The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-18
PUBLIC WORKS FEUD.
Chairman DOOly and Engineer
Kelsey Did Not Meet.
SESSION OF THE BOARD
SUGGESTED THAT COUNCIL RE-
MOVE SOME ONE.

Why Chairman Dooly Of the board of
public works and City Engineer Kelsey
have no friendly regard for each other,
and why both remained away from
last evenings meeting of the board,
was fully explained by Acting Chair
man Clawson and his colleagues at
the short session. The meeting was
called to consider important business. !"
but very little was said or done beyond
exploring the differences between Mr..
Dooly and Mr.. Kelsey.
Preliminary 10 the interesting ex-
chdnge of sentiment the clerk read a
mass OF correspondence. First was
the pressing invitation of Acting Chair
man CIaw5On to Engineer KELSEY TO
attend the meeting. Then came the
letter of Contractor Moran, explaining
that an inspector representing the city
engineer, duplicating the work of the
BOARD inspector Of water pipe laying
delayed and interfered with his con-
tract IN succession came the Robert
son resolution from the council, de-
mandlng to know why two inspectors
were employed, the engineers reply
that the board S inspector could not be
trusted, and the engineers letter that
the board made an unreasonable re-
quest for blueprint plans Of contract
work, because no member of the board
could explain them 10 prospective bid
ders, and the engineers Office, the
proper place, is always prepared TO
give desired information in detail
Mr. Fabian started the ball rolling
after the reading OF the letters by say
ing, IN reply to Mr. Clawson's sugges-
ton, that because Of Mr.. Dooly's alb
sence the engineer might come If tele-
phoned Tor, that since Engineer Kelsey
had not the courtesy to reply to the
invitation to attend the NEE he
would object to him meeting With r7-
board.
The Dooly-Kelsey Feud.
Mr.. Farnsworth said: "One or the
other is wrong, but 1T would not be
right for the engineer to come when the
chairman is not here"
Each is staying away, 1 suppose,
thinking the other is here" remarked
Acting Chairman ClawsOn.
THE fight between Dooly and Kei-
sey," suggested Mr.. Fabian. in indig-
nant tones, has nothing to do with the
board.
4 take no offense from the engineer
not formally replying to the invitation
to attend the meeting" spoke the act
ing chairman. Mr.. Kelsey called on
courteOusly enough, AS you know, gen
tlemen. the city engineer has said re-
peatedly he would net attend the
boards meetings since Mr.. Dooly called
him liar"
That's nothing to do with the board, >"
Mr.. Fabian broke in.
Thus far in the dialogue the main
point in contention Of what right the
engineer had to detail another man to
inspect the pipe-laying of Contractor
Moran had been overlooked, and Mr..
FarnswOrth delivered himself of this
sentiment: "If the boards inspector
proved himself incompetent, the engi-
neer did right in putting in another
man. only ne should have notified the
beard of it
Mr.. Fabian asked if any member of
the board had seen the alleged imper
feet joints passed upon b. the board 8
Inspector. as stated in Engineer Kcl-
sey's. letter, but the other two present
confessed that they had not seen the
work at all.
Position of Engineer.
Then Acting Chairman Clawson re-
cited the contention of the engineer
Mr.. CIawsOn said Engineer Kelsey con-
tended and cited an opinion of the
city attorney TO bear him out, that the
board had no right to change his speci-
fications. to change lines and grades. to
fix quantities, to pass upon materials
or to determine any other engineering
questions. Eve ali know" added Mr.
Clawson. that the board has changed
the engineers specifications and has
otherwise overstepped the bounds but
I have assured the engineer that the
board did not desire to overstep
again"
When I was acting chairman" re-
marked Mr.. Fabian, II wrote to Mr.
Kelsey that the board desired in future
TO respect his every prerogative."
Il know that the chairman (meaning
Mr.. DOoly) has no such idea of the
rights claimed BY the enEineer,'' sug-