The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-19
ANOTHER PROTEST
AGAINST raleigh.
Second Warders, 1t Is Said,
Will Ask That He Be Not
Reappointed.
STREET SUPERVISOR IS
NOW BEING INVESTIGATED
He Recently Asked Council to-
Look Into Alleged In
situations.

y protest against the reappointment OF
Jake Raleigh as street supervisor will
be presented 10 the city council this even
Ing. The protest will come from the Sec
ond ward and Will bear some 200 names.
1t IS said. Who heads the protest could
not be learned Sunday night. neither
could the nature Of the charges against
Raleigh be a5certained, but il is under
stood that they are similar to the allega-
tlons made against him three years ago.
and again about year ago. none Of which
was well sustained by subsequent in
vestigations.
The protest in effect is a petition for
the removal OF Raleigh from the position
at supervisor of streets and watermastcr.
on account Of an anticipated increase I'm
his SALARY. Raleigh, Ike City Engineer
Louis G. kelsey, was not rcappointed by.
the mayor the first OF the year. Instead
the appointment was delayed until the
ordinance increasing Ealcigh's salary
should come IN.
Ordinance Is Passed.
This ordinance. increasing Ealeigh's
salary from $500 = year 10 $500 year.
was presented last Monday night and wss
passed with only two dissenting votes,
those OF Mcssrs, Black and Wood. Mr..
Black then changed his vote and gave
notice OF reconsideration. which holds tho
ordinance In allegiance until tonight.
Under the statute Raleigh must resign
and be reapponted To get the increased
salary. so that the petition, while In ef-
feet q request ioT his removal. is tech :
uicllly i protest against his reappoint-
mcnt 10 the positions.
This will be the third time that Ra-
lelgh's right 10 hold office has been ques-
toned. 1hrc" years ago charges Of in
proper conduct Of the office were made
against him, and he was investigated by
a committee from the city council, OF
which Martin MUlyey was chairman and
Messrs. fcrnstrom and CrabJree mem
I r41-..
were made against him and he was in
Vost!gatcd by the whole council, but
both times he Vas eEonerated.
Raleigh is now under investigation by
a special committee. of which Mayor
| Bransford is the head. In connection with
the alleged appropriations Of timbers from
North Temple street which recently was
torn down and replaced by a steel and
concrete structure.
At Raleigh S Instance.
This investigation. which has rot pro-
grcssed far. IS at Raleigh's own instance.
about four weeks ago. Eaislgh set out
that il had come 10 hiss notice that
Councilman Black had made some In
situations against him in connection with
the removal OF timbers from the old
White bridge. Raleigh further set out
that he was thoroughly disgusted with
the nsinuations Of Mr.. Black" and de-
manded an investigation hy committed
10 be appointed by the president of the
council. and OF which Mr. Black was to
! be a member. The chair appointed Mr..
Black q member Of the committee, at
RaleiSh's request. but Mr.. Black. through
u feeling Of dellcacy, declined 10 serve.
While the protest against Raleigh 10
/ be presented tonight comes from the
Second ward. 1t is said that il bears the
names OF several other persons scat
tered throughout the city. This the OPP
poneuts OF Raleigh interpret TO presage
a general objection 10 him continuing
IN the place. The protest will be made
up OF petitions from all the districts in
the Second and some from the First
ward. ii is said. which Will he headed by
the American party district chairman at
the recent general election.
The protest may go TO the street COM
mittce or may be referred to a special
committee appointed by the chair. or the
council as 4 whole may investigate the
charges,