Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-13
LET US REASON TOGETHER.

Advantage Is being taken Of the very
general objection TO public debts and
the bonding system. 10 prejudice the
taxpayers Of this city against the mea-
sure, now proposed. to secure a greater
supply and a better distribution OF wa
ter. II the statements and queries OF
the opposition are examined, IN the light
Of reason and Of the facts. their weak
ness win become at once apparent.
There are three projects already en-
tered into which cannot now be aban-
doned. There are others which, II
thrown aside will complicate affairs in
juriously. and render incomplete the
purpose ia view Of the whole plan.
First, Is the Improvement IN the dis
tributng system. This Is under con-
tract. II must be completed by septem-
Der LIST, The contract for the pipes and
laying calls for $4,000. The special
committee IN their address, place the
expense at $4,000. Practical minds win
readily concede that there are expenses
connected with all public works, IN adj
dltion to the bare sum specified In the
contract. and IN this case there is much
10 be done with the dead ends" and
other changes connected with the con-
tract work, that call for the full amount
named by the engineer. The necessity
Of these improvements Is acknowledged
and the fact that they are IN actual
progress cannot be disputed. That they
must be paid Tor goes without saying.
Second. is the reservoir. which Is also
under way and viii soon be completed
July 18th. Is the contract time II there
Is any delay there is a forfeit clause 10
meet H. As soon as II Is done It can be
filled In twenty-four hours II neces-
sary Il can be brought then into i'm
mediate use. The cost is $4,000 Il
matters not whether any OF that sum |
has been borrowed and paid or not |
That has nothing to do with the ques-
tion Of its necessity. and II Is clear that
the money must be raised TO meet the |
debt
Third. are the water rights IN Par
ley's canyon, They have been bar
gained for Some Of them are now
available and the water win be imme-
diately turned into the system. The
others will be used, II purchased, in time
TO aid materially IN the water supply at
the season when most needed The cost
is placed at 100000 About $4,000 has
already been appropriated for that pur-
pose. but the whole sum win be met
by the proceeds Of the bonds. Il is
for the purpose specified in the call Tor
the election.
The utilization OF the water IN the
Jordan and Salt Lake City canal can
commence at once, and be continued
until complete FOR this season Tbs
plans OF the engineer are perfected
there Is some piping ready TO be laid for
q beginning. and the whole system may
be finished by degrees at a cost Of $40
600 This will gradually relieve, partly
the shortage approaching IN the water
for the home system, and thus ac-
It's purpose fully when most
needed u cannot be established With
out the issuance Of the proposed bonds.
It IS practical scheme demanded by
many taxpayers, who hate 20 see avail
able water running TO waste, especially
In a time Of great scarcity
The lowering and Strengthening OF !
the channel 10 bring IN more water
from Utah lake, Is scheme that Of
fers the greatest probable advantages
of anything that has been suggested In
that line. It ought not 10 be con-
founded with the plan for raising Utah
AXE TO a higher level and rs use as a
national reservoir The dredging is
present measure. the other a future
possibility The $4,000 proposed 70 be
expended for this purpose win be suf-
icient. II the expected union is ef-
ected with the canal companies that
Flll be mutually benefited by the im-
'royement They win each. doubtless.
be GLAD 10 do their part. II win COM
nand great volume Of water Il viii
urnish something definite on which ia
'ase a trade FOR the waters OF Big Cot
The money for this must 4
ome largely from the bonds, or not
Il all and the claims OF the city 90
HIS water viii Dee endangered If the .
work Is abandoned
The artesian water IN Liberty Park {
nay prove 90 De available and the cost Il
Iot too great for IT, value. That win 3
be thoroughly tested, II Il can De b
rought into use IN time to do any good q
the projectors " the plan presented #
o the Council put the time az four
Months and the expense az $4,000. as d
nay be seen on record-and 10 81 will be b
{ suiicien, roller 20 warrant the eX- h
endure steps win be taken at once 4
b utilize 10 Tor the public benefit But
othIn- can be done about Il II the n
onds are NOT sanctioned "a
Now let us see whether the rash as q
aruons made by persons who have not e.
iitIy investigated the matter are ! n
ell founded: Improved distrl- 4.
uung system $4,000 reservoir $4,000. al
areys canyon rights 10000. sprInk- of
ng system $4,000; that win leave but
5000 towards the dredging, or the ar OF
'slan plan. to make up the fun $4,000. Il
hat suppose we deduct the difference "
stween s6s,Oo0, the bare sum Of the b!