Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04


tho same record as our charuca" n APP
parent 20 every right thinking man.
When my report was referred 90 the
finance committee. Sir barnes made AN
unusual effort TO convince the members
Of that committee that hlH statements
were correct. but hia malice and proiu-
dice were ~ apparent that not one u
the other members u tho committee
would support him but they voted 10
c4onorato the city engineer Not one of
you who voted Tor the Barnes report
have ever examined the books o. the en-
cheering department. or know any
thing about them.
C1TY's WATER REPLY.
Regarding the water supply report
about which 20 much has been said. the
following Il a brief hptcment Of the
work. ~ object. and the action of the
city Council concerning iti
The summer Of 1898 was an unusually
dry one. The mountain streams which
supply Salt Lake city with water were
lower than at any time since 1853. The
supply from these sources was inauil-
Client. with resultant annoyance. In
creased danger and sickness. n was
evident 10 everyone who knew anything
about this subject that the oity'H water
supply should be Increased before an
other dry season, and that "a supply
sufficient for a greater population
should be obtained In order 10 provide
Cor future growth. There were no re-
liable records, surveys. reports or other
data showing what could he done 10 In
crease tho city'a water supply. In Al.
gust | asked Tor authority 20 make SUR
veys. examinations. stream measure
menu and secure other data that
should be obtained during a dry season.
when the streams were M their mint
u the water was being made. The OBJ
iect being 90 make o complete report
showing the amount 81 water that could
be obtained from the different sources.
and the cost ~ procuring the water and
delivering Il In Salt Lake city. ~ that
some plan could be- adopted ana carried
out No soon no the means could be- He-
cured, and not wait until n dry season
Ike that Of 1854, when a frantic EFFORT
was made 10 furnish water which re-
suited IN a useless expenditure u thou
sands ~ dollars= many times the
amount that has been expended on this
woFk-becnuHo the matter had not been
properly Investigated. and a report
made showing what could be done.
WHEN FIGHT COMMENCED.
The request was not granted. ana I
again asked for authority 60 proceed
with the work, but IL was denied.
Later the object of the delay developed
when a report was submitted by MoHsrs.
Howe, MarEctts, Weller and Srdl1n,
saying, 1--WE herewith present the fr-
suits VI our Investigations. ana they
presented plan 20 the officials who in.
voHigated tho matter that required no
surveys, no examinations TO determine
that IL was the most absurd plan that
could possibly be conceived, Finally, IN
October, when Il was too late) the en-
Eineer was Instructed TO investigate
what the special committee thought was
their plan" Thinking that the ln.
atructione had been given IN good faith.
force was organized and the work he
gun. After u was wei under way the
special committee found that tho ln.
ntrictlonH 10 the engineer ana not sly
what they had intended. that thorouEh
investigation was being made ~ the
sources named. and that N tho ,ngi-
necr was permitted 10 complete thp
work, II might result in credit TO thin
Then tbs fight commenced, and has
been continued ever since.
RoAsTs PRESIDENT BARNES.
In January the work was stopped. the
force diHurguulEed, IuycHtlg.tIluus ORE
dcred which resulted ia uo good, and a
delay OF over "a month. tho committee
reported that the engineer had h-yu doc
Ing exactly what tho city Council had
inutrlcted him Co do. and the work was
orderod completed, Mt barnes and his
followers voting against completion.
The force was rr-urguuiECd uul the
work begun, when 10 was again stopped
A resolution was introduced ln May.
which l am Informed, and believe o. De-
true, was prepared ut the lustlgttlun VI
Mr. Barnes. ana that Doe. lacking the
manhood TO make am open tght. uur-
giaded another mGinbtr N tho Council