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by Scott Carlson Bruton, who admitted that he was
Members of the Maplewood city council reluctant to criticize Murdock, pointed
held up action on three items of business out that Murdock thought some items
last Thursday night so that colleague were important enough to cast his vote for
Burton Murdock can participate in the or against.And yet"it's unfair to ask us to
votes this Thursday night. wait," he added.
This coming Thursday originally had
Murdock, a first-term councilman, not been scheduled for any council
went to see his son play in a hockey game meetings. The council met two days
last Thursday evening. But he asked the earlier with the Community Design
council not to act on a park availability Review Board besides holding its second
charge and administrative salaries until regular monthly Thursday night meeting
10:30 p.m. last week.
The only trouble was that the council The council voted to delay action on the
had wrapped up all other agenda items by items until this Thursday. Bruton
9 p.m. And that irritated Mayor Robert reluctantly agreed to table the items.
Bruton, who contended that each of the Murdock, who was called at his home
other councilmen has to give up at least Friday evening, was not available for
one night a week for council business. comment.