The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-24
Judge Richards and Former
Secretary of State in
WOrdy Battle.
WITNESS TELLS OF TEST
THAT PROVED WORK BAD
Governor Brady Admits Dam
Would Be Dangerous if Fin
ished to 100-FOOt Level.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida. FeD. 23.-The legislative
investigating committee pressed its In
vestigation of The Brady land board to-
night.
Pat Daley. shift boss for the Corey
Bros was recalled and testified as TO
the test pits dug by Lipplncott for his
Inspections lie declared that the holes
dug by his orders did not hold water.
Based on twenty-five years of exper-
ience. Daley stated the Mackay dam was
good site and would hold water He
said IL might have been made better,
Engineer Paul S. Roberts was re-
called.
"On November L Fowler and put some
colored matter in the water above the
walls and in two and one half minutes
the cooTng si appeared in ,rtIs The buebns ling
kcy-rcd dye. 1t was 100 feet from The
temporary openings in the dam which had
been closed previous to this test. This
test proved TO me that there was a cur
rent through or under the dam.
The witness stated that not TO exceed
10 per cent of earth entered into the
pudding material OF the dam. He was
present at the citizens meeting when the
original statement was made 10 him and
he was asked TO give fair report on
I'VE intend TO attack Mr. Lippincott s
reputation stated former Secretary Of
State Lansdon TO a suggestion from Rep
resentatiye. Galloway Following this a
and Judge Richards, during which
strained relations were exhibited and the
judge informed Lansdon that II he kept
on with the inquiry In the manner he
had been pursuing he would probably be
overtaken by Justice.
Chairman Preston stated that it oc-
CURED to him the commission had been
trying the Mackay dam rather than the
former state land board.
II heard the man Munson who dug test
pits to the depth OF eighty or ninety feet
on the Mackay damsite tell Engineer Lip
plncott that he did not find bedrock, ="
said Roberts,
General McDoueall asked Roberts II
Munson told the truth Roberts replied
that de did not talk like a liar.
Il consider Mr.. Lippincotts investiga-
ton thorough and | was with him all the
time" he said
Miss Chamberlain was on the dam when
witness was there. She said then. This
is terrible. had no idea conditions were
as bad they are"
WAS that Just before the primary"
said General McDougall Oaughter),
In a comprehensive legal statemOlt to
| the committee Judge j. n Richards ar
gued that the state land board under ex
listing law had no right To stop the con-
tractor until the works were turned over.
This committee should know that the
Carey act law as accepted by Idaho Is
insufficient" he said, Protective laws
for the security OF our citizens should be
passed. The board has no discretionary
power over bonding companies in divert
ing funds was testified with reference
10 the Trowhrdge river investing Idaho
Carey act moneys in Colorado Carey act
projects" +"
Governor Brady was granted permission
by request to file with the committee in
order the kilograms he had received and
sent during the following the Lippincott
investigation of the Mackay dam. Judge
Richards statement of the law pertain
ing TO the limited power of the board OF
state land commissioners came as a dis
tnct surprise TO the committee,
Miss Chamberlain made a brief state
ment verifying the statement of Roberts
as 10 her condemnation oil the Moss&<ay
dam. but suggested Roberts and Fowler
had influenced her.
Judge Richards has been retained by
the legislative committee TO draw bills
giving power to protect the settler under
act projects including an increase OF bond
and limiting advertising matter to be sent
out OF the state to such as the land
board shall approve.
Governor Brady and former State En-
ginecr James Stephenson. Jr.. made brief
statements. The latter strongly defended
the plans and specifications of the Mack
ay dam He thought Lippincott was pre-
JUDGED, yet stated that engineers opn-
ions often differed in the construction OF
dams.
In closing Governor Brady stated that
he believed danger would attach to the
citizens Of Mackay II the dam was COM
pleted TO the l00-foot lcvel
This closed the Mackay dam case and
the committee took the case under adj