The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-31
Mr. DOOLY SAYS
MR. KELSEY LIED


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of rods and levels then undertook to
| read his communication 10 the board,
with a view 10 showing that his posi-
ton was correct.
It's all wrong" the chairman inter-
ruDted
You let me finish" returned Kelsey.
Il don't care to discuss this matter
with you"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Kelsey's
| reading he started to gather I'D some
| maps and drawings he had brought
with him. IF l am 10 be insulted in
this manner said he, L won't attend
any more meetings of the board of
public works.
Dolly Was Unrepentant.
With this ominous threat ringing in
the ears of the startled company, the
city engineers footsteps were heard to
recede. Presently business was going
on in the same old SomnOlent way. At
the close of the meeting Mr. Clawson
expressed regret that the alteration
had occurred. He thought it was the
result of misunderstanding on both
sides, but Chairman Dooly was unre-
pentant. He didn't seem 70 mind the
tone of the letter so much as the fact
that he hadn't seen it before last
night
This was not the fault of Mr.. Kel-
sey, however. for the date of the COM
munication showed that il was written
on June 20. Clerk Whitaker attempted
TO prove to the chairman that he
had showed him the letter at his bank
some weeks ago, but Mr.. Dooly couldn't
remember a thing about it,
Then the clerk showed a document
which purpOrted to prove an inspec-
ton of the pipe in controversy. An
investigation, however, showed that
the inspection had been made by Mr..
Bamberger's man, and Mr. DOoly was
compelled to admit that, so far as the
city is concerned, it was not inspection
at all.
scalps in Danger.
So there is friction between the
chairman and the engineer. Somebody
is going after somebody's scalp. Mr..
DoOly is sure it won't be "his'n'' that
is to be lifted. Mr. Kelsey is likewise
confident that "his'n" is safe. The
outcome will be awaited with anxiety
by a feverishly excited pOpulace.
Before the trouble began the board
took uD the request of the Excelsior
Wood Stave Pipe company for an eX-
tension of time on its contract for put
ting in the reservoir at the head of
First South street. 1t was shown that
he company had agreed to finish the
work by July Is. One extension of
fifteen days had been granted at the
last meeting of the board.
Against Further Time.
There was a decided sentiment
against granting further time, al
hOugh the company pleaded that eX-
ira excavation, for which it was not
prepared, had been ordered. Mr.. DoOly
confessed his belief that the work
would not be finished before Sept. 10,
)r too late to do any good this year.
During the discussion it transpired
hat the real cause of delay was the
failure of P. ]. Moran to furnish the
pipe necessary in time.
Mr.. Moran agreed to have the pipe
on the ground within twenty days af-
ter June 20, but he hasn't lived up to
his contract. There is no clause in it.
for some inscruta bic reason, providing
penalty for this fall-down on Mr.,
Moran's part, so the city will have to
wait on him. The board didn't grant
the Excelsior people the time asked
which was to Aug. Is Instead the re-
quest was received and filed.
Other business was trivial in char
ac.er.