The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-20
THE WATER Wall.
o+ber appeal From the
North Bench.

F5itrS Hs'''1'
The North Bench again utters its
The people of Salt Lake City,
,.,1 of them, have not yet heard OF
the toll and suffering of the
To4b Benchers, and do not know
H. straits to which the people are
# for water. The misrepresenta>
IT,. which are uttered I am trying
f 'c correct. It is said for one thing
i. have water; go we have once 8
saF small quantity, but We were
Ever worse off than now. The
ofer we have after percolating
kbrcugh the grave yard is not fan
III by many souls who would
t11er 20 wi .h0ut than drink it, bui
Eefdes it comes but oIce a week.
lie as it is and many have to store
In barrels for the week until bad
Il is it is far worse after keeping,
,icuIarly during the heated
onths; it becomes almost putrld,
N in this state many have to
HFipk it. A lady, mother
family of seven Children,
b been uttering her vail in my
ss,iDg this evening. 1t is thus,
y children are young, come sf1ict-
no wonder; she cannot leave
en- alone TO 60 seven blocks down
n 70 pack q email quantity of pure
ter seven blocks up hill for fear
Nay may set the pla e on fire dur
III her absence; she cannot send
bsm, they are afflicted and too
vsuDg; she has to store dirty water
gS week in a tut half buried in
liz earth. While her back was
mined last Wednesday a 15smonths
IA child fell head first into the tub
I'd was nearly drowned. 1t was
5nlled out by the other children, and
Fhe .and her family have been
sbllged 10 drink that water since,
for they have had no other. This is
MY one case. Time and space will
hDt allow me to recount other SINH
d Incidents. Suffice it to say that
ksitivsly, in my long life, | never
w or heard of such a case of cru.
AZ without any cause as this peo-
have to suffer through the City
tuncil, and although "we
wing FIRST done everything
e that we can think of ,"
" appeal to the pablo through
Tapers.
I'VE, the people, have not only
Ed persjstenlIy refused water to
nk and cook and wash with, but
Ne been tainted and jeered at by
Dc of cur unfeeliDg City Fathers;
all of them, thank Go for |
mTerein sympathy WITH US in |
ntired Council, and some in this |
ant one have pleaded for Us, but |
win. Our enemies have been |
mto Illustrate any humane de-
Expressed, and expressions have
% freely used which are a dis.
a to The men, showing the in
unity in their hearts towards |
u bre, hren.
will again cite one case. 1t has |
. published before, but some |
pts have been expressed about |
! dOss net seem possible tat |
On be true, but / have proof,
lg Of it. Many heard itas well |
D, and have talked about it ever
, 1t ives said by an ex~member
Z City Council, just after one
p earnest and humble petitions
been presented to the Council.
la thus: ST sat in the Cour Gil
fheard your petition read, and
htd, for I knew the time would
n when you would water your
With your tears. This is not
any means, but samples the
lg Of such men.
bank God, the time has not vet
aud let Us hope it will not be
lied, although so firmly de ;lared
One who should forever be
med of himself.
nagine a body of men sitting
y week az our City Council do,
transact business for the welfare
ne Whole city, not a part, bat all,
yetit any should speak in favor
giving rights to the people of the
= nch they are bluffed of dis
9g are excessive privileges |
Ied TO some of the citizens, while |
WIS are ostracised altogether, not
nov only, but all the time?
nny are we Of the north bench |
ea "apOstate grumblers," Who'll
never satisfied? What has the
peIi ever done to satisfy us ? We
i've our religion as devoutly
tltniuly as the City Council do.
% avoid acting the hypocrite,
lolng to q Banctity which does
any means pervade our souls
Seatment we have had, has
IS t6lnk sometimes We were
gus, Serfs or exiles at Siberia.
sol being American citizens
sns OF the land we live in.
y now, reply if you can toI
~eussuons Of your fallibilsty
minister just rights to the
Vhet excuse can Won male
W psrtislity? Is there snv.
u our communications v0u
~alV Ifso, I am open to con
.lat these be grave CHARGES
ssSed is not yet. ''
VIZ Lake and jordan canal
ssGS3g nov, having cost bnp-
9ousands of dollars; it is
water question, we voted |
Nes prnnisaTi tn nc L. ar