The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-19
rNANIMrn OF TIM WATER REPORT.

We doubt II the ,biio fully undcrs ands the
great service watch has been rendered the city
by the nonpartisun wntor board Tho unqunli-
fled and enthusiastic appreciation given the rc-
port and estimate OF Mcs,rs. Hoiway and
Trammcn 10y tho engineers NJ the Retail Mcr-
chants association, calls attention to this phase
Of the matter and justifics somewhat detailed
resume
Immediately following their appointment the
members of the nonpartisan water board ap-
preached the task set them; that OF securing
an adequate supply OF pure water for Tulsa.
with diligence gnd care. General Gocthnls.
perhaps the best known engineer In the world.
was employed " make superficial survey Of
the project His report pronounced the SpaW-
nav undertaking practical that spayinnw was
the best available source and that In both auan-
uty aud quality It was an ideal supply lie
could not make an estimate OF costs without
field notes Of the most minute kind and he
recommended that the board put engineers in
the field Tor tho purpose OF securing the neces-
sary data.
This recommendation the board followed In
detail. wnathoring storm of crtlczm because
OF the delay the while The field work was
entrusted to Messrs. Holway OF Tulsa and J.
D. Trammcl OF Ft worth, I 'Xas, who worked
assfduously for several weeks gathering data
on which TO base detailed report Finally
this work was completed and presented the
city by tho nonpartaan hoard. Notwithstand-
ing two engineers OF reputation had worked on
the job throughout. each checking against the
other the demand was made that other engi-
neers be employed TO check and recheck the
report
Mr.. II. G. Hughes, formerly city engineer for
Tulsa and consulting engineer ON many large
projects In oklahoma, was employed 5y the .aS-
payers league 10 check the Holway -Trammen
report Tor that body. lie did SO. his report APP
proving the Holway -Trammell report In de-
tail. Then Messrs Bartow and Lambert OF
iowa were employed by the Retail Merchants
association to further check the report,
In their report. after detailed examination,
Messrs. Barlow ana Lambert gave unqualified
approval To the plan presented the city by the
uorpnrtiaan hoard. We doubt II any engineer.
ing project ever before received such critical
attention from so many different sources OF
competence and came through so clean. II Is
fact OF general knowledge that tho purposo
has been to find flaws In the water boards
plans TO raise doubt concerning the Spayinaw
undertaking. Therefore some at least OF the
critics Of the water boards plan were not with
out prejudice and hoped rather than feared that
At some point the plan would be found faulty.
In view OF this the result Is all the more
gratifying and all the greater tribute TO the
gentlemen who have unscltshly devoted their
time and attention to tho task OF securing for
the city an adequate water supply In view of
this unexnmplcd record of faithful service and
sound business Judgment 1t Is surprising indeed
to hear now and again a voice OF pceycd prciu-
dice asking that the watcr board bo removed
from office.
Tulsa owes its nonparusan water board a
debt OF eternal gratitude for proceeding thus
far without a mistake. tulsa should not con
slider changing It's water board so long as il
can command the services OF such loyal trust
worthy mon.
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