Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
PUBLIC WORKS
SQUABBLE UP.
Uelsey.Kegle .Clawson Matter Be-
fore Committee on Streets
Last Night.
WORK DONE NOT AUTHORIZED.
This the Charge Made By Chairman
Clawson, Who is Replied to by
Councilman Fernstrom.

Tho Kelsey Kegler- Ciawson matter
... touched upon for a brief space Of
,,na by the council committee on
s,roots last evening and an unsuccess-
~ attempt was made to bring 1t to
toops City Engineer Kelsey and
chairman clawson of the board OF pub
ilc works were both present, and seem
"A ANXIOUS TO have the matter brought
10 an issue. TWO communications from
,ho hoard of public works were consid-
ered by the committee In which 1t WAS
ohorqed that certain work had been
dona under the instructions OF the city
angineer without the approval OF the
bosrd. one communication concerned
tbe payment Of s2,3l053 for a water
main extension. c,
n WAS contended by Mr. ClaWson
that the work was done without the au-
thority of the board or pubic works,
but upon the instruction OF CITY Engi-
neer Kelsey. He also stated that the
hoa I'd had not even been notified that
the work had been ordered by the 'coun-
ell Fernstrom stated that the work
had been authorized by the council and
II the board had not been notified of II.
me fault was probably due TO w clerk
Of the board, because he W0s certain
that the city recorder had sent q letter
10 the board in regard to the matter.
NO action was taken by the commit
tee on the bill. as 1t was laid over for
one week 80 that the city recorder
could produce a copy OF the letter which
he sent TO the board in relation to the
action of the council.
The second communication which
nearly stirred the trouble up was from
Chairman Clawson, In which he recon-
mended that SS47i be not paid to the
City Street Improvement company for
extra work done on street intersections
for the reason that the work had been
done without authority from the board
Of public works. Mr.. Kelsey stated
that the work was done while he was
gone, so he knew nothing whatever
about It. Chairman Clawson said that
he wanted Il settled definitely whether
or not such work should be ordered
through the board of public works &C.
cording to law. Mr.. Kelsey stated that
the matter might just as well be settled
now as any time. The committee, hovS
ever, proceeded TO order the bill paid
without gratifying the wishes of the
two hostile members Of the board.
THE SHORT LINE PETITION.
The committee on streets and munich
pal laws considered briefly the Oregon
Short Line petition for closing num-
Der OF streets In order TO build its new
union depot, No action was taken on
the matter and IL will be considered
again next Wednesday evening when
any protests against the granting of
tEa petition will be considered. The
council city engineer and city attorney
will be the guests OF the company on
Saturday afternoon and will be driven
over the site Of the new depot and the
proposed improvements viii be ex-
planned to them
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE CONS1D-
Erred.
The petition Of f. p Steffey. Mllando
Pratt and Il. NJ. Lyman, Jr., for n
franchise for an electric road through
the city, ard the protests filed again'et
the same, were considered by the
streets and municipal laws committee.
but no action was taken ON the matter.
Mr. Steffey told of the benefit the pro-
posed road would be to the city, con-
Meeting as II viii four counties of the
state, He told what the promoters of
the line intended to do and said that
100000 would be expended In its con-
struction. Another hearing will be
granted by the committee before any
action Is taken.