Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-28
FOR CHEAP WATER,
Dsry,r CllIlsns Attend a City COunCl
Nesting.
EpAREDroLYSCHAN ALDERMAN


CHICAGO, June 2s.-A special from
penver, Colo, says the fight Tot IA
,,tspondent water service OF a roauc.
lion Of tho prices exaoicI for tins prea-
ant service which was made IN ia,us
n, the spring election eliminated last
,vening 10 tho passage Of the ordinance
admitted by an alderman charged to
be In tho pay OF the Union water
company.
For eight hours the aldermen sat In
the council chamber In front Of IN
Indignant multitude OF citizens
vino threatened them with lynch
inc N they carried out the
plan contemplated for the passage oi
Inc ordinance. A force OF forty police
men and n score Of city detectives
we're in tho room and they were e1.
psctsd 10 inteTpose n II CANT to the
vofst. A rope was shown by the
crowd and its use was called for when
Alderman Emery chsBged his yUtl
lTom the side OF the taxpayers 10 that
u the water company.
There wAsa rush 10 the rail betwsen
the crowd and tho aldermen but ono
OF the citiEens' representatives Ia the
meeting Jumped ON q chair AMI begged
the crowd to allow the proceedings "
20 on In an orderly fashion.
The crowd hoOtod aud for timo
there seemed no possibility OF holding
The crowd tack from executing Its
vengeance on Emery.
Alderman Lsui, one OF the minority,
then addressed the crowd assuring
them II would DO impossible for the
aldermen 10 pass the ordinance at the
meeting 20 that II would be effective
R.d told them II would have 10 10 10
the board Of supervisors and then TO
the mayor before It would become q
law.
Alderman Amos next addressed the
crowd ana said they had his word that
;hu water bill would not receive
Emcty'u vote when II came 10 final
Iassage. Anes guaranteed that his
words were net for the purpose OF mis-.
leading anyone, 10. he felt ~ seriously
Tor the welfare Of the city ~ anyone IN
The lobby. The address appealed to
The advancing force, and NJ his re-
marks reached the outer circle there
was pause. Someone demanded
when they would settle II, ana tue au-
other session before anything definite
was determined. The rebelllous els-
mtnt began 10 melt away aud tho
Cluncll was permitted to 20 ahead
with the Transaction OF business. Just
before Rdlourning, however. the coun-
ell passed the obnoxious ordinance.
THE OBJECTIONABLE oRDISAscE.
DENVER, June gs.-Almost tho en-.
tire police force was employed last
night guarding the houses OF the
eight aldermen who feared violence
lf0m their constituents. An ordinance
granting n reduction OF fifteen Der cent
on the schedule Of water rates now IN
force passed tho aldermen by vote OF
eight 10 six, and this aroused the an.
gtt VI the people who attended tho
C4uuoll meeting In force. The meh.
sure has n clause which makes the
rates fixed burden ON the people for
fifteen years. Besides, Il In claimed
the reduction IL not hAlf what the Topu-
lace Ia entitled 10 under the compAny's
contract, which calls for n reduction
this year 10 the average Of tue rates
charged In Chicago, -. Louis anu
Cincinnati. Although much harsh
talk is heard, no overt acts ggains; tao
aldermen have as yet been committed.
ONE OUTCOME OF m.
DRSvER, June 70. - Supervisors
Fhtler and BucGtou and Aldermen
Young, Fidel and Hingloy instituted
llLtl suits for 100000 damages each
against both tho Rocky Mountain NsDs
and the DenUGr Republican this after.
noon. PLAINTIFF, members OF the
water committee Of the city council,
claim 10 have been sisndetod by
articles published regarding their
course in connection with the attempt
now being made TO secure IA reduction
o. rates charged by tls Denver Union
Water company,