The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
COUNCIL MAY
FORCE MATTERS
Expected to Order Board of
Works to Condemn
Outlet Pipe.
ROW NEARING SHOWDOWN
RESULT OF FEUO BETWEEN
KELSEY AND M'MILLAN.

Tile city council viii. 30 is predicted.
take further steps this evening IN the
matter of condemna ton Of the work Of
the outlet pipe for the interceptiug sewer,
and viii peremptorily order the board ot
works TO do its bidding some OF the
members Of the council regard the resO-
luton of the board OF works as nothing
short of an evasion. The council al the
special meeting called by Mayor Brans-
ford Thursday evening instructed the
board of works to notify the contractor
Of the sbrogation of the second agree
ment, relating to the pipe under which
the pumps were started The board OF
works did a little resolving on its own
account.
The resolution which tho board OF
works passed provided that the Campbell
Building company be notified Of the ter
miaation Of the supplemental agreement.
and instructed the company TO get the
pipe into shape TO he accepted and APP
proved by the board. The latter nroVi-
sion was declared to be IN conflict with
the announced purpose OF the council 10
reject the work and take over the coI-
tract.
Mcmillan VS.. Kelsey.
10 is generally understood that the
whole trouble is the elimination OF tho
difficulties between II. G. Mcmillan. the
chairman of the board Of works, and T.
q. Kelsey. city engineer Mcmillan has
pronounced the contractor not responsible
Cor the failure 10 make the pine work
wrong and that the contractor followed
them 10 the letter.
CITY Engineer Kelsey says the plans and
specifications were correctly drawn and
that no attempt has been made to follow
them. Mr Kelsey goes further and
charges that the work has never been
properly inspected by the board OF works.
Kelsey in Fighting Mood.
At the meeting this evening Mr.. Kelsey
viii send i'm statement. His profession
al standing has been attacked and he Is
in fighting mood IL is understood that
he viii have several things TO say about
the way IN which the work has been
done
Mayor Brsnsford. who does not always
back up Kelsey in an that he does went
down 10 the work and looked into il for
himself. He said then chat he was tired
Of lot Of tax leading nowhere. He
called the council together and pointed
out to them that after a year of waiting
the company should be compelled to COM
plete the contract And the council agreed
with the mayor 10 a man. The council
viii probably he unanimous in the action
said to be in contemplation this evening
Board Members Divided.
il is stated that the board OF works is
not at all unanimous in the matter of I
the pipe. ". ]. Halloran was not present
a the last meeting, when the resolution I
was passed. G.. =. Brooks was present. I
bat understood the resolution as merely (
carrying ont the order of the council /
Chairman Mcmillan and c. ID. Rookldge D
stand together. it is said. on the prOposi- !
ton 10 oppose Kelsey and make an ef-
fort 10 throw the blame on him. r. j.
Armstrong is nou-Committal and does not
care to say much about matter that
developed before he was appointed 10 the
board
The action this evening will be i'm the J
nature Of direct orders to take hold Of the /
work and stop the leaks. Two DAYS viii 4
be given the contractor TO do this and 4
after that time, il IS asserted, the whole I
Job viii be passed up TO City Engineer
Kelsey to make it good.
The milk ordinance Will be reported ia
vorably from the committee on munich
pal laws and viii be passed If there is no ,
hitch I'm the program. This important /
piece Of legislation has been in the hands 4
Of Walter J. Frazier FOR weeks. and he I
has worked like a Trojan TO get Il I
through.
a new ordinance Will come before the
council as a result of Mr.. Frszier's eff
forts in the direction OF pure food This
is an ordinance which the city attorney
was instructed 10 prepare, providing for
the government inspection of an dressed
meat sold in Salt Lake City.