The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
BRINGS CHARGES
AGAINST RALEIGH
William Jones Accuses Street
Commissioner of Several
Forms of Graft.
COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE
RALEIGH SAYS AccUsERS ARE
DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES.

Charges of negligence. incompetency
and dishonesty were made against Jacob
T. Raleigh, superintendent of streets, in
a communication from William Jones
read to the council last evening. and on
motion of Councilman l.. J. Wood. We'd
nesday evening next was set aside for an
investigation
Accompanying the communication was
list of witnesses who are to appear at
the investigation. The list was made out
by Councilman Wood. who is behind the
movement to Gust Raleigh
Jones, the man who makes the charges,
IS "A former employee of the street depart
ment and according to a statement made
last evening by Raleigh, was discharged.
Ralelgh also asserts that most of the
witnesses are men who have Been let out
by him because of incOmDetency or too
liberal indulgence in the flowing bowl
Councilman Wood, before he was elect
ed, was working in the street department
as poll tax collector. He is the man
who discovered the Atkins shortage. The
charges are said to be the result of his
failure to convince Mayor BransfOrd
that Raleigh should be Ousted and that
the appointment should go to. James Phil
lips, former deputy supervisor for the
Second ward and one of Woods cOnstit-
uents.
Here Are the Charges.
Following is the letter sent to the coun-
ell by Mr.. Jones;
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell:
The Undersigned. a resident and tax
payer in Salt Lake City. of the age Of 50
years, respectfully represents to your hon
Orable body:
That the present street supervisor of
Salt Lake City, namely, Jacob I. Ra-
leigh. during the past two years. and
while occupying and holding said position,
has been guilty of negligence, lncOmpe-
tency and dishonesty. Among the many
such acts of common knOwlede in this
community and of which / am reliably
informed. ! charge the following;
First-That in the purchase OF supplies
for the city in his department, and in the
employment of laborers therein. he has
neglected the interests Of the city and
unIawfullv and wilfully dealt with parties
and employed labOrers who PAID him a
bonus, a graft for such trade or employ
ment. and refused to purchase Such sup
plies from dealers and TO employ labor
ers who refused to pay him such bonus
SecOnd-That as such supervisor OF
streets it has been his practice 10 use
the city supplies, tools and implements,
teams and labOreTs to carry on his pTi-
vate and personal enterprises.
Third-That while such street super
visor he has absented himself from the
CITY and such duties as street supervisor
for DAYS and weeks at a time, leaving his
duties TO be discharged by an irrespons'-
BILE incompetent clerk and subOrdlnateS,
compelling his foremen to receive and
act upOn the orders Of such Incompetent
and irresponsible subOTdinates.
Fourth-That as such street supervisor
he has padded the pay-rOlls OF his de
Dartment and has caused such padded
pav-rolls to be presented to and appr0-
priations to be made by your honorable
body in payment of pretended services
| that were not performed by the city ana
to persons who were not in the employ
ment of the city in his department
WILLIAM JONES.