Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-11 | Page 7 | Investigate Thoroughly

It la Is to be hoped that tho the City Coun foun I HI MI nt lit Its ite meeting thin thu evening will wili not act oot rashly on tho the measure proposed by bythe b the Board of Works In reference to the form to Im for city contracts AN At AI though It has been formulated by b tho I City CIt Attorney that functionary hoc has stated that It was wee drawn up at the tho In of ot that board also obo that th I the he City CIt Engineer hns hac not had any nn hand In It but that It Is designed to I eliminate his Joint action with tho the board boni as ns at pr ent required There Then hu ha been so a much friction be he between tween I the board and the engineer that tha t the public are sick Iek of ot the tue quarrel and have become b suspicious of any nn move merit ment Indicating tho the continuance of ot had Imd feeling When the City Attorney frankly Crank that were wore It not for this thic state of ot things there would not have been much nd need ne t for tho the proponed pro lM chiang we think It 1 time for tor or very Ory or scrutiny of the scheme If Ie the tho Oily City I Is Ic to be In any MU Way WR responsible for tor contracts In tn reference to work ork which h he Is Ic I to supervise lit h 15 should hoult not be hut clint out from fr m i In their formation The engineer r Is 18 a In Inthe Inthe the tite municipal government The Board c of Ut o Public Works Worb could lIld b 1 very 1 well die 1 with However HOfer Ho v ever It Is he n a fixture for tor th Ih the pre nt and must be bo honored Willie while It lasts Jut The House hence of Representatives tall a bill 1111 to abolish It but ut It dill ll 1 not ant ret get through the Senate so eo the Oie remains hut But It need n 1 not be with extra powers nor should 1 any dispute between that body 1111 and the i be permitted to color the ac no action tion of the City Council Wo We tt b not pretend to In pis pu p on the mints merits s of the tho plan now under tinder ten lion for Us Its details hav have be bein n kept to toI I Olna omo extent under cover but we urge ur e 1 on in the Council tho the duty of thoroughly L examining It and en Its lis purport and pur put purpose pose poPe and deciding not with a n view tw to top p some Person pirson or Ot patty party or ci body bOd bOdi I i r but to 0 tin the pi motion of ot the public In sli flint we WI hOllY reasonably look faY thi th public will demand nl It ul r