Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14

admitted that az a barrlster no client
had ever risked entrusting him with a
brief, that as an architect the only
commission he ever received TO design
"A house came from a relative, ana mat
his qualifications as % surveyor had
never been determined by an cxoinlna-
ton Under his guidance these rep
resentatlyes OF rural enlightenment ana
progress. 10 the majority OF whom cross
sections ana front elevations We're a'
void of meaning as the nebular hypo-
thesis. wrestled with the plans Of the
learned Judge. They called 10 their
aid the official surveyor Of the council
who by q unique process OF evolution
had attained that Office by serving the
community ut various times as @ larlh-
er. policeman and inspector Of NUS
anCes.
DENSE RURAL COUNCIL
Even with his assistance they could
make nothing OF them. Mr. scarlet
llkened them to the work of 'pn elr-
fpcntary school boy" They solcmuly
pronounced them unntellglble, ana dee
clared that they did not conform 10 the
bylaws Of the council, whoae rigid en-
forcement. the welfare Of the communl-
ity imperatively demanded. There fol-
lowed Il correspondence which srdu-
ally grew acrimonious. The judge il-
tlmated that although legally COM
PEELED 60 submit his plans TO them ne
could not supply them with the exc
ceedlngly limited Intelligence necessary
for their comprehension. After things
had dragged along for some time, and
an offer made by the Judge 70 submit
the matter TO arbitration had hccn NEE
elected, he decided that he would pro-
coed with the erection Of the cottages.
ON his estate were several similar ones
already occupied which had proved
thoroughly sanitary and in every rec
spect satisfactory. He set force OF
masons and brlcklayers to work VINO
seemed TO find no difficulty IN work.
ing by his drawings.
IN SOLEMN CONCLAVE
The rural council held several meet
ings to consider the matter II me
cottages were completed they would NE
ford standing proof ot tNeir own inca
paclty. Besides, II behoOved them 10
maintain their dignity and authority
They decided 10 prosecute the judge
In bringing about this decision 1t was
shown that one OF the retired clergy
men. the Rev. II. ". Slacter, who had
abandoned the cure OF souls for the
mundane care Of his large estate
played conspicuous part. summons
was served ON Sir William GTantham,
his name appearing on the same charge
sheet IN company with that OF AN all
legged poacher and a drunk and DIS
orderly" until | was brought to ~
standstlll IN my own building opera
tons,' he wrote 81 could not believe
.Ft INT h.
petence and narrow minded pride IN Of
lice could have existed IN this country"
COUNSEL SCORED COMMITTEE.
The case lasted three days before q
rural bench OF magistrates OF that class
whose travesties OF justice Mr. La
bouchere has for many years exposed
10 the extent of n column or more In
every weekly Issue OF Truth" IL APP
peared that In acting as his own urchi-
tect. and thereby deprlving some 9th
err man OF Job, Sir william had acted
contrary 10 the councils notions OF
proprety and fitness. But he did not
make the mistake Of appearing as his
own lawyer. rs Say Represented by
, Mr. GIL, one of the ablest Of London's
barrsters. The spectators most or
whom sympathiaed with the judge,
hugely enjoyed the scathing scorn and
biting sarcasm which he heaped ON the
petty rural solOns who had placed OBJ
stacles In the way Of n man who was
seeking 20 use his means to benefit the
poor and solve one of the most Import
ant social problems of the day His
sallles were greeted with frequent
bursts of laughter but the mirtf
ceased when, rising 90 higher flight
OF oratory, he directed attention to the
undeserved stigma cast upon man
whose life had been one OF eminent
public service and whose private means
had been largely devoted to the same
ends. by subieotlng him to the ignom
my Of n police court prosecution In
The midst OF n strange silence and ten
sion In the court for a few seconds fol-
lowing one OF these dramatic out
bursts the venerable, white haired
Judge buried his face IN his hands and
his sobs were clearly audible, Several
eminent architects testified that the
Judges plans were clear and intelligent
and contained an the information nee
ossary. "A builder that could not car.
~ them out" declared one Of them
"would thereby confess himself hope
lessly ignorant and Incompetent"
The magistrates reserved their de-
cslon. II may be rendered before
these lines appear IN print, II adyers,
60 Sir William Grantham the matter
wifi not end there, He VIII fight II GU
untll the highest courts have beer
reached. lie Is not the only phllan
throplst whose building schemes have
BEEN checked by The pettlfogging stu
pidity Of rural councils, Wilfred Blum
and several others have been com
PEELED TO suspend their beneyolen
purposes by similar opposition on
result OF the agitation viii doubtless b,
revision OF rural building laws which
I'm many places at present render th
construction of cheap cottages, such "a
workngmen alone can AFFORD 10 rent
impossible I'm many country district
the construction Of wooden houses tina
arc everywhere found I'm America, ar
actually forbidden,
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