Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-13
CONDUIT GRAB
FORCED THROUGH.
Expenditure Of $4,000 Of PEG.
PIES Money for Moran's
"Extras."
BY STRAIGHT PARTY VOTE.
When Opposition Was Raised Gamer.
lean" Conncllmcn Had no Word In
Defense of Their Action.

lie works In regard to the expenditure
OF $4,000 on the Big Cottonwood con-
duit grab for useless extra work on tho
same Not one word was spoken IN
support OF the measure by the members
who were tied up hand and foot In the
caucus held yesterday morning, but
they all voted as they were Instructed
Not only did they vote AS instructed
but several OF them voted against form
or public statements as to their stand
on the proposition.
ROASTED THE AMERICANS
1'uddenham and FornstrOm strongly
opposed the extravagant expenditure Of
the bond money and severely scored the
Americans" for trausacting such inn
portant business for the city at POI
litical caucus held behind closed doors
and without even consulting the min
GRITTY members OF the council Mulvcy,
Carter and Martin were given "A
scorching because they voted against
their open declarations concerning the
matter made several days ago. On
last Monday night Muvey asked the
council for a delay In considering the
matter 50 that Martin could pay a
visit to the conduit. He stated that
he had great respect for the opinions
of Martin and Tuddenham, as both
were experienced IN such work, and he
would be Influenced by their statements
In the matter,
ALL CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
How much. or rather, how little he
meant what he said Is shown By the
fact that Martin and Tuddenham both
opposed the plasterlng of the conduit,
yet Mulvey voted for IT, Then II de-
yeloped during the remarks OF Fern
tl..t ala L. Naas
days ago that he was not In favor Of
increasing the thickness OF the walls.
as he believed that the present walls
with steel reinforcement bars would be
az strong as li-lnch walls without the
achievements. Yet Carter voted for
Increasing the thickness OF the walls.
Martin, upon whose judgment Mulvcy
stated he would rely. made special
trip out to the conduit last week, and
upon his return stated that he was OPP
posed to plastering the conduit, as II
would do no good, Even last night
he stated to several persons in the
council chamber that he was opposed
to the plasterng. but as the majority
OF the American" members favored
It, he voted for Il, II thus developed
that at least three Americans" voted
against their conscientious beliefs In
The matter. showing that the whip WAS
applied without mercy. II IL also
stated that Ferry and ODonnel had
to be whipped into line at the caucus.
The vote on the grab was q straight
American party vote. Those who
voted for II were: Black. Carter, Crab
tree Ferry, Martin, Mulvey, O'Donnell
and Davis, Those who voted against
and Tuddenham. The absentees We're:
HOLIDAY, Preece and Wells.
SPRUNG by BLACK.
The matter was brought before the
council on motion by Black to take
II out of the hands OF the committee
This motion carried without objection
Black then moved that the recommen-
dations Of the city engineer and the
board OF public works IN regard to eX-
pending the $4,000 In extra work on
the conduit. be cOncurred In. The extra
work contemplated Is plastering the In
terror of the conduit, increasing the
thickness of the walls from TO
inches, changing the line of the conduit
In places, covering It with dirt the en-
tire distance, and changing the forms
50 as to make the roof arched instead
Of fiat.
TUDDENHAM OPPOSED IT.
After Blacks motion there was a
brief silence, and as no effort was ma de
to support the proposition, Tuddenham
took the floor IN opposition to the graft,
lie said that the walls Of the conduit
We're thick enough, and he was oppos-
ed 10 increasing their thickness the en-
tire length. There are places, he said
wher the walls should be thickened, but
the present specifications gave the en-.
glneer authority to do that wherever
necessary. He declared that the engi.
neer also had the authority to change
the line OF the conduit where necessary
Mr. Tuddenhad stated that he was
strongly opposed 10 plasterlng the con.
dnlt, and that Martin had told him re-
Gently that he was opposed TO II, as II
would not do tho conduit any good. The
speaker stated that the expenditure OF
money on plasterng the conduit was 4
very reckless proposition. The conduit
as II stands Is good enough for the pur.
poses intended. and he did not think
that the former engineers would hav,
approved of the plans for minute Il
they had not thought II good enough
FERNSTROM MADE 4 FIGHT.
No attempt 10 reply to Tuddenhah
was made 50 Fernstrom took a hand II
tho matter and attempted TO stir up III.
"grabbers," but they took his charge.
without murmur In opening, Fern
strom called the attention of the coun
ell to the fact that Il was considered
that II would be AN easy matter 20 spens
a million dollars on the water propo
sition alone, but that the southern ant
western parts Of the city were sorcl,
IN need Of sewer system, and henc,
the former council had to be as econ
omical as possible on the conduit, ant
provide for the sewer improvements
He contended that the conduit as /
now stands Is plenty good enough. al
though It Is not very fancy and tina
any unpretudced man who saw 1
would say that it NIL answer the pur
pose.
CHARGED MISREPRESENTATION
As 20 the leaks In the conduit he sah
that "a workman could 20 out there an,
stop every one ui them within few
hours. on that matter he said that En-
gneer Kelsey had mlsrepresented tn
leakage when he said that M the pres
ent rate there would be loss ~ 1000,
900 gallons OF water per day through
out the entire conduit when completed
Fernstrom stated that he had take
kelsey's figures as a basis and mad
calculations as 10 the leakage an
found that the loss was only $4,000 gal
Ions per day, and that, too, was with
out thing being done 10 stop up th
holes
no USE TO TALK
II suppose that It is no use 10 talk,
he said. We are informed by tn
evening papers that the majority part
has held a caucus ana determined
adopt this plan. It Is the first time
the history OF this city that the city
business has been done behind locke
doors. and as member OF this coui
ell ! protest against II.
u have no objection II members