Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-07

epithets. Tho public have not forgotten
that record.
70 is truc that the shoot referred to
supported the bond proposition We
have not denied that % was instructed
90 DO 30. on certain occasion. wo aI'
told but so De- equally true chat ih.
same sheet and its friends tried NN
kinds OF obstructive tactics to prevent
the city from getting The money.
Through The gcaudallJs misrerres
lions that appeared almost daily In the
Tribune. the eastern company with
which che city negotiated hld about
decided to drop the matter and 8. Was
necessary to send reputable men back
east to- refuto the vile statements On
the organ of the obstrucuon.sts Tho
money was finally promised on tHo cone
dtiou that the Supreme Court would
uphold the legality Of the bonds
After that matter had hseu settled
the obsructonists tried taeIr luck lt
iniunctions merely to Cause delay and
TO saddle unnecessary expenses upon
the city. The claim was made that
no valid title 90 the wator rights Sc was
proposed 90 acquire could be given 10
we are not mislnformed the obstruction
lists tried, tho very day tho money was
laid 20 the farmers. Co prevent the pave
ment By injunction proceedings. all
though they came too late 30 accomplish
their purpose
Bare deuials of these facts do not
count, oven 81 they are sprluMod with
rhe vile cpIthets OF runlans. The
Tribune flee, are extant, and it may
possibly not Doe inadvisahlc to reprint
some Of the choice morsols that APP
poarcd at the time the city council was
trying TO extend the water system. 10
would show that the sheet which poses
as the advocate OF improvements is o.
miserable hypocrte Boo that as 10 every
Trims else.
We have repeatedly asked what
public Improvements have been PLAN
ned and executed by the present party
officials? That is simple question.
10 win not do TO- make q general dis
play Of all the work that Is now go
ing on. FOR much of that IS not done
Boy the city but by the Street car COM
pany and other private concerns. and
"a great deal OF 90 was planned and
contracted for by the predecessors I'm
office When allowance for this As
made. what remains TO show for the
money spent both last year and this
year2 There should be some answer
TO that question besides angry snarls
and yolps
The paving Of Second South. for in-
stance. would have been done under
any administration. All this Council
had 10 do was 10 let the contract for it.
That was not much Of q Job. after an
the preIimiuaries had been arranged.
Some sidewalk improvements were
contracted for by the Morris
administration, but through the
stupidity or neglect of some
individuals now I'm office. the
contractors had TO give IL up. and now
The citizens are in vain asking for
a.iewalks or money refunded. We
believe the excuse was offered on be-
half Of those responsible for the me-
gIect that they could not find enough
men 10 DO the grading or something
equally silly.
The party officials now in power
have uufolded remarkable activity
in the line Of ADVERTISING for bids on
contracts without results. BY this
means the sheet interested I'm muni-
cipal affairs has had several crops from
the same field. you know. and the pub
lic have paid and not been any wiser
Speaking OF public Improvements. the
water conduit cost the city about
100000 more than originally bar
gained for. and to this day taxpayers
are wondering where that mon
ey went TO; but not gallon
Of water has been procured
by this administration. to our
knowledge. Some public work has
been done. TO be sure That is NOT
denied But is the present party Of
hcials So poor I'm good works that they
need 20 steal or borrow the merits o.
others bon order 20 pass public mus
ter2 That IS about the only inference
that can bc drawn from the claims
and preteuses of the party organ.