Show I CONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS' V NO NO IN Personnel of American Councilmen Councilmen Councilmen Coun- Coun Who Play the Favorites DETAILS OF THE GRAFT Even Fernie Fernstrom ll Puts Democracy Aside and Joins Americans No o Intelligent person who has lias follOWed followed fol Col- fol- fol lowed tho doings of ot the city council during the last year can enn taU fall to see Iee ee that thero there has been a n. combination In that bo body In fn tho the Interests of or what Is known Imo as the contractors combine This combination comprises American I leaders A. A T J. Davis president prest- prest dent of or tho city council L. L D. D Martin prominent in tho the Kearns ranks and architect and chief chier adviser of ot Belle Delle Lon London on nn and Tom Black a a. shining light lIht in that party who chiefly represents represents in fn tho the council the Suit Salt Lake Hardware company compan Allied AUie with these Ulese worthies has been F. F S. S Fernstrom a Democrat and leader cr of the Jon in ill the council Th These have stood by the tho contractors to o the tho limit They tried to keep out Davis ls a Heuser when that came In and bid below the combines combine's lowest lowI low- low est sr I They threw every overy obstacle I I In tho thin way of ot the tho successful hub carrying out of or tho the contract when this outside e Inn firm did lid get it The four tour firms in the combine last year were Put Pat Moran the tho official contractor contractor con eon tractor James Kennedy Kenned represented hero by Mike OConnor O'Connor T J. J I D. D Hanley and tho S S. Birch Sons Construction company compan These divided up tip tho the work worl given out last year Out the During the present year car some fair sized contracts have ha be been betm n given hen out Pat Moran was first provided for an and several good jobs were han handed e him Then Hanley Hanle got sot the next Important of work This flue was followed bythe by bythe bythe the awarding of ot the big sidewalk ex extension extension ex- ex tension to Kennedy with orders to get bus busy at once an and provide Job jobs for floaters This Title leaves only the Birch concern Ide in the combine Some Sonic of those who follow tho the doings of ot the thea administration a are rea ready to bet that the next big contract will go to the Birch company These concerns started in to corner the tho Salt Lake work When Davis Heuser butted In with a n. lower bid the they were In Indignant l ant and opened war The Tho new firm finished a contract an anIt and It was attacked on the floor of or the council b by Fernstrom when the tho firm was the lowest bidder for another piece of work Tho The opposition of Fernstrom and his colleagues was useless useless use use- less les for tor public sentiment was aroused an and Da Davis Heuser aro are now working on the contract There has been boon no butting buttin In this year yeal Everything has hns worked nicely for the combine an antho and tho tile members have ha each got cot work In turn the Birch company coming next Fernstrom not only has worked with the other American members of the tho council for tor the combine but In eve every even case when ono one of or tho big public service ser sor- vice corporations wanted anything ho stood by side o with his ostensible T- T members of or tho have o been heen under suspicion foti foi sometime some sometime sometime time oven cn b by members of ot their own party who lo are arc prone to shako shake their heads when their names are men men- I With ith them Is L. L C. C Kelsey city cn engineer who has stood In with wilh the contractors contractors' combine from tho the be be- ginning hero They Stand Fernstrom Jumps to the defense of ot tho the Utah Light Railway company before It is attacked Davis is reputed reputed re re- re- re to be a n. particularly particular close friend of oC the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone compa company 1 Martin Is tied up with the re red light district on tho the westside west westside sl side e and Is la a in adviser to Dora B. B queen lueen of the un underworld er world an and Black in addition to his friendship friendship friend friend- ship for Cor some of the corporations Is ever on the lookout for petty graft for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the Salt Lake Lako Har Hardware ware company which employs him L L. E. E Wood another American party part councilman Is self convicted of ot graft L by his own testimony when ho he sought ou ht to got get the tho scalp of ot Jake T. T Raleigh supervisor of or streets He Ho ad admitted a- a ai- ai mitte then thon he had accepted mone money from Crom the tIle bib treasurer for which he hc had performed no services It was shown at the time of the Investigation in- in In Into Jake Jako Raleigh's con con- duct of ot the street department that h he was of or petty graft craft but the con con- duct of his accuser el Wood was such t that hat Raleigh camo came out of ot the investigation gation gatlon better than the councilman who ma made e the charges Hero are aro five fly 0 of or tho the members of or the city council counci 1 who are arc lined lIne up to assist In gettin getting control of ot the county b by the Kearns Kearn a outfit Candidates Candidates' luxl And the they want to make A. A J. J Charon sheriff Frank Frnnk R. R Christenson Christen Christen- son Bon county clerk W. W Yo O. O Norrell I county auditor M. M E. E Wilson count county attorney an and Frank A. A Swenson count county treasurer not ono one of whom pays pas ti n cent of taxes in the county Swenson too has a n ba bad record In the office omco of tho the city treasurer which has been e exposed In Tho Republican Under r tho the outfit tho the count county fi finances nances would be e hi In a far Cal different p po position from froni what they are arc to today a u under careful mana management Instead uJ o ut of or f paying of off debt they woul would bond the he t count county for a million dollars as J Jerome Jeromo B OUlEa rd one of ot their can candi candi- l- l d elates dates for tor county commissioner has a admitted rhe They would woul extend exten the system of or graft which exists In the tho c city ity offices co into the county and amI use I o one ne outfit to assist the other |