The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-18
CITY ENGINEER
KELSEY RESIGNS
Follows Example of Board of
Public Works.
OTHERS TO DO LIKEWISE
DEVINE AND CoNDIE ARE LIKE
LY TO STICK FAST.
THEIRS TO DO LIKEWISE

Following the pace set by Chairman
Dooly and the members of the board
Of public works in placing their resig-
nations in the hands Of Mayor Thomp-
son, City Engineer Kelsey yesterday
| presented his resigna ton to the MAYOR.
/ Unlike the board of works members.
! however, the engineer is willing to
serve another term If the mayor sees
/ Mt 70 appoint him.
The action Of the board Of works
members in resigning, TO take effect
when their successors are aDDOinted
and qualified. was not altogether nm
expected, but when Engineer Kelsey
threw a resignation fit yesterday all of
the other heads of departments in the
/ city service became almost panic
stricken They had concluded that
there would be nothing TO do but to
hold onto their jobs during the ensu-
ing two years, or in other words. they
! believed that the declaration of the
mayors closest friends that no changes
were contemplated would make it IN
necessary for them to borrow any trou-
bic over the situation
Mayor Thompson himself took A mill
osophical view Of the situation and
Fentured the remark that he had not
yet heard one dissent TO the PROPOSE
ton that this little courtesy is due
him from each of the department
heads in the municipality whom he
appointed two years ago, and whose
terms of Office are now at an end.
While the mayor declined TO state Just
what he intended doing with reference
to filling the Offices where vacancies
occur by resignation. he wishes it IN
derstO0d that none of those who do re-
hoE ~ -~rfTT
point them merely because they have
taken an opportunity TO relieve the
executive OF possible embarrassment in
determining whether to make any
changes in mis- official staff.
More designations Coming.
Other designations viii be forthcom-
ing in few days but almost every
one of then. will have a string TO
them. Not to be outdone in showing
a courtesy 10 the mayor, Health Com
missioner King and Land and Water
Commissioner WesJerfield will follow
suit In pIacnig their official fate in the
hands of the appointing power Water
works Superintendent Hines admitted
yesterday that he is "Wising up to the
situation and is perfectly willing TO re-
sign if the mayor wishes il as a court
esq. Like the others, Sexton Carter,
Parkkeeper Erickson. Building Inspec-
tor Timer and Oil ana Measure Inspec-
tor Nebeker are willing and anxious to
have the opportunity of refusing a re-
appointment, but they viii wait to see
what the next rev days viii bring
forth before yielding this courtesy the
mayor. Street Supervisor Condie viii
be one OF the last to resign his Office,
for he is o. that kind which does not
believe IN resigning when he has no
intention of surrendering his Job, but
he will see to it that ne is not the last
Of the crowd to resign in the hope Of
being reaPpOinted.
Devine Will Stick.
There is one official. Fire Chief De
vine, who, his friends declare, viii not
pry loose from MS Job so easily. The
chief was out of the city yesterday, and
no expression could be obtained from
him. 1t will be recalled that some
time ago Chief Devine announced that
he would resign if his salary was not
increased, but now that the chances
are deemed to be very slim of getting
a raise of pay, the chiefs friends say
ne was not entirely in earnest when he
felt IN the resisning mood. Neverthe-
lesS John - Lynch offered 10 wager
$50 in the mayor presence yesterday
with William Shovel that Chief De-
vine would place his resignation at
the mayors disposal before all Of the
expected designations are In
Some Of the city officials who don't
take kindly 10 the resignation ruse as
a courtesy to the executive fear that
in the new deal the mayor viii have
a short deck which viii result in the
counting out of one or two of the de-
partment heads by the appointment of
entirely new men, but the mayors
friends are giving the assurance that
he will play ION the square"
Chief Of Police Hilton is not expected
10 resign His case viii probably be
disposed of before the next ten days
by the council concurring in the may
or's action in removing him.