Show NOISE OF BATTLE HURTLES IN AIR City Council Has a Jolly Time Over Seventh East Street Gutter Extension The board of public works and the engineering d department were raked over the tho coals councilmen councilman were scored for reflecting u upon on tho the honest honesty and Integrity of members of or these departments depart depart- ments menta and fire Ire flew last night when the council rescinded Its action In approving ap approvIng ap- ap proving the first estimate on the Seventh Seventh Sev Sev- East curb and gutter extension and summoned the board and engineer before It In committee of oC tho the whole Thursday night to explain wh why alleged inferior work on the Improvement was approved and passed up t to the coun Coun- cil The work In question has been protested protested pro pro- tested against by the property owners who refuse to pa pay for It because It Is alleged to be Inferior A week ago the council approved the first estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate on the work upon recommendation tion of the board of or public works and the tho engineering department and au authorized authorized au- au the auditor to Issue warrants to the Gillis Construction company for Cor Its first payment amounting to more than To stop payment of the warrants arrants a special meeting was called last Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day night but nothing could be done except to notify the auditor that an effort would be made last night to rescind the approval of the tho estimate He held up the tho warrants warrants- arran ts When the matter was called callep up the tho fireworks started Councilman J. J B. B Moreton objected to rescinding the tho action of the council alleging that the council was going going- out of or Its way to dig Into the contractor when the tho work had been approved by the board of or public works and the tho engineer Councilman J. J W. W McKinney took Issue hsue with Councilman Moreton and contended that It was the duty of ot the council to protect the property owners owners owners own own- ers against poor work and to demand ju just t such an investigation Councilman E E. E G. G ODonnell O'Donnell accused I Mr 1 McKInney of casting reflections upon the members of oC the board of ot public public pub pub- I lic works and the engineering depart depart- ment He wanted to know If It Mr McKInney McKinney Mc Me- KInney had the work himself Mr Ir McKinney had not and then Mr ODonnell O'Donnell wanted to know If It ho he was going to hold up a poor contractors contractor's pay and beat him out of or his mone money simply simply sim sim- ply on hearsay of kickers who did not want to pay for tor the Improvement Mr McKinney Indignantly Indignant resented the insinuation that he wanted to beat anybody out of anything that was rightfully coming to them and demanded demand demand- ed to know If a mans man's motives had to be Impugned when ho he dared stand standup up and differ with someone else In Inan Inan inan an effort to protect the rights of the people and perform the dut duty he was sworn to perform Mark demanded to know wh why the board of ot public works every everyone one of or whom he ho declared had told him hire that the work orl In question was poor had approved l such work ork and wh why the engineering department had approved Inferior work The motion to rescind the action of ot the council In approving the first es estimate estimate es- es on the work was raS carried by a vote ote of seven to four and the board of public works and the engineer were ero ordered notified to appear before beCore the council Thursday night |