Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-11

| In the hands of the council He knew
| that 1t was IN the hands of tho com :
| mittee. because he WAS and still is
chairman of that committee, /. Mr..
Druhel attended the meeting OF tho
committee that night and Councilman
| stewart said that the matter would
have to be taken up. The citizens
present said that offers had been made
| TO furnish Utah asphalt at cost not
| exceeding ! per cent more than the
california product. There were men
on hand to furnish you with Utah as
| phalt ANA your laws could have been
| opeyed, but they were not.
'Fernstrom and Black voted
against the petition ana Stewart and
kaybould voted for it, Later Muir
| dock agreed with Stewart and Ray
bould for favorable report on that
| petition.
A REPORT IGNORED.
"At the next meeting OF the council.
the report was ignored, and the coun-
Gil passed resolution to pave the
street with hybrid of California and
Utah asphalt. but the contract showed
that the price for the Utah product was
prohibitive.
No man Of intelligence can see
where the citizens of First South
street were getting a square deal.
Those interested in the California
asphalt We're not acting in good faith.
1t was n very clever maneuVer to
pave with both Kinds of material.
The people We're anxious for paving,
and the friends of the California stuff
were driven from one position to am
other delaying the whole matter from
time to time.
"rhere were new men elected to the
city council and they know little of the
L. IL.
the right thing There are some-hold
overs in the council who do not know
much of the paving matter, because 1t
has not been in their departments.
GUILTY. KNOWLEDGE
There are other men In the city
council who are not entitled to this eX-
tenuation.
but Black and Martin have known
the facts, and in my opinion, by their
influence and votes, have not taken
loyal and hgh-minded position on this
question, and their attitude is not wor-
thy of men who are fitted to do tho
city service"
Reports We're read holding that the
California product Is not good, and that
IL has been discarded by all the pro-
gressive cities OF the world. New York
SPECIFICATIONS had been amended pro-
vlding that no coal tar or petroleum
oils should be allowed In the so-called
asphalt that was to be used on the
New York streets.
He showed in a report that 1t cost
$156 per square yard In Washington
and that New York was robbed at
price of S2.S6 for asphalt
HIGH LOCAL PRICE.
Here in Salt Lake" he continued,
where material is abundant and con-
venient we must pay $3.l6 for an In
ferior grade of asphalt from Second to
Fourth East where there is an SO-foot
pavement, and 1881 from Fourth TO Thir-
teenth East street where there is go
foot pavement, including curb and gut
ters.
1.-THE council should see to it that the
specifications of the city engineer are
right and that all contractors should
be treated alike"
And then to the people directly;
''If you have any spirit of patriot
ism, any sense of public duty, stop the
pavement of First South street If you
have TO walk in mud for the year or
two years to come Say to the city
council that thus far shall you come
and no farther,
Gentlemen of the city council you
have not obeyed the law. II is relative
~ a small question as to whether n
street SnatI De paNeu WIN OIlc VI "HVs''
er kind of material; but 1t Is broader
and more vital question when few
men can dictate in advance. the whole
of the public improvements in this city
1T is not a question of politics, but
question vital in the growth and prog
ress of the present day in Salt Lake. Do
not let the history of the paving or
First South street be re-enacted III the
paving OF any other street in Salt Lake:
"The streets of city must be held
AS sacred. and their Improvement must
be decided, not by any few men, but
by the sovereign will of all the people
An the conclusion of the sermon many
people pressed forward to congratulate
the speaker and assure him OF their
support Martin of the city council
waited for a chance to speak TO Mr..
Goshen. and when he was able TO he
protested against being counted in on
the paving ring.