Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-06
GETS BENEFIT
Of 5000 DOUBT.
Discrepancy In Figures Of lnspcc
tor and ?. j Moran Decided
Ia Laltcrs Favor
BOARD SEVERELY CRITICISED.
William Soils Demands Damages for
Injuries Received While 10
The cIy Jail

During the early part Of the city
council session last evening, there was
aomo lltllc trouble over tho bill Of H.
], Moran for SiQS9C0 for lowering the
lcll Telephone company'a conduit on
cast South Temple street In the dis.
cuetion tho Inspector and the bonrd OF
public works were criticized for not at
tending 20 their work more closely
The mayor had vetoed the erproprio'
ton ana had the bin referred 10 the
city engineer to be audited lie dis
covered a discrepancy of several hun.
drcd dollars IN the figures, the appro.
prlo,lon bclng that much IN excess of
the amount due the constructor nccord-
Ink to the inspectors books,
Tho council sustained lls former ocs
ton and passed the appropriation ovor
the mayors veto by a. vote Of " ~ 4,
The mayor vetoed II On the ground mat
the bill was not checked M Wy tho
city ngInoor Tho veto was laid over
for one week while the city engineer
checked up the account lie figured
out that the clty Naa only indebted to
the contractor IN The sum of Sag602,
WILKINS EXPLAINS
Clcrk Wllklns ~ the board Of public
works. Was called upon f0r AN EXPLAIN
ton nH io the discrepancy M the nv
urcA ana ho stated thIt tho bourd used
MorunH books IN ignrlng up while the
city engineer used the books ol the IN
Npoclor for tho board Of public works,
The clerk said that the figures Of thu
Inspector did not tally with those ul
Mr. MordnH timex sopcr about half OF
the Time but that ne ala not report
such discrepancy 10 the board, lllN
nguros were therefore discarded and
those Of Mr., Moran used IN making ont
The BILL No thought that the inspcc'
tor was 10 blame tor tho miNup 10
the board gave MIR Moran the bonolt
Of the doubt ana used his figures Sov.
oral Of the oounclmon, when voting
on the subject, took occasion 10 oon'
sure the board for not keeping a closer
check on ite inspector ana for still
keeping him IN iis employ
PETITION FOR PAVEMENT
4 petition was submitted by the
Houston Real Estate Investment com.
lhUN hlll ~ ''lll Hl'llllA'll' l'lVl'l'o
owners on East Temple street asking
that the street be paved with asphalt
from Fourth 10 Ninth South street
Tho committee on engineering win cons
slider the matter,
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES,
william Soils submitted claim o.
| $4,000 AGAINST the city for injuries ro
poNod by him while I'm the city ini
ON the nlpht Of April %, 1905, Soll'
claims that he was arrested by Ollcel
bush ana was locked up IN n cell VIII
one T, Is, Quigloy "a malicious power
ml, wlok0d ana dangerous man" who
attacked him during the nlght and
struck beat, Kicked and wounded him
IN serious manner 20 hia damage IN
the sum stated above. The matter
w0k referred 10 the police ANA prison
ana claims committees
The claim Of May McElhono for 81 0ot
damages for personal injuries received
by her Oh May 20 by falling into an oN'
caNaton on Commercial avenue was
referred 10 tho committee on claims,
CRIMINAL CASES,
CITY Recorder CrItohlow reported that
Az cases worc disposed Of N the crlm-
lGal division Of the city court during
the month Of May for which the sum OF
1893 was received IN nnes and for
fol,ures, in the ciyil division of The
court the receipts Wcro $4,000 Hnd the
ppopi,tu n1 tho iuNTnilo raupI unAnnni a,l