Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-13
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until 1t was made the basis of an at.
tack on my department and that
Will not submit to but will defend my.
self as long as | remain In office.
The chairman says nothing about tht
changes il my plans in the Moran con
tract made by the council at the recon-.
mendation and suggestion Of the board
which increased the cost of the work
$1,000. The fear that the engineer
might order some additional work did
not prevent the chairman sending let
tiers TO me requesting and urging that
| order Moran to furnish a lot of new
cast iron pipe under his contract al
the old and higher price Of a year acc
and which | declined to do.
The published statement of the chair
man and the annual report OF the
board regarding cost Of the reservoir
arc a Misrepresentation of the facts,
and the figures given are not correct.
Regarding the attorneys suggestion
that tie work should be In the hands Of
rome one who Is working for the city4
interest / will say that he cannot cite
n single instance where The city has
suffered any loss through any act OF
mine under any contract that has been
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FRANK G. KELSEY,
City Engineer
Mr.. Kelsey explained that there were
In all twenty changes in the new form.
Of which seven We're important ones,
and under this new contract his au-
thorlty was so entirely abrogated that
ii would make it very disagreeable for
him to supervise city work. He said
that perusal Of the new contract had
been refused him tin Tuesday after
noon, when the matter was to come be-
fore the Council that night.
Councilman Whlttemore here in a
patroni2ng and fatherly Gliding way
asked Mr.. Kelsey who had refused to
allow him to see the form of contract.
Mr.. Kelsey answered that clerk Whita.
ker OF the board had stated to his
Kelsey'sl brother, whom he had sent
down for a copy Of the contract that he
had orders not to show il TO any one.
This Mr.. Whitaker fatty denied. He
said that the contract was being copied
by Mr.. Mansfield at the time Mr. KEEL
sey sent for It, and that Mr. Kelsey's
brother had helped him proofread the
first copies at between 5 and $3.50 Mon
day afternoon, In answer to Mr.. Writ
temore, Mr. Kelsey admitted that he
had been prevented from seeing the new
forms by the board OF public works.
Councilman Beatty then asked the
city attorney II in his opinion the old
contract was valid and protective ex-
cept as TO the approval Of extra work.
Mr. Stephens replied that it was. II
was the boards duty to call In the en-
glneer or attorney for consultation
when required.
suppose it doesn't" suggested
Beatty.
They could be held to be derelict in
their duty"
But that would be after the fact,
wouldn't it, smiled the doctor.
c. II. Howe then asked that the
board have a chance Of being heard so
that II might refute some of the express
sons and suspicious that had been cast
on It. After whispered consultation,
Chairman Dooly arose and said that the
board waived its right. and had no re-
marks to offer,
Mr.. Whttemore moved that the con-
tract blank be referred 90 committee
OF the city attorney, engineer and
chairman OF the waterworks committee
in order 20 give the attorney and engin-
Ger a chance TO get together on the
matter The motion was voted down
Fernstrom claimed that the contract
was not the business OF the city en-
gineer or the attorney, but Of the mayor
and council.
Beatty and Fernstrom then got tan
gled up on the merits OF the city en-
gineer
The doctor had been remarking that