Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-16
PUTS SOME FLIES
IN THE OINTMENT.
III, Engineer Gets Busy at Love
Feast Of the City
Inspectors.
vE SAYS THEY ARE ROTTEN
s,on Ancr This the Tea Party Broke
I'd Aftcr Board Tries to Pour
oil on the Water.

D,.iarine the public inspection worl;
%, tbe inspectors employed on public
-ts ina this city to be rotten" city
r.~.reer George r. McGonagle broke
.lovc feast which had just
.cbed the you scratch my back
ard.rn-scratch-your'n' period in the
Ems Of the board OF public works
!, tBs joint city and county building
Friday night
The meeting had been called by the
.,gaa.s Of the board of works Twenty
eg, inspectors of public improvements
..u5bItd in response to tine call. There
- ure.cut OF the board OF WORKS,
TFslrman H. G.. Mcmillan, aud Messrs.
sgIorau Kooklidge and Armstrong,
,.,noers of the board; city Engineer
u.sor4gIc. chief Assistant Engineer
Imrt and Chief Inspector Mike Fitz-
mn purpose of the gathering, as cx-
rf9ineI by Chairman Mcmillan, was
I, rrt closer together on the in
.r4ct0n matter The members Of the
lard had been going over some Of the
,pbl'c improvements during the last
,reek OBJ two. and while they found
some few instances where the specil-
cations were not being lived up TO.
vet I'm their opinion. the inspectors To
The twenty fifth man. were nice. COM
retent lot of men and entitled in every
Nav tu hold their jobs and To- pass
mon tho Improvement work now go
1r 0n In different parts Of the city.
ID was just when the board members
we're felicitating their faithful inspec-
tors on their ability and competency
that city Engineer McGonagle broke
uu the little tea party" with his de-
nanc.atIon Of the inspection on the
public works.
THE BOMBSHELL.
81 just want TO say a few words. Mr..
Chairman" said the city engineer. aft
fr listening 10 several talks from in
spsctors Those specifications are
drawn up in the city engineers office
by men who know what they are do
ng IT'S not UP 10 the inspector to
figure whether IL Is right or wrong
Dee has the specifications TO follow. our
sDe..dcltIous are the same as any 9TH
er big city ~ the United States The
Inspection here is rotten and there's
Ho use lodging H. There should be a
UaUso'
TH. noating aid not last long after
Engineer McGonagle administered the
r'1el on the inspectors. w j Hal
IuD and other members Of the board
assured the assembled inspectors that
No engineers Views did not represent
Ua sentiment Of the board. and they
rero siUl of the opinion that the in
Eectars had done their duty by the
public and the taxpayers in performing
1c arouYls l8bors OF their inspection
duties THE matter which brought IN
ile explosion Of the bombshel was the |
Daaot0n of one Of the inspectors |
iHt the spccihcatlons on a certain |
piece M work could not be carried out.
and hat change should be made.
ibis was 10 regard TO a section Of |
sewer pipe on the north bench. The |
Inspector said II was not practical to |
'ara the trench open for As hours be- |
'ar' hackhning was commenced and |
that II was also foolish 10 let the Joints |
dT FOR - hours. He said II the |
trench was left open the children rolled |
'N.1ef9 and pipe down into the /
french. causing much damage
To was this statement by the inspec- |
lor declaring the specifications 10 be |
,eol'h. which caused the reply from |
iae city engineer
NO ACTION TAKEN.
The meeting broke up soon after.
lUh 900 action Of any Kind taken by
'ne board The fact that the city en-
Z netr declared himself for competent
NoIk 10y the inspectors of public works,
ana his declaration that the service
lo" given Is rotten" had depress-
ing enect upon the assembled inspec-
'''s as VOL as the board members.
nd 700 adjournment was taken before
..ey were wei aware where they were
30 on the matter.
mere IS no question that city En-
..nrtf McGonagle has gotten himself |
sHNei by the board OF works and by
meg corps Of inspectors But II is
adent that he is going 10 Insist upon
Competent work I'm his department and
lpon me delivery Of the goods" even
p mat recognized sinecurc Of Amer
'an compensation the inspectors OF
public works