The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-02


be the result; and if the Council does
net do what We expect, then we'll
elect some one else.
General Horace S. Eldredge was
then approached. He said be
had not told any one how he was
going to vote. l have heard persons
discuss it, and have read the articles
10 the papers on the subject. Unless
l change before Monday, shall vote
yes. We need water, and I am vii.
ling the rich should pay for it, that
the poor may reap the benefits. If
the canal Is a failure the rich are
the losers, If q success the poor will
be the gainers. the owners of prop.
erty on this street Main street, will
receive no direct benefit from the
canal; they have water; but the poor
man who has los to irrigate will be
benefited by it. l am willing to
leave it entirely in the hands of the
City Council, and if they fail to man
age it properly, We can get others.
Mr.. Henry w. Lawrence, when
called upon, said he had not consid-
cred the matter, and did not know
which way he would vote. The city
actually needs water and will have to
get it, if We intend it to grow. The
only question with me is one as to the
best method of obtaining it. If water
can be obtained equal to the de.
mands, it should be got, and 1 am
willing to help pay for it, but l want
to feel sure it will come before l vote
for it. As to the present canal, as 1
.sajd before, have not considered it,
and therefore cannot tell how l will
vote; but If it is the most practicable
plan It will have my support.
The Meesrs. Walker Brothers were
next called upon. Mr.. Fred.
Walker and Mr.. B. 6. Raybould
being in the Office, we're asked their
opinions on the question. Both gen.
tlemen stated there was no doubt
that the city needed water for irri-
eating purposes, and needed other
improvements. They had not
talked the matter ever, but if they
voted st all it would be
yes. 1t was not 3 question of
debt; they would be willing to vote
for the loan, or for loan of $500, 600,
to get water, build sewers and make
other Improvements. They were
satisfied that Mayor Little would see
she money properly expended, and
were quite willing to trust it to him,
aud if the canal was to bring water TO
the city to irrigate lots with, they were
certainly in favor of it, and would
vote for it, if at all.
R.-Then you would not vote
against il? A.-No; the reason We
say if We vote is because we have got
out of the habit of doing it fox some
time.
R.-One can consider, then, that
you will vote for ii? All we vote
at allsit will certainly be yes.
Hon. VIM. Jennings was the next
person visited, and was found at his
home. He was very willing to speak
on the subject, and talked the ques-
ton over freely, giving his reasons
After stating in his characteristic
manner that be would vote yes, he
proceeded as follows: The city needs
water, as there is not near enough to
supply the demand. While l live
below the water line, il I may use the
expression, and have water, q great
many Of my neighbors live above the
line, aud as q citizen and property
holder I cannot afford 10 let them 90
without water, as that would be
equivalent to driving them from the
country. The people living below the
wafer line, gardeners, farmers, horti-
culturists, and others, sustain them
selves from their gardens, and the
products of their soil are purchased
by citizens, among them those living
above the water line. Now If we
want these people to remain here, we
will have to give them water; and If
they leave, the farmer, horliculturist,
and others, while they will have water
to irrigate their gardens, will have no
one to purchase what they raise,
everyone being able to raise his own.
l want to see the city grow, and that
Will enrich every man init. This canal
has been one CT my desires for years;
I have always wanted it. The men
that pay the heaviest taxes are those
that use the least water. pay taxes
on my property on Main street. 1t
has all the water i. needs; and II the
water supply is increased that pro
petty will receive no direct benefit
from it. 1t ia the same with others
owning property there. The wat er
will make The city grow, will improve
everything, and will benefit the poor
peonle. l am aware that l cannot
do good to anyone else in this city
without doing good to myself and
that I cannot do good to myself
without beneftting others. l will
vote yes for the loan and am willing
to leave the getting of the water
through the canal TO the good sense
of the CITY Council; and know that
they will be sure as TO the success of
the project before they expend the
money on it l am not locklng out
| far to day, nor for next year, but
for ten years and after. How can We
GROW and beautiiy this city without
water and if We want the city to
gov We must get water Tor IT
that II NAV be beautiied in every
! wav and become inviting. I sm