Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-24
RECONSIDERATION DEMANDED.

At II. last session the City Council
voted IN appropriation OF about $40 70
Frank HArlgAD, tho Sidewalk con
tractor, for work done on tue nof'b
side Of Second South street, between
East aud West Temple slreels-to be
more specific, along the south side Of
rome Of the walker properly ives, Of
the corner. The claim OF MI. HarigaD
has n history which could DO very
probably brought TO the attention o.
the Council, II some Of the men,
beers who voted for It's payment
last Tue,dsy will move at the next
session, and support the motion, Tor i's
recousidsralion. There are publlc
records and ON cisl reports enough. We
apprehend, TO convince the city fathers
that they we're At least hAsty In tho
action last taken, and that In reality
the claim should not be paid.
We shall not 20 into all the details
OF the incident; but will endeavor TO
bring forth sufficient informs
ton 10 cause each honest guard.
Ian Of the public funds to
think again before voting away nve
hundred dollars OF the psople's money.
Il may not DO generally known. but Il
Ia n fact, that there 10 q double sidewalk
Al the point 10 question, Que on top Of
the other. Thereby hangs the beg N.
ming Of the tale. The board OF public
works,in this fall Of 1893, communicated
to tue contractor certain pieces Of
work upon which they desired him
to concentrate his force, with \
view TO getting those portions com.
pleted before frost should come
t. render tho work difficult and
imperfect His contract required that
these conditions should be complied
with. Al tho same time the board
distinctly notified him that he should
DO no other sidewalk work than on
tho points specified. The Walker side.
walk was not one Of the portions
named; whereupon the owners OF the
property petitioned for tho privilege o
putting down their own sidewalk, and
the petition was in due course granted.
In the meantime, however. the con-
tractor rushed In hastily with bis ma
terials ana men, ami laid the sidewalk
In defiance OF tho board's previous In
struotloAs; while tue owners, In puf.
tuauoe OF the permission, proceeded to
lay the walk on top OF that which he
had done; hence the rise In tho grade
ut the point named. When Mr.. Hari.
gan's claim tor this work was pre-.
scented, 10 the amount OF little over
$500, II was di,approvod; tho report
being unanimously signed not only by
the board OF public works--Thomas
Marshall, A. +. Doremus, IL. NJ. Wells,
Jos. Il. Caino and George NJ. D1wney
but also by the committee on claims.
Twice since ihon has the same claim
been presented and twice dlsallowed
by the claims committee and the
Council. The fourth time-a few
weeks ngo--the petitioner Whose
Slain has been gradually growing
with Interest charge, etc.-a,ked for iis
consideration by \ special committee;
and on that committees favorable
report the Council last Tuesday voted
the bill.
Now, Si72s9 Ia not very large SUN
10 a city like Salt Lake, anu It is con.
Portable amount TO any single indi.
yldual who has PLENTY OF us.s for all
no 10 eutitled ts, like Mr.. HarigAn.
But there IL principle volvsd thu,
mu,t not be lost sight Of. Aud IN view
OF the fact that IL 10 now proposed to
ignore the recommendation OF the
board OF public worke, VIII oh Of Itself
WI think makes the action Illegal, a.
we'll Us OF tho commiltss on claims-.lI
Of them men Of rrputs aud OF acquninl.
Ance with the cess--lt does seem lhat
sOme one ought 10 mtve Tor recon.
siutEatlot TO the snd that a ull hearing
OF tue facts may b. hsd, AnI justice,
not ouly to lhe claimant but 10 the
81 y's ueteur,, may he done.