Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-13
MEETING WAS A LIVELY ONE


80 '"' N"AiH lANA hlAul inc council
committee on watcrwofln discussed the
water question. and all the members
hEfvod that there was ncceasity for
providing the city with q more ndo-
puatc supply, but the uil.impoftnnt
question auuso. where b. the money
coming from7"
city Engineer Kelsey was present at
tho melting. through invitation. and An
answer 10 quotations., said tho lin. had
como when the city would have To be-.
'Wtv mufr water. The CANYON streams.
which furnished the present supply,
W'i" gctting lower zach year. sp.t'iniiy
curing the summer months. This was
lue To ~" Increased demand In the city
Tor water, ANA through tho connections
that were being made To tho present
system each Year. which ct necessity
caused more Wntur To- b. used The
SNOW IN The mountains. Mr. Kelsey also
hHid' can uo longer be- depended upon
Tot enough water 10 supply present
Superintendent N watorworks caln..
who was also present endorsed NJ Koi-
Hrl o. remarks. aud said his department
hhd made no luH than $50 service con-
h"ctlonh Inst year. and hc looked for a
much larger number during the present
year
~ lAlf'fFI VT MEEIiNN9s
The purpose ~ last nights committee
meeting was a. investigate Mr. KEEL
Hyy.H report, submitted ne Tuesday
nights Council meeting. The city en-
Fiucrr said that the work ~ making
surveys otc. Of the proposed plan FOR
providing un adequate water supply
from MIN Creek. Little Cottonwood or
lilE Cottonwood. 10 the irt ~ January
had cost upwards ~ ts.'O0. 'nnd h.
thought II would take about q. 600 more
to complete the office and field work.
Chairman Allen who was absent from
the last Council meeting on account ~
sickness, read tho report ~ Mr. Kelsey
~ well ~ the action ~ the Council or
dorinT the work stopped. which were
furnished the committee by the city
recorder. Mr. Allen said that innsmuch
M the Council had already given IT,
ultlmntum u left tho committe no dts
erection hut 20 Inform Mt. Kelsey that
tho work must be- stopped. lie couid
not see why the Council. tho powers 81
which he regarded ns being greater
than those Possessed by the committee
should not notify the city engineer OF
it, action instead Of leaving Il 60 the
committee.
Councilman Fernstrom said hts un.
d"rHtandinE ~ tho motion a. refer was
20 Investigate the doinFH ~ the city on
rinscr nnd md out whether h. under
stood the Council when he received hls
orders 90 no ahead
who made tho notion" asked Mr..
Allen.
y ana" answered rcrnstrom.
Then you ought 90 know" rcpliei
Allcni proceed with the invesilRa-
ton"
Fcrnstrom then enaulred Of Mr.. KEEL
scy " all ~ the fsso0 had been cNpcnd-
cd on the work m making investiEa-
tons on the proposed plan ~ providing
the city with moro adequate water
rnpply
MIR Kelsey said II had.
~ can't SEQ how II u possible for NJ
much money 60 b. expended on the
work and nothing 10 show Tor IT," con-
tlnucd fcrustrom. What Kind OF a
system were you figuring on. n pipe
line or Whatg" the Councilman neat
vnuuired.
"My report 10 the Council explains
rvorS thing" replied Mr. Kelsey. The
Council IN IT. Instructions Ia me last
october didn't nHk me what the cost
would be, but ordered mo 60 proceed
with the work, which I did"
Councilman Patrick Informed Mr..
Kelsey that the Council was OF N.
opinion that his expenditures wcre al.
together too hlHh ana the season OF the
year lnuppurtunv Tor making surveys.
speaking for mynclf" continued Mr..
Patrick. ana 1 believe I cypress tho
sentiments ~ majority Of tho cOun-
cll members, | had no idea that the
preliminary work was going to cost
5000"
'NYcll. the Council didn't say how
much NY Office was TO "xpend Ia ltH
instructions to me, I have only done
what I was ordered tn do. was IN
riructcd To- mako a survey OF three
canyons and have done H. Mr.. Kelsey
answered.
RESORT TO PERSONALITIES.
The investigation proceeded ON these
lines TOT over an hour. First one mem-
Der would iutcrlect "a word or two then
anothcd would ask a question. Mr.
kelsey finally got worked ny aud en-
quirrd how much h. ought 90 have
rponi-he bad been accused OF spending
too much.
FcrnHtr0m replied By saying. "Weu
we don't know how much YOU should
have spent but you are spending too
much"
How much do you pay your tape
mon unyf' FcrnHtrum next asked.
n pay them t2ea. which Is mono too
much" kelsey replied,
Well continued Furnstrom. the
county pays their men $50 per day Tor
doing tho same work" "ncnldps,"
said Fcrnflron, your men get their
board as we'll"
''rhe trouble with you. Mr. Fern
strom. h, didn't nnd work Cor your
men. raid Kelsey.
"NOihiug 81 the kind" said Form
strom. Republicans are getting bet-
ter pay than Democrats Tor doing the
same Kind uf work. ana J."
''fhe very reason You nght Mr. kcl-
sey ia because DC o. "a Republican" In
torlectci piohl who up to then had
boon smoking cigar, a qulot listener.
The Councilman from the Firth WAS
prepared iu say murvb but was cut short
hy loud rapa from Chairman ALIENS
cane Tor order.
Councilman slldowny then took "a
hand In questioning Ar kelsey aud
the latter rata he was In possession nf
information that would be- uSNlse tu
make public 90 the pres. 1t'imr. \
suggestion that the reporters with.
draw wna not carried out, aud Mr.. ltcl-
Soy said he would incorporate every
thuig IN his ilnul report 10 the Council.
In reply 60 question from thnlr-
man Allen, Mr., kelsey said that tn
stop tho work ~ surveying now until
spring would not make ton pea, cent
difference In the cost Fernatrom took
lauo with the city engineer, and said he
could drive a peg three feet into the
ground In April when he couldn't ono
foot now,
This remark of Fcrnstroms caused
Dichl 10 enquire OF the former as 10
what he knew about surveying, You're