The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-30
STILL AFTER DOOLY
Resolution Calling for New
Public Works Chairman.
MAYOR is CRITICISED
CHARGES OF JoBBERY IN LET
TING CONTRACTS.

President Buckle of the city council
last night took another shy at Chair
man John T. Dooly OF the board of
public works. While he did not sue
coed i'll causing the removal of the
chairman from his position on the
board. the effort Of the councilman was
accorded a respectful hearing, with the
result that Friday night, in committee
Of the whole, was fixed for hearing the
question of Mr.. Doolys disqualification
to serve the city in supervisory ca
pacity in its contracts for public work.
The new method employed by Coun-
Gilman Buckle to force Mr.. Dolly of
the public works board is disclosed in
a resolution which he offered at last
nights meeting. The resolution re
cites that official records ShCw7that Mr..
DOoly is q director of the Utah Saw
ings q Trust company, which company
has qualified as surety in an amount
aSgregating over $4,000 on the bonds
of contractors for city work over which
the director has supervision as chair
man of the board of public works, and
that the company is furnishing or has
furnished at least one of the contract
OrS money TO complete his work. The
resolution further recites that in the
opinion of eminent attorneys, Mr. DOoly
is disqualified by law from serving On
the city's board.
For these stated reasons. and another
one that the best interests of the city
demand that a disinterested citizen who
can exclusively protect the interests of
the city occupy the position of chair
man of said board, the resolution di-
rected that the attention of Mayor
Thompson be called to the matters and
that ne be requested to submit to the
council the name of some citizen for
the position of board chairman who
will not occupy the dual position OF
surety and chairman.
Criticised the Mayor
Adverting to the recent unpleasant
ness. when Councilman Buckle, as act
ing mayor, was relegated to the ranks
for attempting to remove Chairman
DoOly. the author of the resolution said
that on the return of the mayor to the
city il was stated in the newspapers
that his honor intended to investigate
the question of Mr.. DOOly'S disQuaItf-
cation. but to date the executive had
done nothing in the premises. Buckle
continued by saying Mayor Thompson
would have shown his consistency If
he had taken the pains to investigate
the matter before censuring both him
and the council for the actions taken
in the matter during his absence from
the city. Recent events, in Buckles
opinion. forced him to the conclusion
that he was on the right track, for
Chairman Dolly had requested the city
attorney to advise him as to whether
he is disqualified by law from serving
on the board. but in the form of the
request Buckle saw a subterfuge by
DCOly putting misleading questions 20
the attorney on the subject of his dis
qualification
As to the status of 9, surety on a con-
tract bond, Buckle declared that in case
of default or failure to complete the
the principal.
Establishments of Pipe Syndicate.
Replying to an insinuation from
Buckle that a member Of the council
had suggested the action months ago,
but had shown himself too fiShy 10
stand OFF the Establishments Of the pipe
syndicate that is worked for private
gain at the city's expense" Harlem
stein said he felt some of that talk
was intended for him
4 did not know whose toes I was
treading on" innocently put in Buckle.
Who added: But if YOU admit that, it
shows 7 am right"
Il admit nothing" answered Hart
cnstein-
Then Hartenstein took a fall out of
Buckle by declaring his belief that the
president had not acted honestly in his
effort to get DOOly of the public works
board during his brief reign as acting
mayor. because he had let SO many
months go by without making the fight
on the floor Of the council. The mem
Der from the Fourth added that he be
Iieved Buckles purpose was to make
himself great and his colleagues small