The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13
THE WATER WALL.
Another Appeal From the Dry
Bench.
Editors Herald:

Editors Herald:
In my wanderings around l see
sometimes 'tthings that l don't like
to see." This has occurred on two
occasions this week. On F street,
Twentieth Ward, I saw toiling up
the hill poor lady, one of Gods
noble women, bravery bearing her
natural burden, and what else? two
three pound lard buckets fall of
water from the Twentieth Ward
ditch to her home on the north
bench. She has to endure tn need
less toll because Of the DaSt and
present obstinacy OF her enemies,
those who have the power, or say
they have, and the right to make
provision for the water to run do vn
nil, go that at any rate the citizens
may have the privilege of dipping it
up to supply their wants. Hundreds
are daily toiiing, men, women and
children, for years.
When will there be an end to shis
foolish waste o. water to crafty the
hobby of the officers Of the people, or
some of them? Can it be explained?
Surely the inhabitants OF tue north
bench have the right to an under
standing about the refusal to grant
them their supply of water as
citizens, but silence on the su ject
seems to be good enough for them.
You have no rights 1t is enough for
you to pay your taxes when called
upon and vote; you have tho e
rights aud be Satisfied ; never mind
water rights. They cIang clang,
clang- fire, fire. " here? Up on
the dry bench,-Robs. Anderson's.
Everything dry as tin ie; No
water! No Water Sod help
them" The city officers will not.
Hose cart starts; what's the use?
Engine stars; folly, there is nothing
to work upon; cannot get water any
way; tie people up there have no
rights as citizens; they went ur
there and built their homes and
have their little all there; their
wives and children. Imagine this
report In the morning paper: "a
fire broke out in the residence of
Mr.. on the north bench, last
night, about 10 o'clock. Mr..
/ in endeavoring to ga We his wife and
children, got very severely burnt;
one girl about Z years Of age, was
burnt to cinder; propertS, includ-
ling furniture, entirely consumed;
cause, small boy, Matches" That's
| all, Is itp No. Justice requires
that an investigation should take
place, and it 10 found that on the
worst spot OF the site OF alt Lake
City, because the hottest unuer
the sun, without trees to even
cool the ground a little. The Coun
Gil have persistently refused to
grant to the 1850 inhabitants. tax
payers, and citizens of the Uni ed
States and Of Salt Lake City, the
privileges OF even the crumbs that
fall from the rich mans table. What
q matter this Is for public conversa-
ton, comment and execration. ~
Bue they. have no water rights,
we have refused them, they IS ciSi-
zens ought to have water and every
other right enjoyed by other ciIi-
Zens, but the cOntending and perse :
verlng injus.ic of'the City Council
/ past and present have made habit
of refusing all applications fol
water to Them, while they (the
lCounciD cannot control the surplus
water IN any other way than in
letting it fl1" into the great dead
sea.
| But the expense would be great in
getting 1t on to the bench.
Yes, it would, provided the Coun.
Gil contracted to do the work. Some
years since it was estimated what II
could be done for by one of the late
Council, The sum was $500. The
people interested can do il for less,
and they would have been glad tt
do it for $1,000 which
makes great difference to q com
munity of poor working men: but
even that was not granted. Finding
no chance any other way, the
benchers got a ditch from Rec
Butte, about five miles, and took q
small portion Of water from there
to supply their nee DIS; but wher
fairly in working order mass
meeting was called Of the people
who were interested In the ditch
The tame member of the City
Council declared they were q set OF
thieves, who were stealing the watel
from those who had the only vested
fright in it.
How about the Z year old girl WHIT
was burned to death? Oh, forgot
AN inquest was held. Child bHII
to death; cause, small boy, matches
and an obstinate City Council.
| Mr.. Editor, in the name of mercy
lido help US to make known our great
needs and arouse to q sense of duty
Jour City Fathers. We have pleaded
with them; we will plead with you
land rest assured that we do not use
1.-THE formal words, "will eyer pray
Ibut a lasting sense of graf.
Iiflcstion will follow yonr kind
Iness in publishing our letters
Iof compl4int, and we will never
cease until we have our rights
though We might have to buy 9
press, set up and work off our OWE
dodgers and distrit Ute them our