The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-18
ENGINEER ASKS
$500 FROM CITY
Says Kelsey Employed Him at
Rate of $500 a
Month.
DoINGS OF THE COUNCIL
INCREASE IN PAY RECOMMEND
ED FOR r. r. CHRISTENSEN.

II. G. Tyrell. civil engineer, says he
has done work for the city worth 5000
He handed his bill to the council last
evening for that amount. His eXplana-
ton of how he happened TO do part of the
CITY engineers work is interesting.
IL appears tnat on May IL last ne wac
asked Dy Engineer Kelsey to draw plans
ana specifications for number of bridges
over the JORDAN IlVer. lie was 10 suo-
NIT two different plans Tor each brlu5e
ana IL was figured that II would take hlm
-svo weeks 10 finish the plans for eacn
sridge. For this work the engineer prom
SEQ 10 pay him at the rate OF 500 q
-rOnth. Inc engineer hlmsen draws only
80
ON May p he submitted preliminary
plans accompanied by estimates for LII
leen different types OF bridges lie ashtu
the engineer TO either confirm or IeJect
the preliminary sketches and II rejected
10 advise INN as to the manner IN winch
the city wished them constructed Be
lore he received an answer ne pfoceeue1
10 do some more work on the plans anu
did not stop until May 81, Wneh ne re
CeiVed a com nunicatiOn from the ASSIST
ant engineer that his services would no
longer be needed. Then ne called UP
Kelsey and asked him about his pay, duu
was Informed that he would receive 50 d
day for his work. In MS petluoh MI
Tyrell says he is employed by the Harrl-
man railroads at 5000 year and that
he would not consider 30 a day lot d init
ME This. he says, an ordinary brick
layer or plumber can earn
'The bill was referred to the finance
and engineering committees Tor lhVesu-
cation.
Big Sidewalk Project.
The CITY recorder reported to the cOun-
ell that there had been but a few minor
protests TO the laying OF sidewalks IN
district No. rs, including that territory
between Third and Ninth South streets
and from First West TO the Jordan river
no &c
which the city would have to pay S29,-
3e494. The matter was referred TO tne
finance committee, which viii prODaD-H
turn the proposition down, as tie c!iali-
man, w Mont Ferry is aware that the
city is unable 10 stand the expense
The estimates approved by the board OF
works at its last meeting in favor OF cor
tractors were ordered paid. ms Is one
OF tine councils weekly bluffs. as every
body knows that the auditor never pays
1t was also ordered that SlS,9S9-'o De
transferred to various special improve
ment funds from the street iund 70 pay
for the city'S portion OF this WOTk.
The Utah Light * Railway company
asked the council for franchise TO lay
track on Second West TO sixth East
street on Fifth South street in order
that the company may conveniently maui
material to its new shops at Sixth East
and Fifth South streets. The matter was
referred to the street committee.
Christensen's Salary.
A communication was received from the
hoard of public works asking that the
paw of F. R, Christensen, clerk of the
board, be raised from 500 TO $l25. per
month. It was pointed out by the board
that during the past few months Mr..
Christensen has had to work nights as
we'll as days in fulfilling his duties and
that h, well deserves the increase. Il IS
a well known fact that this faithful clerk
can be found in his office up TO midnight
four out of six nights in the week, and
that many other officials of the board,
notably the inspectors, draw better sal
aries and do about half as much WORK
The Federation of Labor presented
petition advocating the ordinance proyid-
ing for the appointment of city cleo
1riCal inspector.