Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-24 | Page 10 | Purchase Row Marks Time

PURCHASE ROW MARKS TIME With Commissioner J. J R. R Rawlins Rawlins Raw- Raw lins Hns declining further comment on the situation at this time lime and Commissioner Roscoe Boden saying say- say ing ng I 1 want to see this thing thins through In fairness to everybody c the he Salt Lake county commission I row concerning purchase of ot supplies supplies sup sup- plies piles marked time Thursday Return of Commissioner J J. J B B. B Mullins not expected home until about September 1 was apparently apparently apparently waited as the signal for the next move In the case which burst like ike a bombshell In Wednesdays Wednesday's commission meeting with Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Rawlins' Rawlins request that Purchasing Purt Pur Pur- t hasing chasing Agent Richard A A. Reid be replaced Immediately Charges that the county has paid from a few cents to as high as 40 above e market prices for various materials purchased were made as Commissioner Rawlins produced a special report of ot audi auditors ors and demanded demanded demanded de de- it become part of ot the record record record rec rec- ord when Commissioner Boden refused re- re ref refused re re- f fused sed to vote for replacement of Mr Reid The report listed approximately 39 items Hems most of which had been purchased for use use at the Salt Lake g general hospital showing that on single le Items a n. differential of about above market quotations had hadeen been een paid by the county Commissioner Rawlins proposed the he appointment of W W. Frank Liston Liston Lis- Lis ton on Twelfth East ast street as Mr Reids Reid's successor Declaring th that t his office Is undermanned undermanned under under- manned for the volume of work ItIs It Jt itis Is s required to handle Mr Reid said This office handles approximately approximately approximately purchase orders a year with 12 clerk hours ours a day The Salt SaIt Lake City City- purchasing d department handles about purchase orders a year with 35 clerk hours tours a dayI dayI dayI day I have ha made an honest effort since J 1 I took this job and I believe belleve business Interests realize that Commissioner omm Rawlins had prevIously previously previously said he had received complaints complaints com com- plaints from merchants and supply houses louses that they were not getting a break on business I will insist on this investigation being carried to a proper conclusion conclusion conclusion sion as soon as Mr Mullins now on vacation in New York returns said aid Commissioner Boden