Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
RALE|GH'S TURN TO
TREAD THE CARPET
.nmerican' Street Supervisor
Booked to Follow in Path OF
His Chief Clerk.
IS CHARGED WITH GRATING.
councllman Wood Has Jake on the
Grdiron, and Claims He Can
Prove Every Charge.

.t,te now it's your turn" said the
,.'..rican" members of the city council
.ordav afternoon. Raleigh will ac.
.s,nely tread the administer in the
N ronncn chamber Saturday afternoon at
ea,olock. CRAFT, standing out in big
,a.,ors is the charge brought against
~, nv councilman Wood of the Sec
3 "a nrecinct and the supervisor OF
onu :, II have to show where Wood
81 81 ',rorp or he will be called upon
20 ,yalk In that well worn path from
Nc office into the street to return no
more, ,,,t, -, r,rt i,,s+ a
& ,rtls and then a hiss comes from be-
tween them and 1t says spite
CHARGE is GRATING.
% that as it may. Wood win charge
a paisieh with having been in Il little
1T With Tommy Atkins, deposed
eebief clerk OF the streets department,
"A for about two years. Wood says that
he can prove every charge. Among
a mann will be found one in which RAJ
4 lsiyh will be accused with having work
ed against the city's interests In his
partnership with Harmon. 1t is said
tba+ Harmon sold the city some of its
4
aIsn said that Raleigh has done pri-
waite work with city teams, receiving
nroHt ont of the transaction when his
teamsters were paid out of the city
funds 1t is also said that the street
department payrolls have been padded
and that Raleigh knows where the ex-
ira money found Judgment.
ATFIDAvITs SATURDAY.
The stories of Raleigh's alleged graft
ing propensities have been printed from
time 10 time and the members of the
council We're acquainted in this way
with all the facts in Ralelgh's case. All
that remained. If they had been so dis
posed, was to check up on them. They
certainly would have found a chance for
a little exercise. 1t remained for
Councilman Wood. Raleighs bitter po-
ltical enemy, to probe the charges. He
promises to present affidavits Saturday
that will prove his every charge. Wood
demanded Raleigh yesterday to turn
over to him all of the account books
Of the street department, payrolls and
other papers relating to expense. He
has gone over these and from them has
culled little information to be given
the council Saturday. He promises to
put the rollers under Raleigh and
swears that he will make good every
promise.
RALEIGH CLAIMS SPITE WORK.
Jake Raleigh says it is all spite
work. Wood was poll tax collector at
one time under Raleigh and he was
discharged. Jake says it was because
he had an axe to grind" and Jake re-
fused to take the exercise consequent
to turning the grindstone. Jake, how
ever. has done little more than growl
spite work. and sneer at Wood. He
has made no promises to bring charges
against Wood. But Tommy Atkins
says I'VE" will start something If Wood
commences to get funny" The I'VE"
IN this particular referred to Raleigh
and his deposed chief clerk.
MAY "EXPLAIN" FURTHER.
Tommy Atkins will have some more
EXPLAINING to do IL Councilman Wood
does as he intimated yesterday he
sould do. Indications point to the fact
hat Wood is not through with Atkins
BY any means. His connection with
Raleigh in a graft that extends over
two years back win bring him into
The limelight and the 1--WE" partnership
nay yet appear in front of the council
70 further explain"