Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-29
WAS EyONERAT|ON
FOR EVERYBODY.
Happy Settlement Of Long Stand
ing Squabble Between the
City Officials,
ENDS A DIScRAcEFuL ROW.
Charges and couuter Charges Al
Come to Nausht In Face Of Cool
And Deliberate Explanation.

II is believed that the city council
has finally settled the kelsey Clawson-
Kegler farce, which has been continu-
Gus performance at the council meet
ings for long time past In committee
Of the whole last evening, after consi-
derlng the charges against Clerk Keg-
Ter and also counter charges made by
him against City Engineer Kelsey, the
committee passed resolution exonerat-
ing the board Of public works and Clerk
Keger from oil Charges relative to
the changing Of figures and the SUBJ
stI,ution Of the bid" in the Kennedy
4 Co. contract for sewer extensions for
the year 1904. When the Kelsey charges
were Investigated the committee passed
n similar resolution generating him
from all charges.
LOST ON A TIE VOTE.
After all had. been exonerated an at
tempt was made to re-award the con-
tract to Kennedy & Co., but the motion
was lost on a tie vote OF seven to seven
Unless some radical changes take place
before Wednesday evening when the
committee of the whole reports to the
council there will not be enough votes
TO rescnd the former action of the
council rejecting the Kennedy bid, as It
requires q two-thi. is vote to rescind
and there are now seven councllmen
opposed to awarding the contract to
Kennedy Il Co.
AGAINST CLERK KEGLER.
when the charges against Clerk Keg-
Ter were taken up by the committee,
there was considerable talk In regard
to the exact charges against the clerk,
as no written charges had been filed.
Councilman Thomas, who was IN the
chair stated that he had recollection
Of some charges being made. Fern.
strom said that the only question was
where the contract of Kennedy & Co.
was kept from the time it left the engi-
neer's office until submitted to the coun-
ell by the board Of public works. He
thought Clerk Keglcr should be ques-
toned az to where and how II was kept
while In his possession.
KEdLER SWORN.
Thomas asked Mr. Kegler to be
sworn so that the councilmen could ask
him some questions In regard TO the
matter. Kegler refused to be sworn
until some specific charges had been
made against him. Daveler thought
that the clerk should be willing to an
swer any questions put to him In re-
gard to the matter and that II neces-
sary the sergeant-at- EARNS could compel
him to do so. He suggested that Fern
srom file written charges against the
lnaHmuCh q M
been made Robinson moved that the
clerk be exonerated and the stain of
suspicion removed from his character.
A LITTLE PREVIOUS.
Cottrell was OF the opinion that the
motion was a little previous. He said
that some one was sinking the re-
sponslbllity Of making charges be-
cause the charges made on last We'd
nesday evening were of the most libel
Gus character. He said that the charg-
es must be investigated before anyone
could be exonerated. He deeply de-
pored the fact that such matters were
Drought up In the last hours OF the
present administration.
pernstrom said that the matter 10 be
hIesllgated was where and how the
pla was Kept by the clerk and II there
, were any changes or substitution made
wnne In his possession. Upon motion
VI Notirell Clerk Kegler was then
sworn In and stated that the bid was
Kept In the vault while In his possess |
son and that II was impossible for any
chahge or substitution to have oc- |
CURED He said that the present con-
uacl vas the original proposal of Ken |
neuy Co and that he could identity |
ny a scratch made upon II by the |
atsent OF the company when he inserted |
Wv name OF guaranty company at the |
vvalu meeting. The clerk was inter- |
''sa'ea by number of the councilmen.
MURDOCH AND MCMILLAN.
mr. Mcmillan and Mr.. Murdoch men,
TIs OIL the board Of public works, were |
msn examined and stated that the |
i'ssni contract Is the original propos-
~ kennedy & Co. letter from
,as, agent Of the company was then
S', winch stated that the bid for
''"ch pipe was 80 cents.
ExoNERATING RESOLUTION.
H. sottrel then introduced the follow.
'S resolution:
MIMI Whereas A majority Of the board of
~ w WORKS has testified that the bid
lavtns - =" W. iOr iurnlsnlnE ana |
Iiy,ns sewer pipe TO be laid In Salt
bssn Slty during the year 1904 has not
'. ,'uS enanged and,
I, pnereas, The bid of Kennedy & Co.
.' by lowest, therefore be, IL
a resolyed, That the bid OF Kennedy
aws pe accepted and the contract
',p N 70 them; and be It further
vortsoVed, That the board OF public
any y" S ana It's clerk be exonerated from
n IT, implied or other charges relative
SHUT, v managing OF figures and the SUBJ
'rsuuon OF the bid"
me part pertaining TO the exonera.
adon,oa 'ne board and It's clerk was
ths ' c but the portion reawarding
ios, oohtract TO Kennedy 4 Co, was
Is 49, Vn ue vote. SO unless change
eyeni aue IN the vote on Wednesday
sdsan,g, me work will have TO be re.
advertised and relet.
AGAINST KELSEY.
,ol,l me committee then considered the
Kelssss charges against City Engineer
b hue honorable President and Mem
pers Of the City Council,
oen'lenen-In fulfilling my duties as