| Show COUNCIL C 0 ry UNCIL IN I 1 N I 1 p v IT n inar ix TT rr lalou rh 11 S bar Y ib S CITY FATHERS MEET BEHIND BEHIN D CLOSED DOORS I 1 how to solve the problem of cites finances perplexing the mayor and united council I 1 mayor brewers recent communication to tho the council seemed to have the effect of causing the council to think some definite action should be taken to correct certa certain iii evils that apparently exist in city affairs that can best be attended to in a private rather than in a public capacity so upon tho the sug agostion of the mayor that a commet committee be appointed to confer with him re regarding gaMing tho the matter the entire council was appointed to feryo an that committee which virtually turned the council into an executive ries session sion I 1 this committee met last evening behind closed doors irk in the mayors office and wrestled with the vexed question of how to make the receipts of tho the city equal the expenditures there of the major premise was that tho the expenses of ogden n exceed the revenues and the question to be solved i was whether it would be best beat to cut down the expenses or increase the rev enuco the mayor argues that tho the I 1 accounts ought to balance and that it is the duty odthe of the council together with himself to see that they do balance the council to in its attitude last evening in so far as generalities are am concerned was in harmony with the mayor and the chief executive and the city dads struggled harmoniously to solve the problem but it was a secret session and no details would be given out for the public however it is a certainty that the condition and working order of every department 0 of the city government will be gone into before tho the work of the general committee will be concluded and no uncertain measures will be inaugurated to correct whatever evils may be found to exist the commits commet too tee finished only a part of the work before it last night and it adjourned to meet again this evening to renew its dorkof investigation mayor brewer stated that there would be nothing for publication until tho the committee had finished its work and was ready to make a report to the city council in regular session he H e said further I 1 this is purely a business proposition with tic the city adminis tra tion we want to attend to the cites business the kameas we would attend to our own and the only way to do it right is tor for tho council and the mayor to work together tho the same as a board of directors would work to accomplish the best results for a private corporation something must be done to put the city on a firm paying basis and we are trying to find out what course to pursue there will be nothing to bo be given to the public regarding the details of any plan of operation until the work of this committee is finished A rei port of our investigations will be made to the city council in due courso course ot of time I 1 am giving the matter a good deal of my time and I 1 propose to do so as aa long as thoro here is ia any need of it nothing could be learned from either tho the mayor or individual members as to what was accomplished last night oraas or as to what disclosures it if any were made it is stated slated by the different members of the executive commit committee committed teo that it will require adlof all of tonight and perhaps longer to attend i to tho the business at hand to live in california I 1 mrs airs C W betts belts left tho the city wednesday tor for sacramento california she will join her husband who has been there for the past three weeks they will mako make their home for tho summer slimmer in california |
