The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-20
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our own home people. III doing any
work. either public or private. undoubt-
edlv tho preference would be given
to Utah people. This always. of course,
on the understanding that Utah peo'
pie arc able to do that work with as
good skill and efficiency as could rca-
sonably be hoped. There arc cases,
however, when the local experience and
training NAV prove inadequate.
| il will be remembered that when
] the gravity sewer of this city WIS
put in. an expert from New York was
called TO pass upoD the plans and pro
nounce judgment on their feasibility.
This was entirely appropriate, and
there was no objection made to II, and
no reason for objection. More recent.
| ly. in tho matter Of the proposed State
capitol. tho competition for plans was
thrown open 10 architects outside of the
State as well as 10 those within. This
also was entirely proper: in fact, most
people would have been glad TO sec
the competition more widely invited
than it was. In that same considcra-
tion the Capitol Commission obtained
the services Of noteworthy expert to
lsv out the Capitol grounds This also
was entirely appropriate: no objection
was made against it. and none ought
to have been made. 1t was precisely
the thing TO do.
At the present time there is an cx-
tenslvc parking proposition before the
salt Lake public in connection with
the plans Of the Parking Board. Sug~
gcstious have been made that an cX-
pcrienccd. distinguished expert. either
from the East or from the West should
be called in to examine the grounds
and draft plans for parking PROPOSE
tions in City Creek cauvou and else
where. aud in connection with the high
line scenic driveway, So far rs we are
concerned. we should like to sec this
done. We ssy this. not by way Of any
discomfort with any local men. nor in
order to antagonize anybody at all, but
simply in the interest OF the public. in
our desire to see the very best thing
possible done with respect to this park
ing and this driveway. a portion Of
tho old boulevard is practically out of
the reckoning under the new plans. We
refer to that part which runs along
City Creek canyon on the west sldo of
that canyon where the boulevard cuts
off from First North street.
We arc decidedly Of the opinion that
it would be advantageous. and TO the
permanent benefit Of the city, TO get !
an experienced scenic artist to lay out |
the parks and this drive. We have here |
the best possible opportunities for
scenic attractions in both particulars, !
high line boulevard. But. since the al.
and opportunities arc so very
great. VIC urge that the hest possible
opportunity should be taken advantage
of so as to get the most beautiful. the
most artistic. and the most permanent
ly satisfactory results.
It could not be expected that we |
would obtain here at homo the best pos. |
sible talent for this sort Of work. be- |
cause VIC have so little of it to do, and |
in this line being so absolutely want,
ing here. so far as actual training goes.
Therefore, we say that there should he
called in the best possible expert. or eI-
pcrts. that could be obtained. in order
to do the best possible service 10 the
public in these particulars
We note that the Descret News on
Saturday evening had an editorial OBJ
iecting TO the Importation Of officials,
and TO nonresident appointments. -
We do not know 10 what it referred,
but if its editorial was aimed against
The employment Of an expert landscape
artist for the laying out Of parks and
the scenic driveway, then we think that !
the News was on the wrong track. 1t /
is quite possible. however. that this
cause it makes special reference to
the police work. and SAYS that we have
''one of the most experienced and ef-
ficient police officers in the entire
Vest We should he glad TO have the
News name that person so that the peo.
pi' HlpnL hnc" TO whom III rcIeIS, we |
think that there might he a difference
Of opinion ons this point. for, SO far
as we know, no name looms up so
prominently that any two men out Of
three would he likely to name the same
person. Since. however, in the matter
Of appointments Of that kind the stat
ute governs. and is evidently prohibi.
tive Of anv such appointment as that
Of Chief of Police TO nonresident. -
we think that the argument against il
is needless. But. as TO the employ
ment Of landscape artist To Law out
parks and the scenic drive. no such OBJ
lection could apply. because precisely
that sort of thing has been done here.
fofore. and. in our Judgment. cmphat-
icallv il ought 10 be done again. and
done now.
THE ARREST OF REYES.