The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-14
MUNICIPAL FEUD
WAKES WARM
Buckle viii Ask Council to
Confirm DOoly's Removal.
CHAIRMAN D0OLY
MAKES A STATEMENT
Plan to Gust Acting Mayor and
City Engineer.

/ No act of a city official could have
created more intense interest among
/ the Republican politicians and taEpay-
! ers generally than the action Of Mayor
/ PrCtempo~e Buckle on Saturday night
in sending a letter TO John T. Dooly de-
handing his resignation as chairman Of
the board oC public works, This latest
sensation in the municipal adminiStra-
ton was the talk of the town yester-
day, and the developments of today are
awaited with no slight degree of curios-
ity. At tOnight's special meeting of the
council it is expected that all of the
soiIed linen of the administration viii
be Numbered in d fashion that viii de
light those who expect some very plain
talk viii be INDUCED in.
If any one believes that the acting
mayor is INDUCING in a little comedy
for fun's sake, mis- opinion must under
go change when he learns that Mr..
Buckle is terribly in earnest. Friends
OF NJ. DOoly are also just as much in
earnest IN trying to prevent the chair
mans removal, and in turning the
tables upon his adveTsarieS. So much
was the probability of a counter move
ia evidence yesterday that the state
ment was given out that at tOnight'S
meeting Of the council an effort VIII be
made TO effectually sQUelch all Opposi-
ton to Chairman DOoly's seat in the
board OF public works, which, Mayor
Buckle charges, he is holding in viola
1on OF law, by reason of having inan-
cal interest in contracts for public
work and contrary to the dictates Of
public policy.
Want Buckle Removed.
It is On the cards for Councilman
Robertson tn inTFfura
Councilman Buckle from the chair of
acting mayor on the pre'ext that ne
mas prosJituted his pOsiti 20 Dust the
boards chairman. But so will
require ten votes, and il is believed
that anywhere near this hunter can be
secured, even with the aid OF the six
Democratic members. The prediction
was made last evening that Buckle
would continue to be mayor%ntil Mayor
thompson returns from California. to
which place he went Il week ago for
the purpose, it is charged, of evading
what IS modestly termed a most en-
barraSSlng crisis in the troubles that
are disrupting his administration
When Mayor Thompson will return is
not definitely known Those VINO
ought 70 know simply say that he will
De nome in few days but that his
honor viii Immediately respond to the
Geographic appeal for him to come
back as quick as the train can bring
him is doubted by not a few of his init
mates.
An incident in the deliberations of
yesterday was a determination of Mr.
DOOly'S friends TO secure the removal
of City Engineer Kelsey. who stands
charged with the offense of opposing
Chairman Dooly in the matter of hand
hing public contracts. To WaterwOrks
Superintendent Hines fell the task of
rounding up the votes necessary to eff
feet the removal Of the engineer but at
last accounts he had not yet met with
the best of assurances.
Buckles Next Step.
Chairman DooIy states that he has
Uot yet received the letter of Mayor
Buckle demanding his resignation. but
II IS known that it was mailed to his
residence address Saturday night, and
ne may not get the letter until this
morning IT is not believed that he viii
resign, but in any event the acring
mayor viii file COPY of the letter with
the city recorder this afternoon after
--5V clock. the time set for the resig-
nation 20 be handed ia. Assuming that
nj Dooly viii not comply with the
acting mayors request. the latter will
pioD2Dly also send a communication to
the council notifying il of the removal
OF Nj DOOly and soliciting council
manic concurrence. Ten votes are rec
eSsaEE 10 effect the removal. but Opin-
ions differ as to whether the council
VIII concur in the removal action.
It was asserted autnoritatively yes
tercay that I'm the event the removal
o. Chairman DOOly from Office is not
accomplished the city viii be enjoined
from paying any more money to Con-
tractor Moran, on the ground that the
chairman's interest in the contract dis
quailhes him from filling the position,
and thus voids the city's obligations. In
this way no reputation Of the city's
obligations is sought, but &c VIII, it is
Continued on Psge 81