The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-13


the contrary notwithstanding.
Expert Accountant Anderson's re
port was received and filed.
The laboring men got in an enter
ing wedge when the question of award
ing the contract for the sewer on First
SqMsh came up, their protests causing
it u be referred back to the board OF
public works for amendment. The
lamp district ordinance again went
over for one week.
Corum took occasion to say, when
Expert Anderson's report was pre-
scented, that the document did not con-
tain any information as to crooked
ness; that il was a plain statement OF
matter already on the books.
O'AIeara said that the intention was
not to look Tor crooked work. what
vas desired was a plain statement.
Corum retorted that Mr.. Anderson
vas an expensive man; his service
ayes, SIR" replied OrMeara, "and he
saved 5000 for US, $500 on the onyx and
500 on the carving. The architect
gave the onyx men credit for $500 when
it should have been $500. If you want
an investigation we will give you one,
provided you authorize it. This report
tells you just how much was spent and
who got it
Mr.. Young said he had hoped that
all vouchers would be examined and
reported upon.
This has been DONE said O'NIeara.
E>Nr. Anderson has worked hard and
faithfully We had to have him. THE
city auditor has not time TO perform
the duties imposed by law It provides
that he shall audit the books of all
officials every three months, but this
has not been done since we came into
Office
Expert Anderson's report was then
received and filed.
Suditor Raybould's statement for
January was referred to the finance
committee.
lMT Those Present.
Young, Bache, Mcmillan, Hardy.
D'NIeara, Clawson, Lynn, Corunn, Wat
son, Morris. Newell, Mason ana Mr..
President answered to roll call, after
which business proceeded in the order
named.
Communications Filed.
John Stubs presented a resolution
from the WorkingneR requesting the
city council TO compe! all contractors
to employ only Salt Lake workmen anc
paw them weekly in cash and at rate
of not less than 30 cents an hour
which was referred to the sewer COM
Inittee.
Samuel Bates, r. H. Swinburne and
ID S. Duncan. committee from The
1.aboringmen's association, filed a pro-
test against the awarding of the con-
tract for the sewer on First South
street to Sullivan & Mcdonald, on the
,rrounds that the firm owes many hun
dreds of dollars TO poor men Who were
employed upon the gravity sewer, anc
viii not pay its employees
Similar reasons were lied by a. n
EJarnHa and others, of the Working
mems Central Republican club. anC
from Stephen Tyne and two hundree
others.
hoard of public works called Mr.
yaung to his feet with a short speech
on the matter OF contracts. be be
Iie,red that safeguards should bt
throyCu around the labOringmen; tina
only Sa Lake Tyorhmen should b'
employed and the tramps Kept out
thar the COZ -ractors should give PonQi
9ss5hs faithful performance . ~
Er. Clawson took occasion to remarl
that the petitioners in this case We're
In the wrong MIR. sullivan is alone II
mis- contract. Mcdonald not haYint
anvthine to do with il, He agreed
with the councilman from me rms
,n mis- that a clause should be in
tractors to employ no outside LABOR
some general debate by Newell
0'Neara. and others followed, Whtcl
Tesulted in the matter going over unit
jatzr in the evening.
TSza NJ. II. Wachf1eld filed CLAIM
far damages 10 house on account o
The gravity sewer, which was reterre'
to the committee on claims
Requests for electric lights Wer
6~,I rat
TO the committee on improvements.
Extension Granted.
W c. Han, attorney for the NeI
american Gas company, fled q oocu
Ynent setting up that the blizzard pre-
Vailfng in the east had cut off uaf1
10 the extent that they could not &c
pine TO lay the 7,0e0 feet OF pipe yet {
he nut down liz order TO complete tn
laying Of the fourteen miles Of mains
Inasmueh as the time for the com
nletion of the work expires very 500
The company asks for an extension G
time. Sixty days was granted and tn
city attorney instructed to draft a
ordinance to that effect.
Want an Inspector.
A request from the board Of publ
works for the approval of the selectio
offan inspector, at a saSary Of SO pc
usARth, on the proposed First Sout
strcbt sewer was referred TO th
sewer committee for investigation
Debate on the Contract.
When the report Of the board {
uubIic works awarding the contraC
for this sewer came up Mr.. O'NIeara
motion to refer to the sewer con
snittee brought Clawson to his fe'
with the assertion that tho board {
public works was created for the pul
nose of awarding contracts and ths
with the ripe experience Of these mel
it was an insult to refer theiD acrio
&c the committee.
636Meara retorted by saying thu
al the bids submitted had not bee
considered; that the offer Of Fran
9arrfean. to construct the sewer f
2 given amount had been thrown CT
and for that reason he desired the CA
investigated.
All the protests of the laborine me
were then read. after which Mr.. Lyn
4 champ5oned the cause of Mr. SplliVa
"A saving that IL was an outrage 20 a
Y tack him in this manner; that the pr
tests should be resolved and filed. NJ
Sullivan was a man of honor and W.
not Implicated in the matter of 2<ee
ing men out Of moneys earned.
Mr.. Newell thought the mats