Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-31
CITIZENS WRITE KELSEY.
Messrs. Williams, Ritter and clawson Disap-
prove Of COune.lmanie Opposition.
Removal at rhI. Time would Mean
waste Of tho Expenditures
Already Made.

In View OF tho fact that a majority
or the special committee appointed TO
investigate the expenditures OF the city
engineers department has decided to
recommend Air. kelsoyH removal to-
morrow night. the following letter from
spencer Clawson. W. W. Ritter and Par
ley Williams. addressed to the engineer.
viii be read with Interest,"
Salt Lake city. July -. 1893.
hr. =. g. Kelsey. Oity Engineer. .sty:
Dear Hlr-Obaerving from time to time
the controversy with reference To your
work on bOhalf oi the city he connection
with the investigation of the subject OF
Increasing the water supply, 40 citizens
and feeling an Interest la the subject,
realizing that without an adequate wa
tor supply not only the health and COM
fort OF the citlzenH at present must be
seriously impaired and losscncd, but
that tho future growth Of the city
would be impeded. We requested you TO
exhibit To ~ the work you have per-
formed In this connection. This you
dsi, SWING uH an opportunity at your
Office TO Inspect the copies Of the rcso-
lutlons authorizing this work to be
done. and the action u the city Council
from time 10 time on the subject,
also your books uf accounts. notes OF
Held work and plating and mapping w
Tar ne the work has progressed. While
the work IL incomplete 30 Tar ~ maps.
plats, pronlca. etc, are concerned tall
though far advanced towards compile
tom and while you had not as you
had Informed u1 formulated and pre-
llrcd a report which you would n per-
mitted make and present with your
completed work. enough has been done
to impress us with the thOruughness VI
your work and 60 satisfy Us that when
completed Il will constitute very wall
NHu lat - NNHaHN sHNH 10
possible sources OF procuring an addi-
tional supply OF water and also nscer-
tanning and making a matter OF public
record the present supply
with some knowledge and experience
OF tho cost Of engineering work IN tho
Held and office we are amazed that for
the expenditure made, 10 much has
been accomplished. From what We are
able TO nuc and from the information
you produced, Il would seem that n
comparatively small additional cNpcn-
dituro would enable you TO complete
your maps and drawings 80 ~ to cN-
hiblt fully tho entire work you have
performed Ia the feid. and enable you
20 make a complete and Intelligent re-
port to accompany them.
N this were done IL would secure 10
the city a large amount OF valuable in-
formation In the way OF permanent
records and which must Increase In
were fully Informed % the extent and
nature OF tho work you have done and
It's value when complstrd, We cannot
think there would be any difference OF
opinion anywhere a. 60 the pToprlcty
OF having Il completed and supplement-
ed by your report explaining fully your
surveys and the plans you have to
recommend for obtaining an additional
supply uf water Tor the present use.
as well 49, the future growth OF tho city.
We regret 20 SEQ that there 10 an app
parent opposition by some members OF
the city Council against proceeding
further with the work. To suspend Il
now Ia this incomplete condition. seems
20 Nc would be- very much like the con-
Htruction OF a needed public building TO
tho point OF putting on the roof and
making II NJ Tor tho use designed. and
then refusing 90 proceed to completion.
II seems TO us that mature dolibcru-
tlgn VIII prevent any such determine
ton being reached by the city Council
thereby substantially wasting and max
Ing useless the expenditure already
made. Yours truly,
T.. l.. WILLIAMS,
W. W. RITTER.
SPENCER CLAWsON.