The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-26
THE CANAL.
Judge Snow Expresses Himself
Further on the Subject.

SALT LAKE Cry, March 25, 80.
Editors Herald:
I don't care if Z do get wrong som,
times and misspell. 1 belong to tn,
family of Follies. Let the family o
Wisemans correct me. When cam,
into my Office this morning | foupC
on my table the following:
SALT LAKE Cry, March "a, 80.
Judge Saow:
Give it 'eml The sun dispels the
darkness just before day! Hsrkl the
cocks will soon crow!
Proceedings of the City Council on
tuesday evening, March %, 1850, Mayor
Little presiding.
A petition was received, signed by
George Triplett. and sos other residents
Of the northern portions ofthe Eighteenth.
Twentieth and Twenty-frst Wards, set
ting forth that they are without water
either for culinary or irligating purposes,
and that the surplus water from Red
Butte Canyon, heretofore allowed them,
was totally insufficient to supply their
necessities. The petitioners therefore
asked that they be allowed the surplus
water of City Greek. Referred TO the
committee on irrigation.
A committee, consisting of the Mayor.
the Attorney, Aldermen Dinwoodey and
Pyper and Councillor joseph +. Smith,
was appointed to prepare an address 10
the voters of Salt Lake City, explaining
the views of the Council in relation to
the resolution recently passed calling a
special election for the purpose of author
izing the city to borrow money for the
of the Jordan and Salt Lake
City Canal.
They'll make the hens lay eggs!
For sught know the owner may yet
see the chickens catching grasshop-
pers and drinking of the waters of
the brook. AFTER EN-.
So here it goes. In my letter Of
The 22d inst. concluded on Sunday |
with the following: "If so it sets free
City Greek, or go much thereof as is
necessary, to be used Ia other parts of
The city where the canal water can
lot be taken, perhaps the Twentieth
Ward bench in part"
Now, Mr.. Editor, as no eye but
'our own mad seen my letter of the
I'd, and as the same issue of your
,aper which contained mine con-
aimed the petition to the City Coun-
il of George Triplelt and sos others,
hey, the petitioners, have stopped my
mouth. cannot accuse them OF
plagiarism. This was their own solu-
ion Of the matter, yet | must say
hey have as much right to want
Iater as l to want mine. If they ,
Iant water they have a right to ask
1r it. But I hope if they get it,
hey will not, if there be a little left,
,ul that residue with their feet, for
Rter will run down hill, aud the
ity Council. cannot stop it. The
lost they can do is to divert its
purse. If it comes down fouled,
nat shall l do for drinking water? I
rink their dirt and filth? I think it
true that not only City Creek, but :
Creek and Red Butte
jreek, If it was not under military
Nv, would also be set free to the use
+ some parts of the city. Setting
lese free may do some good, and 4.
lay do much good, but these are
cases.
am not doctor, nor a DOCTORS /;
On, Mr.. Editor. The Folly family
ont join that class, but some of the ;
octors assert that vegetable decom- !
osition held in solution by water is
OF so healthy to drink as the water
owing from the pure fountain. They
BY it may net taste so we'll. II so it
quite clear that it complicates the
uestioD. I have thought, and others,
u ought know, may think, that il
le waters Of the Jordan come, bring
lg with them good water for irrigR- :
on, it might be had for culinary pur-
Oses, and possibly unhealthy. If l
fought the doctors would not answer
fool according to his folly, l would
tx them about this. Is not this an
lement in the question !?
This canal, Mr.. Editor, if it comes
I'D lift brings enough water to sup.
ly the inhabitants, may modify the
alter system OF the city, perhaps
it.
I will now reler to a little matter
hich even the Folly family have
sserted, which IS, where men and
omen are there will be children. s
ow one of the Wiseman family even ]
i'd the natural increase in this
a.ural way over the decrease by
eaths in new countries was about 4
Pr cent. II SO, by this natural pre- I
ass, setting irregularities aside, there
lay be inhabitants in this city, in
7enty-five years, not less than 40. coo }
, 5000, so that this canal, If 1t be P
Iilt, will aid the inhabitants that
DIV are and that are to be. In doing
lis shall We not be working for gene
.tions unborn? Ny dad" before
was born, worked for me. There,
lere, see him; can be swear to it in Z
court of justice? All Is not this
so a demand in the matter?
But to the borrowing again. True, L
Is the scriptures say the borrower is J
servant to the lender. We have II
cen taught not to get in debt to our
lemies. Don't mortgage your
goods, wheat. Let US il
e once more about this $3.50, 600 c
lat say some is the highest amount. q
so hundred and Fifty thousand dol 2
rs for building .twenty-fi7 0
lilies Of canal is $4,000 per I
iile. That looks nice on paper. q
ur assessors and collectors, county '
I'D city, tell US under oath cur tax t
Ole property in the city Is 81, 600, 600. q
he Folly family say that $3.50, 900 is !
ne-!ourlh OF 100000 so l reduce ]
Z 100000 to iourths Of $1,000, 600 G
Il, coo, OO0=2S, 100000 fourths of c
O0O, eco. Here l am puzzled, Mr.. I
ditor, l don't like these long sums i
( nothings so will place my $685. t
OO,OCO being the fourths of z, 600, 600 g
nd under it l will place 1000, 700 q
eng the $3.50, 600 multiplied by four, {
hen l will reduce both sums TO
$4,000
1,0OO=$29.O 900. This I
ave done to make it clear that We
My borrow Fl in $28 of our material
-ealth; not ideal but material.
Now l, Mr.. Editor, will relate to
GU a little matter which you will {
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