Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-12
THE moMEy1oUs QUESTION.


ry.,v taxpayer in this city shou'l
..a5 ,be address Issued By the spee.''
.ommittee Of the city Council on ,n'
necessity OF bonds to secure an ,D
creased water supply and better JUS
,rbpton thereof Il Is endorsed O'
somml,,ee Of citizens. one from ea'n
municipal ward or precinct invited 10
,neo, with the special committee Oh INV
council and by ]. Fewson Smith. 'n'
well known civil engineer who has Os'1
familiar with our water system a'u
ia needs and defects for many years
We believe that o fair and 'aaa -
consideration Of the plans set form N
,be address, and Of the absolute need OIL y,
nnds 10 complete them at once WIZ
change the views Of large number OF
,n,enleent people who, through pIeju'
dice against bonding and other oDIec'
lions had about made up their minos
10 vote no" on Monday next
In an emergency Ike that which no"
copfronts this city there should be no
partisan distractions to the most feasl'
be way 10 meet IT, More water foi
culinary and lawn purposes Is needed
now. In a few years the lack VIII Do
sull more formidable, because OF the
increased demand as the population M
creases Not only Ia the present sup
Ply insufficient, but the system Tor us
distribution Is so imperfect that It Is
impossible to render Il fully available
These two defects are to be remediea
at once, II money Is obtained to do ths
work
The necessary Increase OF supply can
be had In The manner and by the means
set forta In the address And the I'M
provement needed In It's distribution al
ready in process will be also effected
as therein explained. II is all practical,
simple and easy to understand. Il VIII
meet present pressing emergencies and
open the way 70 obylate future threat
ened dangers
The only rational question to be de-
clded by the taxpayers is how shall the
money be obtained to pay Tor the work
projected, most Of which Is under way
or contracted for? Shall the city issue
bonds drawing a low rate Of Interest,"
It cannot be more than four per cent
or shall we raise the money by heavy
special tax this year, and probably next
year as we'll?
The contract Is let for the Improved
pipe SYSTEM that viii cost $4,000 So
with the reservoir project $4,000. The
Parleys canyon purchases arranged for
require $4,000. The dredging work 10
lower the channel from Utah lake and
bring in an adequate supply, and for
the defence Of the city's rights to Utah
lake water and the plans TO use that
water for street sprinkling, cannot be
reasonably or safely abandoned In-
deed, the work on the channel is going
On today No special tax that the great
body OF the people are able to pay
would meet these necessary expenses.
TO require Il Of them would be cruelty.
But the money can be easily obtained
by the bond issue now proposed.
1t win be seen by careful lnvesuga-
lion OF the facts set forth in the ad-
dress, that every dollar asked for Is
needed. It Is wanted now. It cannot
possibly be raised this year by taxation
Only part Of It could be had In that
way and It would be a heavy burden
on the poor Why not issue the bonds
and let people who win share In the
benefits hereafter 10 accrue. share in
She expense Of securing them?
Vague suspicious OF improper use OF
she funds lnuendoes about extraya.
sance, objections as TO the politics Of
The persons who have to manage the
expenditure an fade before a fair and
impartial explanation and clear light on
The whole situation And the very same
suggestions could with as much pro-
prleiy be interposed II the money was
raised by taxation, as Il by the issue
OF bonds. Where, then Is the good
sense Of Directing to the bonding prom.
osl'ion on such tanclful groundsY
II Is wrong to insInuate that tho
money obtained by bonds. or by taxes.
VIII be used for any other purposes
than those indicated In the address
Representatives Of both political mar.
Ties are on the committees that win ba
IN charge Of the work projected ais,
VIII be active ia the city council ANY.
'hlng wrong that might be- attempta5
could be exposed even II it could not
be prevented The whole business will
pc open and subject to investigation
what difference could there be IN this
respect whether the money was ob.
tainei by taxes or by bonds?
Is &c not true that the work proposs5
is a crying necessity sltpota f,,,
that much Of it is ln progress? Can n
b done without money specially r,r..1
Tor iha purpose Is there am easier
J1'ier and better way to get il tbar
by the is.l. Of b5Hdse Shall prejudice
pariIsanship 0r s,ubbornrass stand b.
the way and expose the city TO The co,.
tequences that are certain 10 follow
The abandonment OF the measures nv,
posed for the relief that viii soon h. o.
general demand We trust that tbs
taxpayers Of this city win heed ,bs
aavies Of calm judgment, and Close