Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-06 | Page 4 | What Our Readers Think

1 I 1 1 fl 1 What Our Readers Thin 1 Think A Jenkins Assails Assail City On Recorder Appointment Editor Telegram Herewith Is copy of a letter I have sent to the mayor and board of city con commissioners Gentlemen I I 1 am not writing tl this s letter In the spirit of findIng findIng finding find- find Ing fault with the actions of the present board board of of commissioners but I feel there are two ways of running business the business the right way and the political way I feel that the appointment of the new city recorder is strictly a political appointment I am amnot amnot amnot not questioning the ability or integrity of the person appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Ethel Macdonald Mac Mac- ac- ac donald While serving as mayor of Salt Lake City I found Miss Macdonald to tor be a woman of great ability entirely efficient and conscientious She has served our community very satisfactorily satisfactorily satisfactorily sat sat- over a long period of years Frank Shields as the chief deputy has wor worked ed faithfully and well alongside Miss Macdonald Macdonald Macdonald Mac Mac- donald and I sincerely regret that your honorable body did not see fit to recognize this honest toil by appointing him to succeed succeed succeed suc suc- Miss Macdonald as city recorder re re- re corder Mr Shields has worked in Irv inthe the office of the city recorder for 17 years and has always been loyal to every mayor and city commissioner who has served during that period of time 4 has ha's worked long hours and anda t ta a great de deal l of time and et eft into his labors I J feel Salt U iz City Is to be congratulated f ha having such a faithful loyal i reliable I feel t j same may be said of the ot ott two in in the off office ice of oft I.- I. recorder city I i It has been my policy j II r rever will be to ever compensate t t who are loyal ai b efficient with positions of tr tn and give them an opportunity i continue to climb up the ladi ladd ad adof of achievement JI dI j d jI I am also wondering why d city commission paid 9 r for a building on South Shi was that that was built on city pro proper prope e which would without quest have come to Salt Lake c gratis J Further I am definitely It posed to the mayor and c commission p pay paying a y i n g po poU peu debts with my mon money y and S i t the money of other taxpayer our city and nd placing ha j above good sound bus business bushe feel a commissioner should his own convictions even tho thoS his vote perhaps would V change the i. i issue sue m I Sincerely yours j i iAb Ab Al Jenki Jenk 1 Land boundary between I Dominion of Canada and j f I United States is marked by monuments jj tl j