Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
coTERIE OF couhcILMEM.
Thew Are Found In and Out Of
Season Always Working for
Moran's Asphalt.
, First south Case Not Only One
where Irregular Records Helped
Crush Opposing Bidders.


Il ,rror in the publishing of proposals
II ,or bids invalidate these bids. when
they go against the asphalt ring.
,.,thont the evidence of something
more than mere clerical error ap-
nearing above the surface?
A Tho question obtains specific I'M
variance this week from the trend of
discussion following Rev. Il. i. Gosh
sns expose of the First South street
having on Sunday last DR.. Goshen
declared that an nterlined record
gave the appearance that contract
for California asphalt was legal,
whereas the vote of the meeting au-
tborizing the bid had gone in favor
OF Utah asphalt.
By comparing notes residents OF
Main street. State street and West
Temple street are recalling a case in
which bid several thousand dollars
4 under that OF p. j. Moran was thrown
out and new bids called for because
they had voted to allow the pavement
on 10 annual payments, and ii was
found that the notice for bids called
for 10 semi-annual payments. Mr.
Moran himself was an industrious
worker to have the bids thrown out,
declaring his next bid would not be
higher than the one received on that
set, and vet when things came round
to cases again Moran was there with
higher bid than ever, and all the
competitors gone from the field in dis
gust It was a case where he had
won again.
WHO ARE THE RING?
There are many questions in the
air this week concerning the names
of gentlemen mentioned by DR..
Goshen In his sermon, some of whom
are now in the council while others no
longer serve the city, but who We're
members or The so-called Moran ring
III us previous existence. The city
engineer IS as much discussed as are
aT OF the other officials, and the
qaestlons on which their names APP
pear are questions concerning big
deals OF uncertain values and returns
10 the CITY, ON which these men show
above the surface as group working
always for and mostly obtaining the
things the ring wanted against the
wishes OF any opponent.
With the fact in their minds that
Nj. Kelsey has always opposed the
use Of any material other than the
california asphalt, they now look at
The total failure of the Second av-
enue macadam, contrast 1t with the
perfect success of a government ma
cadam road farther up on the hill,
out built from different rock, and con-
tast this again with the sloppy,
muddy condition of Sixth East street.
Then they ask If the contractor were
forced 10 ITfal,
FIRST South street, would he punish
NE property holders of those streets
az the property holders of Sixth
East street and of Second avenue
we're punished? Ask a Moran man
awning about macadam and he
VIII tell you what a failure the ex-
pertinent on Second avenue and Sixth
East street turned out to be.
A SMOTHERED RESOLUTION.
But he will not tell you anything
ABOUT a resolution which Councilman
BACK helped to smother in the streets
committee. introduced by Councilman
hulon 5. Wells. demanding that the
work be stopped on Second avenue
Uecause the kind of stone used was a
SOIL and unsuitable stone, and had
already proved a failure on Sixth
hast street. And you Will not get the
mormatlon without hunting for it,
sidt councilman Wells and Council
m9h Iuddenham worked hard to get
" a resolution To hearing, but never
aole TO get II out OF Blacks commit
NJ where II reposes today, Just as
az toshen pointed out that matters
u u concerning east First South street
sN,nsh other Interests than those of
''orah were concerned.
ARGUMENT FROM FAILURE.
Mso' i viii be impossible TO find
Ia spl through searching most diligent-
h. 1usy trace of an agreement made
we city council committee on
o,VeN after it's members had gone
so we government macadam on.Pen-
:, tunve. to send samples of the rock
nhich this drive Is composed
r'4SIohe-a and samples of the soft
N.Y., TICK III use on Second avenue, TO
0mhlnglon. To ascertain which was
ISr oetter material this agreement hav-
subsequently, been totally ignored.
mneh the Wells resolution was being
noulefed In its present resting place,
sYlall was crowding with all haste his
,,olV avenue work with blue lime
sse' ana although all the councilmen
.be Nily Engineer Kelsey, who made
UP to TT, Douglas, saw that a
tb.. WY satisfactory drive existed
WITTY, and a total failure of drive
SvHs,ed on Sixth East street, Moran
WIKI merrily ON to the finish of his
T,h, and all protest proved In vain.
quay Moran has an excellent argu-
IL'nt N Second avenue that macadan
Nh failure. People are wondering
latal KIND Of an argument he would
INV from cast First South were ne
mso,usht to Time and forced to use the
,bea'eIlhl the people desire instead of
,en one for which he Is thought To be
rs,nmB agent here, MS well as buying
9s'Nt FOR the city.
THE GIFT or $4,000.
II. Nn cement leaks a little whom fresh.
A oHrnuh nut flow Of water through
Ia v1, conduit soon fills up an crew
WIN silt and II In short time
Ensi,a perfectly tight Government
Nv snFer j J., Lytel on the Strawber-
esnam1ao lecl has built miles of cement
meroI,, ana TO make them tight he
plentS announces that no win shovel
ihe ~ ~ loose dirt into the water for
II doasl weeks after It is turned In. IL
ao nIehl carry enough OF It's own To
VIZ, work Of stopping all seepage.
N IN D., came 10 the same problem
touncnns Cottonwood conduit, certain
raa'hen. backed by city engineer,
I'll, Az. a deal through the city coun-
extra living Patrick j. Moran s75, 900
SUCK coat OF plaster over