New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-08

The Utah Constitutional Convention has adopt
Cd two clauses In the new state CONSTITUTION
.,hich to not satisfy a large number OF citizens.
md they are clamoring strongly for reconsiiera-
no, one Of these clauses relates to the Offices OF
the State Government and neglects to provide lor
the Office Of Lieutenlnt-Governor. The result OF
,b. death ~ the Governor OF Delaware has con-
r,,rc1 n,ople that every State should have the
office of Lieutenant Governor provided for; and
tho reasoning does seem 70 be sound. In the case
- Delaware. the people In 1894 elected J. H. Mar
vii n Republican. to be the executive officer or the
S,atc When the death Of Governor Marvii &C.
Cured n few days ago William T. Watson. one or
,hc state Senators and a Democrat. became 'oV-
ernor Thus the State administration was trans-
fcrrcd from Republican hands 70 the control OF the
pemocrats The other clause OF the Constitution
alluded to Is that providing for woman SUFFRAGE
Since the clause was adopted numerous petitions
have hcen gent In by the citizens insisting that the
question OF woman suffrage be submitted TO vote
by the people. in order that 1t may be decided
whether the people approve of the action OF the
convention.
The attempt to break down the Civil Service
law Of the State by indircction has seemingly
been IA fiat failure. as It deserved to be. The
people are In favor Of Civil Service Reform. and
last fall embodied 1t In their State Constitution.
According to the announcement made by him
last week. Mayor Schieren VIII to-day APP
point four Election Commissioners for Brooklyn.
70 serve for five years. His action is OF interest
outside OF Brooklyn from the circumstance that
one OF the Commissioners whose term Is draw
ing TO a close Is Jacob WORTH the Platt sub
Boss in Brooklyn. whose little scheme TO seize
f,b rtp was gQupcnpd
last week by Governor Morton. Worth Will soon
no n statesman out of n job. all his plans TO
have another Office Great ii for him by the Lesis-
Iature having failed. In choosing Election Com
uissoners the Mayor Is expected to take two
from each party 1t is expected that besides
two Republicans he will appoint one Democrat
representing the regulars and one from the
Shepard or Independent wing OF the party. The
McLaughlinites are angry at the prospect that
recognition Will be accorded to the Democratic
enemies OF the Ring. and are indulging In
threats OF an injunction and other wild talk.
Spring Is the time for housekeeping. New
Jersey entered on It's task In this line at the
right time and In the right spirit. and promises
10 make n thorough lob Of 1t.
In the admirable letter Of Colonel Pope on the
we printed Monday. attention was called 10 the
fact that the Highway Commissioners ARE con-
| "sidering the ACCESSIBILITY Of building single
track roads In thinly settled districts or the
| thirty eight sections Of road which have been
! contracted for under the law permitting the
| Highway Commissioners to expend 5000, 900 on
| roads. only eight are to have width Of egh-
teen feet the others being fifteen feet wide. II
"single- track roads are constructed they will
| be only nine feet wide. with places at suitable
| intervals OF twice that width as passing points
| for vehicles Where narrow roadbed Is con-
structed II WILL Of course be possible to build a
| much greater length OF road. Colonel Pope says
| that a mile and half OF such roads can be
| bull; for tie cost OF "A mile of road fifteen feet
w'da "and the advantage In getting produce to
market is not lessened provided such construc-
| "tion Is confined to localities where the average
traffic is from six to eight vehicles an hour"
We regard this suggestion ms likely to be of
great value wherever the work Of road improve
ment Is contemplated In many regions single
track macadamized roads would serve every pur-
pose, but care should be taken not to make the
roadway too narrow. When a good road has
been constructed It. H. Of the agst importance