The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-19
Ak TO FALL ON
MEMBERS BOARD
PUBLIC WORKS
Mayor BranSfOrd viii Remove
Three ''fOr the Good of
the Service"
MAIN STREET MATTER
is THE LAST STRAW
HOSTILITY OF BOARD MEMBERS
REACHES CLlMAX-AN-
NOUNCEMENT MADE.

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= To the Honorable the President and =
y Members Of the City Council Of =
= Salt Lake City:
= 1 have this day removed To- the =
, good Of the service. H. G. Mcmillan. .
= chairman, and C.. ID. Rock. dye and >
= c. +. Brooks, members Of iHe board y
y of public works of Salt Lake City, =
y subject to- the confirmation of YOUR =
= honorable body. =
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A communication similar 60 the above,
and signed by Mayor John s. Bransford,
viii be sent to the city council for its
consideration this evening
IL viii n0t be the first of the sort that
body has received, Mayor Brausford Bav-
ing removed a chief of the fire department
and q slIef of police in similar manner
since lac has been the city's chief rEecu-
tive
When he mayor decides that an off
eel has cutlived his usefulness, It is APP
parent an explanation is not nee IS Say
/ for his removal The words cor the
good OF the service cover the whole
ground In this case the explanation IS
Simply that the patience of the mayor las
been exhausted
Tho mayor declined TO state last even
ing IL he Rad selected anyone to Ulk5 tie
place Of the decapitated members Of the
board. tt is possible that the vacancies
may not be filled for some days
majority of the city council stands
/ behind the mayor i'm this matter. In
/ fact that body Is almost unanimous in rs
approval. The body which assumes to
govern the so-called American party
nay not be unanimOus-may even be hos
tle-but the word Of John s. BransfOrd
carries more weight with the rank and
l file Of the party than the entire central
committee can offset. More than tnat
| the public has had and still has every
| confidence that Mayor Brausford has its
/ interests at heart
The Last Straw.
/ Mayor Brausford has become tired Of
I Che Jlinly disguised hostility of major
/ ity of the board of works The trouble
/ has leu brewing for long time and the
] nIa Jes OF the paving Of Main street was
/ only the nIoverbial last straw. This nat
; ter he ueemed petty In itself. There has
I been q disposition on the part of three
nlFmhCrs Of tne board to block the Man
street WcTl avg the way through. though.
auo this has had great weight with the
mayor
/ The Main street matter is a petty one.
I bui the board has apparently chosen It
[ as The bcs: available prereXt for asserting
I its rights. When the contractor had linz
I ished laying the new curbing and began
I tG tear ur the Old sidewalks near the
/ outer edge. a work that was only incl
dental &C. the contract the chairman Of
/ th- board insisted that a considerable ex-
paus,on space be left between sidewalk
/ a1I curb. As the weather was hot, the
]
I tire the walk was laid, both engineer,
/ mayor AMI contractor agreed that there
would Oe little or no expansion In four
feet If sidewalk, especially as there was
/ NJ allowance for expansion asked fin $50
I teet lengLhWlse- Inc mayor ordered the
/ contractor not 10 put in such joints and
he oleEet The board sent two written
I communications ordering the contractor
I to carry out its orders. but his superin-
/ tendeuJ developed an amazing amount Of
I Ignorance just then and could not read
I the orders. Even the presence Of the
I chic Inspector of the board, wearing
Z police star and threatening to arrest the
WCThmeu. failed TO move him and ae
I fO,luWei the mayor instructions He
/ finished the work. doing a good job and
one that he is proud to claim as his best.
The board promptly took it's revenge by
holding Up his estimates so that he has
/ NOT received q cent for the work, though
| it il now entirely finished. Mr.. Moran
attended the meeting Of the board Erl-
{ day evening. when his work was formally
/ turEed down and the board refused TO ac-
/ cept it, Then he told the members what
/ he thought Of their action.
Mayors Request Ignored.
/ The action Of the board in refusing to
I accept the Main street paving is in direct
/ contraventlon Of a request which the
I mayor made of the board during the week
! in the interests Of peace. IL is also
/ step Of open hostility to the mayor in
/ that it was his order To the contractor
I on WIlcN Lle idIleE proceeded
/ when the paving of Main street was
I first undertaken the board made tenta-
/ tive attempts to block the work. At that
I time the chairman and some Of the mem
I bers objected 90 @ new curling being put
+ down and wanted the OLD Unsightly gut
+ ters to remain. The mayor wanted = good
/ appearing street and insisted upon IT, on
I which the board sulkily acquiesced. There
I have since been other delays.
Other Duties shirked.
/ During the past week the board has also
refused to assume any responsibility for
the work of repairing the iutercep ting
{ sewer outlet pipe though the chairman
and members Of the board were con-