Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-23
VolleyS OF Hot Shot Fired at
Citizens-De Democratic Rally
Last Night.
BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE.
Addresses by Wallace, Hall, Hyde,
Lawrence. and Geo. q. Morris
Chccrcd TO Echo.

night 10 attend a great rally held by
the Citizcns-D Democratic party In the
sixth ward amusement HAN, AS south
Third West street The place was
packed by a throng which represented
every political party, and there were
rs many Republicans as Democrats
present. Addresses were made by VIII
liam r. Wallace, candidate for mayor,
L. +. Hall. city councilman from the
Fourth ward. Joseph s Hyde candi-
date for city councilman from the
First ward; George y. Lawrence, can
didato FOR city attorney. Judge W. n
Dusenberry and George q. Morris.
Great enthusiasm was shown by the
people when Mr.. Wallace struck the
key note OF the campaign by saying
that he Is absolutely Independent in
municipal political affairs and that n
elected he would search for men TO nh
the various appointments who we're
peculiarly adapted to perform the
duties of their particular offices. Politi-
cal affiliations or a mans religion
would not affect his choice at all. said
Mr.. Wallace, and this sentiment won
storm of applause.
George G.. smith. chairman Of the
meeting, first introduced Councilman
J.. i. Hall, who paid his respects to
the peculiar methods Of the police de-
partment in dealing with prisoners,
and alluded 10 the creation Of the
special office Of chief OF detectives for
George Sheets by the city council
after tho scandal which forced sheets
out Of the Office OF chief of police.
George Sheets IS either In collision
with crooks, or he IL an innocent man
and should be Teinstated as chief OF
police" said MIR. Hall.
BOARD Is UNsPEAKABLE."
In pointing out the reasons why the
people want change in the city add
mimstration, Hall said The board OF
public works is unspeakable. Citizens
can not get sewer work Uone properly.
The reason Is that a man can not be
appointed sewer inspector unless he
brings certificate OF political value
from the American party bosses. Mat
tiers have gone from bad 70 worse. A
sample of the incompetency Of the
board of public works IS shown IN the
fact that about six months ago, a
sewer inspector had the pipes LAID
wrong end TO, causing great extra eN-
pense TO the city, because such work
has 10 be torn up from start TO NM
ish and must me done all over again.
we need civil service. The city
should have a board Of examiners 70
determine whether a man Is competent
or not for the position that he wants
Ne want a change On these lines. Inc
reasons appeal 10 me, and l am sure
that the appeal 10 every JUDGED
man and woman in the city. see that
ia has gone forth that we are TO have
a change in the city engineers once
But though the man who has been
shelved Is supposed TO be done for
notice that he is still sticking around
/ don't know, but after election he may
he out back In office Really, the city
engineers office has been joke, but
thar kind of humor Is costly 10 city,
however we may enjoy the ridiculous
mistakes made by such incoinpeteh.
public offices. For Instance, we All
know that when high water comes,
there IS always serious trouble where
the Jordan and Salt Lake canal crosses
Parley's creek Now, the city engineer
suggested that the canal water should
run across the creek through a cement
conduit The engineer made the plan
OF the construction to carry the
water across the creek. The canal
formerly MAS about to feet above
the bed of the creek But the city
engineer actually dropped the canal
four feet into the bed Of the creek, and
then raised Il on the other side.
have wondered ever since why on eartn
The CITY engineer ever did this thing
Every other engineer In salt Lake has
done SOME tail guessing regarding lAlh
matter. too. But the worst feature OF
this piece Of incompetency was that
the city engineer. after dropping the
canal into the bed OF the creek and
raising II on the other side, made only
a small place FOR the flood waters 10
40 through. AS a result, when the flood
waters did come, they backed up IN
the cellars of an the houses Ia that part
OF town.
This is merely am example which Is
characteristic Of the lncompetency
which prevails Ga the city engineers of
fee. and IL Is certainly typical of the
other departments Of the city admins
tration The people protest in vain
against the costly plumbers I'm grades
sewers. intercepting sewers and all
kinds OF public work.
COMIC OPERA AUDITOR.
The present auditor conducts bis
office very loosely business methods
are absolutely ignored by him. Ht
ncvor made his financial statement fni
1905 until June. though the law explicit.
ly requires 20 m February This year
the city auditor didn't get his baiauc,
sheet out until May DE has great DC
hculty in Strengthening out the big er
rors that occur iu bis accounting fo
The City's money His system OF war
rants is the most absurd thing that
ever heard of boz city government AZ
makes "a separate warrant ont for ever,
distinct cob that "a man does For iu
stance, the employee in thc city engi
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