Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26

The Tribune states, In answer TO II
own question, What are the facts?
that four companies were anxious I
get machinery plant to raise waite
from Utah Lake" and that "applica
tion was made 10 the city to join thes
companies, fuse It's interests with theiri
and put up most OF the money" i
the writer Of that sentence viii consul
the columns OF the Tribune, giving par
ticulars OF the application Of the cana
companies, he will find from his own
paper that everyone OF those al
legged facts" is a falsehood
The first overtures for union OF In
terests to obtain an increase Of the wa
ter supply came from the city authori-
ties. They solicited the canal COM
panies TO join them In the work Of low
| erng the channel eighteen Inches. The
city and those companies were already,
and had been for many years, Joint
owners In the use Of water from Utah
Lake. The city, through the Mayor,
filed notice OF an appropriation for adj
| dtonal water rights The four canal
companies referred 20 made an appllca-
ton to the city Council, to know on
what terms they would be permitted
TO join with the city in obtaining the
new appropriation. They said nothing.
about any pumping plant, although
that matter had been considered among
themselves
One member OF the committee which
considered the application, spoke OF the
pumping plant proposition, and was
informed by representative OF the
canal companies that their application
had nothing to do with the pumping
plant but since II had been mentioned.
they would be perfectly wllllns TO have
the city join with them in that project,
II they could unite with the city as
to the new appropriation. The propo-
sitlon that each OF those companies
should pay $500 for the privilege
asked came from members OF
the City Council committee, not from
the canal companies. No one proposed
that the city should put up most Of
the honey" The statement that the
canal companies di1 this is an absolute
fabrication.
The four canal companies Joined In
the application TO share with the city |
In the new appropriation OF water, but |
one Of them did not agree to the pump
Ing proposition and had not done so
from the beginning. So, when the City |
Council resolved on the recommended |
ton Of the committee. that the four |
companies should come in to the ar
rangement including the pumping
plant project, the North Jordan COM
pany would not agree, and, therefore,
a new proposition had to be framed,
the other three companies
to join with the city on their putting
up the extra amount to meet the sum
by he City Council.
These are the facts, as the Tribune
writer can discover by reading the re-
ports Of the proceedings In the COM
mlttee and In the Council, The trou-
BILE appears TO be that he is unac-
luainted with the details Of the case,
as shown by his daily attempt 10 make
Il appear that the North Point Canal
company was party to the arrange
ment and had drawn out" when that
had not the remotest ccnnec-
lion with the matter In any shape or
'orm.
The Tribune further says: "The true
,olnt Is that the Council Is officially
,ound by the opinion Of Its rightful
egal adviser. as well as the Mayor is"
Z that Is the case, VIII the Tribune
lease quote some provision of the Con-
titutlon, or the law, or the city or
finances which binds either the council
r the Mayor to do anything OF the
ind? That is simply an assumption
y the writer. and shows that he is as
title informed on this point as he was
\ regard to North Point"
Now as TO the Getty attorneys well
opinion" II the Tribune
'ill show to us and TO the public what
caring the clause Of the Constitution
'hich the attorney cites. has on the
ght OF the city to join with canal COM
anies that have been for many many
ears partners with 1t In the use OF
alter from Utah lake, In plans for an
lorease from the common source Of
lpply, we will frankly acknowledge
nat we have been In error, and that
lie well considered opinion" is sound
w.
The Tribune endeavors 10 dlstort the
.nguage OF the News" by stating
lat our point h, that Constitutional
doesn't matter so long as
D statute Is violated" That sounds
Ike old times. The News" did not say
nything Of the kind. but quoting the
nguage OF the provision, inquired, rs
re city asked TO lend It's credit, or sub
'ribe 20 stock or bonds in aid OF any
divldual or corporate enterprise or
If so, what is III" VIII
le Tribune answer that plain question
stead of purposely misrepresentlng
ir utteranoes?
But our contemporary, while indulg-
g in much watery sarcasm, and des. .
rate attempts to bolster up that opln. '
n, has, in Its usual manner purposely
I'd entirely evaded the point on which y
e whole argument turns. We have
ioted the provision OF the Constltu. Y
on twice for Its benefit Now that d
,per should show the application OF o
lat clause 70 the matter in dispute. a