Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-13
Some First South Taxpayers
Want Imported Ma
teriaI Used.
PAT MoRAN'S REASON STATED
One Resident Says He Wants to Boost
California Asphalt 10 the Detri-
mont of Home Product.

John Hickey of First South street
this morning appeared before the board
of public works committee which met
in Mayor Br5tnsford's office and urged
that the paving of First South street be
carried out as per the order OF the
council He made a talk in favor of the
use of California asphalt for paving the
street. Others appearing on behalf of
the paving were l., II. Farnsworth w.
J. James and NJ. r, Brothers all of
whom favored the use Of the California
material for paving the street. The
mayor said he would confer with the
city attorney and communication
would be directed to the city council at
its session this evening urging settle
ment of the paving proposition so that
&c may be pushed ahead at the
earliest possible moment.
SETTLEMENT FAR AWAY.
The sauabble over the paving will not
down, and the trouble will likely not
be settled until the taxpayers have
their rights granted The majority of
the residents of that street want the
paving done as soon as possible, they
want the best material and workman
ship obtainable, and are willing to pay
all that both will reasonably cost:
1t would seem that under such con-
culties encountered. But, on the con-
trary, there has been nothing brt tron-
BILE since the question was mooted, ana
settlement seems farther away each
day. The movement for paving the
street carried by very small majority
of the taxpayers, and most or those
who voted in favor of the proposition
preferred Utah asphalt. The bids were
advertised for that material only, but
bids We're received for California as
phalt as we'll as for the home product.
An offer was made to pave the street
with the imported material for some
thing like $4,000 less than the otner,
and to lay it in third as mucn time
as it would, so 1t was claimed, be re-
ouired TO put down the Utah asphaltum.
TAXPAYERS RAISE OBJECTIONS
The city authorities were about to
close contracts for the laying Of the
imported article, when the Taxpayers
so strongly dcmurred that matt was
rnade 1t was pointed out that sueh
procedure would be Illegal under the
,,ro,,isions by which the bids were So
l.cited. Che citizens demanded that
The request for Utah asphalt be ad-
hered TO. 1t was then given out that
n compromise had been effected
whereby the residents on each block
should have laid before their prem
ises such material as they desired, the
city to use California asphalt Tor the
street intersections. This proposition
is not agreeable to majority OF the
taxpavers, They say that they want
no such patchwork. Said prominent
resident OF First South street today,
"The idea OF using different kinds Of
material In close proximity is prepos-
ferrous. II the people want the best
obtainable and are willing TO pay Tor
II, why should the city not pay us por-
tion? II the municipal authorities do
not follow the proper rules ana regu-
lations, the paving project Will be de-
feated. and that, too, outside the num-
bers who want the paving done, the
people who opposed the proposition IN
the first place VIII take advantage OF
any loophole offered to defeat the
measure.
PAT MoRAN'S PLACE.
eWhy is It that Utah asphalt is good
enough and cheap enough to be snip
ped far and near out OF this state,
while we must be content with an IN
ferior article?" asked the person indi-
Gated. "The reason Is this" said he,
answering his own question, ~. d.
Moran has a thousand barrels OF Call
fornia manufactured asphalt that ne
wants to make use of, and when tho
home product rs mentioned he ssumes
n EDITORIAL attitude. and says take the
Imported or nothing Utah asphalt
cost not to exceed 4 per cent more than
the other, but is mt least three times
more durable IS softer and altogether
more satisfactory. A little coterie here.
working in the interests OF the asphalt
combine. are doing all in their power
to boost imported material to the de-
triment of the home product. The lat
ter as | said before. Is FAR more dur
able, and we want that and none 9TH
or"
A majority Of tho citizens want a
re- advertising for bids, limited TO Utah
and they promise that II such
suggestion is followed that there Will
be sufficient competition IN the matter
OF insure the securing of the home
product at prices considerably less
than those now under consideration