Salt Lake Herald | 1901-09-12 | Page 5 | Need a Change

I NEED NEA A CHANGE JO TO ONE WAS SURPRISED who whan the city dt council ro to override l LN J the mayors nors rs veto of tho thc ordinance transferring erring the tIle ministration administration a of the water department from tout tit hands s to the tho control of tin the city ity engineer The who voted to rOtain retain an mi official al in iu charge of this im import port F department after hi his s had llad been baon proved tro ro most of them themi i dor kr political obligations to the mayor and Ino mo mun man whom ho Ite sought to 1 i A good many of tho thu city fathers have haY appointees who contribute t tf the general stupidity and al which has bus characterized tho department In 1 question They Th cai moro more for fot thoU friends fria d in office than tuy do for Ute the welfare w of the tIlo city oit or oleo olee they th would not hare voted as they did Some Home of If the th argue ar ut that it would be an admission of If weak He s in in 11 the city ity it administration to fo deprive an official of his is department du dutil til ti Tho city needs no DO admission from rom the tho council either in public or priVat Vat to be bo convinced that tho the water department ling bas been heen a continuous ex ox exhibit c hibit ion of either gro incompetence or criminal neglect or both It would have bave served tho the mayor and tho council bettor if they had man manfully manfully manfully fully admitted the need ne d of a reform re orm in water lS and ded to secure if i On the tbt record they stand convicted of sacrificing the tho public good to political ends endA If their object was to prevent a II scandal OH Oil the ore eve of an election they thoy i ay have succeeded bU bub i tho people who have ave boon beci tho the victims of official negligence will not bo misled by tim the rUBe rugo The whole city admin needs renovation rati n and will got get ge it in November I