Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-20
THAT PROPOSED TRIP.

The gentlemen who make ana un
make the rules and regulations by
which we are controlled In municipal
way have decided upon an expcndi'
ture Of $1,000 10 send q committee 10
San Francisco. That IL not n great
deal Of money for city as large and
prosperous as this TO spend when the
object is the accomplishment Of use.
full purpose, and nm enormous amount
when nothing more IL to be done than
give few men a pleasure trip with such
incidental business as could as well be
attended to without extra expense.
On the one hand, let II be consid.
cred what IL to be gained by the
proposed phiiandcring and see whether
or not we had better spend anything at
all on II. The city's accounts current
are unprccedentedly severe on the tax.
payers, and times, while not nearly
PROSTATE nor rs hard Us many try TO
make out, are far from brisk, and money
IL In 10 sense active. We must have
improvements, Of course, and then
more improvements; this is NUM-
clpal condition which grows by what
II feeds on, and being inevitable We
must bear It. But this only makes 1t
the more ncediul to consider well be.
fore acting In u matter involving con.
siderable expenditure otherwise. In u
word, lot us put the results expected
alongside the money required to attain
them and sec II one comes anywhere
near equaling tho other.
IL 10 proposed, II We are correctly In
formed, to Inspect underground wir.
Ing, the more improved systems OF
paving and to look into the newest and
best plans Of fireproofing. These on
their face nre certainly desiderata. BE.
fore any more wires are contributed
TO the general disHguremsnt Of the
city, let us determine whether or not
this Ia altogether necessary; let no more
paving be put down until 1t is estab.
iished beyond doubt that 1t Ii thc
best and most permanent that eau be
had under the circumstances, 80 that
later on, and perhap, within n short
time, we will not have to undergo the
expense and annoyance OF doing 1t
again; and the joint public building
should have every safeguard against
flrc or other destructive agency that
science has devised or . reasonable ex-
pcnditure can procure-so should every
other building, public or private, in
the city for that matter.
But tho question arises: IL 1t
altogether necessary that personal
Inspection Of these things must
bc had In order to determine
their utility and desirabllity? THIS
Is an age OF swift, accurate and
communication, by
OF which Intelligence Is ac-
quired almost NJ readily ut a distance
rs ut home; We can know all about I'M.
proved systems, improved machinery,
advanced methods and new scientific
without an actual In.
'pectIon aud can transact business at n
distance rs accurately and almost Is
'eadily ~ on the ground.
In answer to this, II Is held
~ tho Council that siO,O
ian be saved the city In the
me item relating to the joint
building, this coming from authority
II the most unquestionable character;
and that II would otherwise be
OF economy to make the trip,
as q personal inspection by councilmen
would be more satisfying TO them and
heir associates ana thus to the people
generally, because cutting of much
''sxperting," reporting, dicSering,
REORGANIZATION, and doing what ought
10 be done expeditiously and with no
other expense to the public than that
named.
There are arguments for and against
the proposition, and probably no one
who already has an opinion on the
subject will be changed by
any Of them. Meantime, a
luietus for the nonce was put up
on the proposed trip by Mayor Baskin
last evening, he having sent in veto.
He announces himself opposed to
unksts at public expense, although, as
he tremendously expressed II, no
a. A.