| Show STEPS DOWN board of public works loses its chairman compensation TOO SMALL presented ilia his resignation three weeks ago and on friday insisted on being relieved ved mayor glendinning unable to mind find an engineer who will take the office the mayor opposed to the plan to combino combine it with that of city engineer his objections I 1 with the acceptance of 0 A F muss iduas resignation yet erlay morning iby by mayor glendinning the board of pill public to works was beteet of 0 ili hi chairman an mr ate doremus has intended to talie tills this action ever since his salary was cut by the council but held on despite ilia nominal salary in ili order that he might witness the completion of 0 tile the gravity sewer outlet in which he has taken great interest from its Incept inception lon throe three weeks ago ho he presented ills his resignation to mayor glendinning but tile the litter latter was unable to ond find EL a successor to the chairmanship tm on friday sir ile daramus made a bimal demand that he be relieved of 0 tile th duties of the and yesterday his demand was compiled comp led with as the accompanying coi correspondence will snow THE correspondence lion ilon james glendinning mayor salt lako lake city dear sir I 1 take the liberty to again can call your attention to the tact face that thai my term 0 of onice office as dairman ot of tho ills board of public arks has also to lo my request of july mat tor for the nant or of my successor at your earliest varl leat con upun upon which no action its has casts yet et been taken without intentional baslo in r the iho mutter matter I 1 now respectfully request 0 you to release mo me irom earn further furcht r othelah dut duly y at once itt Y A I 1 DOREMUS siador glendinning replied as follows sail sit lake laka city utah aug AUB 8 9 A F dominus Do reinus esq esef alit lake city dear str sir 1 I sin am in receipt of 0 your letter 0 of 1 the till instant again roon esling to ho re realf i jr ved from duty ii 01 chair inin 0 or f the board or public borks I 1 regret cawood ingli thit a I 1 have 0 anevil w abich alch in your opinion rendo render cv it notes neca eary to seer ber your official oll lelal connection with tile the board and nn 1 while complying ith your request reou et I 1 tako take this ty to ray bay that I 1 mot the severance of our official relations refat lons and bc beff K to remind you that I 1 most heartily commend lour our efficient effi clent and devotion to duly nil all tile iho years you havo have been coull led will tho the city government covern ment re EIX fully baillis 3 mayor mr air doremus was appointed as a 5 city engineer by mayor scott to 1111 the term of 0 jesse fox fax jr tills was in february 1890 1810 anil and he served two terms under mayors scott and buskin ile he was wao appointed chairman 0 of the coard board or of public works june 12 1304 and so EO has served the city chiy lor for six years and over OFFICE GOTS GOES nEG GINO mayor glendinning Ilen dinnIng sold last evening that he would not adopt the recommendation or of the city councils finance committee to combine the lilt offices of city engineer and chairman ot of the hoard board 0 of public works by the appointment 0 of the incumbent 0 of the former r office to the vacancy in tho the latter the intention of tho the framers of salt sait i lake cites charter said he wa was i to have the board 0 of public works and the chairman in particular supervise all municipal improvements the estimates for or these conic come from tho the city engineers office anti and are all passed upon by the board 0 of public I 1 works now to have a man in one official capacity make an ail estimate perhaps involving a large amount ot of money and in a second capacity pass upon its correctness ness and make a recommendation requiring the clearest disinterestedness Is manifestly not good public polley policy no matter who the man may bo be to hold the dual office I 1 mr doremus several weeks ago affo reigned the office ills his resignation to baki ake effect upon the appointment 0 of his successor I 1 tend tendered red the office to a number ot of engineers but the honor of tile til office tolled failed to offset the meager salary allowed and in every case I 1 met with refusal it Is impossible to secure the services of a competent man lor for the salary blasor glendinning intimated that tile the council might yet Us its footsteps and until it lias had an anity to do so no further lurl lier tender or of the office will be made |
