Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-02-10 | Page 2 | Mayor Park Was Not Misquoted

uu MAYOR PARK VAS NOT MISQUOTED This, In Reply to a Question by tho Herald-Ropubllcan. SALT LAKE, Feb 9. Referring to tho fact that Tho Herald-Ropubllcan this morning editorially asked for an explanation as to whether Mayor Park or tho Deserot News had otate aa untruth in regard to the resignation of William J Barrotto, as corporation counsel, Mayor Park said today that even to this date Mr. Barrotto ha3 not "resigned," and that ho Is still corporation counsel Mayor Park wont on to explain that Mr. Barrotto first found that the work In tho city attorney's at-torney's office required additional holp. By the appointment of addl. tlonal counsel, the relief was secured. Afterward Mr. Barretto found that tho work was too heavy to handle and take care of his other work, so ho asked ask-ed that he bo "loloased" ae soon as satisfactory arrangements could ho made. Thinking that the matter could he "adjusted and tho city commission retain re-tain Mr. Bnrrotte'fl Eervlccs, tho letter let-ter was only discussed Informally, as a rouUne matter of business. Tho re-arrangoment of the work In the of-llco of-llco of cltv attorney was discussed and then It was proposed to securo the services of Mr. Yarlan, and have him dovoto Tils ontlro lime to the position po-sition of corporation counsel Tho mnyor added that thero Is no political politi-cal difference whatever between Mr. Banetto and tho commissioners, nnd that he has been correctly quoted in Tho News. The following statoment from Mayor May-or Park explains all thero is to explain: ex-plain: "To tho Editor of tho Descret News. "In reply to your inquiry, Mr. Bar. retto Intimated to mo early In January nnd bofore his appolntmont was con-flrmnri con-flrmnri Hint hn holloved that the de mands of tho office of corporation counsel would bo moro severe than ho could comply with, and that some arrangements ar-rangements looking toward relief of pressure of work would have to be provided pro-vided This waa done in tho appointment appoint-ment of an additional attorney and later tho appointment of corporation counsol was mode and confirmed On Fob. 1, I received from Mr Barrette a communication rostatlng his opln. Ion that the domands of tho office, wero such that he would be unablo to continue, and asking that ho be released re-leased This was not taken up formally for-mally by tho commission until Feb G, when Mr. Varian was asked to ac-copt ac-copt tho appointment, which appoint, ment was mado Feb 8, and will take effect Feb 13. In tho meantime. Mr Barrette Is still corporation counsel and tho board'3 compllanco with his request for a relcaso doos not become effective until .Feb 13. "SAM C PARK."