| Show MOVE TO OUST COUNTY'S BUYER BRINGS DISPUTE Commission Row Flares Over Prices Paid for Supplies Charges that Salt Lake coun county y has been paying marel market mar mar- ket prices ket el prices for mat materials rials and supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies flared Wednesday y in the county commission chamber when an an attempt t was made to oust Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard A. A Reid eid county purchasing agent for fOI the last four yea years s. s Outbreak of ol the row bitterest of many which have intermittently characterized meet meetings of co commissioners commissioners commis commis- is- is for many months came when Chairman J. J R. R Rawlins submitted submitted submitted sub sub- the name of W. W Frank Liston Liston Liston Lis- Lis ton Twelfth East street for immediate appoint appointment ent as purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing agent to succeed Mr R Reid id Commissioner Roscoe Boden re refused refused re- re fused to approve the appointment nt resulting in the matter being definitely definitely deli deli- held up until Commissioner J J. J B. B Mullins now on vacation re re- re turns There ar are only three members members members mem mem- bers of ol the th commission Prices Cited Commissioner Bodens Boden's refusal to vote on the proposed matter of business was followed by Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Rawlins submitting for the record an excerpt of a special audit report Among other things other things the report showed the county has paid from a few cents to as high as 40 40 above the market price for items Mr Reid has allegedly purchased purchaSed purchased pur pur- chased for use of various county departments The audit report dealing with I 1938 purchases made chiefly for forthe forthe I Ithe the Salt Lake General hospital disclosed items and prices as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows with the first figure showing the price paid by the county a and 1 the tle second figure the market quotation quotation quotation quo quo- tation at the time the purchase was made Jelly soap 14 cents cent per pound i 12 and 13 cents per pound compound 90 O per pcr drum 50 50 to per drum floor fl or brushes each each feather dusters 3 3 each to 2 each onions per sack per sack butter 27 2711 cents per pound 27 cents per pound coffee coffee coffee cof cof- fee cream 37 cents per quart cents per quart Requested for a statement on the matter Mr Reid gave gave The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram the following Commissioner Rawlins recently asked for my resignation Upon the advise of friends who are familiar familiar familiar fa fa- with the problems of this office a land and d on my own judgment I refused To any person who would would criticise cise me in the conduct of ol this office office office of of- fice I refer them to my report to tot t the board o of county commissioners dated August 10 1937 1037 The report referred to was produced produced produced pro pro- by Commissioner Rawl Rawlins ns from his files as the only report I know anything about It was dated August 10 1937 an 1 ard was written after Mr Reid attended a purchasing agents' agents convention at Detroit Mich The report dealt in a general way with methods of centralized purchasing discussed at atthe atthe atthe the convention Report Discussed This matter referring to the special auditors auditor's report was discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed by all three commissioners at a meeting in my office more than three weeks ago said Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Rawlins I felt duty bound to investigate the matter after re receipt of complaints complaints com om plaints of merchants and jobbers Subsequently Mr Boden and Mr Mullins studied the report in another meeting which I did n not t attend I had the definite understanding understanding understanding under under- standing that Mr R Reid id Would re re- re sign But when the matter t er dragged along and no action was vas taken I decided to bring the matter to a head Pioneers Pay Honor To T 1 st Telegraph Post PostMen Men who ho blazed a historic trail trail to th the west gathered at the site of the first overland telegraph station ion at t 65 South h Main street Wednesday at at 1030 a a. a m. m and t took OK part in if ceremonies es conducted by the Oregon Tra Trail 1 M Memorial m al ass association dation in in- cooperation with the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks association Speakers most of whom grew grew up with Salt Lake City gave remIniscences reminiscences reminiscences remi remI- of df historic places that surrounded this telegraph station which was opened October 24 1861 taking up where th the pony express left off Gathered on the historic spot were W. W B. B Richards Sr and Mrs Richards 82 Heber J. J Grant 82 L. L D. D S. S church president Rudger Clawson 82 president of the L. L D. D S S. S council of or 12 apostles Rulon S. S W Wells 85 senior president of the thc L. L D. D S. S first council of seventy F F. F D. D Kimball 82 and Elias Ellas A A. Smith 82 all who remember vividly vividly vivid vivid- ly y the advent of the telegraph to Salt Lake City They all spoke briefly rJ During the ceremonies which w were r conducted by Dr Howard It R. Driggs of New York City president of the Oregon Trails and G George orge Albert Smith of ol Salt Lake City p president of the Utah association r a ra a lar large large crowd crowd gath gathered red to hear th the story of the establishment of this telegraph station t which linked St. St Joseph Mo to Salt Lake City and andon andon andon on to Sacramento Cal The ceremony vas was a 1 part of a program being carried out by delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates to the annual convention of the Oregon Trail as association in S Sacramento August 27 to 29 The dele delegation will leave in a pony express express express ex ex- press trail caravan from the Hotel Utah at 7 a. a m. m Thursday |
