The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-23

SEPTEMBER 23fS96,
Ter way the building of a, fire station
at headquarters, action upon which
was temporarily postponed some few
months ago. Upon motion of Mulvey
the city recorder was instructed TO re-
advertise for bids for the construction
Of the building.
ENGINEER KELSEY ANSWERS.
City Engineer Kelsey sent in an an
swer to the charges of misconduct of
office preferred against him by Con-
tractor l.. G. Wilkerson, wherein he de-
MES every allegation made by the con-
tractor, and in addition shows that in |
the majority of instances the alleged |
irregularity could only be attributed to |
the board OF public works. The answer
is very lengthy. and a complete denial
is made.
BUCKLE SCORES WILKERSON.
After the clerk had finished reading
the city engineers statement of his side
of the case, Councilman Buckle arose
to a question of personal privilege, and
denounced a certain paragraph of Con-
tractor Wilkerson's charges, which the
speaker thought reflected upon the
sewer committee, of which Buckle is a
member. He further denounced seve-
raj clauses which he took it were a re-
Election upon the board of public works.
Relative to the Palmer g. Dykes bid on
the Improvement of the sewer farm,
Mr.. Buckle produced actual figures
from the records tending to show that
Mr.. Wilkerson's figures were wrong.
Stewart wanted to refer the charges
as we'll as the answer to a special COM
nf 70 ha cd hy I0
chair, this committee to report at the
earliest possible date as to whether the
charges were sufficient to warrant a,
trial by the council.
WILL BE INVESTIGATED FRIDAY.
Buckle, who was very anxious to go
! into the case at once, moved that the
charges against the engineer be dis
missed, but O'Meara, made the point to
| this motion that it was unjust and con-
trary to law. As to the appointment
of a special committee, he commended
that an investigation of such charac-
ter would naturally bias the opinions Of
the members of that committee, and
unfit them to sit as judges in the case
when brought before the council.
O'Meara then moved that the matter
| be referred to a committee of the whole
to meet next Friday night, and this
carried without opposition. The mat
ter will now be thoroughly ventilated at
that meeting.
SUIT AGAINST TREASURER MAY.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Romney and passed without
debate:
Resolved, That the city attorney be
and he is hereby instructed to COM
mence suit Immediately against j. L.
May, city treasurer, and his bondsmen,
to recover the amount of money be-
longing to this city said to be in the
Bank of Salt Lake at the time of it's
failure"
BIDS FOR COAL.
Diehl offered the following, which
passed:
Resolved, That the recorder be and
hereby is instructed to ask all coal
dealers in this city for proposals to de-
liver slack and lump coal to the several
} city departments from the 18th day
of October, 1896, to the 3Oth day of
) April, 1897. The proposals to be de-
livered to the recorder on or before the
18th inst, and to be opened at the coun-
ell meeting of said day"
Objections were raised by Stewart,
who said there was a. great "coalbine'
in the city-''coal bin, you mean in
terrupted O'Meara.
"Well, I don't care what you call it,
am opposed to the resolution any
way" was Stewards retort.
Dale introduced the following reso-
luton, which was passed:
Resolved That the finance COM
nittee be instructed to approve no pay
rolls except for salaries until the said
pay rolls have been presented to and
approved by the chairman of the COM
mittee having charge of the depart
ment in which the liability has been
incurred. The auditor is hereby in
structed to observe the terms of this
resolution
FROM CLERK STANTON.
County Clerk Stanton, in letter to
the city attorney, called attention 10
the inconvenience experienced in his
Office arising from filing papers in cases
in which the city is a party, through
not having the fees paid in advance
Part of the clerks letter reads: I'm
der the present fee bill all costs should
be paid at the commencement of a
suit. The auditor checks my accounts
each month, at which time / must ac-
! count for all money as shown by the
books. In accepting city warrants for
this class of work have thus far been
compelled to lose the discount, and ]
do not feel constrained to continue this
practice. Therefore, for your informa-
ton, as city attorney, and through you
to Salt Lake City corporation, L desire
to say that in future all cases filed by
Salt Lake City must be accompanied
by the filing fee in cash.
Appended to the above was the fol
lowing recommendation from City
Attorney Mckay:
! Gentlemen: For some time past OBJ
jections have been raised at the clerk
office of the Third district court to The
receipt of city warrants in payment
: of court fees. 1 requested Mr.. ClerI
Stanton to state his objections in writ
ing and 1 would submit his communi
, cation to the council. I herewith
: transmit his letter for your informa
, ton, and respectfully suggest that ar
: appropriation of 500, or such othel
l sum as to you may seem best. be made
by the council to be disbursed by my
assistant, Mr.. Hampstead, for the pur
poses Indicated and as the necessitie.
, of this Office may require"
3 A LIVELY DEBATE.
s: The matter precipitated a lively de
: bate O'Meara thought the mayor!
contingent was for just such purpose
and that it was folly to appropriate tn.
: money to the city attorney or his as
< sistant when either of them could g
f to the mayor and get an order. Mulve.
/ was of the same opinion and suggested
e that the 500 might be appropriated
4 to the contingent fund instead of Il
: the city attorney or Mr.. Hampstead.
! City Attorney Mckay, being called
: upon, stated that the objections to get
+ino an order on the contingent f11nt