| Show ii Street Supervisor Ar i t I I Resigns Following I t Inspection Change Changey y i Sk S- S k i n ce S S. S S S 5 5 TV U. U TUDDENHAM QUITS SERVICE OF CITY STREET DEPARTMENT I Resignation of Superintendent Goes to Commissioners at Next Meeting F P close cloo upon the heels of or orthe I I the action of or the thie city co commission jn in n transferring h inspection p of r. r public improvement work worl from the street to tp o the tho engineering department William 1 J. J Tuddenham yesterday o afternoon wrote his resignation as supervisor of ot streets to take take effect Ma May 1 and will place It In the hands h of o othe the commissioner commis commie doner of or streets and public improve- improve JU meats meats' rits to today kt jho re will bOto EO go goto bO to the city commission Mon Monday l night with recommendation of the street commissioner that It bo be accepted Mr Nr Tuddenham leaves the service of ot oftIe bo tIe city cit to to- to the tho great regret ot oL the th com commissioner corn com ml missioner of ot streets ts and others associated associated asso asso- dated with the supervisor durin during hits his connection with the street department to o resume active work a as- as asa a n. contractor and builder with his sons eons with whom he ho was associated In the building and contracting work when he ho was vms induced to o accept the tho position of ot supervisor of street and public Improvements In explaining his reasons reason for quitting quit- quit ting Ing the city's service Mr Ir Tuddenham said aid last night that he did not feel that hat ho could conscientiously remain in n the street department In ill view of ro- ro cent ent matters taking such a complete change hango in the thc department I 1 regret to leave the thc street department depart- depart nent ment said he because my ray associations lons with Ith the commissioner of oC streets and nd the loyal employees who have been Continued on PH Page 2 Column 2 2 1 TUDDENHAM QUITS SERVICE IE FOR CITY STREET DEPARTMENT Continued From Page I 1 I working working- with me me have havo been most mot pleasant I go out out however howe with tho time satisfying satisfying- knowledge dJ that durin during tho the time Imo I have been in the time department tho Ilici ho work of that department has been boen done dane in a thoroughly conscientious manner and I do not h believe anyone ca an can raise a a. Just criticism against it Some of ot us havo have had our nur differences but I have havo done my work worle as ns a man of ot practical tactical experience knows it should ho have lavo been done Written In writing writing- his resignation which was vas signed ned lato late yesterday esterday tho supervisor super super- visor isor makes no reference to tho the recent change of or Inspection but shows hows a 10 dc- dc siro oven havo everything in leaving leaving- to or e i ti Ills his In fl f fn l. l rf ot t condition c to o bO- bO bo ur t-ur turned i C over to toi to i his u t c successor s' s r whoever ho may b be Tho The resignation under lInt date of ot April 19 reads rends as aR follows Honorable Richard P. P Morris Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements Salt Lake CI City Utah Dear Sir Ir I herewith tender you OU m my resl resignation resignation nation to take effect on May 1 B By that time the time flood waters will havo passed the tho streets will have o been brought to grade and all aU minor details a attended to Very respectfully W. W Yo J. J TUDDENHAM Supervisor That Mr Tuddenham would mould resign in n case the commission took inspection work from tho the street department and placed It under the en engineer was known cnown before the Inspection matter was settled a a. few tew days ng ago When asked last night for tor a statement of oC the contro controversy rs lea leading up to his resignation resignation tion lon Mr r. r Tuddenham said The controversy between tho the street department and the tho engineering department department de- de over o supervision of ot public improvement ement Inspection so far tar as ns this administration is concerned corn com me need when the matter of ot Ip specifications lons for public Improvements was taken aken up early carly last spring Mr r. Blossom Blosom Blos- Blos som om the city engineer and I held a and a agreed reed upon a n division divi- divi ion sion of ot work and authority Then when the re regular ular form Corm of ot specifications for for- Improvements or were printed I found that all ali reference to tho the supervisor super super- visor isor of streets and his duties and powers powers had been eliminated Th The whole hoo t thing ll J had been placed d In the n nanas anas nas or oC trio tile engineer i cancel called upon the he engineer about the matter and found that John Du er chief chic assistant engineer was responsible for ion of or the supervisor of or streets An effort was made to adjust time the matter maUer a a. conference was held leid and It was greed agreed to interline title of supervisor ot of f streets and his duties rhen Then Duder eliminated everything applying to to the engineer and threw the tho whole re- re on tho the supervisor super fluder's Duder licord This started the friction and ond all of or oft It t came from Duder The engineer and nd I could agree and could work together to to- gether but Duder constantly stirred up trouble rouble These conditions continued until the tho controversy found Its wa way Into nto the tho city commission and the mayor himself Introduced a resolution placing lacing tho the Inspection entire entirely under supervision of ot the tIme supervisor of streets This resolution was waR passed and nd it was wa thought the differences had been settled This was was was' not the T result however Duder went ent out on some somo work worl under my ray supervision luper and issued orders changing hanging orders I had given ien relative to Lo toa o a certain mix of ot concrete I came along long and found the mix not right and called ailed upon the tho engineer He lie went upon pon the tho work and examined Duders Duder's mix then mine Ho lie declared mine was right ight and ordered Duders Duder's orders changed hanged This happened numerous times Duder continually stirred up trouble rouble Then when Heman started to la lay on E B. B Second Sou South th between Mali Iain and State I 1 urged that the con con- cont tractor be not allowed to commence work rork at that time of ot year car because weather weather- conditions were re such that good work could not bo be done Pres Pres- sure uro was brought to bear I hell believe eVe by Duder to have the work rushed through It was ordered started above ny my n protest Then when the street sur- sur face tace ace had been torn up and only a a. portion por- por tion lon ot of the paving paving- ha had been laid I had the he work stopped because the weather conditions of ot last fall were such that good 1001 work could not bo be done Immediately Imme- Imme there was a protest from the tho property owners that tho the street would woul be e a 11 pond all winter and they demanded demand demand- ell ed d that time the work Worle proceed Duder ha hatho had the tho ho commissioners go up nn and look at atthe atthe the he street and succeeded ed In arousing such such uch a a. protest that tho the cum commission mission finally Instructed me mo to have tho the payIng pay pay- fn Ing r K finished as quickly as ns possible I I did Id as ordered Now the commissioner ot of f parks parIes and Duder are aro trying trying- to lay blame ilamo upon me because there is 15 poor lal laid I knew it would be poor told old thein BO so ann and protested against the work being being- clone dono I was ordered to let the he work worl proceed regardless s of ot my roy protest Mr Ir Morris was not in tho at tho the time timo I 1 have always used the tho hc best l Judg jUdS' mont ment m my experience has taught me ins in tnt all city work and I am um n not afraid to tosa sa say that the work of ot the street dc dc- artmont has haR beon done right I have trIed to work in harmony harmon with tho the engineering en en engineering department have always al been heen jeen willing to do bo so but hut It has been because of or tIme the con constant tant stirring stirring- U up UI of the tho controversy contro in the en engineering engineering- department I havo have no personal feelings or en- en nitty anyone in this matter but in ju Justice tlc to myself and ancl m my de department de- de I feel Ceel It It necessary to explain ex cx- plain the actual conditions and what mv my department has had d to cont contend nd w wi with i t th it Cont Controversy rO erHT Mr 11 Tuddenham was appointed su su- su of ot streets and ond public Improve improve- ments meats shortly after the c commission took office It was only a short time when tho tue old controversy over o In- In was waR awakened an as It ft had hod been bren under r c every previous lolis administration After Arter several suits to lo restrain collee- collee tiona for sidewalk curb curD and 2nd gutter and such improvements had been filed I b by the city because e of ot change lange In the mix of ot materials occasioned b by th tho inspection tion con controversy ers tro the mayor maor presented n ted a resolution on an September 23 1912 entire supervision of ot public improvement inspection in tho the hands of ot tho th supervisor hoor of ot streets Recently the commissioner of ot parks presented a serIes of ot ordinances chan chang chan Inc Iner the Inspection to the engineering Ant n nt t commission tou fought over these for several lIe weeks The Tue ma came in last laRt Wednesday edn with a resolution creating a department of ot Inspection separate from both the tho e e engineering This was waa defeated and he he then changed from hi his Jus position on September SePtember- 23 23 1912 and vied wI with h the Uio park commissioner chan change chance e the to tho the en engineer engineer- to ln department As to who will be bl named In Mr Tuddenham's ns as supervisor ot of et streets and Irrigation nothing Is known aa as y yet t. t |
