Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05

soy had kept within his regular allow
nnco and ID had not been shown, neither
could u be proven that the figures ~
his report were false ur misleading
Fernstfum reiterated that MT kol-
sey'H report was gotten up Tor the pure
puse % dcceiviug the members ~ the
city Council na we'll az the general pub
llc I'VE have sustained our charges"
be- continued "hnd n the gentlemen
90 The other side want additional proof
they can have it'
Weller also thought the charges had
been sustained
Waliacc said that n the members had
not made nght on tho engineer
fuller report md more complete report
would have been submitted hy Mr. toi-
Hey long ago. Tho engineer was ln pos
session VI valuable Information regard
INK the proposed now source u water
supply ifo had found Mr. Kelsey a
good honest and upright man. worthy
0f the confidence and respect NJ all.
Allen thought both the majority and
minority reports required modification.
ll1 could not vote 10 discharge Mr..
Kelsey, neither could he consistently
vote tn oxouerute him. To vote 90 exc
unerute Mr. Kelsey was simply giving
announcement tu that gentleman 60 go
on drfyiug the CITY Council
Cnlllstcr-if my friend Allen or any
other member % this Council can show
me one Instance where Mr. Kelsey has
dcnod this Council / win Withdraw my
substitute.
Patrick said the whole trouble was
the result ~ the engineer holding back
hls fnnl report ON the water supply
question. tie related o. conversation
had with Mr.. Kelsey and subsequent
visit tD Mr.. kelHoys Office when be- was
shown The maps, surveys ana data. Had
the engineer given 20 the Council and
The committee the Information ho hnd
given him this nght would have ended
long ago.
BucEie related a similar nght against
Mr Kelsey by previous ndmlnlstrn-
ton, The engineer came out NJ that
nght victorious nH he would In the
present one. Mt Kelsey had mover
been derellct In hia duty. His general
reputation was unimpcachahlc.
Here followed some talk regarding
I the employment NJ an expert account
amt and consuming the engineer. Robert
Hon wanted the question settled one
| way CO., the other once and Tor all. lie
| was tired ~ this continual nght and
| wranglc The nEht on Mr. Kelsey was
| Of q personal nature.
| Buckle said there were some member,
| M the Council who had their mind
| made MP months AFRO 10 have Mr.. kcl-
/ aey'H scalp. iio had told the engineer
| that the time would come when Ccr-
[ tain members ~ fhlH Council would
| attempt On remove him. THE city
| engineer asked me on what grounds.
and I told him there would b. no
| grounds; thoy'u manufacture some.
| thing" Buckle wished u Understood
that he did not Include Patrick among
those who wanted Kelsey removed.
\ vote was then taken on the various
| motions. substitute and amendment,
/ aud declared lost. on motion Of Howe.
| seconded by FernHtrum the engineer
was instructed 90 furnish another re-
| port
The maps. pronles etc, were referred
to the committee ~ the whole 90 meet
next Thursday night The matter NJ
supplying certain maps and data Ia
Hon. Elwood Mead for a government
exhibition lt Paris was then taken up
and SO was appropriated 10 defrny
the expense NJ complying with Ait
Mcnd'a request,
Fornstrom questioned the genuIncncaa
10 Mr. Mcnd'a request. and after nn
acrimonious debate between Fern
strom and Wallace during which he
latter numerically roasted the former
aa also ala Cnllistor the COMMITTEES
rose.