The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-12
HARMONY is ESSENTIAL.

The American party will be held re-
sDonsible for the proper building OF the
conduit from Big Cottonwood. and the
addition to the water resources OF the
city which 1t is expected to provide. It
Is to be sure, problematic whether
there is my water that the city can
get, to turn into that conduit. But
this should not prevent the proper
construction of the conduit, which Is
now under way. There is probab bly, some
water that can be had, even IL 1t has
TO be pumped up from tho seepaGc
sump which the city can control,
But the conduit is a work that will
| be expected to last for generations. II
should be put In firm and strong. It's
location should be Strengthened wher-
ever this is practicable. and improved
| from the very bad line chosen for it by
| the old incompetent and reckless re-
gime. The haste TO get to work, for
the effect Of that work on the munich
pal election Of last fall. made 1t inn
possible for satisfactory work to be
done, either by way of locating the con-
duit line properly or drawing up salts
factory specifications for the work TO
be done in construction.
These facts being notorious. proved
by official inspection, and admitted by
the old tricky gang, Ghcy had con
Sulting engineer TO fool the people
into false security but they never
.1 1hn \ hot ,o
the duty Of the new officials? Obvi-
ouSly TO repair such errors as were
made by the former incompetents. so
far as they can be repaired. and cure
such defects as can be cured. IT Is
not fit that they should be frightened
from this obvious duty by the jeers
and insults OF an opposition press that
stood for all the former reckless waste
and defended In the very teeth OF OBJ
Vious facts the mistakes and political
use of this water project. 1t is their
plain duty to go ahead fearlcssly and
able one that any one of the members
of the Council would have put in were
1t his own personal enterprise, with In
terests sufficient 10 justify the work.
Shall the conduit be plastered inside
with ccment2 There IS some difference
OF opinion. Obviously, however, If the
saving of water Is a desideratum, the
conduit Will leak less with such plas-
tering than without It.
Shall the walls be strengthened? II
is admitted on all hands that I'm some
places. at least, they should be. Why.
then, should there be objection? If
one says II is better to strengthen with |
steel bracne than by thickening the !
walls. let him remember that with |
broken or cracked cement, the stiffen-
ing with rods viii have no effect, nor
indeed In the uniform prevention OF !
such breaks or cracks.
Shall the conduit be covered? II is |
the universal judgment of experts that |
It should be, wherever this Is practi-
cable. 1t cannot be done where the
conduit Is held up on trestles, but the
most of the line can be covered. This
IS demanded alike by the safety OF the
conduit from slides. and TO E-ep 1t
rom damage by the elements.
In all these matters the consideration
IF whatever Is proposed should be in
L calm, business-like spirit, with a
view solely to the public interests. Abb
,olute harmony and unselflshness must
prevail Pride of opinion and personal
LONELINESS" must be laid aside. If
hese are not effected, disastrous re-
suits are liable TO follow. The essen
ial thing is to arrive fairly and hon
,stly at a united conclusion. and carry
t out, in the interest of the public,
md to the credit of the city admins
ration.