The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-19
WHY MAKE Fish Of
A CIVIL OFFICER
Why at Same Time Make Fowl
of an Ecclesiastical
One?
WHY PROSECUTE OFFICIAL
WHO DOES HIS DUTY?
Why Allow Self-COnfessed
Criminals to Go Free? Coun-
ty Attorney, Please Answer.

The case against tho Health Com
missioner Of Salt Lake City, which has
been on trial the past several days be-
fore Justice Dana u. Smith, wherein
the Health Commissioner was charged
with maintaining q nuisance In gar
bage dump, ended Saturday. The jury
was unable to agree and the jurors were
discharged. The case is now in the
same condition as when 1T was begun.
The sentiment of large majority OF
the people is that the case should be
dismissed Never in the history of Salt
Lake has tho city been as clean or rs
free from disease as now, due entirely
10 the work of the city health bureau.
The city has been kept thoroughly
cleaned, garbage has been removed and
modern sanitary methods applied to
protect the people. 1T is true that
garbage dump has been leased by the
city. 1t is true that garbage has been
dumped thereon, and why not7 That
is why the city leased the ground. The
preponderenco OF testimony brought out
at the trial discloses this, but it also
discloses that tho garbage about which
complaint was made was not dumped
there by city officials or by their or
ders, but by some one else. Why, then,
tho prosecution OF the health Officer
1t may be that because the health Of
fcer is an official of the American
party is why tho prosecution is being
so vigorously pushed. Last year the
garbage dump was In existence, but
there was no prosecution. Why's Was
it because the church crowd was i'll con-
troll of city affairs7 The same officials
were in the County Attorneys office.
But why strain at a gnat and swallow
camel. Joseph +. Smith IS law
breaker, a law defer. He is a self
confessed criminal, but no prosecution
follows. Why7 There nre several
other self-confesscd criminals residing
in Salt Lake, but they are not prose
cuted. Whyf Is it because they be-
long to tho dominant church, is it be-
cause the hierarchy to which they be-
long figure in political affairs and hold
Congressional nominations in their
hands7 Why make fish of civil of
fetal and fowl of an ecclesiastical one'
The Big Cottonwood conduit was
finished on Friday, August 10, as de-
tailed in The Tribune. Mr.. Moran is
now working on the spillway, which was
not included In the original contract.
The spillway will be completed during
the next week 1t is 1923 feet in length
and in this distance 1T drops 1S0 feet.
It was this waterfall that the church
and its Light and Power trust attempted
to tie up for fifty years. In the ad-
dress to the taxpayers regarding the
million dollar bond issue, the advant-
ages Of this water power were fully
set forth. 1t was shown that great
power could be generated and that
municipal lighting plant might be
erected there, and this statement caused
many persons to vote for the bond pro.
position, which was carried by small
majority. Afterward, through the rep
nf he h, olrr hn
Council, q franchise was granted the
Light and Power trust for fifty years,
and in the deal which brought this
about IN the Council tho water power
cited was tied up as was thought for
fifty years, the same length of time
the franchise had to run. Lawyers now
say that in view that this water power,
which is sufficient to generate 1000 horse
power, was in tho original proposition
upon which the people voted it be-
came a part and parcel of the bond,
therefore whenever the city sees fit it
can erect a plant to furnish both light
and power for municipal purposes, re-
gardless of the alleged tie-up by the
Morris church administration.
Speaking of the conduit and of water
power, the order issued by Superintend-
ent Hines Of the water department, re-
stricting the use of water, has not been
rescinded, although the superintendent
declared in communication that the
city had an ample supply. Why not
rescind the order7 Why restrict citi-
zens to use of wator7 1t has been
stated in the Smootite organ that Su
perintendent Hines cannot turn the
water into the big conduit Well, no
body said he could, In fact he has
nothing to do with it. That work be-
longs to the Board Of Public Works 1t
is not likely that the superintendent
will butt in one that body.
The Smootite State committee will
meet in tho Office Of the State Land
Board on Tuesday next, At this meet,
ing the resignation of United States
Marshal William Spry will be present
ed, also the one of A. Fred Wey, but
Judge Morse Is resignation has not yet
been heard from. AS stated in The
Tribune Friday, Maj. H. P. Myton
aspires to place on the committee
and it is understood that the committee
will select the Major.