Show THE MAYORS appointments we think tha mayor and city council of ogden should not take any bad which would keep them apart but that mutual understanding should be arrived at in the cirit of fairness and conciliation we believe that would ba approved by alie majority ot the people ol 01 oden city herald the herald ia way off there ie no misunderstanding between the mayor nd city council it is customary that mattere of importance be referred to the committee and aa no 4 committees ee have been appointed no reference could bo made nations were laid on the table ie the only thing that could lionor ably bi done to confirm the nominations without investigating tho standing and character of tho men it must not bo forgotten that the council waa given tho right to confirm the mayors nominations without in the et andine and character of tho men that this was done for the specific purpose of allowing the council to inspect the qualifications ficat ions ard abilities ot eacle roan for lifs respective position if the mayor should nominate an incompetent man it ia the duty of alie council to refuse confirmation but it the nominee la well fitted to the position for which ho is nominated then the council will conform tho appointment within a reasonable length of time and one week is certainly reasonable there can not must not be any mutual understanding for the appointment of any person to office as the herald suggests the action of the mayor and council must be as it will be open and above board the councilmen both democratic and republican leave the confidence of the people and will bo no part iian display of power the mayor has the power to appoint and the council has the power to refuse to confirm any unworthy or incompetent person that is all there is to it |