The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-31
Mr., DOOLY SAYS
Mr.. KELSEY LIED
Hot Time at Meeting of the
Public Works Board.
CITY ENGINEER QUITS
AND STALKS OFF HOME
The Chairman'S Remarks Vexed
Him Considerably.

If City Engineer Kelsey hadn't
picked uD his hat and a few other
things and gone straight home, some
body might have had his nose pulled
at meeting of the board of public
works last night. Chairman Dooly
was the party of the second part. Just
whether his bugle or the bugle of the
city engineer would have been used
as the milkman uses the pump handle,
is question that will never be set
tied.
The reason Mr. Kelsey went home
was that Mr. Dolly called him a liar
IN almost so many words. The en-
glneer was quite VeXed over it. In fact,
he was so vexed that he refused to
play with the board any logger and
declared that he would never cttend
another meeting until he could be as
sured of ge1tlemanly treatment at tbs
hands of the chairman.
The Lie Is Passed.
Here is a plain, unvarnished recital
of the occurrence. The board had
transacted decorously even somno-
lently, mass of routine business when
Chairman Dolly picked up a cOmmu-
nlcation from the engineer. AS he
read II aloud his eyes snapped and he
paled with anger. Before he had fin
ished he threw the document down as
though he were trying to break it, and
uttered this at the rate of about per
cent a month.
MIR. Kelsey has miSstated the facts.
The truth would have served his puT-
pose. as we'll as a lie
But this is getting a tIif1P a hQad Of
the story. The communication was as
follows, cutting out the formal address
to the honorable chairman and mem
bers of the board If public works, gen
tlemen:
Engineer Kelsey's Letter.
Following IS a statement of six cars
of sewer pipe and specials purchased
from the Bamberger Coal company.
showing the number of pieces accepted,
and the amount rejected. The first
carload, making seven in all, was not
inspected, the chairman of the board
having authorized the contractor to
unload it and inspect the pipe as it was
sent cut # the yard. The pipe is now
stored in Bamberger's coal yard The
accented pipe should have been hauled
to the citys material yard when it was
unlOaded from the car, as the loss
from breakage in the yard is consider
able"
When Mr.. Dooly had given expires
sion TO his sentiment concerning the
letter, Mr.. Kelsey sprang to his feet.
He was visibly annoyed Il object to
that statement" he said with some
vigOr. Il must ask the chairman to
at least be courteous toward me- ."
While he was speaking Mr.. Kelsey was
walking around the table toward
Chairman DOOly.
The latter evidently expected to be
attacked. The other members of the
board sat still, but Mr.. DoOly pushed
back his chair and stood up with COM
mendable promptness. He moved
chestily to meet Mr.. Kelsey. but the
engineer didn't raise his dukes. Don't
be alarmed he said; I'm not going
to strike you. I'm only looking for my
hat"
Katy Did and Katy Didn't.
1T certainly is a fact that you have
misstated the case Mr. DOOIy de
clared, as Mr.. Kelsey firmly grasped
his head piece.
Il say it is not fact" replied the
engineer.
Nobody would have been surprised
at this juncture if Mr.. DOOly had in
simulated that Mr.. Kelsey was a mean
old thing, but he fOrebOre. The man