Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-16
ROBERT BRIDGE
WALKS THE PLANK
Sanitary Inspector Has Been In
formed That His Services
Are Not Required.
NE VOTED AGAINST F. KNOX.
Consequently He Steps Down and Out
To Make Room for ". G.
Margetts.

Former Sanitary Inspector Robert
Bridge, who has been In the employ
OF the health department OF the city
Tor the past three and half years,
was yesterday notified by Health Com
missioner Stewart that his services
would be needed no longer In the de-
partment. The notification of his dis
mlssal was received by Mr.. Bridge at
the hands OF w. q. Margetts, VINO is
nuIheu as the formers successor. For
several days rumors have been afloat
tnat Dr. Stewart Intended TO discharge
MI Bridge and the men at the crema- .
tory state that Margetts was introduce
ed to them as Bridges successor.
Mr' Bridge has been faithful and
eihelent employe and is highly esteem
ca by all with whom he has associated
since his connection with the health
department lie attributes his dis
charge To his refusal to support Knox
Tor mayor In the Republican conven-
ton. When seen about the matter Mr..
Bridge said
several persons have come TO me
curing the last couple of days and told
me that Dr, Stewart was going TO re-
move me. The only reason why he
should DO so, as far as | know, Is be.
cause would not vote for Frank Knox
Tor mayor In the convention. The day
OF the convention DR.. Stewart came to
me ana told me that he wanted a vote
Tor Knox from my delegation. | told
nm he could not have it. And / was
as good as my word. | guess that r1ade
him mad.
Il have the satisfaction OF knowing
that 1 am not the only one I'm this de-
partment who has had his head cut Off
Tor not supporting Knox for mayor. 1
nave In my possession an order from
Dr stewart tnstructing me to remove a
certain man. No reasons were given.
The man who succeeded him is a Knox
man.
Inc only fault / have TO flnd with
Dr. stewart is that he was not man
eonugh to come to me and tell me that
he was going to fire me. instead of
spreading the news around, and letting
my friends come to me and tell me
what they had heard. The least he
could have done, | think. was to have
given me a little notice"
ar, Bridge was appointed by Or. J.
=: - hing IN April, 1900 and as proof
or the work he did and the satisfaction
given under Dr. Kings administration
the following is clipped from Dr. King's
last biennial report.
desire also to call your attention
TO the faithful and efficient services of
Robert Bridge, who has been doing
the work Of sanitary inspector. He has
made more than 1000 visits ordered
1000 'nuisances abated. kept track of
the garbage collection and had 79S
vaults and cesspools cleaned He has
inspected AZ diaries and 10 ice ponds,
when 1t Is known that the ground in
most cases has to be covered twice 70
see that orders are carried out, the ac-
uvity necessary to do all this can be
appreciated"
AZ was reported this morning that AL
Wllliams, special sanitary inspector
informed DR.. Stewart that II he intend.
eu dlscharging employees because they
refused TO support Knox. he would have
10 discharge him also as he did the
same thing in that respect as Mr.
bridge IT Is said that Or. Stewart re.
pied that he did not intend TO make
any further changes in the department