Show THE GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM I 1 notice in your paper of monday december 12 over a column of matter touching the gravity system and by your leave would like to make a few suggestions on that subject in the interview with the city en gincer which you give it seems to we me that that gentleman hy by implication at least leant doubts his bis ability to decide so momentous a question as this which he admits will cost the city if carried out elfe elpe why should be ask for the employment of an expert engineer to confirm con firm his findings before the city council decides udo adof so expensive an experiment as to is suggested I 1 think myself that it would be well to employ some engineer of known ability to report upon it I 1 am not a good gudve of egi engineers perhaps but if one may judge of the capability of an engineer who entered upon as an beautiful a street as south temple street was a few years ago and convert it into the that it now is it might be safely concluded that his capacity could be improved upon but aside from this it occurs to me that the expenditure of so large a sum as mr doremus names would be too great a piece of extravagance for salt lake city to engage lu in at present why for instance should the present population of say people be called upon to mortgage all their possessions in order to to be expended in making provisions for keople who may never come here salt lake city has been settled forty five years during which time only people have become inhabitants and as aa quite a large proportion of them were induced to come here under the auspices of a boom which it to is hoped will never be repeated it is not reasonable I 1 think that the number will be increased to for many years to come however desirable it may be to make provisions for the health and comfort of those who are now here prudence would seem to dictate economy in the public expenditure of money in anticipation of what a doubtful future may bring forth CITIZEN THE LINCOLN SCHOOL OPENED the elegant new school building in the sixth was formally dedicated commencing oommen shortly after 8 yesterday afternoon the building is ia a commod ous and thoroughly modern structure it la Is built of brick and is two stores high and has eight large asplend adly ventilated and lighted class rooms and a number of recitation rooms the structure to la heated by the buffalo fan system which furnishes cubic feet of hot and cold air per minute most of the members of the board of education were present at the dedicatory services the building buil dinic was dedicated by colonel william nelson who is vice president of ortho tho board col nelson said 1 I take great reat pleasure in formal formally y dedicating to the cause of edu education calion this building the first fruits of the efforts of the people of this city and of the board in building school houses at first the educational work was much hampered by lack of funds and by litigation over revenues but the light now begins to appear the board bai ba felt from the first moment of its organization till now and will con kinue to feel I 1 trust that it haa bas the mass of the citizens of salt lake at lie its back it hits has at all times explained openly and fully what it was doing and what it proposed to do it has had no secrets this building is no doubt a source of pride to yon all as it is to us and we trust that you will not be strang ers herein nor at any time feel yourselves sel ves so come to I 1 it t often and see w what h at the teachers are doing and how your children are getting gettings getti ngn on dont wait for further invitations but show by your frequent presence that you vou take a lively interest in this work which Is your work and andis Is what your children need it will afford far greater facilities in education than has been possible heretofore in the scattered ed condition of the schools of this portion of the city mr superintendent I 1 now formally dedicate this building to the purposes of education sad and turn it over to you for use to that end I 1 hope you may find it well adapted to your needs and that you and the teachers who are to operate cooperate co oo with you herein may be content with it as an instrument to the desired results the building was accepted ina in a well worded speech by dr mille paugh and the services were declared at an end |