ju justice h I S i the work done we VC i be paul for S recommend the thO therefore S 5 S lion tion bo be adopted S S E E H. H S r E B BM M M. f V Weller S. S F S. S Fernstrom S IL t 1 t Committee on T TAll S- S All I Liable to hI 1 n. n I Of the thc was o The report July Juh IS and on laid over a week approved by byI r I was a adopted Clarl Claric It I on ras July 19 19 1899 I Mayor John the theS the'S 1898 to from bill with others of oC his h wih bUllied out being S date Is the S 'S will be Ivel to anti I the records w just S publiC In full ful each tomorrow councilman received much hoW far as asS 5 it So le he received I. I t I councilmen are concerned the tho money on uny S them thein recel ln S any of Is IR liable to i i S of these sc lable by br the tho coun- coun S The he pase yS SI I 55 f 5 5 5 5 S 'S i i S 'S S K S 5 i f 1 I A. A J J S J 1 It A i J.l. ell cf In 1 appropriating 3 3 a day to to I members of th the works water con i com committee who served ed on oum the water board o ovel-jiS ovel only that tha period perio mentioned mentioned- from ruin August 20 W. 1898 to 0 September 22 1898 Jt It I does docs not provide c for fOl the lie payment of services rendered at rt any n oilier tiler tine time The resolution was WS vo In III conflict with wih the law ant and tt tho corn con coI- coI on Jaw Jaws Jaws' J reported i I that t while JI JIW o pumont money vis l l t fi 1 t. t ct i u gt t I m r e ec Lii 3 ii th J nil Dr P 1 i L I t tru nf ration mint u. tion ton The he same point tM i gued In th the O Ogden Ct c cases but hut the an and supreme rt CO courts ruled It The ordinance passed in a year and ami a 0 halt half 13 before stipulated ate that the 3 35 31 a a month was to tolover over lover all al services rendered as a coun court cilman On the broad principle that cm n cannot vote mone money to himself him n I self the resolution was Illegal Each Ech year ear following the pasa passage e of or orthe the resolution by the counci council the auditor pal paid the for Cor serIn serving ser In lug ing on the water vater board boal anti and 3 1 the certificate attached to the warrant showed that the rate was the sumac tamo as pat paid I the year eal before lence Hence the time le Illegal resolution was used as a precedent nd and the legality of the tho warrant was not hot questioned b by the the he au auditor in iii jl Since open charges have been made madely by ly The Republican that five m members of or the city eLty council counci have hav violated the law and that A. A J. J Davis president ent of or the city council stands at the head hea of or the tho quintet with wih F. F S. S 8 Feln Fernstrom troma a close e second the tile city n administration Hon tion lon has ha been thrown Into a paroxysm of of ot fear ar that the present organization In the tile council counci will wi bo be e disrupted Consultations Con Con- have been held by hy city officers of of- leers and the tho legal staff staf of the tho city attorneys attorney's offices the records have o ha bc been n scanned for for a loophole but up UI to date ate nothing has been found which can cn be used as as an excuse Some o of the accused councilmen are saying that If t the payment of tho the money was illegal the au auditors who Issued the time warrants on the tile city treasury treas treas- No evidence evi evl- ury Uly should havo have known It I. I uv dence ence has ha been found to prove that any councilman called caled the tile attention or of any auditor to a possible Irregularity larity larity- The money was accepted without without without with with- out protest an and without comment and the precedent established In iii 1 ISO 1809 S 9 was followed clo closely ely |