The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-11
GOSHEN'S TALK
IS FAR FROM
BEING VIOLENT
Sensational UtteranCeS That
Had Been Expected on Part
of Minister Are Lacking.
FIRST SOUTH PAVING
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
/ COUNCILMEN HAVE WORD TO
SAY IN COMMENTING
ON ADDRESS.

The Rev. Elmer T. Goshen undertoolz
to substantiatc his charge that some of
the members Of the city council arc cor
rupt and unfaithful to their trust. in a
sermon at the First congregational
church yesterday morning. He singled
out T r. Black and /. d. Martin for
his attack and declared that neither of
them is fit 10 enjoy the trust placed in
him by the people when he was elected
TO the council
Some men I have confidence in. trust
and admire. and for others ] have a feel
ing of greatest adherence is the Way
the speaker characterized these men.
Two weeks ago the Rev Mr.. Goshen
maze some general remarks regarding I'M
taithfulness in public office TO which the
council took exception and invited him
to present his evidence. This ne did
Yesterday and in the expectation that
starting revelations and specific charges
would be made the spacious church was
packed with people and the crowd was
so dense at the doors that Councilman
L. J. Wood and his wife could not even
get IN when they came a little late Coun-
Gilman g. b. Raybould heard but little
of the sermon, as he also made a fail
ure Of several attempts to secure admit
lance.
No Definite Charges.
The burden Of the address was that the
council should have ordered First South
street paved with Utah asphalt. as the
property owners desired. and from the
records in the controversy he drew his de-
/ ducuOns that there is something wrong
somewhere.
The first part of the sermon was taken
up with number of general statements
in regard to the duties of public officials
The speaker said that as a rule council
men are underpaid and cannot for that
reason afford to give enough time to the
duties devoiving upon them. All officials.
ne SAID, should pay strict attention tu
the business before them and cudeavor
TO do the will of the people.
Depreeates Notoriety.
lie then read the extract from his ser
mon Of two weeks ago. 10 which the
council took exception. and declared that
although he deprecated the u9tQristE.
+ which han beer caused as z fCsIfII OF
[ the utteTances. he did not think at the
/ time that they were out Of place. lie
said that he had made no charges against
any man. but that as he had iuforma-
I ton which would warrant charges. ne
I proposed to give them as the council had
requested.
The speaker intimated that ne had
nuISner Of separate accuse tons which he
could make. but that be preferred tc take
/ up one specific complaint and give the
/ facts in connection with il in detail. Tath-
or than to make a blanket Indictment
The First South street controversy was
| then taken mp the speaker supporting
| his remarks with extracts from the Off
/ cial records of the council proceedings
Details Are Given.
! lie said that year ago i'm February
the council. at the request of the property
owners along the street. took up the mat
I ter Of paving. The first DE titiOn that
went in was for macadam. and the speak
/ er was one of the chief advocates Of that
material Some differences of opinion eX-
J listed. however. among the people and
after a conference with the council COM
mittee on engineering the property own
/ ers held meetings to settle the question
/ Of whether they should have macadam Or
asphalt. These discussions lasted until
April l. when. Mr.. Goshen charges. Coun-
/ Gilman Black went back on his word and.
as chairman of the engineering commit
tee. introduced and secured the passage
! of a resolution that notice of intention
to pave he street with asphalt be pub
, lished. Previously Black had Promised
that he would not act until the property
/ owners came to an agreement
Vetoed by the Mayor.
/ The speaker discovered that this resolu-
[ ton had gone through and succeeded in
inducing Mayor Ezra Thompson to veto
I il. The people had several more meet
! ings and a compromise was finally eff
! fected, by the terms of which the notice
I of intention was to call for Utah as
phalt. This was passed by the council
( and the notice published in due form. Ad-
I vertisements for bids Were solicited and
when they We're opened by the board Of
public works in February it was discOv-
cred IHdL r j. MOidu was TIE Only Dlu-
l der and that he had bid for both Utah
/ and California asphalt. The matter then
/ went to the council and a number Of citi-
! Zens appeared before the finance commit
tee of that body and protested against
J violation Of the notice of intention Oy
the use of California asphalt. although
/ the latter was much cheaper in the Mo
/ ran bids than the Utah product. J. II.
Richards and A. V. Taylor declared, in
behalf Of the Pttsburg & Salt Lake Oil
company. that it could furnish the Utah
material at a per cent higher price than
Z Moran pays for the California asphalt.
/ 1t was also promised that if bids SHOULD
( be advertised for. there would be suit
able competition. which would rebound
! to the benefit of the property owners
on the street This was not done, how
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