Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25
COLD WATER
IS THE THEME.
CounciImen Criticise Each Other in
Discussion Of the Subject.
AQUA PURA FOR CITIZENS
Majority aud Minority Reports "i
Watcrwcrk. Committee 'cn.i'efe"
-gsecutiv. Meeting Thursd",'

had what might Ne t'Iui'u " "''' ~
sion. Personalities were indulgtl IN 10y
some of the members, but no b'o"s
.truek. The discussion arose over a
majority and minority report OF the
waterworks committee. respecting the
oity engineers department Ihe IVA
lority recommended that the 'iiy .u-
Eineer BE- allowed 20 procceu WIN W.
surveys. and the securing Of nec'r say
data for more adequate water Hu. We,
while the minority report -isiiei ny
Councilman FcrnntrUm. rccomin' hifd
a further Investigation. Aftcr ~" ptv-
Hanged talk IL was decided that the
members meet Thuraday nlght alohE
with the city engineer In executive rch-
sion.
the PROCEEDINGS.
The report Of the majority commit
Zee ON wI,terwurkr submitted AZ the
last meeting, and which went over ny
request. was called up By chairman
Allen. who. after II had been t.nd
again last night, moved IT, adoption
Frrnstrom said he had % minority tc.
port to submit which was then read
II IL az follows.
I'VE. a minority committee on water.
works. beg leave 10 report as folowHi
In the matter ~ the estimate ON IN
creafe Of the water supply.
necerrlty for Increasing the water sup
ply. but think the question ~ not yet
fairly Investigated. Further action on
the matter. should be- deferred for the
following rehrpnHi
'ist.-Thc Investigation 80 far made
shows the inability 20 connect the bis
Cottonwood atrcam below knudron'H
r.li with the paflcy's canyon conduit,
hut that an independent line must be
made. which would ncreaHltntc an OUT
lay OF one.haif million dollarn Ntno,0Qol.
and innamuch NJ u " Impossible TOT
Salt Lake clty Ia borrow any more
money. unleas a constitutional amend
mcnt IL made which cannot De ncuuin-
plinhed IN less than Two years, that
would be lnprncticahlc.
'and-Thc engineer. himself. states
that the plan he " now WORKING under
n neither tho cheapest not the best,
In his opinion.
Therefore. the minority ~ your com.
mltter believe II would De- a waste or
money to further proceed on these
lines.
Nv. therefore recommend that the
matter be referred 10 the committee
Of the whole for investigation.
''iserpcctfully Hubmlited,
-. \. fENNsTlioM."
~ soon ms Recorder nackman had
finished reading the report Fcrnntrom
was about Ia move that u be- subrti-
tutcd for the majority nnd adopted,
hui buckle Vas nfnt on his feet and
made the motion Tor him. much 10 the
amusement Of the Other members,
Allen couldn't understand Why
fcrnrtfom wanted the matter referred
10 the ooinmiutcr OF the whole unless
Il was 10 elicit more Information. The
surveys. he said. We're In the city en-
glnccr'h office IN an Incomplete cVndi-
ton and Ia put II OF Tor another week
would not help matters any.
fernNtrom said he regarded tho water
question a. "a most important one and
every member ~ the city Council
ought 10 thoroughly understand aud
dircusa the question impariially. The
city engineer should be- invited 10 at.
tend the meeting, For himself he did
not think the survey was the best that
could have been made ANA he did not
propose TO vote for an Increase of the
water supply unless he knew what h,
was doing,
Callister said he favored a plan look
inT 10 the furnishing % a more ado
auato water supply and wanted u obs
thlned IN the best possible way. II
what FsrnHtrom said ~ his report fD
speeding the city engineer was correct
that Mt. Kelsey should be- present al
a committee meeting Of the whole.
Robertson did not favor the meeting
the city engineer invited, NO mattcl
what the city engineer doca.' he said
IT IL bound To meet with the dlkup
prevail of some ~ the members NJ thu
council and should he come here hl
VIII only be criticized for something h
has done, or something Ne has lett un
done. something he has said. OF some
thing he aid not say
Slddoway said h" signed the major
ny report believing with all his hear
and soul u was for the best good q
the citizens of Salt Lake city Mr
Kelsey had convinced him that he wa
pursuing the proper course, aud tina
he was In possession ~ Information
that would he unwiar ~ make publ
at the present time. Mt. Kelsey hAl
Informed him ~ well as The othu
members OF the committee that a
would submit everything In his fnu
report to the Council. lie did not thin
the members of the city Council ouEh
To Interfere with the engineer In hi
work. II was apparent 10 every coun
Gilman Of Salt Lake that the cit,
needed more water and tu Htop IN
engineer now II would be- like the nc
Of "a man who had started in 10 bull
HIN a house. but quiet when he got
half finished.
THE whole trouble il this" con
unu"d sidduWny, warming up 10 hi
subject, "the city engineer has not m
confidence of all the members ~ IA
Council, ana rs not right Leave hir
alone. let him proceed aud ! predic
that he viii give Us "a plan ~ procur
Ing water Tor the thirsty that ever
citizen VIII approve of and be please
with"
Patrick said when he signed the ma
J0rity report u WAS more for the pun
pose VI bringing the question befot
the Council than anything else Sine
signing II however he had talked wit
Mr. Kelsey In private he had quei
toned him closely ANA was now thoi
ouFhly convinced that the city engine,
was a Straightforward, honorable an
competent man,
Referring Ia what FernHtrom crct
Tied the city engineer with saying I
did not 50 understand Mr. Kelsey. m
Council ought To know what was beln
done ana the city engineer ought
be allowed tn complete the work, NJ
Kelsey was not carrying out his ow
plans but was following the lnstru'
tons given him by the Council, N
city needed water; there was no SO
ling around that question. Econon
was u good thing and he favored d
adherence 10 that principle as mut
ps any memhcr did. lie did not how
ever favor a penny wise and pour
foolish policy, The economy he b.
lleved Ia was the curtnilment OF 9
unnecessary expenses In the city d
partmcnts.
Wallace here moved as amendme
that both the majority and minor
reports be referred to the commit