The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11

SALT LAKE HERALI
should have s'seen'' the Tribune and saved
themselves.
Mr.. Jack, who was sitting in the back of
the Office, retorted:
1--WE might not have gotten any more
than we did, if we had.'
This sally at the the declining influence of
a great morning newspaper was the I'M
kindest cut Of ali.
OVER THE BROTHERS. sHoULDEs.
"The're giving it to me over my
brothers. shoulders" said M. Z. Parsons,
chairman of the street committee. 81
think The HERALD has treated us quite
fair. l want to tell you one thing, that in
lusUlceto the public, we had to make con-
nectlon with the Utah Central and Den
yer and Rios Grande depots or all the pas
sengersw oud havehad to pay double fares.
do you know OF any councilmen whose
actions have been such as to alarm suspic-
ion!''
mot the least in the world. did not
even mention it to my fellow councilmen.
There was no such thing as secret meet
ing, by arrangemen Of course we took
up the sanitary ordinance, but it was SO
lengthy that we set it aside. One or two
immaterial amendments were made before
the franchise passed. One of these re-
CURED it to be completed within three
years or the uncompleted portions would
revert back to the city; and another that
on sixtysix foot streets they should only
have one track. Neither MIR. McCuno nor
myself knew that it would be called up.
There was no agreement nor understand
standing in the matter. 1t is true, the Salt
Lake company made proposition
to pay II mills on fares, but the Rapid
Transit gave the same.''
Mr.. Parsons emphatically denied having
his pockets lined with Rapid Transit stock
"sI,rPLY AN OUTRAGE
"Did you get any boodle?n asked TIL
HERALD reporter of w. p. Lynn.
at is all 'bosh; simply an outrage. 1 dc
not believe there is member of the council
that has any interest in the matter. They
said Spafford had an interest, but that he
sold it. claim that if the Tribune knows
enough to charge that there are four hood
lers it should name them and not leave The
entire council under a cloud. If there are
any boodlers l am just as anxious to know
it as anybody else. We should know whit
we are associating with"
MR.. COIN:
at is simply impossible to construe tina
the council went into secret session. The
special session was called to consider the
protest against a paving district. The
franchise came up III the regular order o.
business. The street committee reported
the franchise in the usual way, and in the
usual way it was ordered printed. The
old street railway ordinance was ordered
printed in the same way, but they failed tx
come up with it, and it was by mere acci
dent that the Rapid Transit company hat
precedence. Mr.. Rawlins, attorney of the
Salt Lake City Railroad company, wa:
present and he could have raised objection:
and we would have heard them. The
street committee were ready for debate
but there seemed to be no one ready to dis
cuss the matter with them. The Tribune;
censure is incomprehensible. Fair crit
cism on public servants is in strict accord
with public morals. but such assaults a:
| that l regard as in q contrary
spirit. l have been studying thu
matter and l cannot come to any
other conclusion about it. 1t i.
to me of the greatest Importance that they
should name the guilty ones. 1 say, let M
guilty man escape. l know of no one hold.
ing any of the stock or having any interes
in the road. understand that Mr.. Spot
ford was one of the originators, but tina
he sold his interest shortly after he wa
elected to the council; when, l am unable
to say. The matter has been talked of, t.
force the Tribune to specify the names, blu
nothing definite has yet been decided; blu
the matter is still under advisement
Speaking for myself, L have no reason t.
regret the action that was taken in regar,
to the granting of the franchise; it is
matter of opinion, and all the argument
l have heard up to this time would no
have changed my mind. l wish to dlsclain
any unfriendlineSS to the old company O
any desire to do anything that is hostile +
its interests
There were many threats to force tn
4 Tribune to time or to cut away from it en-
tirely as being, unworthy to represent tn
party.
One member said that failing to run tn
council the Tribune had set about t
smash it.