Show CITY WILL JOIN U UI u. PROTEST P. P Plans to Consolidate Consolida te Office Under Fire I The cit city commission Wednesday voted to protest a plan of the Union Pacific system for Cor consolidating the accounting departments of of- Its vanous various various vari van ous units in Omaha The protest will be based on the claim laim that unification of the offices would eliminate clerical I ions in Salt Lake City involving an annual pa payroll roll of The positions would be transferred to Omaha under the plan Following appearance of of ofa a representative representative rep rep- committee before the commission a motion was adopted under acting Chairman George D. D Keysers Keyser's signature directing City Attorney Fisher Harris to prepare a written protest to be sent to the interstate commerce commission In Washington D. D C. C The motion carried carried car car- ried ned unanimously The Rev Roy B. B Dameron pastor of Phillips Congregational church and A. A C. C Brinker general chairman of or the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks headed the delegation Others Others Oth Oth- ers era included E. E T. T Richardson John B. B Buckle and Ben business business business busi busi- ness men Written memoranda presented to toc c commissioners said that railroad and their dependents who vIo will be affected by the action if finally approved by the Interstate commerce commission after the hearing tearing June 21 2 will total Sixty-seven Sixty of the persons directly direct- direct ly y affected either cither own or are arc buyIng buying buy- buy Ing ng homes here Value of this property property prop prop- erty was estimated at it itras was ras stated Other estimates indicated indicated indi indi- at least 47 of the home owners will vill lose their property if it the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road petition Is Ls finally granted by bythe bythe bythe the I. I C. C C. C Petitioners pointed out that Los Angeles and Portland officials have likewise entered formal protests against the railroad company's plan and have havo taken steps to have their respective communities represented personally at the commerce commission commis commis- sion hearing June 24 at the national capital Salt Lake City's formal resolution of protest will probably be considered considered considered consid consid- ered for tor final adoption at the Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day meeting provided the legal de department department department de- de completes the draft b by that hat time it was said |