The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12

From a county of1cia! who is in a
position to know, it is learned that in
side the next few days the county
court will spring a resolution Of some
sort regarding an investigation of the
furniture contract for the county half
of the structure which is likely to be
very interesting piece of verbiage.
Regarding the manner in which the
case viii come up no man as yet
knoweth save the selectmen them
selves said The Herald informant,
but that something win happen you
may rest assured. Of late the men,
bers Of the county board have been
quietly investigating matters. inspect
ing8bills and checking up accounts and
there is but little doubt Of their maxi
ing public something very soon"
10 appears" continued the gentle
mafE TO the reporter, that the select
men claim to have discovered that the
articles of furniture bought cost a
great deal more than they could have
been purchased for right here in Salt
Lake That the wholesale prices
charged by and paid TO the Andrews
company, of Chicago, was in excess Of
retail prices on the same goods laid
down here by jobbers. For instance
IN my office is a wardrobe just big
enough to hang my coat and hat in
which cost $40 at wholesale, when SIS
would be d fair retail price for II.
Similar articles of twice the size are
listed at SIS. I have a chair or two in
my office which [ am certain can be
bought for SO each, not TO exceed $12,
which one of the Selectmen tells me
is listed at So. so Common, plain oak
tables about four feet in length by
thirty inches in width are marked at
$50.
This is not all. The furni-
ture in the office of the pro
bate Judge, which consists of a
sofa and large easy chair. leather
covered; roller top desk, revolving
book case and a few other chairs which
by courtesy I viii call common, q
wardrobe and carpet, are salG 40 az
gregate about $500. That is a pretty
steep figure for one private office,
isn't it2
I have been told that the leather
covered chair referred TO footed up to
Sl04
In my Office is a double desk which
j am satisfied ! can buy right here for
$40, which is, [ am told, priced per
catalogue at $50.
''E.he principal matter, as I under
ata2 it, for official inquiry will be
WY AAlC III &C OOuI IOOIlS Upstairs
were furnished at a cost of nearly
So, 900, as mentioned in your paper
a day or two since when there is no
possible chance of their being occupied
until after statehood. The selectmen
think that these rooms should have
been left empty until such times as
they were needed. and the money
used for some other purpose. AS it is
the sum represented lies idle, drawine
iossi Is said too that when this CON
tract was made that the existence OF
the contract between Dooly and the
United States was thoroughly under
stood and that it was known that nc
chance existed for removing thu
courts
After securing the above informa.
ton the reporter called on the select
men. who were found in their private
Office, going over the bids for the max.
ing of abstracts, mentioned in the pro
ceedings of the county court in an
other column in this paper.
rs there anything new in regard t.
the furniture contract" was the ques
ton propounded.
Nothing" replied Selectman Geddes
''but we VIII have something soon an(
you shall have show at it, equally
NlJn the OIue[ pdpcIS- <S yet II Is no
quite ready for the public"
We want to keep it perfectly quie
until We are all ready said Selectmal
Roberts. This conversation would in
dictate that the board really intends t
act as stated by the interview herewith
given.
Another matter also tends to confirm
81 - truths Of the statement. a few
days ago, in speaking of the possible
removal OF the courts. Mr.. Geddes sait
that at no time was there any chanc
of securing them for the joint buildin;
in view of the fact that the contrac
with the Dooley block was an iron-clat
one and ran until 1897.
Mr.. Geddes said at that time in ad
dition to the above, that he did no
understand why the newspapers ha,
neglected to call the attention Of tn
public to the courtroom expenditur
matter, as he considered it a subjec
OF vital Importance to the taxpayers.
Whether or not any charges will b
rraferred against any one for wron
doing IN connection with this matter
or whether rigid Investigation on TIL
I,exow plan will be ordered, is only
matter of conjecture at this time
Which will be the course pursued wi