The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
INSPECTOR is REINSTATED
ENGINEERS CHARGES AGAINST
MDoNNEL NOT SUSTAINED.
Board Of Public Works Makes a
Second Investigation-KeIsey Not
Present.

The statement was officially made at
the meeting OF the city council a week
ago that the board of public works
had investigated the city en-
gineers allegations of neglect of duty
against Inspector W. ]. Mcdonnell IN
looking after the work of pipe-laying
under the Moran contract and that the
conclusion had been reached that the
inspector was not guilty, but the board
of public works last evening went into
the matter again. The same conclusion
was reached as before. Chairman
DOoly presided and members of the
council committee on waterworlSs and
Superintendent Hines were present by
invitation.
Instead of attending the investiga-
ton in person and with his witnesses,
Engineer Kelsey rested his case in -
letter over his own signature. specify
ing in detail when and how Inspector
Mcdonnell had been negligent of his
duties in passing pipe joints imperfect
ly made and accepting others not made
according TO the contract specifications
The engineers letter was supplement
ed by written statements from Frank
b. GaWan, w. II. Il. SpaffOrd and Sell
dCL J. ClawsOn Of the engineers STAFF.
ciCES instances of McDOnneIs neglect
oI DUTY. From these statements and
frl-a what I have seen" declared the
engineer in his letter, I am thorough
" convinced that the city's interests
were not being properly guarded by
the board $ inspector, and 1 am un-
willing to certify to the value of this
work on such inspection"
Inspector Mcdonnell, in replying TO
the charges against him, admitted that
he did not measure every warned"
joint TO find if the minimum thickness
of lead would go in, and that he did
not otherwise inspect every joint, be
cause ne did not believe it to be nee
esSary to take any more measurements
than enough to serve as a sample.
At the conclusion of Mcdonnell re-
cital Chairman Davis of the water
works committee remarked that the
way the inspection had been made the
city engineer was justified in object
ing to accepting the inspectors serv-
ices.
superintendent Hines declared that
what pipe-laying and joint making he
had seen done under the Moran con-
tract was fTst-Class work, especially
the calking.
James McCal;Um, an employee Of
the WaterWoTks department and who
has been doing the inspecting on the
Moran work the past week, while Nc
Donnel has been under suspension,
stated that he did inspecting IN the
same manner as the inspector, but ne
naQ detected Two ledhy joints.
Would Not Be Bluffed.
Pat Moran, the contractor, admitted,
when questioned by Mr.. Fabian, that
he did say to Mr.. SpanOrd on the Oc-
casiOn that the latter told him the en-
gineer would not accept his work on
lower First West street, that he did
not care, for he would get his money
any way on the boards recommended
ton to the council.
Il said So" explained Moran, be
cause my work was being done right
and just in the same way as other
work that had been inspected and
passed by Mcdonnell Besides, I would
not be bIuffed and humbugged by the
engineer
rs any relative Of McDOnneTs en-
pIoyed by yOu2'' asked Mr.. CIawsOn.
Yes, was MOran's reply; his son"
Mr.. ClawsOn paid a tribute to the
honesty Of the city engineer, and de-
Tended his right to insist upon the
dismissal of inspectors on complaint.
After further discussion Mr.. Farms
worth offered a motion that the writ
ten statements Of the engineer and his
three lieutenants were entirely unsup-
ported and therefore the suspended in
Spector should be reinstated, which was
adopted. Mr. ClawsOn voting no.
For a Cold In the Head
Laxative BrOmO-Quinine Tablets.