Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-04


Of getting the matter before the house.
and the additional reason that this IL
one Of those cases where the chair
cannot appoint the committee ~ he
stands charged with a series OF serious
Ofiensep.
The President--I did not leave the
chair to make a speech in my dofense,
na this Is MT the time for me to tnlk.
MY turn will come later on. am IN
favor of tho fullest and ireest invoati-
cation Of all matters that ia any way
Interest the public. had II IN my
mind 10 move the appointment OF such
a committee myself. However, am
not psrtirulnr who names the commit
tee or how 1t ~ appointed.
SimOndi--I am In favor OF the ap.
poiptment Of committee Of five, one
from each precinct.
Horp-T propose 10 stand by the
council In whatever Il does wisely and
well. am now firmly OF the opinion
the commu nicntion should be tabled.
Rich.-I don't think that such action
would at all meet the View OF the
President or his constituents. | sny,
investigate by all meanf. remember
when / stood before this body charged
with being guilty OF having committed
a serious offence; an effort was made to
impenrh me; my voice was hushed
and my vote set aside; freedom and
liberty were set aside and my rights,
gentlemen, were tFamplvd upon and
you know It. Now, then, do you
want 10 repeat such an error. think
not and I certainly hope not. say,
do not let us hush this matter w. II
did not think such action was Deces-
sary 70 vindicste, II 1t can I've done
legitimately, the presiding oillcer Of
this tody. /, toe, would be iu favor oil
iablinR the matter
Hardy concurred with Rich aud
spoke In favor OF the appointment Of
the committee OF i've, one from each
precinct.
Lswson-I am indeed extremely
sorry that II Ia again necessary to listen
10 the reading OF such u screed OF nbuse
a. has Just been read by our recorder.
The man whom We recognize rs Mayor
OF this city is III Mt ease uulesl ho IL
creating strife aud sensation by the
holding ofinvestigaiions. think II ia
about time that We were beginning to
comprehend his little game. II con.
suited my personal feelings |, too,
would be- In favor Of tabIing the com.
Ing Thomases who are No proliiicly
generated IN this community will say
that We are hiding our lights under n
bushel.
Moran--I move TINT tho matter lie
laid on the table uutil later la ,he
evening. Carried.
OTHER DESTINATIONS.
Tho recorder read the following veto
from his honor, the MayoT
q. L. stanton, Esq, City Recorder:
Dear Sir Il herewith return disap.
proved the proposed contract with
Rhode. Bros. for tho sale by said firm 10
tho city oi i6l tons Of oleht-inch and
any tons OF siN-inch water pipe, bearing
date OF December ~. 1897, Tor tho follow
ing reasonsi
The officers Of tho city In making pur.
chasos should exercise the same diligence
and carr That In used by prudent mon In
their personal affairs, TO purchase com.
inodi,ics ~ chuaply as practicable. As
bearing upon tho present case IL N a fac,
that tho Colorado company which has
heretofore furnished most OF tho Iron
water pipe used by the city. through the
Mayor has sent the City Council u bid
for Tits Pine which II Si01.5O below tho
price which II II proposed to pay Rhodes
bros.
The Colorado company manufacture
their own pipe, and NJ their establish
mont IL situated ut Pueblo, Colo, tho ad.
vantage which their close proximity to
this city gives them In tho matter OF
freight, a. has been shown by the bids
which they have In every instance put
IN. has enabled them To furnish US Pipe
much cheaper than othor firms havo up
TO tho present time been willing to do.
Situated rs this city Is, with regard 60 tho
establishment OF this firm aud In consid-
Grafton OF the large amount Of pipe they
havo already sold To tho city, they GER
tainiy must be anxious to reinina patron
ago 80 desirable. The desire TO bid for
tho pipe mentioned In the contract Is OK.
pressed la the letter sent to me, which
herewith send attached.
had not and never have had any iitfi-
Guilty In obtaining bids from this firm
and II requires more crodulity than
possess TO believe that the committee
could not have, without extraordinary
exor,ion, done likewise, or 10 believe that
this hrm refused TO make n bid In the
present cnse. At the very time tho bids
In tho proposed purchase were being rO-
oeiyod, In connection with the committee
on waterworks, tho committee being
represented by tho chairman, Mr. Mo.
ran, | purchased, ~ tho contract viii
show, tho l6-lnch pipe which Is now
being laid on First South street; Rhodes
brothers aud tho Colorado Fuel & Iron
company were the only bidders aud the
bid OF the company was about ono dollar
and ninety cents per ton below that OF
Rhodes Brothers.
This shows that said company were In
the Held at the very time that bids
were boing obtained, and calls tor
some more satisfactory explanation than
has yet been made why a bid OF said
company was not forthcoming. In tho
present case Rhodes Bros are not manu-
facturors, but mere brokers, engaged in |
selling walorpipe ON commission. Much |
81 the pipe bought from them by the |
city IN the sOOton purchase was furnished !
ny mo colorado company. In the ease
81 the 300 ton purchase made of thom, |
about fifteen carloads were shipped TO |
this city under consignment 10 some |
outside party upon some arrnngomont |
with Rhodes Bros, Upon application
being made to Mr., Ryan, superintendent |
OF waterworks, regarding the payment Of |
me freight, which amounted 10 about |
ssoOV, he called upon me regarding tho |
SUBJECT, Rnd stated that the pine, as n
whole, was very rough and Inferior,
Dut that by careful selection
much good pipe could be culled
out, and that he was greatly In
need OF the pipes. | theroupon instruct-
ed him to bring to his assistance some
one who was familiar with water-pipo.,
hnu II satisfactory to Rhodes Bros. To
select out what good pipe there was and
accept the same under tho contract.
Much OF this pipe was rejected. Thl
foregoing heIs are significant in this; il
shows that Rhodes liros., Ms In this mat.
ter as brokers' hunted mn nm infrrinr lnt