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Show in of Mayor Will Lose Superintendent Jol t wise eminently qualified the relatiy c may be.' e "But he adds that, considering al si the circumstances in the case as sect s1in the record and the unanimous ac e ! tion of the council, and without am -1 evidence of collusion between th t 1 mayor and the council, "the cas lacks that clement of culpabilit -1 which, to my mind, is necessary un -der the statute.'" j o if ttpct a i - i.i - ....... liter of the Nepotism ac ?it 'brousht into effect in th ' ft;'fairs because of th ;;'tlie water superintendent i ',; reiative of the mayor wa ; of a. lengthy article in th t Tribune recently. The ar the following pertinen ftite gist of an opinion giv -over A. Giles, assistant at sneral. at the request o - Dunford, county attorney c - erintendent had held of ' -7 long time, but the & 1 .j; appointment the duty c ; by and with Uie consen i juncil. ; case, Mr. Dimford relate: -or simply made no appoint :; "all although the ordinanc : onnnint. the suDerin t : yidu rr - The mayor apparently w '".pinion that the superinten--id hold over automRticallj ; successor was appointee c K was brought to beat 15 a source or other, where-I where-I .; nrainpil adnnted a res- ihic'h would, as its members l; -i to think, repeal the f orm- -ance in this respect, and 5: jve the appointment in the a member of the council a the mayor. - as doubts the efficacy of a . a to set aside an ordinance, cm ie resolution were adopted 2-" the formalities such as to 'j-, :n and the like, which are j, incase of an ordinance. ra ssmes general points out zt ; the entire membership of ;co -aing body of the munici-teni munici-teni manifested at least an out-& out-& J extraordinary interest in car a0n of the present supers' super-s' it is quite probable that te ..til members believed that it ' i best interests of the com-'P'i com-'P'i that the superintendent --nam. J 5 -rver," he concludes, "on the '' ' he entire proceedings, the ! S id of what was attempted L' B' al of nepotism act if the cousin is retained as super- ' : jffice cannot be held except TO- .itment from the mayor, E'J consent of the council. lKi lie mayor can neither appoint p.jj, .& to succeed himself for a 3, nor retain him by failure .r an appointment. iol; pint, if not the strict letter, repotism act, is to prevent YS, -iters from furnishing em-Ijgiie em-Ijgiie .: to their .relatives at the Sept of the public treasury, to ion of others of equal, if Oct, :, qualifications, and other- aily deserving of the posi- inestion. -enforcement of the nepo- '.tiere can be no favorites, jKT( laithful, efficient or other- |