The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-18
GRILLS KELSEY
IN THE COUNCIL
FernStrom Shows Up How the
City Engineer NegIeCtS His
Official Duties.
RESOLUTION is ExPUNGED
"AMERlCANS" RESENT ATTACK
ON HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

councilman T.. :. FernStrOm pegged
Engineer l.. c. Kelsey back several
holes I'm the council last night when he
explained that his resolution for an
ordinance requiring all department ap-
pointees to give all their time to the
city was directed at the engineering
department and some others. Repartees
came back from Councilmen MuIvey
and Black i'm defense of the engineer
ing department and Fernstrom's reso-
tuition was finally ordered referred.
Kelsey has been running around
Colorado and Idaho looking for Jobs
FernStrOm said. when his resolution
was called up, land as result the de-
partment is about three months behind
IN its work. One contractor had to
throw up his contract because the en-
cheering department unable to
furnish him with stakes to make his
grade. Sewer extensions have been
delayed because there are no plans
with which to work. Other appointees
have spent half the summer out on
farms and doing work on homesteads
allowing the city's work to pile UP on
their hands"
Mr.. Mulvey blamed the delay onto
The storm weather, and Councilman
Black took the floor to say that former
City Engineer George W. Snow moved
into furnished rooms i'm Salt Lake until
he secured his appointment. and then
moved out again on his farm. Coun-
Gilman Preece also had something to
say i'm Kelsey's defense before the reso-
luton went to the committee.
Resolution is Expuneed.
The sanitary committee recommend
ed that FernstTom's resolution for a
meeting of the council as a whole to
investigate why the health commission
n
relieve he city of it's alleged insani-
tery condition. be expunged from the
records. Fernstrom, however, intro
duced the health commissioners report
and i'm a speech defended his position
and resolution. which he claimed could
not be expunged from the records.
The health report shows that my
resolution Is n fact" Mr.. Fernstrom
said. land if it is the sentiment of the
sanitary committee to wipe it from the
records why not suppress the issuance
of the health commissioners report?
This report tells the story Of the insani-
tary conditions of the city. The grave
stones also tell the same story and
think that Councilman O'Donnell is the
wrong man at the head of the commit
tee.
The report shows that there were 143
more deaths i'm the last seven months
than i'm the same period for the past
fifteen years. The population has not
increased proportiOnately, and IL shows
that something Is wrong somewhere"
The recommendation OF the sanitary
committee on the resolution was
adopted.
Pay Rolls Held Up.
Councilman Fernstrom also held up
the payroll for sprinkling and had it
referred to the water committee. Mr..
Fernstrom said that in looking over
the payroll he saw where men named
CTother and Robinson had put i'm
claims against the city for twelve and
thirteen days extra time, respectively,
and that he wanted it referred.
Chief of Police George A. Sheets sent
three communications to the council
recommending the appointment of three
special policemen without pay. The
salt Palace Amusement company asked
for the appointment of Fred Blodgett
and Oscar Bounsman. and the Utah
Fireproohng company asked for the ap-
pointment of George Littley.
Black Makes a Roar.
Half of the persons you meet In
Salt Lake are special policemen" COun-
Gilman Black shouted when the rec
concentrations were read, and then took
the floor II know of about 200 wear
ing badges, and 1t is about time some
of them were called off. I don't know
what they wear their star for. unless IL
is to get into the circus or some other
thing. Some are exercising authority
out Of their districts, and I think this
ought TO be referred TO the police and
prison committee"
Mr.. Blacks motion was carried and
will be taken up with Chief Sheets.
The Merchants e. Manufacturers as
ISOLATION sent a letter to the council
stating that the association had given
it's entire support to II. p. Clark. who
has asked for franchise 10 maintain
and operate an interurban electric line
with Garfield and Bingham as its OBJ
iective points The letter asked that
the council give the project full con-
sideration. and that upon proper evil
dence of sincerity to grant any reason
able concessions. 1t further stated that
the board of the association had agreed
after considerable discussion that the
railroad would be a great factor in the
upbuiding of the city.
will Co over Road.
The council will leave the Wilson
hotel at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon to
go over the proposed route of the cleo
trio road. They will make the trip in
automobiles
I Councilman Ferry introduced a reso-
Z luton that the recorder be authorized
TO purchase the office supplies for ali
the departments i'm large quantities
The resolution was adopted. Council
man Black also introduced resolution
that all the stone blocks removed from
the street crossings I'm the paved dis
tricts be used again i'm unpaved cross
ings I'm the same section. This resolu-
ton was also adopted