The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-08
STATE NEWS
ASK FOR REMOVAL.
City Council Asks Mayor to Decapi'
tate Waterworks SUPERINTENDENT.

Mt Pleasant Oct. The Mt Pleasant
City council at Sits last regular session
passed a resolution which is causing d
| sensation here. 1t is directed at c. W.
! SOrenson superintendent OF Waterworks.
and. charges him in 40 uncertain Ian
gQage With Incompetence and an AFRO
CANT disregard FOR his duties, and asks
MS resignation or removal from office,
! as follows:
MIR. President / move the adoption OF
| the following resolution:
"Beea-se of the utter iRe0mpctency and
arrogant disregard for al that belongs
! 70 MS duties OF {. ". Sarenson, superin-
| tendent or waterwoEks, he having amply
| proven his untitnesS and UnWorthiness
| Tor SAID position therefore. be it
resolved, That the council hereby re
1 specuully, though earnestly, requests the
/ honorable mayor 20 demand the imme-
date resignation of said g w SOTensOn
/ as said superintendent OF WaterWorks,
/ and upon his refusal or neglect 10 so
/ resign, We request that the mayor at
/ once remove the said superintendent Of
NateFW0fks peFemptOFiig IA which the
council hereby expresses its concurrence
| and approval. 10 the end that a fit and
| proper person may be appointed 10 that
] highly Important office, and the city no
longer surfer INJURY from keeping in o.
| flee an unworthy and incompetent man.
Inc resolution was introduced by Bent
| r. Hansen, the only Democratic member
hut was signed by all the members
Messrs Hansen. A Z. Madsen. S. e. Jen-
| sen A. T.. Mcintosh, a. c. Wall-and
passed by a unanimous vote. Mayor
! Beaumann accepted the document, but
has taken no action as yet, either in
| accordance with or contrary to the re-
quest made. He has il under advise
| ment
There have been heard rumors for
some time that the work of the super
| inteudent was not satisfactory to the
| n No oh glf
| recently that any such drastic action as
Was taken was being considered. Mr.
Sorenson was appointed by the present
| mayor, H. c. Beaumann, and the ap-
l pOintment was ratified by the council,
although the Democratic member, Mr..
Hansen, opposed it, as did one other
| member.
In some quarters the charge is being
made that tho action taken at this par
ocular time, and i'm the manner it was.
| is intended for political purposes. as the
! two factions in this city are represented
| in the mayor and a majority Of the city
| council.
| Mr., Sorenson has prepared lengthy
reply 10 the charge, which he has made
public He in turn charges the council
/ with being incompetent and offers 70
meet them in public or private and dis
| cuss his case. He dubs the resolution
| as being an attempt to assassinate his
! character. made at midnight hour,
| after he himself had waited hours, pos
/ sibly anticipa ting such a charge. He
| says no word was ever spoken to him
! relative 10 the charge either in public
| or private, and cites the action as unfair
that respect. Some plumbers in the
| construction of the water system are
pointed out and laid at the door of GER
| tain members of the council. Hints are
| thrown out that If the members would
probe into other departments of the city
| government, incompeteDcy and misman-
! agement would be found.