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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1918)
TITE MORNING OREG ONI AN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1018. KELLAHER REFUSES TO QUIT CITY JOB Council Seats Dr.-Perkins as Commissioner. SIX VOTE ON MEASURES Suit Brought by P. J. Hanley Ques tioning Validity of Election Is Cause of Mixup. "I am going' to sit tight and hold on unless I am removed by the courts." was the ultimatum delivered by Com missioner Dan Kellaher yesterday when the council seated Dr. T. L. rerkins as City Commissioner for the short term. 'Dr. Perkins." said Kellaher later, "will have to brine ouster proceedings if he wants my office." "I intend doing nothing." said Dr. Perkins, "the matter is in the hands of the City Attorney and Mayor." Meanwhile. Portland has six com missioners, instead of five; Kellaher is holding the fort and Commissioner Perkins hasn't any place to hang his hat. This mornine: there will be a special meeting of the council, when the Mayor will assign Perkins to a department, presumably the one occupied by Kella her. But Kellaher states that he will refuse to turn over the keys. On the other hand, the Mayor and Commis sioners do not intend to recogniza Kellaher as a Commissioner, no matter what he does, after the assignment is made. Suit to Be Henrd Today. Today at 2 o'clock the suit which duestions the validity of the recent municipal election will be heard before Circuit Judge Tucker. While tne main nint attacked is the legality of the election regarding the J5.000.000 bond Issue for harbor development, tne iuo will also decide the status 01 me 01 flcprs elected at the election. When a motion was made at the Council meeting yesterday morning that Perkins' bond be approved, Kel laher took this as his cue to explain where he stands. He said he would object to anyone being put in the place he was appointed to fill until his time evnires June 30. 1919. Kellaher sug gested that action on Perkins' bond be postponed until the question of the legality of the election be tested in court, and that in the meantime he wnnlri not relinaUish any rights. The Council declined to await settlement, for Commissioner Barbur pointed out that it may never be settled. A vote was taken and it stood four to approve the bond and one against it. Kellaher voted in the negative. Six Votes Cant on All Business. Business of the council proceeded when Kellaher failed to have the mat ter of Perkins" seat postponed, and six votes fere cast on all business calling for a vote. Commissioner Perkins said nothing, but voted regularly. On the advice of the City Attorney a careful check was taken of how Kellaher and Perkins voted in order that there can be no future legal tangle over the superfluity of City Commissioners. To the council City Attorney LaRoche stated that the suit, brought by P. J, llanley Questions the validity of the municipal election and that this should not be considered by the council In the Kellaher-Perkins problem. It was the advice of LaRoche to have the counci accept the bond of Perkins and accept him as a member of the council. In the opinion of the Mayor the council could do nothing else, as the courts must de termine the legality issues raised by . Kellaher. He s worked hard enough for all of us to do quite a spell , : Vincn'f V f ' III lltlOll L. Parkdale Auto Stage Quits. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 13. (Spe cial.) The approach of -Winter ia heralded by the announcement that the Hood River-Parkdale automobile stage, operated by a local livery concern, has discontinued service until next Spring. The auto stage buses since last May have been making round trips daily between here and ITpper Valley points. 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