Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-15
c,,,,,ttee Recommends ii, but the
'' ronncil Emphatically Refuses
To Apply It
soME SENSATIONAL SPEECHES.
u.,,,,s raised and Bitterness In
'' Islccd in, After Which Matter is
Referred to the Council

He cltv council last night submitted
" ,snltewash report on the city GENE,
,,rv scandal, and as was also s.a'ea
w, same article, the council refused
don't the report and 1t was referred
~ the council as committee Oh inc
,o,e for further investigation OF the
VEG Of Irregularities preferred
..,nst those in charge at the cemetery
a Ne ronort of the committee Is QUITE
,na,by and when 1t was read 10 ,ne
Iels.Jii a created some very heated dls-
counen s during which the lie was
euss,VS Robinson, Fernstrom and Cot
paSms0, ad the fight against the adoption
S,h. report and branded II MS an out
OF th' ,hat those I'm authority at the
rug ,erv were exonerated and the poor
,tnnreys were charged with being m
,nnSordlnate and the sexton authorized
10 discharge then'
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The report of the committee follows
IN full; No.. -, oo,,oterv hog
20 IN report as follows In the mat
.or ~ resolution by Councilman Robin
con- in relation to alleged conditions OF
Inc AFFAIRS at the city cemetery.
Flrst--We find a condition of rivalry
and il.feelIng existing among employ
es caused by allowing lots TO be sodded
w. those employed in city work at the
cemetery. which can best be avoided IN
tho future by prohibiting all employees
NJ the city from sodding lots at any
fine while in the employ of the city
cemetery. We further recommend that
tho city do this work, and IKE maxi
mum price for same, say $ per lot
Second we find a condition OF insup-
urdinatlon existing among certain per-
SONS employed. We recommend that
the city sexton discharge an men,
without discrimination, that he deems,
In his Judgment, are not needed 10 pe
at work in the city cemetery, or that
will In any way interfere with the ef-
fcienoy of his department,
Third--In the matter of the sodding
Of lots, we find it has beer the custom
for many years past for all employees to
solicit work on their own time. and
that a great deal of the city's time has
been wasted while doing this soliciting
In the cemetery
Fourth-In the matter of discrimin-
alton by the city sexton In favor of GER
tain favored ones this the sexton alb
soutety denies.
Flfth--In the matter Of Mr.. King is
suing orders without authority this
we are unable to determine, but are Of
the opinion that this charge Is caused
BY reasons of a personal nature, BY
reason OF Mr.. King acting as clerk in
the sexton's office, he would have an
advantage IN soliciting sodding busi-
ness over the other employees, and we
think this has something TO do with
the i.feelng now existing.
SXth--ln the matter Of using the
cltys team; we find that the city sex
ton has In one or two Instances allow
ed the driver at the cemetery to take
the team to his home after hours to
haul loads Of sod purchased for GEM
etery employees the same having been
done after work hours.
Seventh-We furthermore find that
there Is ll-feeling existing between
men not in the employ of the city, who
are termed florists or gardeners, and
who are in the habit of soliciting bust
ness Of sodding and who by reason of
the cemetery employees being allowed
TO do this business, claim they are done
an injustice and their business injured
thereby.
The city sexton claims that Mr.. King
has no more authority than any other
employe, but has In "a number OF in
stances delivered his orders to the 9th
er employees, We therefore recommend
that the city sexton issue all orders
pertaining TO the department manage
ment
Furthermore, antagonlsm has beer
displayed by these florists and other
persons by reason of the city sexton
demanding a certain standard Of work
10 De done on the Tote and a good grade
Of sod used.
we desire the public to know that
unls custom of allowing lots TO be sod.
ueu by anyone who may choose to dc
30, as well as those employed In the
cemetery, has been the custom In the
cemetery department for great manS
years ana not custom established by
Tue present municipal administration.
furthermore, we, your committee
nave received a report from the city
auditor to the effect that he has reg
ularly inspected the books of the Gem
eeiy department., and that all monies
Justly due the city from the regular
sources of revenue. so far as shown BY
.he looks, have been deposited I'm tn,
city treasury.
ar 'he matter OF the park plats sod
ulnb' Investigation shows that the worl
was not done on the clty's time, ant
many iots remain unsold, which vii
hmpy reimburse the city for any los
W reason of the present system.
lhese conditions are caused by an,
W lhe natural outgrowth of IN,
W'Stht system In the cemetery depart
mght' and Will be reotined by the new
o.uer, ana all future petty difference
mu rlFalries Will be eliminated there
we recommend that the city sextol
II, nuu Is hereby instructed to see tina
.'oney derived from the sodding an,
NM lung or lots done by the employe
H., g uine be collected and turne,
INTO the city treasury. and renort q
'dine made to this council.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN N. SHARP, JR,
r. j. HEWLETT,
f.-., j, s. DAVELER,
~ j, EARDLEY,
HENRY ARNOLD.
THE FIGHT BEGUN.
Shorp moved that the report b
mopied Robinson was the first 10 Sc
lure me floor after the motion wa
Saa ana he entered a vigorous protes
sainst It's adoption He said that
reH unjust to say that the men ar
,huooIalnate and to discharge Their
ns" the main trouble was with tn
"n ~ me cemetery Office which fac
s uilhltted by Sexton Carter at IN
"'Initlee meeting He considered
,co n Vu.lase TO make the laborers tn
perlors. Mr. Robinson charged ina
We sexton discharged one of the EN-
hoyes recently simply because he an
tared before the committee and tol
s uuth about this matter He con
.uued mat the report was decIdedl