Show f Attacked by Ex Commission Hears Hars S Charges J of f t Charges of n at it Salt Lake General Gener l' l hospital were hurled before the Salt commission lon Friday by Cl Clarence nce A A- Christensen E. E 39 So Sou South th l The cb charges mostly In n n. n form grew out of ChrIs claim he was discharged Jail 3 3 from th the pos position tion of ot ce Iceman at at i the the hospital l with what a he lie t termed e f three minutes minutes' notice i He ai a at the regular cOm commission S ion meeting Friday Ac According to lc Iceman Iceman- mani the reason for tor his release was glyen given him in a a letter from C Bi B assistant hospital I I I I I superintendent which stated ItIs It Itis t is necessary that we consolidate some some of the jobs around the hos has pital We fe feel l the handling of the th thice ice can well wen be t taken ken care of ox on ona ona a time part b basis SIs r 1 near Dear Charge Charges l' l The commissioners who heard beard the the charges included d Ro Robert ert tri Le Cranmer Crannier and H Homer mer W Ja Jaynes Commissioner George W W. Morgan Morgin I ni public health an and charity charier depart departs ment Friday was In Deny Denver rr speaking at a me meeting ting of the As Az of Colorado County Com missioners Christensen Basked a ask ked why If Ii he was Vas cut ut out to cut expenses s theman the man who took his j job b is getting a month when he was ge get getting getting ting 1501 I Why he hc asked aChed are are five bosses now taking care of ot the same job that one did a year ago Christensen said there are arC are five men four of whom Joined the hospital hospital hos- hos pital pita less Ies than a y year ego ago who now have charge of orderlies He ask asked d why the workers ers at it i General hospital ire are are forced to pay on every dollar they th y earn wIthout without with without out being given the them or lose Jose their jobs He said he asked his Immediate superior what wo would ld happen appen if he didn't t. t pay the 2 of his earnings and received th the thC reply If you If you don't dont pay you know latov what hat they'll doj do do Christensen 9 s saidi t it was his understanding he would lose his job a. a I j p E. fhe 11 j 2 r f 4 assessment is l ment i h he added dd 4 was initiated about t 13 m months ago 1 and did no not hot apply to doctors and nurses He once was t told ld it went toward a f fund nd for parties a arid and d' d flowers he said but the have haIre e had only one party and he knows know of a few employs employ s Wh who who- received flowers flowers' when they were sick He ask asked why if he e was beIng ebl let Iet out to cut expenses between and d more was be being g spent this this' year fo for I labor br i ithan than w was spent fo for the e sam sami amount of work a year ago g Another r question he asked the county commission on was was why four r men have charge of at personnel personnel- now when only two men men men men-Dr Mazel and Gus Fernley t tad had ad charge a B year ago go Tells Turkey kc GUt Also h he said rumors rumOr are that some of the workers got got turkeys for New Years Year's day Was Vas it taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers' tax payer payers payers' money he hO asked He said it was rumo rumored that one man sr went it to the local loca butcher who supplies the hospital 1 with meat and Just before Thanksgiving ing day received a turkey then told the butcher butche to put it It Iton on th the next order ot of beef that went to the hospital Another Another- question asked the commission by Christensen was WU why some of the hospital hoSpit person personnel nd nel have to buy me meal l tickets if It See Page Fare 28 8 C Column lumn 1 HOSPITAL Continued from Page 1 17 J they eat at the hospital while others dont Another query J involved the necessity of a man five-man bull gang created when Commissioner Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan took office to clean up buildings buildings buildings build build- ings and grounds when other perso personnel personnel per per- so did the work p prior or to that time Christensen informed the commission commission com corn mission that 12 men he knows personally and who formerly were employed at atthe the county shops were hired at the hospital after Morgan was reassigned reassigned reassigned reas reas- signed about a year ago from the department of roads and bridges to the department he now heads The commissioners present told Christensen they felt he is entitled to a hearing but they thought he should come back some time next week when Commissioner Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan will be present Commissioner Morgan accordIng according according accord accord- ing to his secretary Mrs Clara L. L Jarvis who talked with him Wm by telephone Friday said said he thought Christensen should have presented his charges at ono one of the two previous meetings me of the board since Jan 3 |